The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-07-14

The RADICAL MASS MbETING.--The spolltl-
cal corner, in the vicinity Of the City Hall was
lively In the extreme lcst night; large crowd OF
hearoes, male and female, had gathered long be-
fore the appointed time. The City Hall steps
were lighted up, and the stars and stripes over
hung the centre, where the speakers were to ad-
dress the multitude. Aprocession formed at the
corner OF Calhoun and Meeting streetsr preceded
by band OF music, marching up to John street,
through John to King street, down King to Broad
street, and to the City Hall-hring Roman candles
from time to time as they proceeded. There were
about I'VE hundred persons In the procession,
headed by dozen torchbearers, followed by sew,
sral Radical notabnitles. There was only one.
transparency, bearing the words: "Rally
Ward en-
The speakers and other prominent persouages,
white and coloted, occupied the Platform In front
OF the City Hall, where the band OF music also
took up its position. R. B. ARSON, colored, was
elected chairman. he introduced Lieutenant:
Governor Ransier, who in the course OF his re-
marks said that tthe opening Of the present,
campaign he had hoped to Gee party politics sunk,
as he thought no political principles were inVolV
ed In this contest; but the party who owned the
thirty millions l.property In the city, andwho
boastet of Of the Intelligence,
had forced this issue, and ''made the Lieutenant
Governor fool them at Ward g." The Demo.
Gratis at that ward meeting showed the
cloven foot. He said the Republican party had
great work to do, and must do better than they
had done before. Heretofore they had elected
men to office who deprived the laborer Of work,
and their children ofathe means Of education.
The State system Of education was good, but was
mal.administered by scoundrels, both at home
and from abroad. Hesaid, that unless eVery In.
terestw was represented, they couldnot indulge In
vain hopes Of peace and he could not sanction
any course excluding these. They had II, 900
votes In the citya majority, 1t Is true, but ma
jority closely approximated blythe minority.
Surely they could not say that these men who
paid nearly all the taxes should not be represent.
ed. Peace could not be thus established In this
city. He closed his remarks by e3horting his
hearers to nominate strong Republican ticket,
with Gilbert Pill5bury at the head. Music and
Roman candles-the latter d'ubtless left. over
from the late Fourth Of July Battery Illumination.
Mr.. Pillsbury being now introduced, rose to ex.
plain tnat the present contest meant hard work;
that, In the Presidential election In 1865 the: Re-
publicans pelled majority Of 1850, while two
weeks later, In the municipal election, they
elected their ticket by bare majority of %. AT
this point, the e4tempoye eloquence Of bis honor
gave out, and, gracefully inserting his handsin
the dexter pocket OF his coat, he hauled forth
roll OF manuscript, BY the help Of which he man.
aged to ger through the rest Of hs speech with.
ont any further break down. He said that not.
wtnstan ding they had majority in the city, they
ought to go outside Of their party and select men
or proved lnanciai ability to assist them In the
administration Of the city government BE prais.
ed up his administration, but. admitted by infer.
ence that it lacked financial and business abr-
ity.n
Mr.. T. ]. Mackey followed next In his usual IN.
nammstery styl -er tertaining his audience with
q TRADE Of abuse against the opposition candi-
date for the mayoralty. y.
The meeting then adjourned, and Mr.. Pfusbury
was escorted to hls residence by the procession.
which had reformed. Aud so ended the great
irrepressible Radical mass meeting.