The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-04-18
lar meeting.

III IlhSl NON NE liz N-A'-A-
SPEECHES FROM JUDGE MELTON, MEssRS.
CARDozo. GEORGE AND WALL-THE RE-
PUBLICAN PARTY TO BE CLEANsED, &c. &c.
&c.-Early on Monday evening, about Z!
o'clock, the drum and fife were put into opc-
ration. for the express and sole purpose of at
tracing a crowd for the benefit of Mr.. Car
Ioza. whohad como to give an account OF
his stewardship. After half hours work
a brilliant success resulted, and quite crowd
collected; the town hall was Illuminated, and
the Republican,: took their seats. Frank
Adamson, Representative Of this county was
called to the chair, and introduced the ora
tors of the evening. Our reporter, beiag
elsewhere engaged, did not arrive until near
the close of Mr.. Cardoza's speech, but judg'
ing from what he heard: thcspecch was mod
crate in tone and plctc with good advice.
lie advised the Republicans that they must
elect to Office only those men who were hon
est and capable; that public men do more
good when they act in such manner as re-
fleets credit upon their constituents, than
when they behave in way calculated to
arouse the suspicious of men as to their hon.
esty, and it is a reflection upon their constit-
ucnts to put other than good men into office.
He said that the work of Legislators now,
was not 50 much to secure their rights to
the colored people, as that has been already
effcctually done, but to enact such laws as to
carry out the purposes Of those laws already
passed. lie referred to education as most
essential to them: and advised all, no matter
how old, to learn to read and write. lie
referred also to the possession Of lands and
other property bv the colored men, and sta
ted that the Democrats, if they wished to
win their GOOD VII. should pay them good
wares. "uG sell th>m lands at reasonable
rr,cs. l.lt charged that as q rule, the Demo
Gratis would not do this, though he admitted
that there were exceptions. Ho read tc
the audience portions of the game law pass
ed at the late session Of the Legislature
which forbids, under penalty Of fine and i'm
prisonmcnt, the killing of any deer, wild
turkey, duck, &C., between the first day O.
January md the first day of September
and of woodcock, doves, phcasants, par
tridges, &C., between February fifteenth ant
October fifteenth, in each year, and advised
his hearers to report persons infringing th'
law. so that they might be fined, and tho
proceeds 90 towards the school fund. ll'
closed by reference to certain malicious re
ports circulated by his enemies, and statet
that they came from those who were ncve
atisfcd no matter what was done, and tha
it was foolish to pay any attention to sucl
idle rumors, or get hufcd at what every bo
dy said.
Mr.. George volunteered to infict aspect
unon tho audience, who seemed very muci
disnoscd to leave. He said he appeared t
discharge a duty which he owed to his ma
tive county-hc had been born and raise
herc-an eloquent man had Just addres
scd them, but he was here to- state mos
positively and cmphatically, that there wer
natives of this county who were fully a
competent as Mr.. Cardoza-that they mus
stick by their own people and quit carpet
bagscrs, and not bring men here 1rol