The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-09-07
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Dis9ssceful condses OF tho Ring.
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the People AWAKENED,
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Tho Reform meeting in this strong
hold Of tho Scott, n oses Ring, was one
Of the most successful of the campaign.
Our party arrived here yesterday, and
were met at the depot by q Committee
Of tho citizens, by whom We wero enter.
tained. Messrs. j. d. Blauaiug and A.
"A. Gilbert played the host, and played
the role to perfection.
This morning, by eleven O'clock,
there weue nearly 1900 persons iu the
town, about two thirds of them being
""!ored. A brass band from Whining
ton, N. G., furnished delightful music
during the meeting.
AN ARTPUL DODGE.
The emissaries of the Scott Ring hay.
ing failed to keep tho colored men away
from the Aseeting, resorted to another
dodge which was equally as artful aud
equally Ineffective. Before the meet
ing was called to order fellow belong
ing to the Moses Ring mounted the
Court House steps, aud made spsech
to the colored people, endeavouring to
torestall the Reform speakers, and tell
ing them most magnanimously, (uow
that he couldn't prevent them,) to
listen to the Reform speakers. The
sublimity Of this magnificent offer can
be all the better appreciated when it is
perceived that these fellows had en-.
deavoured to prevent tho colored people
from coming to- the meeting, having
failed in this the magnanimous vas put
on.
Col. j. D. Banding called
THE MEETING
to order. stating the history aud organ
izalion of the Union Reform party. A.
A. Gilbert, Esq, was called to Tho chair,
and after few Introductory remarks,
introduced Gen. Butler. The General
first paid his respects to those gentle
men in this section who have made o
great outcry of "principlcs" of Democ-
racy. He said that he could not forget
how Andrew johnson and the North
ern Democracy urged the Southern
people to hold back in 1865, and wait
for that revulsiou Of feeling that was
coming on-that groundswell which
was to come to our rescue. The ground.
swell had been coming for some timc,
he said, and it had only swept us fur
ther from prosperity.
In the course of his remarks the
General was frequently Interrupted by
q low vagabond, who seemed determine
ed to create disturbance. The colorcd
men shouted out to him, "talk on, we
want to hear you" He then proceeded
to show up the iniquitous misapplica-
tion of the school fund, aud when he
denounced the Ring for misapplying
the fund, paying all out as salaries, tho
colored men shouted, "You'rc right,
sir" One old man in the crowd, Who
seemed to be listening with all his ears,
ut the end of one of the Interruptions
shouted, "talk on, General; you talk
50 well, and we want to hear YOU"
SOCIAL EQUALITY.
at one period Of his address a vaca.
dondish looking fellow in the crowd, a
member Of that delectable body of regues
and threves, the State. oonstabulary.
asked if he (the speakcr) would eat at
the same table with colorcd man
eyes" replied the General, II have
eaten at the same barbecue table with
colorcd man but | would not invite
every body to my own table. T would
not invite yom; you look too sheepish
and to much like vagabond, and gen.
tlemcn arc not accustomed to invite
vagabonds to their tables" This had
of course, the effect Of bringing yclls
OF delight from the crowd, and the val.
liant constable for the time being skunk
out Of sight.
Colonel Blanding, in few intro.
ductory remarks, introduced
JUDGE CARPENTER
Who was rs usual assaicd and
interrupted from beginning to end, by
SCOTS cmissarics. Prominent amous
those who interrupted him and attempt.
cd to break up the meeting, was white
man named Ferriter, who | learn, has
been discarded by both parties, whites
and blacks, and who was evidently try.
lnS to make political capital for himself.
Lee, member of the Ring. also inter.
rupted, as did also that glorious consta.
BILE, but tho Judge answered all their
questions, parried their thrusts and
gave them such handling as l think
they nevor before received
a DISTURBANCE.
During Judge Carpenters speech a
difficulty occurred between white
man and one Of tho vagabonds who was
interrnptiug the speaker. Tho crowd
pushed in and but for tho timely inter.
ference of the police row would have
been inevitable.
GENERAL KEnSHAW,
who arrived on the one o'clock train.
was next introduced by Col. j. B.
Moore, and from the loud huzzahs with
which tho General was received, | infer
that hc still possesses the hoarts OF the
people, notwithstanding all that our
Dcmorrotic (?) friends have said against
him. His sunrch ,vou raoI.,,o :.L