The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-08-21

mere WIS 4 larSS SdlncflnS OF
Radical clubs near Camden on last
Saturday. The inclement weather
kept none away, they came from
StumpBridge, BreckvilleCanton,a and
elsewhere, with fife and dram, red
shirts and blue shirts, in cavalry
and infantry. AS one club would
arrive after march of many miles,
it would start out to greet the 9th
ers, and upon their general assem-
blage upon the grounds, they went
through a drill peculiar TO them
selves. Candidates were there in
numbers. Mr.. Toles and Mr..
Handy and Mr.. Jenkins for the Leg
islature-Mr. Crockett and Mr..
Garrett, and one hundred and
ninety eight were there for the posi-
ton of cotton-wcigher. After the
long marches and general drill,
about one o'clock the chairman
clcF Auoiu~, Vi SAiiiuSh ''h
nounccd that time was growing
old, and the congregation must
come to order and listen to the
words of instruction"
Col. Singleton and Mr.. Upper
had been invited to speak, and the
chairman announced that there
were two speakers who would have
an hour; the others would be al
lowed but half an hour. Col. Sim
rleton was then loudly called for,
and as he was standing on the out
skirts of the crowd, he was APP
preached and invited by the chair
man to take the stand. He did so,
and announced himself as a candi-
date for Congress that his aspira-
tons did not interfere with the
county elections, but with the
knowledge of this Mr.. Handy and
Mr.. Jenkins had seen fit to attack
him on all occasions; he wished
the audience to understand that he
had no attack to make upon any
one, but when assaulted he would re-
pei with every effort in his power;
that Jenkins had been quoting from
his past record of moro than fifteen
years ago, and had found state
ment he had made to Mr.. Lovejoy,
member of Congress from Illinois,
in which he (Singleton) had called
Lovejoy a negro thief; that he did
so call him, and explained to the
satisfaction of his hearers that Jcn-
kins, in his reply, made no allusion
to him. The Colonel then gave his
attention TO Mr.. Handy. He told
of his support by the people for
such a long time; of the great par
TALLY Of the women for Mr.. Handy;
of how he would go to the houses of
his constituents when they were
hard at work in the field, and their
wives would cook for Mr.. Handy's
dinner all the meat in the house,
leaving none for them for supper.
He told of these and other things,
but said he would not tell of Mr..
Handy's dismissal from his church
at Jackson, or give an account of
his relations with the stewards
Wife
The Colonel referred to Mr..
Handy's attack upon him, in that
he always wanted pay for his pro-
,fessional services. He admitted
ina. Ne always required pay, and
exhioiteo> note signed by Mr..
Handy, givenre>~professional SER
vices six years ago, ro4,ay which a
collection has been made Mr..
Handy's church to the amount o,
eighty seven dollars, but which
Mr.. handy had never turned over
to him (Col. Singleton).
About this time q voice was heard
1.-THE voice of Alfred Handy] to
proclaim, " 1 dispute that, Colonel"
when Col. Singleton called for DR..
Toles, who came forward, took the
stand, and confirmed the statement
made by Col. Singleton
If lightning had shivered the tree
under which the throng was col
lected it could not have created
greater CONSERVATION than this rev.
citation. 1t seemed so inconsistent
with the sanity Handy, but coming
in such a credible shape, left no
room for doubt. Handy's follow
ers denounced Toles in unmcasured
terms, ard in the midst of the
clamor and confusion cries of go
on, go on" were Justify made; the
drums and flies began, and the COM
mands of fall in ! fall in" were
given.
Baylis Winlock made himself
conspicuous in front of the speaker,
when Peter Adams, the chairman,
assembled the stand and proclaimed,
" that if anybody was offended to
come and hold him responsible, and
he would give them any satisfaction
in any way" But the noise and
disturbance increased, and after
waiting about ten minutes, Col
Singleton became convinced that
order would not be restored, and
left the stand.
During the twenty minutes con
sumed of the hour allotted to Col.
he commanded marked
attention of the entire audience.