New-York tribune., 1872-09-17
LOCAL POLITICS.
THE LIBERALS GAINING GROUND.

Aoo4ber enthuriastic bInner-raising, with
,,s ottenaant speeches and fireworks made the KILN
assemblv District last evening scene of animation.
The hammer itself Is an immense and costly one ana
ars the names OF Horace Greeley and r. Gratz Brown
platform had been erected for the speakers aud early
in the evening the meeting Organizedby the eleeon
of the following officers:
President Major VIM. Gibson vicc-Presdents, DR..
stenbcn r. Kir6v Hnrh McGoiiriek. Robert Murray,
the Hon. WIN. j. Kane, Pllp Walter, GeOgt stevenson
H. Mackay James Lynch James Boles, George Deyliug,
Henry scgmann SrtoPher t Ene, ~ D N m mn ESrd
Bills James A. COWie james IOOnah st.ahi't JARVIS
tr, Gustaye smith, william bieVtn ho9''c in
Richard Dougherty Secretaries Mi,h4m :, DioSoI' ~ a.
B. Beardsloy, Richard Oaens John T. Joraiemon' D. b.
Demarest.
The rst speaker Of the evening was the Hon. Algernon
: Sullivan who made a few remarks. He was succeeded
nv the Hon Ellison s. Kct Of South Carolina, the sub
stance Of whose speech IS given. He said;
SPEECH OF Z. g. REITT.
Gen. Grant my countrymen. came before you four
wears ago for your suages for tho Chlef Magsracy OF
Ills great Republic You knew lin then only as
successful soldier as one who had led your armies 10
victory through an unfortunate of four years dura-
ton and who at the end Of that at the head OF
nrnc mat contest you,eectcd him 20 the high position
ne nov occupies. Tie comes before you again foI
yOur surages for this high position, lie comes
now however, standing not upon bis military but upon
his Cv. record for the past three years Let us now see
that entities him TO be retained IN his present
high ofice. The first thing We nave from President
Grant after his election in 1868 was his inaugural address
In this address upUn his assumption of the duties ana re-
sponsibties of the Chief Magistracv Of the Republic,
be declared tcc the responsibilities Of the position
bt accent Them without fcar' Was there my country
men, that time, single individual III an me ian
ing the slightest conception the grand anu suDnne
sponsbilitic, Of tie position, who was not alPau1u
when he heard Of the uterance, " accept tnC MINI
fcarW Was there ever before so slEiA, " iu ,nt
teStatOn In high place OF that vulgar COLl"0NO' '""
% inst act Of President Grant after his Inauguration
wits Tie constitution OF bis Calumet here the country
stood and cag1ned AT the spectacle OF te Nhel
Magistrate OF this great Republic heSloNlug te various %
high Offices within his git upon those VINO lhaue nun
presents and those he dd not dispose OF IN TINS way ne
distributed largely among his KIN until have It upon
high authority that ne mas quartered at least ~ Of them
prcve OF such conduct in the Chief Magistrate Of tins
great Bepuhhcl II You do not. then show your dsap,
pIoyal by gong the baUt-bOX in November next ana
casting your for Horace Greeley, who is admited
10y friend and foe. TO be honest and Just yes horace
Greeley the great pcacemaGcr-tno future feStOltf Oh
harmony ana the liberties of the country lApp"uSe
Much has een said of the great humanity of present
administration toward thc remnant OF that warrior race
The Ao1gncs of tins country who have been driven be-
fore the civilization OF the white 10 the ar distant
Western Plains. What will the future historian say o
the murder n cold blood of $50 women ana clluiT % VI
tbe Pegan Indian tribe, at the dIwn OF day, before 5
had risen from their couches nes Ol @ tnI % & @ Ol
tender infants at tner moneis Dte9st au & So ~ % -
word Of condemnation of this dabOhcal crime mas ever
amanated the lips Of the President 80 lar as We
Where is tie commercial marine of the country which
years the foremost IN the world Almost
sM.pt Iioin % '.e ,S a, Pnotiip Nncb
too has been said by the friends OF the Administration
of itS successful management OF the finances OF the
country IL has been boased that 1t has reduced Ihe
Federal debt S299O0O00 IN three years and four months
nnnnrter of the Preside1t told ms in 1868 that
Andrew Johns0n's Administration reduced the debt
- T The 6ceIs of The war II has been announced
eed upon the door of the Federal Congress that the on
,al rcturus o the War Department alone show receipts
and Expenditure Sl3sOOOOOO in Of the appro
uriafions and although that department has been called
upon 10 show has become OF this money up TO the
IS clear that secreery Robeson paid the Secors S93OO
directly in opposition to positive law OF the country
and yet the president still remains him IL his present
high position.
Lc us now what has been the policy Of the present
Administration toward the Southern part Of this Repu6
lie oue-thrd OF this great country; and in what shall
ay shall speak IN particular OF SOuth GarOnha that uI
lsppy state whence came, for OF her can speak ad
Visedy BY the action Of the Radical faction OF the Re
publican party the GubernatOra Char OF the state is
polluted 6y theving adYenturer rom ONO, VINO mas
debased the state both morally and politically Nerres
the prOconsu OF Sicily, has had no equal IN corruption
Vet When all OF his bribes and frauds and pecula
lions are summed up by that master OF ora
shade If muses. may rest quiet Scott the theving
carpebag Governor OF south Carolina has lifted from
~ i a,iirted n couIrn1ttee 10 iIryesrate and rq:
port inc condition Of the finances OF the State. THIS
Iommittee constituted entirely OF Republicans, after
Iuh luNesufaOHG, G te5 ss,,o6 6ar Sf ooo M, 5D
was m6mifted add adopted the Chairman of
sbe Committee offered resolutions in the
for bI crimes ana msdemeinsrs but these carpet
bag thieves had the brazen audacty and the unbndled
erOuery 70 walk into the legislative halls OF ihe state
and buy up the vena members like sheep In the sham
bes until they not only voted down the resolutions put
enacted a law validating inc DOnQs ana screening thc
perpetrators Of the deed from the penalty OF the law
Nor is tbs the vest Of the acts Of scott he has been
directly charged with having cOnspred the most 3WiHl
and dabOcal plots TO murder IN cold DloOd several GU
zen Of state and when the charges were being dis
cussed before the Senate for nyestgatl4n they We're
6uddeny suppressed he mas spared no Efforts 10 Dns
about collision Of In 1870 he caused POO OF the
improved guns TO be bought WIN Wlc1 ne aI9u leu
she blacks, ana upon he eve OF is elSeoOI nc % t @ eo
acartTiIges distributed among them as upon the eve
III battle. Al tho same time he refused to arm the
aons for an the and woes unnumbered IN thdt
tftTIa land Nnuul Of
sLot down and murdered q poor white man (5teyens
7yme lac was quietly driving hs wagon aOhE the heh
way, and caused the difficulties IN Union County;
An1iher OF their companions marched into ana
took military possession OF chester leu Dy a negro
man who mad repeatedly he intended to slaughter
me whites until he could dance over the grave OF the
OF Them ana so level with the ground that no
one could ind the spot where be buried. This led 70
me difficulties in that county From the courthouse in
Vore i res were seen at single sight lighting up the
heavens i'm different directions. All the work OF SCOTS
negro militia, urged by carpetbaggers and scala
W., who told them 10 kill from the cradle to the
orye aud burn" that "matChes cost only five cents a
JaDuary ISL every road leading to the capital Of
5e -ae was pcketed by ScOts militia and white
shot down and robbed with impunty. Mr. Du0ard, one
fred and robbed within four miles OF the city. few
davs late Mr. Bailey, another ctzen, shared the same
fatc within mile Oflt There was scarcely u Dut
,on heard of murder cOnfagraon, ana yet not one
I theso parties have been broueh justice o about so
convcs sentence TO the state prison. scQt naS IaIaOIed
about 900 he Of them before they got wlthnts walls
A few words now as TO tue General assembly OF the
state This body Is composed OF 100 HeinoeLs, NV Oi
whom are ignorant negroes fresh from the shovel ana
hoe and waiting saloon many OF whohl eau ~ Ieau
nor write We have rahsacheu the Ieco,Is " - li ~
the twilight Of time and can ma noihng hat ConpSes
in infany with this body. Mhat VIII Bou i1 1D hnd MIL
I tell Won was set apart III the calieoI ouliu
ing during the session IN which lafo I ba5k was
by day and by ngnt tnat one oQoi sb ~ et w C % Ol
Representative were thrown oven 10 Ie Vest
sans in the city aud the members during e hODhoDDed
vcr her glasses OF whisky Win these daughters OF IN
fanny TINS body remained IN session ioi nearly ve
months meeting daily only 10 cal the ron anu & au
ce of beastialty accordance with their appeutes;
that consumed, Tor eglslause