The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-17

| UNION REFORM MEETING, WARD NO. L.
The meeting was held at the South Carolini
Hall, and was very largely attended by boti
white and colored.
On account of the absence of Mr.. G. D
Bryan, Mr.. J. B. Wilson was called to thu
chair, and the minutes Of the last meeting
read and confirmed.
The constitution was then read by Mr. Thad
Street, and, on motion, adopted By the club.
On motion, it was ordered that the meetings
of the club be semi-monthly. -----:e~i 49,. =:
The committee on officers reported the fol
lowing as permanent officers of the CLUB
President, Henry E. Young; yice-presidents
o. A. Bowen, Bernard O'Neill, N. Fehrenbach
C. W. Townsend, James Riley, R. 1ssertel, A
q. Harper, NARROW Cochran, Jno. Henry Gil
breth, Jr. Recording secretaries--W. n
Steadman, N. D. Harper. Corresponding
secretaries. Waring Mkell, Thad. Street.
Treasurer Wilson Glover.
Mr.. Young, on being called to the chair, said
that, for the first time in the history of South
Carolina, the people had assembled to work
together for the good of the whole State, for.
getting the little animoslties and recrimina-
tions that had kept the people, identical in In
teresl, apart It was this union and deter
mined will to put under ground corrupt and
oppressive government, that would enable us,
as people and city, to retain our prestige
in commercial circles, and to compete fayora-
bly with Savannah, Wilmington, and other
Southern cities. The sole aim Of the present
moven- ent was to organize government that
would not be the masters of the people, but
the servants of their constituents. Mr.. Young
dealt some heavy blows against the corrupt
Scott Ring, which met with merited applause,
and declared the club opened for business.
After loud calls for Mr.. Bernard King, that
gentleman responded in his usual eloquent
and impressive STYLE and claimed the atten-
ton of the club for sone time, showing how
the present government had practically kept
the people in slavery, and had dlsgraced the
high trust imposed on. them to fill their pock-
cts at the expense Of their constituents, many
of whom had been compelled to seek for their
support elsewhere. The Reform party pledge
themselves to use their best endeavors to form
good government, and to use the ballot-boX
and not the cartridge-boX. The speaker here
paid an eloquent and merlted tribute to the
candidates of the Reform party, Carpenter and
Butler, whose record was unexceptionable,
and who should be supported by all parties,
classes and colors, who desire an hon est gov
ernment. If the contest is undertake with
such motives, success must and will follow.
Mr.. Harper responded to loud calls, and
stated that tonight he must ally himself with
the colored people, and gave one Of his CO.
gent, humorous appeals, proving that If the
people at large wanted to live and not be op-
pressed, they had but to ally themselves with
the Reform party.
W. G. Rout followed In an urgent appeal to
all, both white and colored, to unite in the
great Reform movement, and release the State
from the present oppressive government. and
give to 1t free and equitable one which would
see that justice was done to all.
The Rev. Abram Jackson, from Mount
Pleasant, then addressed the meeting, and
showed that 1t was not only in Charleston that
the Reform movement was felt to be neces-
slty, but the country was moving, and
Charleston County would roll up large ma
orIty. The speech was replete with humor
and with wholesome truths that brought down
the house.
Paul Drayton, from McClellanville, said that
:hough colored man he had been taxpayer
or thirty years, and was convinced that equal
tights and justice could only be obtained by
adhesion to the Reform party.
The meeting was then addressed by Mr.
and others, and adjourned at about
lalfpast 10 o'clock.