The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-09-07
THE Estate CANVASS.
TaE zIOMF OF KERsHAw RISING
-. FOR RERORA1. ~
FORMATION OF an Union Republioan
,. Ia" - Ticket. -. I<.; :.
lcoF., Charleston News.l

Our party reached this delightful
town yesterday sfternoou. We. were
taken in charge by committee, and a
portion of US quartered at the DeKalb
Honse, and the othors at the Kershaw
House. The first named house, com.
Portable, first GLASS stopping place, il
kept by well known Charlestoniau
Mr.. j. b. Washington.
Camden, although nearly destroyed,
by Sherman's torches, is rapidly regain.
ing its former position. It has several
churches, numerous business. houses,
aud about two thousand inhabitants.
Kirkwood, an extension Of Camden,
has a large number Of elegant residences
and tastefully laid out grounds, and is
very properly, the. pride and boast Of the
people Of this section.
THE MEETING
to day, held in grove near tho Pres
byterian Church, was most successful,
over four thousand persons being pres
ent. A police forco, numbering seventy.
five men, had been organized, and pre-.
served excellent order. w. z. Leitner,
president of tho Central Reform Club
Of Kershaw County, called the meeting
to order, and the exercises were COM
menced with prayer by the Rev. Mr..
Hayes, Of the Presbyterian Church,
Among those on the stand were Judge
Carpenter, Generals Butler, Kershaw
and Kennedy, Rev. MIR. Hayes, j. A.
Chestnut, colored, member Of the last
Legislature, Col. VIM. NJ. Shannon, Col
DePass. ID. L. DeSaussure and VIM. A.
Ancrum-the two last named being
candidates on the Independent Union
Republican ticket.
She speakers to day were Judge
Carpenter, Gen. Butler and Gen. Kerr
shaw. We have often before given O
synopsis Of the arguments Of these gen.
tlemcn, and it is therefore needless to
repeat them here but it is doubtful if
their speeches ever before produced SO
great an effect as was witnessed upon
the audience to day, and especially
upon the colored portion of it. Their
exposure Of the Loyal Leagues, show
ing the colored people how they were
enslaved by the oaths of the League
had the effect of opening the eyes oil
many who have clung to that organiza-
tion as if it were their only safe guard
and many avowed ttcir intention to
leave it at once.
Henry Cardozo, Ga brown man." as
he calls himself, brother of Secretary
Of State Cardozo, and Radical candidate
for the Senate, interrupted General
Butler several times but his questions
were so clearly answered, and his intcn
tions SO thoroughly exposed by the
General, that he rctreuted amid the jcers
Of his Radical friends.
After the speeches there was grand
barbecue, with food enough to satisfy
the appetites ofall present, and to allow
Il large quantity to all who desired to
take any away.
POLITICS IN KERsHAW.
This county is regarded by the Radi
calls as one Of their strong gholds, bu,
there is every indication that in October
next they will be routed, "horse, foo,
and dragons" The people of Kcrshaw
have gone to work in earnest. Reform
clubs have been organized, aud meetings
arc held every few days. At tho last
election the Radicals were largely in
the majority, but this year that majority
will be overcome, and doubtless there
will be as large majority for Reform
Last week the white and colored citizens
united and formed an Independent and
Union Republican ticket, with Carpen.
ter and Butler for Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor; Edward j. Conway
colored, for senator John A. Chesnut
colored, Daniel l.. DcSaussure and VIM
A. Ancrum for representatives. All Of
these nominees are men who have SO
cured the respect and confidence Of al
classes and will certainly be elected.
IN GENERAL.
After the barbecue to day, severa
hundred Refoi mcrs paraded through
the streets. Shortly afterwards the
Radicals secured fife and drum, and
paraded with about thirty men and boys
When they halted, Mr.. E. Conway
candidate for senator on the Indopen-
dent and Union Republican ticket, made
them speech. Before he concluded
his audience numbered several hun ircd
He urged his hearers not to trust the
Radical leaders who had onco deceived
them, and proposed to do so again, bu
to give their support to the people o
the State who could be trusted.
To. night, in front of the hotels, Mr.
j. A. Moroso and Jonas Byrd made
brief Reform speeches to large numbe
Of colored men.
If the people of the other counties o
the State would 90 to work as oarnestl.
as the people of Kershaw have done
there would not be the least doubt o
Scott being defeated by fifty Thousand
votes.
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