The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-29

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flashes df Hgb*dinE, was like Dante's descrip-
tion Of Inferno, or o demon scene from the
lurid pencil of Dore. Whipper attempted to
continue. He said he was told there was to be
fight, and voice yelled ''Let it come. Well
have de fight right now" He said If he were
in the Fill Islands he would expect better
treatment than he got from Ihe men of his
own color In Civilized Charleston, and another
voice cried '.Let him: alone, Judge Lee will
lock him up tomorrow. He went on at
some length, getting In here and there an iso.
lated argument against the Ring and occupied
the rest OF the time In replying to the insults
OF the mob or waiting for them to be expend.
ed, and he finally retired amid burst of mu-
sic from the band in the prophetic strains of
1--WE won't 60 home till morning."
District Attorney D. T. CorbIn was next in.
troduced sRd was received with mIngle groans
and applause. He, too, went into history, and
he, too, was continuously Interrupted by every
species of insult that the mob could think OF.
A few lines Of his speech and Its Interruptions
will suffice as sample. He said: Four years
ago We, the Republicans of this State, created
new government by putting executive, judi
cial and legislative officers into power to gov
ern US. [Yes, you put youself dere.l The
Legislature to make laws and The Governor 10
execute them. [Den you grabbin all de
money! Those officers have failed to do their
duty. You filed yo' pockets.] Then the
Democrats attempted to overthrow them by
their Ku-Klux Klans and. BY hanging.
whipping and burning the. poor col!
ored men. [G'way; yours de wuss
kIu.Klux oh whole lot.l They are turn
Ing on me now, but when the Ku.Klux were
after them they came to me to protect them.
Now I propose to prosecute them with the
same vigor and earnestness with which
prosecuted the Ku-Klux. [You done got we'll
paid from dem Klu-Klux.] Those scoundrels
are financial .Ku-Klux, and We don't want
either kind. [Don't want you elther.l Now
what did Grant do when the Hu.Klnx were
threatening, whipping and killing your color.
ed brothers? [Grant done right. Grant alus
done right he sent down to me to clean
'em all ont, and, between us all, we have done
It. [Klu.KuT done prosecuted. We don't
want hear muffin bout Klu: Klux,: &C., &c
This continued for awhile, until Corbln sat
down, and Cyrus Galllard was put up. .
While Gsillard was trying TO speak there
was fight going on in the rear, number of
colored Hsckeyites having mounted the steps,
and with. loud oaths and threats proclaimed
their intention Of staying there. Things began
to look dangerous on the platform; the white
speakers gathered there were cursing the
police for not taking care OF their meeting,
and CorbIn was endeavorlng, without any dis-
play of force, which would provoke general
battle, to persuade the intruders Off the plat
FORM Corbin fiually succeeded and Gaillard
went on. He made, or attempted to make,
the same speech that he made In the Bolters
Convention In Columbia, but he was treated
with the same disrespect as had been mani
tested toward all the other speakers, and he
soon gave 1t up.
Senator Sawyer was next introduced, an6
his appearance was the slgnal for another lu
multi OF yells and groans, accompanied will
the cries why yon vote 'galnst de civil rishtl
bill ~ Don't want hear you." "You'll staI
home from de Senate next WINTER" dc. Till
cry of s.de civil rights bilp' was continued
through the whole OF Mr. Sawyer's speech
He begged to be heard, aud his voice wat
drowned amid groans and cat calls. III
shouted for the police, and tall lieutenant
who sat Ia an upper window of the Guard
house, doubled up like jack.knife snt
smoking long pipe, looked doWl
contemptuously upon tho scene ant
smoked placldly on. Then Sawyer wax
ed Indignant and prophetic. His voice
was heard at Intervals above the din, and h'
delivered himself In dlsiointed sentences o
something like the following: "You cal
drown my voice tonight, but tell you, col
lored men of South Carolina, that the da.
will come when you will hide your heads Il
shame and useless penltence when you re
member the scene OF This night. You ma.
drive me from this stand, but have for yol
only sentiment of the profoundest pity, to
You are proving yourselves In worst SLAYER.
than you ever knew beiore-the slavery of th'
soul Ny friends, when you were the slaVe
of South Carolina gentlemen yoa coult
have, and did have, some respect for yon
masters. You could look up to then
with respect, but as you are nov
slaves to such psnderers and thieves al
have got control of this State Government
Won can only look down on them with unut
Ierable contempt. When In the slavery OF th'
body you still had freedom OF the soul, ant
Won coIld still look to the North star for you
bodily liberty Now you have sold yourselve
body and soul, and there Is before you NJ
nrospect for the resurrection OF either. All o
which outburst of truthful eloquence pro
yoked no further applause than such suggeS
lions as "Ht him wild brick" Jump hin
off dsr," ssBounce him." &c. Sawyer trlet
another tack, and told the negroes that th'
reason the supplemental civil rights bill fallet
to.pa was not that he voted agalDs
II. bnt that Sumner was 90 tricky as to- delea
H. himself, to which his audience ingenuousl!
replied. s'DaL's 8 lie, and you knows IT," saw
yer kept 1t up gallsntly tor some minutes Ion
ger. telling his audience that the present Wa
the last chance the Republican party In soutl
Carolina would ever have to make light 10
Its existence; that with two years more 0
such Republican rule as they had had, the Ku
Klux would again arise, and, marching to co
Iumbia, would hang their party leaders t
convenient lamp-posts, and be Justified In do
inp it. At about eleven o'clock Mr.. Sawye
succumbed. the band In the meantime plsytn
| NJohnny, don't CO."
Telegram was next read from Mr.. G. G
Bowen assuring the meeting OF the lneVltabi