The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-04-27

WulTTEMORE AT SUMTER.

WnITTEMORE AT SUMTER.
A desperate Spccrh-M dcnounces Gen.
Logan, the military Committee and
the House Charges then, ,rnh Con-
piracy, deep, darh anl dumna6lc to
disgrace Ains .forcucr-He acamtea no
Convcntion Of trick'stcrs to SIT upon his
cuse- Sicl;eainy wAolcso1e self iaula.
tion-Hatl 6ccn Crmcjfco, Jut aras mo,o
risen again.-Quasi endorsement o hin,
Jy w. e.. johnson, (colored) and z. j..
Coghlaa-Flutld, (eolorctl) IF Darling
ton, Biyer, cf Lhm cn.'on, and T. b.
johnson, Il. 4n Of 4Sumter, endorse him
.JaAy-Fertter fires into him gallantly,
and brings forwarl some ugly things
beside the cadet ship.
The sanity aud phiianthropic Whit
temore spoke to considerable number
Of his constituents in the Court House
on Saturday lust. He had the field
pretty much to himself, and managed,
after while, by appeals to the passions,
the sympatbies and tho prcjudiccs Of
the colored people, to get up consider
able enthusiasm among them in his be-
half. 1t was noised about that certain of
the Radical leaders from distance, were
to arrive on the mid day train and speak
against him, but they did not make
their appearance.
Radicalism has heretofore boon the
test Of loyalty or good citizenship, but
on Saturday the platform was narrowed
down, aud Whittcm orejsm-a full en-
dorsencnt of all his unblushipg shame
was made the test of Ralicalism.
All who would not fling up their hats
and give genuine, full lunged Whit
temorc shout, were looked upon with
suspicion and threatened with cxcommu-
nication. Those at a distance were
threatened in like manner.
The idea has been advanced, Gas an
opinion rather than q fceling) that it
would be better for the State and country
if Whittemore were re elcctcd-that it
would be by far the heaviest slam the
Radical party Of the State has yet
received, and at the same time produce
terribly ugly and knotty complication
at Washington. In tho face of the
unanimous declaration Of his guilt and
unworthiness, by the committee aud
House, he is actually reelected aud
sent back And the House must either
80 back upon its unanimous declaration
of his uuworthiucss, and shoulder the
odium Of his return (aud the case has
been one of remarkable notoricty) or
then, by refusal to receive him, ignore
the voice Of his constituency. So, thus,
it is thought, by some, that his re-
election would be blessing.
The meeting was presided over by
Capt. 4. B. johnson, =. NJ. of Sumter.
Mr.. Whittemore began his speech by
stating that those who had spoken or
would speak against him, were moved
by feelings of prejudice, which existed
previous to the cadetship matter. This
would seem to be natural, since he came
here in terrible bad odor, and heavy
charges were coon alleged against him,
fio,u his former place Of residence,
(Boston) which were allowed to pass
unnoticcd.
lie claimed, outright, that he had
not sold cadet.ship, and made long
story in detail, which amounted to this {:
That no had several applications within
the limits Of his Congressional District
that none Of them wero pressed, or
followed up-that none of them could
stand the examiDation-that those from
Democratic sources indicated an n.b-ab
school more suitablc--that he would not
have given an appointment to Demo.
crat If he had had fosty of them-that
all the appointments belonged to Re-
publicans--that he fually made an
appointment Of q boy from a distance,
who came to Darlington and made his
residence there for five months, which
made it logal-that when the appoint
mont WINS made, a party interested in
the boy, wanted to "do something: for
him." which he declined, whom he said,
If you will sSs take pything for YOURSELF
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