The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-08-10
TIE Meeting at Wa6liagto1's.

was made at N-at!i;ag!on'S Cross Roads,
about eight and half miles from the
town, and at ill caily hour ia tic lno!H-
ing vehicles Of every description. lavNr'i
to oycr.loviny, ;i.iel; orr streets, 4" ~
the way to lear tie <Yc:,i"rs-t:ci!s.
:;nt,cr and !.rr>;!aw, Gil. S::no'.s ark
vu;. Eouu"n:, vino Ind remained Over
night in ;own, and who were no" with
thc hundreds Of citizens ready fo- TIC
wo:A q the day.
The t;,y coi!,!' not have been more
auSp;couS, Gnc shower falling the pre-
y;ous night, laid tic dust and cooled Tie
atmosphere Lciiciousy, while tie ST"
was cb>curcd the greater part Of the
time. Arriving or tie ground the SPEAK
ers were received in manner fitting
the occasion, the committee Of arrange
lucnts having formed some four or tive
hundred citizens Of that section in line
of double column, who at signal, as the
distinguished visitors approached, gave
three rousing cheers. The column was
then opened and faced each other, while
the speakers naSscd between the uncoV-
cred line, and proceeded to the stand,
which was appropriately wrcathed. y
large number OF ladies graced the scene,
helping by their presence to inspire the
speakers.
Gen. kershaw was the first to address
the large audience, and nc did 50 in a
plain ba: torcible manner, explaining the
causes Of the movement now inaugurated
ard its necessities. His remarks to the
coloccd rort;on of the assembly were ad-
rnirao!y pointed and were listened TO
with pleased attention. On the interest
ing subject Of taxation, he clearly demon.
stra;cd to them that under the Scott ring
administration the taxes are five times
as great as in times past, and incr :aslng,
while tie value OF lands and property
arc greatly less than formerly, and that
the burden fell equally upon white and
black. The calm, plain, earnest and
truthful address Of Gen. X. was con-
1incingly to the point.
He was followed by Col. Youmans,
who most eloqucntly gave a picture of
tue condition Of the State, under its
present intolcrablc rule, the impoverished
condition Of the people, through unjust
taxation, the Scott ring, the thefts of the
forty thieves, &C., &C., and Of those
who never paid a tax in the places they
sprang from, and who now ride in tine
carriages, sport elegant jewelry, and have
dcpositcd in Northern banks enormous
sums Of money, which they have stolen
from the people. One instance of the
condition Of the people was cited in the
fact, that IN Fairfield alone, four hundred
and fifty thousand acres Of land are un-
der execution for taxes. Once we had
but ono tax collector who attended to GIL
the business connected with that office,
for which was paid about $500, but now
we have four officers to do the work Of
the one, and each OF them receives more
than the one did. Is there any necessity
for that? and does not the peoples mon
ey, the money of the stout, honest yeo.
manry, which is dug out Of the ground
by hard work go to pay for this increased
and unnecessary expense? Is this con-
ditioa Of things to be allowed? To
blind the colored people. said he, the
Scott ring has delayed the collection Of
taxes till after the election, and after that
important point is settled, they will be
free to 90 into their pockets and take
their hard earnings again. His touch
up of the court system, and particularly
the ra-t taken by Scott, the bob tailed
mare ard $3.50 chaisc proprietor, in the
appointment Of trial justices, was well
put and we'll received Mt ore Ct these
eminent di:nitarics have yet been elected
by the people. lie said two thirss are
urged by some, one Of which is to wait
for returning sense Of tie Northc:a
people, and the other that the thieves
now in Office Lacins enough will not have
reason 10 s;ca? a:ore, while to pnt in ncw
men the Sane system would Gc gone
over again. IL a"s;re: 10 the latter, SAID
lie, did yoa ever know 4 fox 20 stop
viii. tie stealing OF orc goose. No,
they'll :yver stop. Sorry that Judge
Carpenter was U3t there, att, "aS haiEy
t, state that tie Judge vas cadorScd ~
the most distinguished men in the coun.
try, Judge Dunkin, Hampton, Butler,
Kershaw and others. Before TIC i'ics Of
October he would be here, and his voice
be heard in this middle section as it has
been in The mountains and on the sea
board, and the hope IS not vain that the
telling blows mad: BY him, and ;he Gool
work Of al, will ,!i<enthral; the State.
Gen. Butler Was row introduced, and
he commenced by saying that for seven
days he had been speakns-was IA
,iyued, but never would give u? preach
ing reform against corruption and vii
lainy, while be could swell muscle or
speak a word. His charges against the
Scott Co. were sharp, and to the COL
ored audience, who, for the first time