The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-01

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Ring oe defeated, they. will run off with the
taxes. The pockets of the Ring are what eau
the sinking fund BIZ, where all OF the properly
of the State win go. Under the Sinking Fund I3a
bin all of the property of the State can be SOLD
at any time and the proceeds pocketea, ana no
one but the members of the Ring be the wiser.
Who knows that there is dollar ielI Oh ,ne
four millions of Blue Ridge bonds; the Ring
has entire control of them.
1t has been charged that am opposed to the
homestead law. This is not true was call
ed upon to decide a question under the home
stead act, and I decided that in case where
q man had given mortgage on his homestead,
or "a Judgment had been obtained prior to the
passage Of the act, then the act did not apply /;
or, in other words, decided that before
debtor could claim homestead the creditor
should be Informed OF the state OF law. ap-
prove of the homestead law.
To prejudice the colored men against me
they have been told that | decided q slave
bond to be valid. did go decide, because
believed it to be correct. Anyhow. the ques-
ton has gone up to the courts, and as Govern
or would have nothing to do with It; AS ltls,
do not see if decided that slave bond was
valid or invalid how it affects the colored peo-
The coiored people Iwould ask, if they have
received any benefit under the Scott rule!
What has been given you for all the promises
Of free schools, homes, &e. Notning ons .a a
for the men nominated; deprived Of your right
to vote as you please. say to you that, un-
der this system of the Loyal League, you are
almost as much elave as ever you were, only
in little different form. Why do you not
throw off this servile yoke? understand
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you will be maltreated by the League. i tell
you that you will be protected In voting. as you
choose, whether you vote with US or for the
Scott Ring. We are determined that there
shall be fair play at this election, and every
man, of whatever color or principles, allowed
the free exercise of the right to vote. Instead
Of the Scott Ring aiding you as they promised,
from elevating yourselves; they have wrought
upon your pre1udices and placed you In antag-
onism with the white race, when no cause l0r
antagonism existed; they have endeavored to
incite awar Of races; they have done all set OF
unprincipled adventurers and robbers could
do to estrange you nom your white inends, !, IS
necessary for the general welfare OF the State
and all of its people.
THE BLUE RIDGE ROAD.
AS Judge Carpenter took Ills seat, General
Harrison, president of the Blue Ridge Road,
arose and stated that he desired TO make an
explanation. 4 ready consent was given, and
he was invited to the stand but refused, and,
standing where he arose, he said substantial
ly: During the remarks of Judge Carpenter,
while he exculpated me from .any connection
ment of the affairs of the Blue Ridge Railroad,
yet he made inslnuations relative to. the
friends OF the road, against gentlemen whom
know to be unjustly charged; and it would Ill
become me to remain silent under such cir
cumstances; If did they should turn me out
road, the passage of which was secured by me,
and subjected myself to the reproach Of my
friends and others because acknowledged the
existing state of affairs, had section inserted
providing that the Governor Of the State, at
all future meetings of the road directors,
should represent the State, and making him
er-oficio director. Although am no politl-
cal friend of Governor Scott, will say In his
defence that he has never had any control OF
the funds Of the road--every cent has passed
through my hands. ! have not even had
treasurer. Of the 100000 Of bonds, not one
has been sold. They are not even ready to
be sold They have not been signed: "a NO Zone one
If they wished to do so. Owing to the Euro
pean war, the bonds which would have to be
offered In the markets of Europe cannot be
sold before the election certainly, and at that
time we may have new regime. The names
of some OF the directors mentioning those In
Charleston) Is q sufficient guarantee that the
money appropriated will be used In good faith.
Judge Carpenter replied briefly that ne had
not charged that there had been O. misappro-
priation or the Blue Ridge bonds; that as for
those whose names were guarantee for good
faith In conducting the affairs Of the road,
they could be turned out at any time oy Scott;
but he did charge that under the sinking fdnd
bill these bonds or any other property OF the.
State could be sold by the "Ring;n sold in the
darkness of the night, If it were so desired.
When he was elected he would do all he could
for the road, but he might find that all Of It's
bonds were gone into the pockets OF II. \.
Scott, whose conduct In the frstwas sut1-
client guarantee that all the State property he
could lay his hands on would 60 into the capa-
cious pockets as aforesaid.
| It was expected that speeches. would oe
made by Major Bacon and Mr.. Youmans, but
it was now after o'clock, and 1t was deter
mined that after speech from Mr.. Youmans
the exercises should close.
Mr. Youmans was introduced, but, his time
being limited, he confined himself merely to
reorganization OF the causes which led to the
Reform movement; the necessity for its sue
cess, and made an earnest and eloquent ap-
peal for all to unite in 1t and rescue the State
from the band of plunderers which had settled
themselves In 1t, and were stealing Its sub
stance.
The meeting at this place was most graft
.fying evidence of the popular feeling OF the
people with the Reform movement. The fre-
;duent applause and earnest looks boded no good
to the Scott Ring at the coming election and
we venture to say that not only will there be
full white vote for Reform. but majority OF
the colored vote will be polled for the same
cause. 's
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Reform Meeting Mt Walhalla.
+: IFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
= WAI.HALLA, July Is.
9 This place, at which we arrived yesterday
evening, from Anderson Courthouse, Is well
known to many of the people Of the State as
one of the most delightfully."- located and healthy
spots in the Palmetto State. 1t has thrifty
and energetic population, which is plainly de-
noted by the appearance Of the houses, gar
dens, stores, churches, public buildings, DC.
At this very time, there are more buildings in
course of construction than at all OF the points
in this section of the State combined,
To-day, at II. o'clock, at the courthouse,
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