Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1876-01-01
Important Meeting in Charleston

Important Meeting in Charleston.
A large meeting was held at the
Hibernian Hall, in tho city Of Char
lesion, on Tuesday night last. for tho
purpose of passing resolutipuB sustain.
ing Coy. Chhmherlain; and. to COM
mend him for refusing to commission
w. J. Whipper and F.. J. Moses Jr.
Geo. w. Williams was elected
President, with slirty-scvcn Vice
Presidents. We. shall do no more
than give n brief synopsis of what was
said and done. The many unfortu-
nate sentiments which found express
ion on that night will be weighed
carefully by the country, and passed
upon y'the people.
Col. Rutledge thought that in the
the election Of Moses and Whipper
a Hblow has been aimed at tho very
centre Of our civilization" and that
"our honor has been tramplcd into
the very dust" Gen. jus. Connor
said, in connection with the same sub
jcct, There are two courses open:
Abjcc:'i submission ,b siip91l .tto this and the
worse yet TO : conle .zor affirm, dcter-
mined resistance, = ~ 3, ~ There must:
be Organization, complete, over, the
whole State, to- sweep. from power
those who have betrayed the trust
which was c6pft1ed to them. Secure
the (next) election and the rest will
follow" The General then submitted
a Platform which pledges the support
Of Charleston TO Governor Chamber
laiu, and requesting him not to
swcrve from his purposc to re-
fuse TO commission Moses and Whip
per, ani calling for thorough re.
organization Of the Democratic party.
The platform was seconedetlby
several gentlemen. hir. Smythc said
"In my humble opinion the time for
reconciliation is past," while Maj. Sicg-
ling thought that suchl an outrage
''n'uft BE- o:yoro&siy mc: Gad .tirml pre-
reu:ai."
But tho most remarkable speech
tilat VAS nude by those who seconded
tho platform ras that which came
from the lips Of Col. PRESLEY. In
our opinion it would have been better
for him and the State if he had ro-
mained away from Hibcrnian Hall
on Tuesday night last. aFoy, while
Gov. Chamberlain is anxious TO- puri-
fy tho Government, and make hor
Judiciary above reproach, We do not
think that he will approve Of sucl,
intcmpcratc expressions MS, make lip
Mr.. Prcsslcy's speech. Among other
things which arc credited 70 that
gentleman, wo tind these words
South Carolina has always been
opposed TO Lynch law. = But l
will not undertake to say, in our sore
necessity, what we wouldl have. done,
when it camo to The alltog5nga,ttiNye ! ga,ttNye Of no
aawl Or Lynch law." Further on the
aamoI speaker gsfs Sshf ssl;sdI ap a;asd and
says "if this Legislature without that
United States flag floating oven them,
attempt to impcach Gov, Chamber
lain well! wout1n't 'Ie q 5c he
inau.r:nce oyeat Mut held pm'iic;:es on
tactr l.ves!" Il thought We had taken
enough already before Wh;ppcr and
Moses wcro elected Judges The
time hns come for action"
Major Barker was the last speaker
and seemed 10 havc understood tic
situation better than any of those
who preceded him. 1Ic said that he
was 'loath to participate in public
meetings, which under the influence
Of popular excitement, indulge in cx-
,prcssions which arc not to be redeem
ed i'll action"
The meeting was very large, and
enthusiastic in It's support Ct Gov.
Chamberlain; but, in onr opinion,
many things thnt found expression
there that night, will have bad effect
at the North, and are not in conso-
nance with the Republican record OF