The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-06-27
GREENvmnE, s. O.. June %, 1872.
EDITOR PHGN1x: "A Grant ratification

GREENvmnE, s. O.. June %, 1872.
EDITOR PHGN1x:sA Grant ratification
meeting was held in$the Court House
6-night. County Auditor u NJ. Runion
in the chair. assisted by Postmaster
Robertson as saSretaiy: The usual
laudatory resolutiena Were pFoyided,
read and adopted ssss. con. ExEPost.
maatcr and State Senator j. M.Allen
mounted the tribune TO speak the part
assigned him, and, of course, eulogized
the administration of Grant TO- the best
ofhis ability, and proved (?)that Grants
term was suqcess in evory particular;
that he had liberated 100000 slaves;
had reduced the public debt and taxes,
until there was very little of either re-
naming; justified the Ku Klux law us
eminently proper and merciful; advo-
Gated the right of Grant to appoint his
legion of worthless relatives to fat Of
fees, or more, if he had them; he 1.-THE
speaker) would do'tte same, if he had
chance. No Doubt He prudently
avoided any allusion to Grants deter
mined efforts to keep the San Domingo
negroes in slavery, under the despot and
usurper, Baez. "A !, statement thereof
would not suit hisE audience. He was
appointed O commissioner to go to Phi
ladelphia to vote for Grant. but went
thero to vote for Henry Wilson, nee
Jeremiah Goliath, for Vice-P President;
and was proud of his mission. He then
took up the case OF the great Democratic
party, who are now wandering in the
wilderness; deeply deplored the threat
ened coalition with the Cincinnati Libe-
rails, which he was certain would end in
irretrievable ruin and disaster to that
noble old constitutional party; and he
fortified his position, as we'll as he could,
by we'll selected extracts from the World
and kindred papers. That was before
the World had trimmed its sails for the
storm of coming events. If the 8, 600, 600
Democrats, together with the approach
ing Baltimore Convention, only knew
these assertions to be facts, they would
undoubtedly turn from the error of their
ways in following strange gods. But
we rather think that when the above
bodies want the political opinions or adj
vice of Jnmes nj. Allen, they will most
assuredly call for them. After the usual
Qudntum of anecdote, generally the best
Of Mr.. AS performances, he quietly and
gracefully subsidized.
j. Minis Sullivan, native of the Dis
trict, and nephew of Hewett Sullivan,
elected as Democratic member of the
Legislature, two years ago, mounted the
rostrum, and expressed himself as con-
vert to Grant Ralicalism of the ex.
tremest kind. and boldly proclaimed
himself devoted worshiper of the prin-
ciples and actions of that party. and that
they we're most conducive to the public
veal. His effort was laborious, showing
that the heart was not in it, and ex-
tremely painful to his best friends, who
heretofore displayed American manhood
in defence Of interests dear to them.
'Wm. E. Earle, ex-Confederate artillery
Captain, and at present Assistant q nited
States District Attorney, next took the
floor, and, of course, sustained the ad-
ministration of Grant. but denounced
the Estate ring" in Columbia as the
most infamous set of scoundreIs that
ever thrust themselves upon any people
for theft, not honor. Frank Moses,
Jack Patterson. John B. Dennis, Parker,
Scott, and others, were e1coriated un-
mercifulIy, and perhaps Justly, rs he
was only echoipg the sentiments of the
doubtless, knows whereof he speaks, US
he may have been within the inner cir
Gle.
Absolom Blythe, law partner of Earle,
and United States Commissioner, next
spoke briefly, with moderation and &C.
ceptability. He is a candidate for Cir
cult Solicitor.
Thomas Brier next advanced, amid
calls and much confusion. There was u
disposition among the ellie to decline his
services, as the sequel will show. He is
a bright colored man, without education,
but with plenty of strong native intel
lect, honesty and common sense; good
carriage blacksmith by trade. and man
of influence among his race. He pitched
into the leaders of the Radical party
with fire. hammer and tongs, and stigma
tized them as filthy, fostering mass Of
corruption, that had split the Radical
party in Greenville to pieces, and hailed
with qualification the accession of good
citizuns into its ranks, for the puri6ca-
tion of the body. Indeed, he Briered
them effectually. Some of his marks
were Immediately before him, and quite
perceptibly showed that they felt the
sting. We were astonished at the state
ment, as in our ignorance we had no
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