The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1876-10-12

buggy and did not enter the house.
Not u word was spoken, though Il
few sidos shook with suppressed
daughter. Presently Mr.. Coleman
came out, seeming surprised, we
must confess, ut the unexpected
visitors, but he extended to them Il
warm welcome. The spell of silence
was broken, arrangements were
made for meeting that night, and
most of the party dispersed to diff
feront places in tho noighborhood
for sur er. Mcs>rs. W'llaco .snd
Smith, however, and Maj. Wood,
Wal .ul ,M,ssts. Davis. Kennedy
and Heron remained ut Mr.. Co!e-
man 3. In few minutes Chris
Coleman, Mr.. Colemnns right hand
man, came in, und between tho two
the guests were soon made ut home.
Mai 20 Woodward introduced the
crowd MI round, and general con
vorsation sprang up. Supper was
soon announced, and as none Of the
party had had dinner, and some had
travelled twenty-five, and one had
come thilt Weight miles, their appe-
tites c:;n be imagined BY nino
o'clock the party returned, and
others began to pour in. Capt.
Quinn and Capt. Legg, and the
Feasters and the Colcn. and the
Crosbys (ofwhom the name is leyion)
and many Others assembled. BY
eleven o'clock about one hundred
whites and ten or twenty colorcd
men had assembled. Tho night was
illuminate by the moon, and there
WIS bracing chill ilcss in the air.
Maj Woodward was called on for u
speech and responded III q few
humorous remarks. Calls were
then had for Wallace Mai. Wood
ward bespoke for him IN attentive
and respectful hearing He re-
sponded in a short speech which
might have been mistaken for one
from General Hampton.
Col. Cameron was next called en-
and made u telling speech, arraign-
ing the Radical party. He toucl Cd
on the assertion of Wallace that the
result Of electlng IL Democratic N,r-
greas br Il ,ht Gotten to low price.
WrlI'"e interrupted, but was to4u "
wait for reply.
Mr. Davis followed, compliment
ing Mr.. Wallace Oh his conversion
to the Democracy, and then enter
al into State politics. Mr.. Wal
lace replied, and to show his colored
hearers that he was still Il Radical,
he began one of his accustomed
speeches, and touching on the
cavalry" This brought Col
Cameron out again and he
pitched into the record of the
gentleman in lively manner.
Then Maj. Woodward had n few
more words to say, and lastly Mr..
Davis begged for II few moments to
explain Mr.. Wallacc's connection
with the Black Code and other mat
ters. The Congressman talked
pretty stitlly for awhile, but his ar>
suments we've TUNED against him,
especially when he said he
wanted honest men in Office, and
then positively refused to say wheth-
CT he would support Chamberlain
and Elliott. He subsidized ut last,
and threw up the sponge. by this
time it WAS ono o'clock, and Mr.
Wallace agreed that ii the party dis
pcrsed he would return quietly to
Winnsboro in the morning. Mai.
Woodward replying that he liked his
company and would follow him u
week if he wished, taking him to
every part of the county, acquiesccd
III the arrangement, and the party
dispersed with cheers for Tilden and
Hampton and reform. Mr.. Wallace
thanked them for their courteous
treatment. The next morning after
q hearty breakfast and Il cordial
leave taking with Mr.. Coleman and
Chris with promises to return.
Mcssrs. Wallace and Smith returned
in one buggy and Maj Woo lw,rd
and Mr.. Davis in the other. The
ride was rather moro sociable than
t1at of the day previous, The
MUor and the COlCncl became eS,,
peclally friendly, and passed assl,-
RANGES of tho hisEcst consideration,
each claiming that lie had converted
the other. The news had spread of
the adventure of the evening bcfoie G,
and every one white, or black, met the
returning party with II broad grin.
Tho two candidates tried their
hands on tho colored men, and
found each other worthy focmcn.
For the benefit Of the nino.ccn
hundred and old other candidates
who are soliciting the s,,ifrages OF
the intelligent voter, we append n
few instances of tho many that oc-
CURED. Shortly after leaving AIR.
Coleman S, Col. Wallaco's keen eye
espicd an Intelligent voter picking
cotton in the field. "Good morning."
said he. Good morning." re-
spends the T. V. "He!!o, how are
you z" chimes in the Major "come
hele and get chaw Of tobacco" I.
V. approaches with grin, and tho
Major dismounts. The Colonel also
dismounts. Both approach tho
fcnce together. The Colonel, in