Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-08-08

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Our young friend George D. Wallaee, of
this county, who recently graduated at the
West Point MilitaryrAcademy, has been ap-
pointed second lieutenant and 'assignedsto
duty with the 7th cavalry. To what COM
pany he will be attached, has not been deter.
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THE CANDIDATES At WORK.
On Monday night last there was a public
speaking in the Court House, the orators of
the occasion being R. H. Kirk; c. @. Pufsr,
w. E. Rose, P. j. O'Connell, B. F. Briggs,
S. T. Pointer and j. Hannibal White. All
these men, as matter of course, have politi
cal aspirations, and though the principles of
the Republican party were defended in q gen.
eral way, yet it was plain that each speaker
was more for his individual interest than the
party at large. Pufer, it is understood, is
seeking the Congressional nomination from
this district, and Rose and Briggs each
desire the Senatorship in the Legislature
from this county. Quitea spirit Of rivalry
exists between these two politicians; and
though they appear to be working harmoni-
ously "for the party,".it is plain to perceive
that each one thinks the party will 60 by the
board andfall to pieces ifhis particular claims
for Office be not respected. There were pres
ent goodly number of negroes and some
twenty-five or thirty whites. .,.." '@
MI. Kirk, who is from Beaufort county,
and seems to be skirmisbing for Mr.. Pufer,
was the first to speak. He opposed Greeley
because he was the author of free-loveism and
all the other isms that ever disgraced the
country. Greeley always contended that
shareholders were human monsters, and as
the speakers lamented father was large
STAKEHOLDER, he could never insult his memo
ry by voting for Greeley. He held Greeley
responsible for ku-kIux prosecutions, the
loyal juries, &c. had itnot been for Greeley,
more intelligent juries might now be drawn
for the United States Circuit Court. Grant
only enforces the laws which Greeley advo.
Gated. No outrages had been perpetrated in
the lower counties, where the people seemed
to have more respect for Federal authority.
Grants chances of success were based upon
Greeley's assertion that he never had been de-
feated and never could be. At the conclusion
of his speech, Mr.. Kirk introduced Mr.. Puffer.
Mr. PuAer is rather prepossessing in ap-
pearance, was neatly attired, and is fluent
speaker. As his aspirations are for Congress,
he naturally dwelt upon national affairs, and
appealed to his hearers to support Grant in
preference to Greeley. -id'4H a.r...
Mr.. Puffer was followed by w. E. Rose.
Mr.. Rose confined himself mainly to the ku-
klux question, contending that during the
troubles which had occurred in this section
he used his influence and best endeavors to
allay bad feeling and promote order and har-
mony. He did not propose to deliver
lengthy speech; eloquence was not his forte,
though he claimed to be good citizen, and by
his past conduct he desired his hearers to
Judge of what would be his course in the fu-
ture and upon the strength of what he had
accomplished heretofore he was willing to rest
his case. If the convention should see proper
to nominate him for reelection, they could do
so, "and if not-not." The speaker then re-
turned thanks to his hearers and introduced
P. J. O'Connell. ... g..
Mr.. O'Connell did not desire to attempt
regular speech, after the eloquent gentlemen
who had just preceded him. For want of time
he would not speak on national affairs which
he deemed unnecessary, as all his hearers, he
trusted, would vote for Grant, who had secur-
ed the liberty of 100000 enslaved people.
Greeley might have been, may yet be, a good
man, though he is now in bad company. Com
ing to matters nearer home, he trusted to the
good sense of his hearers, who, he felt certain,
would not desert their old and tried leaders
in this hour of danger and peril. He eau
toned his hearers to discard all Democrats
and those who had voted the Democratic
ticket heretofore. Such men may now seek
your sufrages, but i warn you to ignore them
and their claims, and fight only for the men
who defended you and your cause when in the
greatest danger. The speaker then appealed
to the prejudices of the blacks He told them
if they elected men to Office Of Democratic
antecedents the troops would be Withdrawn,
they would be deprived of all means of
defending themselves from the violence Of
the whites and as the negroes could not fight
the ku-klux by themselves, they should see to
it that their old defenders were kept at the
front. The speaker was somewhat severe
upon Governor Scott, and charged that when
Jim Williams was hung, the Governor was in
the city of New York trading in South Caro-
lima bonds; that the Governor had proved
recreant to the true interests of the colored
men, and when they implored his assistance
when their lives were all endangered, he (the
Governor) rudely pushed them from his door
and spurned their appeals for protection.
The speaker regretted that such evils had ex-
listed, but he was powerless to prevent them.
He had seen the error Of voting for carpet
baggers who were always prepared to start,
Aip-Aap, like migratory birds, for another
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