The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-30
THE GRAND Rally YESTERDAY IN
CHARLOTTE, N. c.
Immenae Enthusiasm for Greeley and
Brown-Devlces OF Grants Ku-Klu1
to Break UP the Meeting - A Fine
Dwelling House Burned by Negro In-
cendiartes.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEws.l

fiocked to the oak grove, where the meeting
Is being held. The regular and special trainl
came heavily loaded, and from the earlies
hours the nsighboring localities have poured
into the city their quotas of thousands. The
speakers platform Is sgracet1ly festooned will
flags and evergreens, and prominent among
the decorations are portraits of the Liberal
chiefs, Greeley and Brown. Promptly at II
O'Clock the speakers assembled the stand,
astic applause of the immense audience,
which Included hundreds of ladies'.
Mr.. Armistead Burwell, president of the
Charlotte Greeley Club, opened the meeting.
He welcomed the great senator from Missouri,
and, with similar pride, he welcomed among
hispeople another noble representative of the
Liberal cause, the Governor of Virginia.
[Great cheering.I He said that he was COM
PEELED to announce, with regret, their disap.
pointment In the absence of another honored
representative of the South, whose Ill health
had prevented his attendance, and he read the
following dispatch from the Hon. M. P. OCon-
nor, of Charleston, 8. c.:
ShAhLESEON. =. S.t July
To Hon. j. Phillips, Chairman Committee OF
Arrangements, Charlotte, ~. c.:
lam too unwell to leave. With you fn spirit,
If not in body. South Carolina awaits the an
uouncement of victory from North Carolina to
redeem your State and ultimately the whole
country. ID. z. OCoSNoR.
Governor Walker was then presented to the
meeting and was received with renewed ap-
planse: The greeting he received, he said,
was another evidence of the bond OF union be-
tween Virginia and the people of the Old
North State. The hearts of all true men in
Virginia are thoroughly enlisted for the sue
cess Of their neIghbor and sister State in this
her great struggle for liberty and reform.
The contest Of Thursday next would be one of
great national Importance, but to North Caro-
llnisns It would be of Immediate and far more
serious moment, since 1t must decide the
fate of their Commonwealth for years to come
and perhaps for all the fcture. This party,
styling itself Republican, had been the greater
part of the time since the close of the war In
control of the State government. Their
record was made up In the minds of every
voter Upon that let them be tried and upon
that let the verdict be given when the polls
open on Thursday. But, said the Governor,
e what party, what men sensible to shame can
come before an enlightened community and
with such record ask to be continued In pow
er? What party Is responsible for the condition
of North Carolina to.dsy-for its dishonored
administration, Its blasted credit, untarnished
till now for hundred years-for the Wide
spread corruption, tiis enormous taxes, the
false Imprisonment and ruthless torture OF In.
nocent citizens The Radical State Govern
ment is VIGOROUSLY inefficient; 1t lacked the
energy, nerve and, perhaps, the disposition to
protect It's people In their rights OF person and
property, and then the people were compelled
to exercise the God-given right Of self-protec-
tion. Thus, in the speakers opinion, tie Ku-
Klux originated, in the failure OF the Slate
Governments to afford their citizens due pro-
tection-the citizens, like the yigilants OF San
Francisco, protected themselves. The. Vlgi-
lsnts, remarked the Governor, were never de-
nounced as Ku-Klux; the United States did
not send Its troops to shoot or arrest and I'M
prieon them. I hope, said the speaker, when
the Government of Virginia fails In lts duty to
the people, that the people will assume the
government themselves. The Governor be-:
Ieved that the Radical aggresslons arose ont
oil an organized scheme, participated In by all
the Radical State Governments Of The South
and Northern Radicals, to stir up the people
to acts of violence, which might offer apretext
for military invasion, the purpose being to
radicalize every Southern State. Now will the
whole country watch with intense interest the
verdict of North Carolina on Thursday next,
whether her people will 'se up and cast of
this body OF corruption, or continue to groVel
in the dust under the heels of Radical dema-
zogues and petty despots. North Carolina has
been capyassed In harmony with the great
Liberal movement, which as national move
ment owed its origin to the oppression OF the
Southern States 1t will become the people OF
North Carolina to use their best efforts IN De-
half OF this movement, since its great object
isthe deliverance Of the South. criticlsing
the, Presidential career of Grant, The Cover
nor promised at some future time to unfold
tile connected with his own dealings With tnat
rerson which would awaken the establishment
of all, and especially of you, sir, said the
speaker, turning to Mr.. Schurz. The Cover
nor proceeded at some length In strain OF
exhortation, and closed amid great applause.
Senator Schnrz was then introduced aud re-
ceived by the audience with every demonstra-
tlen Of enthusiasm. His speech was, In great
measure, repetition of the views 30 forcibly
expressed by him at Greensboro, land which
is fully reported below.-ED.l The speaker
then reviewed the Greensboro speech of Mr..
Boutwell,. He appealed to the people present
to know If the secretary did them justice when
he charged them with opposition to immigra-
ton. common school education and general
progress. loud cries of mo, no.'l The
senator said how debased must be heart
which can protest, as Mr.. Boutwell, did, against
a restoration of peace and good will between
former enemies. In concluding bis remarks
Mr.. schurz gave some excellent words OF ad'
vice to the young men OF the South, and Of
caution to the negroes. He compared the
Liberal party to that other which we see
gloomlly stirring the ashes Of old feuds and
to see If they cannot find spark to fan Into
fame. In the middle Of his speech consider
able disturbance was caused BY the breaking
out of ire in new and fine house near by,