The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-08-24

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Everything passed off quietly Aand
peaceably, and the men, with COM
| mendabfe degree of decorum and dignity,
dispersed towards their homes. 20
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A ,Truthful Version of the Edgefleld
Meeting by q Republican Judge.
Editors Columbia Register:lp -" :ti..
The statements published in the Union
HerdM and the Ne,ps and Courier Of this
date, regarding the Republican meeting g
in Edge6eld, !, on last Saturday, abound in
gross misrepresentation. , About two
hundred white horsemen paraded on, the
occasion, armed with pistols, only ac-
cording to their custom. Some.of these
galloped down the street, giving an. occa.
sional yell and we're passed and repassed
by a number, of colere4 men, also
mounted, and hurrahing as they galloped.
These last were Republicans, and no at
tempt was made to modest them? The
Republicans marched in procession, about
eight bundled strong, With the United
States flag and many party banners ay-
ing along their line, which was preceded
by, the Aiken ,colored band, and the
white horsemen opened their; ranks
promptly and allowed them to pass
through without smblestation or Insult.
Mot one. mounted u Democrat, ap-
,peared at the platform. On the contra
~, they were all dismounted when the
Republican procession arrived on the
ground, and the whites stood on the right
and front of,the stand and the blacks on
the left; throughout the. entire meet
ing not the slightest attempt being made
|, to- disturb the colored auditors either by
word or deed. The Democrats did not
take forcible. possession of. the, meeting.
Two hours before we assembled, a com.
|-mittee' of Democrats, headed by J. q
Sheppard, ESQ., called on Gov. Chamber.
lain and myself, and requested the privi-
lege of meeting us in int discussion
Both the Governor aad I expressed our
Cordial assent to the proposition, but
stated that the matter rested Ia the hands
of Senator Cain 1.-The, Republican, County
Chairman, who had arranged, !theipro-
gramme, and that we would communi.
cate with him and request his consent
thereto, and inform them that werhad
not been able to see, Senator Cain, upon
which they retired, with our assurance
that we did not object Ito dividing the
time with them I at the meeting. On
reaching the place of -meeting,, Gov.
Chamberlain and Senator Cain (colored)
Fand I mounted the stand at. almost the
same instant with Generals Butler aid
Gary, the latter oflwhom dto US that
|, atthe:, Democrats of iEdgefelde lhad,de-
manded the right to be heard at, the
meeting, and that we had shirked' the
demand, and that they intended TO be
isheard; land wanted definite answer;;"o 7
,sprang upon a,chair, and addressing'the
audince, ] stated the facts as above re-.
cited, and declared the readines of GOV!
'Chamberlain and myself to meet the
Democracy Of Edgefeid then and there
lin Joint rdiscussionI Gen: Butlertthen
asked .how- many Republicans proposed
to speak on the occasion, and answered
Six or seven. We then agreed, Coy.
Chamberlain, Generals Butler and Gary
and myself, that each speaker should
be limited to thirty minutes. 1t was ar
ranged that Gov. Chamberlain should
speak first, Gena Butler:next, and thatI
should follow Gen. Butler, and be replied
to by Gen. Gary, and that Mr.. J. c..
Sheppard and, others should reply to any
other Republican speakers in their prop
er erder.:n siii III l..dnt-.s ge.''' 49,
= Senator Gain then came forward to in
troduce Gov, Chamberlain, but the Gov
;esri-nor" suggested to him that he should
Finot Introduce the speakers, and for that
breason and that alpne,I the usual form Of
introduction by the. county chairman was
not had on the occasion. / kept, the
time, and notified. the speakers when
their time was up. ;, -,
Fi,tGovernor Chamberlain was occasional
Ely interrupted by questions from Demo
|, crats in ths aqdience-rsuch as r"How
about McDeyitt 2" (the defaulting Coun-
Pty Treasurer "What about the conyer-
Esion pbohds?"3i&c!.Ab1f these Interrupt
tions7 were promptlyii checked by Gen.
Butler, who asernlyirebuked the persons
General Butler 81: replied, to Governor
|1Chamber1ai6 in d, speech which, though
I[thoroughlyg earnest; ;adid not, exceed the
/ Just ,limialof courteous, debate,a paying
3 splendid tribute to- the United States
/ flag that waved, over The platform, every
tsstaf of which, he truly said, had derived
some ofits'lt1stfe ffomt She heroic deeds
of the white men of Edge6eld, who had
marched under it to sustain the honor of
l,the republic In. foreign wars. He also
,,vindicated, himself, from the false, and
malignant charges Of those, who had ira
duced Him BY coupling his name with
lithe Gfhurder Of unar1hed prisoners at
Hamburg, and asserted that ;hervras in
,nocent Of, any completely .insthai great
crime, and gave it nc, sanction. ;lt.I:,
| 7 stepped forward to address the audi
FENCE, and General Gary, In order, doubt
less, to bespeak courteous hearing for
me, exclaimed, ssThis ia Judge Maekey;
he is with the Radicals, but he is Dem D
ocrat in disguised r' 81 -;
/ began my remarks by stating that
.Mlwear mo- disguiseJ fellow.citizens I
am Republican, elevated to high Office
by Republicans, and ], shall never desert
my colors, and betray the. trust reposed
| in me by the dark race; and above all, it
would: dishonor me to desert here in
,Edgefeld in the face ofithe enemy
|. Imade an earnest Republican speech,
in which I said that am proud of being
a citizen Of this, great republic.
aWhere freedom, hand in hand with labor,
=. Walketh stout and brave, - ',''''
And on the forehead of his neiglbor, @
No man writeth .Slayep,," =, l:..aj
|, l.. was interrupted once: or twice by
questions, one cf which was: f1g
["Where is Parker" -.
Z, Gen. Gary followed in a most bitter
attack upon Governor Chamberlain,
firing, as usual, red hot shot from his
heavy ordnance. arose to reply to
General Gary, who protested against my
being heard, on the ground that I had
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