The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-03
Il LIVELY DISCUSSION At CHESTER.

n LlPELI OlSCCCSloN IL CdIc4ASAks
The Moses ana TomlInson Speakers
Facing Each Other on the Stump
Military Interference and u Threat
en.d OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Prestige
Fading.
The biennial struggle for the control of the
political loaves and fishes in this State is now
fairly commenced, and we have received q
full and trustworthy account Of the proce I'd
ings at the second mass-meeting OF the cam
paigu, which was held at Chester OF the after
noon of Friday last, the 3Oth ultimo. 1t ap-
pears that this meeting was originally pro-
jected as q Boilers demonstration, at Wnlcn
District Attorney Corbln and one or two ofthe
other supporters Of the Tomlinson ticket were
to nave things all their own way; but the
Regular Republican State central committee
had no sooner heard Of this little arrangement
than they deputed Congressman Elliott, one OF
their most powerful stump orators, to proceed
to Chester and spike the Corbln guns. Mr.: Cor
bin had written 10 Major Brown, the officer IN
| command OF the United States troops at Cnes-
ter, that he intended 10 hold a meeting at mat
| place. and with the peculiar ideas OF military
duty that appear 10 be entertained BY a lew OF
the United States officers stationed IN this
State. Major Brown hsd bestirred himself to
notify the co!ored people OF The nelShoor-
hood. employ q colored band ana erect a
sneakers stand In u lot known as the Grove,
| which ahjoius the military headquarters.
These preIiminaries beng competed, MI.
Corpin proceeded to Chester, and was re.
ceIved aud entertained OF the quarters OF
Major Brown, who acted as his protector and
m0uthpiece. 1t was reported thai Mr.. Corbin
mad come TO Chester will The Intention or re-
nlyino 10 Judge 7. j. Mackey In the latter's
own Stronghold, and giving him q counter at
tack TO the onslaught by Mackey.i in Columbia;
but Mr.. Coroln disclalmed any such Intention,
aud the event proved that the report was
incorrect.
The time announced for the meeting was at
noon of Friday, and at that hour o crowd OF
two or three hundred people, mostly negroes,
had assembled in the grove. The cVlored
baudnired by Major Brown was present, as
we're also Mr.. .Corbin and Cyrus Gaillard, OF
Charleston, q very dark.colored maD, once a
Respectable shoemaker and now night watch
man in the Charleston Customhouse az seven
ty.fye dollars per month. Before the meet
Ing was opened, Judge I. j. Mackey mounted
the stand aud said that Instructions had been
received from the State central committee
forolddlng them to recognize the Boilers 10
Joint discussion, and he gave notice that II
the Boilers speakers addressed the Assem-
| blase it would oe as an Informal mass meet
fuv and would not be recognized as a Repub-
lIcan demonstration. The effect OF this notl-
lcaCion was that the speaking began without
any organization of The meeLiDg, and without
the election of o chairman.
GalIlard was the trst speaker, and he held
t~n~ft tInnn IN nnnHitlnn nj
local politics In Charleston from The Bowen
point of view. This might have been eIceed"
ingly interesting 10 Mr.. GsIllard, but it did not
appear to De so to The up-country negroes
whom he was addressing. They were quiet
under the Ipfliciion, and made no such Insult
ing Interruptions as their Charleston brethren
made use Of last Wednesday evening, bus
emitted their 'impatience by an occasional
erunt, 'Wonder when dat town niger gwine
atop dat talking"
mir. Corbln followed and succeeded in anus.
ing his audience while ne told them funny $40
rIes, but he, loo, failed signaily 10 command
their attention, and The auditors ventilated
their WEAKNESS OF ''dat town buckra" In much
the same terms they had used toward his COL
league. The up-counIry darkies are q patient,
lonS-suff.rfng. much.enduring race, and their
custom Is to give q quiet hearing TO all speak
ers, however stale, Hat and Improbable they
may find their speeches., and they did 30 on
this OCCASION, but when O speaker can magnet
lie them by appeals 10 their exuoerant nature,
they make the air resound With their chatter
Ing laughter and their cries OF "Hl VI "Dat5
az % .sTrll um again ~ ''Bress de Lamb! !" aBd
30 Lor ! I feel so good, right now" Mr.. Cor.
bin didn't magnetic them worth q cent, and
they Stood In SOLID silence. He fret denounc-
ed the Scott administration In bitter but truth
full terms. He then spoke of his own services
10 prosecuting the Ku.KIux as an Introduction
to their favorable notice. Next he o%verhauled
the pay certificate swindles. Of which Speaker
Moses stands charged, and drawing q compar-
ison between the Moses ticket and that head.
ed by Mr.. Tomlineon, he presented the latter
gentleman as an honest man, q true Republic
can, anu invested him with every quality that
would adorn the chief executive OF q great
State. He said that two years ago Mr. Tom
lInson, then being the State auditor, hal eX-
pressed 10 him a desire 10 resign his Office on
account of the frauds which he saw going on
about him, and he (Curoin) had advised him
to stick, as he thought he could do good as an
honest mar even In that nest Of thieves. He
then urged his hearers to support Mr.. TOM
linson for Governor, and concluded by asking
those of the audience, who we're willing 10 do
so, TO answer ''aye." This experiment proved
q failure. Either the negroes did not COM
prrhend the question or had made up their
minds the other way, and there was no re-
Spouse whatever to the orators Invitation.
MI. CorbIn then retired In good order from
The stand and from the grove, and Judge I'd.
Mackey took the stand, and proceeded to or
ganizea Regular Republican meeting. He
Nominated Captain Jonn Lilly, o mulatlo
milillaman, for chairman, but, just as he was
about to put the question, one or the other OF
the two United States army officers who were
standing by gave O signal for the band 10 strike
up, which 1t did. completely drowning Inc
speakers voice. Judge Mickey COMMANDED
the band 10 desist, and this order was also
obeyed, and Then, addressing the Two army
officers, he told them that If he saw any further
attempt on their part to Interfere with the
proceedings of that Republican meeting: or
to break up the meeting, he would be the HIST
man to lead a movement by the people there
assembled to assert their rights. On this,
Major Louis Merrill, of the Fourth United
States Cavalry, who was one OF The o1lcers,
stepped forward and disc!almed any Intention
OF interfering with the meeting. Judge
Mackey told him he had best not attempt IL;
that, as a United States army officer, ne was
not q citiz.n of South Carolina, and that he
had no right whatever. to interfere In her local
political affairs. This little difficulty being
thus settled, Captain Lilly was elected chair.
man. and he introduced Congressman r. B.
Elliott as the speaker of The occasion.
Congressman Elliott made u spirited and
effective speech. He expressed his surprise
at the unprecedented and intolerable Interior
ence by United States army officers With the
local politics of South Carolina, and he gave
those officers notice that If 1t were continued
he would take occasion as o member OF the
United States Congress 10 demand a court OF
inquiry and a court martial Tor Inc OFFENDERS:
He then reviewed Mr.. Corbln's speech and
t..lIol both onnunh md anp0kar WitnnIlf