The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-22
THE RADICALS 1T MARION.
An Attempt to whttewashshe Ring


| TPROM AN OCCASIONAL CURhfssi V-'D$''N''
MARION COURTHOUSE. August 10.
At,er nominating Joseph II. Rainey as tneir
candidate for Congress from this district, some
| of the Radicals in convention adjourned to our
town.
Their arrival at the depot was an oOdtson.
Some m0 bnt mostly little Fifteenth amend
ments met them, and with drums and horrld
noises for time made night hideous. Demon.
strations we do not object to; yet IL ls puI
showing how much of kindred feeling we nave
for Sancho Panza to object to this rude dis-
turbance of our slumbers at 2 O'CLOCK a. NJ.
We learn that some seventy-hre persons met
the distinguished men who were 10 explain
how Scott was worth SIS, 900 when he came to
our poor old State. Black Monday be such
day o.,o
Near or perhaps after noon yesterday, Colo.
mol r F. Graham appeared on a box in front
of the Courthouse, and requested OF the audi
ence (by no means large one) that the ora
tors be heard with patience, (Which point We
afterwards saw was good one. as some GER.
tainly needed such considerations ana, aiSo,
with attention. Colonel Graham then read the
letter of judge Orr, giving reasons ior the
political change of heart in his judgeship. the
reason, beyond asserting that the Radical
uarty is and will be in power for some time.
and hence it Is better (for the pocket, we pre-
sume) to be with them so as to nave the nesn-
pots OF Egypt at our command,we could not see:
But we are not to discuss Judge UT, ot Sat
are attempting to give the events OF what
was certainly Rainey day. In retiring
Colonel Graham introduced as the candi,
date for Congress Joseph H. Rainey, OF
GEORGETOWN, endorsing and recommending
him. Rainey made speech-a long speech
beginning by asking the sufrages OF tne peo-
pie, and charging the colored men 10 .Ss.s Sote
solidly for Republicanism-that party wnicn ,n
| s.had perilled its existence to give us our
rights. and had ''protected us so lar in the en-.
ioyment of them. He then exhibited copy oi
TIE News. and read charges OF Generai
Butler against ''the wickedest man IN Coiuln-
bia. attempted TO answer them ana explain .
SCOTS guilt away. Cardozo followed, anu
made n very poor out OF II. Inc 'cause "as
too heavy a load for him toscarry.
Colonel Graham next introduced one Samuel
!. Lee as q Young man on "hls nrst legs IN mln
politics, but who had exhibited his WISDOM oy
Embracing the tenets Of the Rernollcan parry
we remembered the first legs we saw tiie
nice Young man on. supported hlm Wniie ao'
vocatinc the reelection Of the oiackoeaIa Gu.
detship-seller Whittemore. Inc ram causeu
intn tbe conrt-room. where the interrupted
address of Lee was finished. His address Was
the old stereotpyed appeals we before heard.
0ther speeches were made by Jones, ol
Georgetown, and S. A. Swails, OF Mlllams
bnrp. in which there was nothing worthy o.
Comment. Colonel Graham made a lew re-
marks, and the grand pow-wow ended. .u,
Incidents were numerous. but as tney Were
of no general Importance. We uo nos ,apea mem,tu.
them. Bad whiskey produced worse language
and our SQUARE riyalled the confusion Oh baoe.
Drums. flies, and loud talking rule0 the oay
and night to a late hour. The effect. however
did did not seem magicak and we believe few o
Judge Carpenters sledge-hammer arguments
viii tell in the coming election.
This was the first public occasion on " wil,c! nNa
ham and &. Smith. two men ITO the name
born affiliatlng with that party LED by TN
s.individual" and Mr. Ransier. SUCH deiecuon
will be few in our community.
Cotton crops are being Injured slightly .:
rust, but corn promises well. We eXpecs
tolerably good crop throughout. ~. b"