The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-04-26
THE SCOTT. WILLIAMS BURGLARY.
Interesting Speeches on n Grand occa-
sion-DeLarge Distinguishes Himself
All About s.The Wobbers.''
tFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

FRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, April o.
The torcllight speeches night before last in
continuation of the celebration Of the XVIII amend
ment, were many and full Of meaning.
His Eyceliency the Governor, did not get be-
yond the usual plattudes OF party, except at the
close, wherein he came out squarely and unmis
takably in favor of the XvIth amendment-sun
rage Of women. This, it is understood Is to be the
last card played by the Scott ring-;sfter next
elections; although he may find some difficulty as
things go in weathering that storm.
Purvs made speech In his usual temper
which, however, does not stand out in the gene
raj utteraRce Of the evening.
Auditor Tomnson made regular abolition
speech, replete with anecdote OF the olden time
and Pred. Douglass. The sum OF 1t was that lie
has been true to the negros cause ever since he
was so young that he feels de!lcacy in saying
how long age 1t was.
One Mlnton, connected with the Executive OF.
fee, tcolored,) read speech which was scarcely
audible, but seemed temperate and sensible.
Major Delaney (colOred) delivered rambling
address to the whites, full OF suggestive peints
and historical matter He claimed that his race
is equal to any people In the world. II ne had
ever been slave he would have stolen whatever
his hands could have found to steal. To-day, he
maintains-and laid emphasis on the point-that
no black man ought to be opposed to removal OF
political disabilities from every white man In the
whole country, upon whom such had been I'm
posed He wanted justice, but no more-equal
and exact justice to ALL Keep away your ku-
Kluxes from me, he said, and Will strike hands
with your lthe white) race.
Land Commissioner DeLarge made charac-
terlstIc speech; one full Of shrewd and practical
points. He did not abuse the white race and
white politicians, as his carpet.oag associates
generally had done, but took careful line OF ar
gument to show that there was no need OF new
or Citizens Reform party-that the principles OF
the Press Conference, SO far as they were any
thing, were exactly those OF the Republican
party, and his people were not opposed to them.
He did not indulge in abuses such as Elliott and
Ralney had done, in the morning. He felt the
importance OF harmonious State, but urged
that harmony be sought in the folds OF Republic
canism. He Afforded the audience, In the tenn.
per OF his remarks, au illustration OF the differ
ence between the ma I've negro and the imported
brother
Maxwell colored) was speaking when your cor.
respondent left the scene not far from midnight.
Several OF the speakers-enough to show that
1t is party idea-touched upon the question Of
woman's suffrage; and oil who did SO gave 1t
their endorsement.
The crowd was large, for Columbia, difficult to
estimate, but numbering probably fifteen hun
dred, or possibly two thousand, mainly negroes,
although there were few-may be 1fty-whltes
present. ---------.'-
The attention was very poor-boys shouting
and playing with ireballs and general iaxity
Of attention.
Upon the Scott, Williams 4 Co. burglary affair,
the opinion Us TO the escape now uppermost IN
the public mind Is that the burglars TOOK thelr
departure frem Columbia Saturday night-or,
rather, early Sunday morning-in an oarboat
down the Congaree River. week before the
robbery, an oar-boat was seen IN the river, ABOVE
the city, near the junction OF the Broad and Sau'
da Rivers, which unite at Columbia, with o set
of new oars and some general repairs. Satur-
day, the day OF the robbery, this boat was oo'
served " lave been removed below the city near
" half mile, and In the direction Of the Conga-
rec Swamp. After the robbery, it disappeared.
boat OF this kind was not such as TO excite In
itself any attention. The presumption now is
that the burglars went directly from the bank to
this boat, and moved down the river q few miles
three or rour-aud landed on the edge OF the
swamp, fixing their camp there until Sunday
Night, when they moved on down, travelling main
ly or entirely ut night, and hiding In the swampS
during the day. Thus continuing down, they've
are assured that the number was three-coud
select their own place and time to quit the river,
either on the Congaree or the Santee, or the Wa
teree, most likely stopping near some railroad
either near Manchester on the Wateree or Pine
vile on the Santee.
This hypothesis agrees with all the facts thus
far ascertained-tle drill or bit found at Mr.. Lo'
gan's corner lay In direct line between the
bank and the point on the river already men
toned as the place where the oar-boat was last
seen on saturday-the papers found near Conga
rec Swamp, and the suspicious conduct OF the
women near the river and near the Colgaree
Swamp.
This theory is in itself good one; and the ao'
sence OF oil trace OF the party upon all the rail-
roads and other modes OF exit, gives it additional
claims to our attention. C0RSAlR.