The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-13
THE REFORM CANVASS.
MEETINGS IN CHRIST CHURCH AND
ST. JAMES sANTEE.
MAKING A GOOD BEGINNING.

:. A mass meeting and barbecue took place at
st. James santee on Tuesday last. Amons
the speakers present were Mr. D. baries'
Cohen, and ". q. Francis and J. B. Thomas.
o. Charleston. Pinckney, one OF the seot
trial justices, was on the ground, and dld al
.tbat ne could to interrupt the speakers and
disturb the harmony Of the meeting.
Mr.. Cohen, in the. course Of o very sole sole
shey were following blindly held ofice and
were interested. In keeping them blind; that
.they we're bound down by oaths to support the
men who were nominated by the League, ana
that their oaths compelled them to support a
thief or a murderer If he was nominated,
against pure and honest man; thas tne man
Ea slave who is obliged to become party 10
crime by sustaining the SI cTlmna sIava. and tooIs s
as was illustrated by his constantly callng
them his property, and saying what ne would
make Ismy peoplen do. He further told them
that sucf oaths were not binding, and that no
man would be justified In keeping an oatn
which might compel him to break the law OF
God and act against his conscience. Hnckney
finally got and isd rTEyed away as ion0"eis'
A noteworthy feature Of the meeting, now
ever. was the speech of Adam Jackson, the
most influential coiored preacher in that sec
tion of the Country. who addressed the meet
ing. and declared himself in favor OF the Re
form movement, Of supporting honest people,
irrespective Of race or color, TOT places Q! non
or, trust and power, and OF Kidding our STATE
ffom the corruption Of those who now govern
us, He further said he knew what burden q
taxation is now upon rs, because ne had re,
-cently paid his own taxes on hiteen nnndreo
dollars worth Of land, which he had made moi
THROUGH politics, but by his own hard LABOR;
that he had always lived in this country, and
that he does not intend to leave IL; that he had
lived by our own people, that Their success ls
his success, and the success OF all OF us; ana
that he desires again to see an honest govern
mant OF our own citizens, by our own eltlzens,
Z and that he would therefore support the Union
Reformparty. = Ss,s5a - -. ,,-r,,,.
= The marty then proceeded to McCl Clellanville,
which place they reached at about g. O'CLOCK
IN the evening, where they again addressed
large meeting. composed Of the white and col
ored citizens of the, neighbOrhood. among
!, ,the speakers was Mr.. L. P. Smith, OF Christ
Church; who had furnished conveyances Tor
and accompanied the party from Charleston.
Mr.. Smith said, among other things, that ne
was a Republican and q Northern man; that,
az Reuiiblican. he felt aggrieved, because
the men In office had brought dishonor on the
party; but that as Northern man, who had
come among Us to live, he felt doubly aggrie7-
ed, because their course had brought the name
5of Northern men into d.srepute, and had
caused our people to believe that all Northern
men who have come among us since the war
are like ,those who are now In power. For
our State prosperous, and our government re-
spectable, he was In favor OF the Union Re
form party. and advised all who heard him TO
follow his example. .' = 49,