The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-24
THE WOES OF WHITTEMoRE.
THE Ex-coNcREssMAx ON THE STUMP
He Addresses Ills Constituents.
IFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

KINGsrREE, March p.
Yesterday the immaculate ex-Consressman,
3. F. Whittemore, appeared here by appoint
ment to address those whom he calls his "con-
stituents," and, with the bareatced e1rontery
which always charactcrizes him, attempted to
vindlcate himself before 1.-The epeople'-colored,
OF course. He spoke at some length from the
piazza of Killers Hotel, the headquarters Of
the Union League, to mixed audience OF
white and colored brethren, and small
sprinkling of Democrats, who went to hear
what he might have to say for himself. There
was very small number of negroes present,
considering the greatness of the occasion, ana
the cXtinguished mans reception was not by
any means so enthusiastic as he could have
desired, the responses 10 his piteous appeals
being rather feeble, though thankfully receiy-
cd: vet have no doubt that he will brag else
where, as he did here, of his reception at other
points, and say that he was most enthusiast
cally received by the people of Williamsburg:
God help us If the rag-tag, black, white and
tan, who endorse Whittemore, are alone to be
considered the people of this section. He was
introduced by Swails, colored senator, wno
stated that Mr. Whlttemore was here to pre-
sent the other side OF a certain case, and ne
begged that Judgment should be withheld until
that side was heard. He believed Mr..
latter commenced by enliglltening the
beclouded understanding of his auditors as to
the meaning of cadetship. Some supposed
he had sold ship or city, but lie didn't sell
either, neither did he sell o cadet. Fearing 1t
rnaght be supposed that he had sold the people,
he informed them that the selling OF people in
this country was over. BY paltry subturfuge,
he attempted to explain away the sale of his
cadetship as follows: No one had applied for
appointment to the Military Academy out
there who ought to go TO colorcd schools, and
he regretted very much that no colored boy IN
his district had sufficient education TO so. II
so, he would gladly have appointed him. He
would never have sent the son Of o Democrat,
Incompetent he wanted to send only loyal
young men who would respect the rights of the
black man. That being the case, he gave the
appointment to the son OF his "1ongest, best
and truest war friend" q gentleman from New
York. His friend proposed o consideration,
but he would not receive dollar for himself,
and nothing went into his pocket. He would
take, however, $500 to help his people. He
boasted of what he had done for the poor and
needy blacks, who for months have been be-
segnG his doors, and this money was TO help
them poor creatures. Was there anything
wrong in that? He thought he was doing God
service by hspng the m f an@ ns
palm is open to receive It, He told some one
who applied for the appointment TO the Naval
School, that il he gave IL out Of his district, lie
would ask $500 for it. That, however,
was only to get rid OF him, iOrsoolh.
He held the appointment In abcyance,
and finally some one applied, who
would give $500 to help his people, and he got
it. OH, yes, helping "tle people" is the string
upon Which he harps. 1t is q great pity he
don't bel , them by returning to Massachusetts,
whcr' he came from and where it is to be
hoped he will finally drift. He said that he
has been begging fright and left" the last five
mouths, and within nine months he has col
lected Sl3, 600 for building school-houses in his
district. He gave an account of how the
money had been expended, and, according to
his own statement, lie lad paid out $1,000.
What became of the remaining $500, he ne
elected to say. He would have no prouder
monument to his memory when he departs
hence, than the school-houscs dotting his dis
trict. Where are they? Archimedes said if
he had place to rest his lever, he could move
the world, but he was greater than Archime-
DIES, inasmuch as he put in motion an agency
(referrlng to tile schools, which aoould move
the world. He hoped, that at the Judgment
his accuser's skirts would be as clear as his.
Alas for them If no clearer
When told that the military committee would
move his expulsion, he would not have been
more astonshed II told that he was to be hung
Pity he had not been before he came to South
Carolina. 1t seems as fa lever has been up
piled, one enl of which has lifted him out OF