Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-08-29
The Boilers, Convention.

Nhohuoy luOrulnS, w ~ " '1oCh.
The Bolters' Convention.
On Friday ysinorning, the 2sd, at half.
past eleven o'clock, about thirty bolters
from heiRepublican Convention had as
sembled in the Court House pursuant to
the callinade this morning. During the
morning many others came in until they
numbered between forty and fifty. At
twelve o'clock j. N. Hayne, of Aiken,
called the meeting to order, and moved
that Hon. J.L. Orr take the Chair, which
was carried unanimously.
J.Ms Sullivan, of Greehville, moved
that 7. Hayne and Turner be request
ed to act as Secretaries, carried. Turner
declined to act as Secretary.
Gov. Orr then said: 1t has been indi-
Gated by the call, and agreed upon by
consultation, the purpose of this conyen-
ton is tosorganize a ticket in opposition
to the onnnt the other end of tho Avenue.
Il desireSto say, Mt the outset, that this or:
ganization Isl intended and designed to
be exclusively Republican,. We do not
propose either to conciliate or buy the
DemOcraticsparty, or to place any MEM
her of that or the Greeley party on the
ticket. .Iopposed the reform movement
two years ago because there were no such
evidence of good faith as entitled it to the
support ofEreal Republicans. thought
then hat.reform was needed, but to be
effected only through Republicans. lam
astonished that the Democrats should ask
the Republi with 30, 900 or 81, GONNA
inrity in the State, to come over to their.
views. IF they want reform, they must
rome over to the, Republican party, and
there effect it. There are 81, 900 Republi
cans in the State. The corruptionists do
not exceed 1000. Therefore assumethat
there are;8S, 600 Republicans who have
never Contaminated their hands with
fraud The bad men who rule have been
,ut in power by misplaced confidence.
It is now the duty of the $4,000 colored
md S,000.W white honest Republican voters
% throw overheard the debt.
The taxes ard expenditures have all
Increased to q fearful and illegal extent.
The public moneys had been squandered
md misappropriated, and the public in
.titutions are'about to be closed. Butfor
private charity the unfortunate inmates
If the Lunatic Asylum would have been
forced upon the world. No public officer
lad received his salary for nine months.
The schools established principally for
he benefit of the colored race had been
bliged to close their doors. The cofidi
ion of affairs in South Carolina necessa-
rilv deserved reform. The corruptions
and frauds are now ascertaincd and ac-
knowledged. I had no idea until recent
iy of the extras in the Executive, Ad:
ininistrationr and Legislative Depart,
nents Of the Government. The cry eve-
rywhere while at. the North was go back
70 South Carolina and use every effort
against rascality and corruption.
This is the heaviest burden Grant has
to bear. felt constrained tc withdraw
from the Convention yesterday, on ac-.
count of the character Of the nominations.
While admitting the Republicanism of
Noses since 1868, cannot support him.
He has issued from 5000, 900 to 100000
II pay certificates illegitimately and
yron@fnlly from the Treasury, and these
tp his favorites and to secure his nonina-
ion as Governor. He had received in
lIarch last $1,000 from the armed force
..lnd when there had been no armed force
III UllB Ol.tUp ONti OWtlfO luDlllllS.
THIS, I belieye, was 9rawn and paid by
iDuakef.,A Is tiafbat sfoott's impeachment.
;|or one bill SlSQ,OO0 had been paid to the
legislative Ring, for the .Passuge Of q bill
> swindie tho Dpoplo oft Of over one
nilluu. The frauds Of the Executive
nd Legislative Rings cannot be denied.
LIS it reached the point that you cannot
wen go int, Il voluntary Convention of
;cpnblcans, rs that of yesterday, with
.ut being surroended by evidGiices Of
.asrupti"n. bribery nffraud? The sue
cess or defeat of the movement foT reform
tcpenucu on the colurcd people, who are
~ the majority. II they. make up their
minds to beSwindlcd. belt so. But their
voice of condemnation will yet be pro-
Iounccd.
They have TO pay ultimately the taxes
that come oft OF the ground, and from
the laborer THAT ILLS tho soil. What has
become of tirc vast increase of The public
!ebt, and Of The millions of dollars paid
into tho Treasury? Echo answers where?
For this condition Of things .he Kepuhli-
anparty are response BILE, Can they long
r support those who have violatod their
rusts and brought disgrace upon the
'uTtN llSCtl lIc COiiu ~ lC'puCIS we
would cast aside and put out. propose
u nominate no man who has not a good
republican record, but at the same time
whose honesty and integrity is not above
suspicion. If the white element choose
, vote with us, well; II not, and they
loose to put out their own ticket, let
hem take the responsibility. The coun-
les are oil ready for real reform, end
when the Republican masses are Appeal
ID to they will do their duty, and throw
he thieves overheard and put honest
men into power.
The Convention was then addressed by
Gen. Whippcr, c. c. Bowen, r. Il. Jer-
vey, l.. J. Lee, 7. Dickerson, r. Tomlin
ion ana Il. a. Sawyer who were all in
.j;lvor Of new nomination, and pledged
themselves To oppose 10 the utmost the
nomination of Gen. Moses and his ticket
rhcy acknowledged the rule of the Re-
publican party during the pasttwo years
81 this State to have been a record ofdis-
grace, not only to the party itself, but to
civilization. Several expressed the opin-
.on that il the Ku KluX had administer
ed to the public officials thirLy-ninc lashes
III :he bare back. or Aven hung them up
. the nearest iatnp post, however the
violencemightto odeprecatod, there would
,e the secret utterance of "scrvod them
right" Without reform, the Republican
.,arty was gone. The Convention took a |
'eceSs until eight OF clock.
The Convention assembled again at s |
''clock. Capt. n. i Earle, of Greonville,
vas called upon to address the CnDven-
ion. lie said that the nominee of the
convention at the other end of the street,
WAS totally untitfor the position. [Cheers.l
When Mosas-w first spoken of as n
andidate for Governor, he had made up
the party. md at GreenVille he had
:i,arged Moses with bribery and .corrllo-
ion, ,.but he knew that the paid Ring that
vas bowling around the State House
would raise. cry of persecution, and the
ime in his opinion had now come when
ne people would sustain an honest ticket
dominated by this Convention. He
charged that Moses had issued pay GER
;ificates for the purpose OF procuring his
for Governor. lie was sorry
hat the bolthad occurred. The boilers
iad formed themselves ana wore reduced
% tho necessity Of voting for either Cham
)erlain or Moses, both OF whom were re-
iponsible forthe frauds of the. govern
nent, and he for one was not Willing to
10 it, johnson, acolored momber of the
delegation from Anderson, next address
ad the Convention. He said it was no
Use for Democrats to think that this split
would enable them to GEL into power,
or if Democratic ticket was nominated
Inc Republicans would Immediately
;lose up the split; lio didn't care if they
we're rogues.
Cyrus Gaillard, colorcd, Bowen dele
rate from Charleston, was next called
,pon and made rcg gulGr out and out
,hrist Church Parish speech, pitching