The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-16
TIE ROW At s1MalERNILIE.
AN INTERCHANGE OF COMPLIMENTS.
what the Bowenites Did and the
DeLargettes Said.

An attentive correspondent sends The NEWS
the following report OF the rlotous proceed
ings Of the rival Radical factions at Summer
vile on Saturday:
The uninitiated were surprised on Saturday
by the sudden appearance in our midst OF
Colonel Delaney, DeLarge, Cain. Moolf,
Bunch, Sam Dickerson. T. J. and E. W.. NJ.
Macker. Commissioner Mclaughlin, and a
host of other shining Radical lights. Soon af-
ter the arrival of these WORTHLESS, the space
about the depot was occupied by battalion Of
militia, with their guns. These latter having
declared themselves in sympathy with Bowen,
them to give up their arms, or to make nasty
exodus either of which they refused to do,
but gathered in shady place and proceeded
to elect two Bowen delegates to the County
Convention. Having finished their business,
they quietly dispersed. The evening train
brought cutie an accession to the DeLarge
party, who assembled that night at the head
quarters of the League, over the store OF w ".
a. Schroeder, which, by the way, Is In Cole
ton, and the meeting was called to elect dele
gates for st. James.
George Lee, member of the Legislature
and trial Justice, was called to the cnalr. anu
after stating the object OF the meernS TO De
the election of Two delegates to county con-
vention, he named committee OF three 20
thought it good chance, and nominate two
of their own number, to which the chairman
objected. They then effected compromise
by naming the chairman and one OF them
selves.
Loud calls for Delaney were soon answered
by him. He told them that they (the colored
people) were vastly In the majority, and that
they should use that majority for the advance
ment of their own race; that they were on the
eve of elect1ng member to represent the Sec
ond District In Congress, and he knew no one
so calculated to fill that high position, with
credit and honor, as his friend, r. c: DeLarge.
whom he styled gallant and rising young
statesman. He then reviewed BoWen's career,
and denounced him as thief and murderer
DeLarge next got the floor, and poured
from all his walls his mighty wrath upon the
devoted head" of Mclaughlin, who, he said,
had detrauded the State of $500, and hG could
prove 1t. He plainly intimated his Willingness
to meet Mel Laughlin upon the "aeld Of honor"
He warned the Bowenltes, white and colored,
superiority over Bowen, who, he said, had TO
hire some one To write his speeches and letters.
T. J. Mackey next entertained the audience.
He thanked God for the emancipation Of the
negro, since, with the negroes, came his also;
I am told that he said, when at school, ne had
to touch his hat and say, "Howdye ,Massa,"
to the rich boys; that he had to put up with
ISOLATION with an arrogant master; but that he
had taught them (the negroesl better since ne
had become Republican; that he had the
hearts of oil the negroes In South Carolina, ex-
cept the "forty thieves" who were sent from
ward to ward BY Bowen to disturb the political
meetings In Charleston; that the whites had
only 10000, whilst the eolored people had
majority to put their own color into power.
He fired hot shot at Bowen; said he had been
indicted for forgery and murder, that he could
prove the first by papers, and the latter by
those who assisted him, and BY two others
That Bowen purchased gun In washington
to shoot him; that, one dark night, he met
Bowen In the city park and charged MN with
ing Bowen If he put his hand on pistol which
T. J. saw sticking out Of his pocket, he It. J.)
would instantly kill him, when the prudent
Bowen ran away as fast as his legs could carry
him. -:::.:.--.s, .,,...,.s.
About half past 12, they got Cainiup, but that
was Sunday morning. He made defence OF
mis- right to call that meeting and took bis seat.
Sam Dlckerson was called, but Sam maguan-
molisly gave way to o stupid fellow named
aiols, which wound up the exhibition. Had it
not been for some controlling influence. Ger
ainly not In the, clique (which mel at night at
there must have been b!oodshed;
every IMAM was armed, and 1t only required
,ome imptudent actto have imperilled the lives
Of our whole community. AT one tfme during
the morning itseemed alnoes impossible to
preyant ageneEal fight. / AtSchroder's store
at hi8ht, Il am told, they had several fights;
and that several of the Bowenites are now In
the "l0ck up
How long will the people Of South Carolina
tamely submit to these ,dlsgraceful outrages
How long will they permit these political dem
agogues to insult decency and endanger the
safety of our people Let them rise In their
might, and drive these wretches from the posi-
tio1s which they now disgrace.