Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1876-08-19

StutcbCill, UClfcfillS lb*lo W luc5 Hc
vas there, face to s!f,ce, and defcd
them to prove it. IF they did not
rise and prove il, they stood confess
cd liars. No proof was offered. Judge
Mackcy next spoke, endorsing Cover
nor Chamberlain, and holding that lie
could do more for The Democrats
than one Of their own party. He
said he knew they could elect their
county ticket, but thought it nnwisc
i'll them to oppose ! the: Goycfnor.
General Gary followed ina very hot
speech against the Governor, i'll which
lie abused him roundly, accusing him
of fraud and corruption anl Of
willingly Keeping Tr.a33;uir'e,r NIcDc-
witt i'll power after his rascality had
been made known to him. Judge
Mackcy then rose again, but was so
frequently interrupted by The Demo
Gratis that he could say nothing.
At this point the stand fell fat,
prostratIhg every one upon it except
General Batter, who remained per.
chcd upon the only point left stand
ing. This mishsp was received By
tic Democrats With cheer after cheer,
as significant that Radicals would 20
down and The Democrats stay up.
The negroes by this time were com
plctely hacked Governor Chamber
lain and Smalls left tic stand, and
with the negroes moved Of toward the
village, followed by The Democrats,
cheering and jccring, and threatening
to break item zip whenever they
went to speak. The Democrats: then
assembled in court house square, and
Lad Il meeting Of their own, ut which
Mcssrs, Joseph Collision, W. S. Allen,
John r. Ahncy, Gen. Gary and others
spoke, declaring that they would
carry the county peaccahly iftlicy
could, but carry il they would. Judge
NaclScy, who had followed The Demo
Gratis, made an out-and,ou. Dcmocra-
tic speech, still, however, endorsing
Chamberlain rs being able to do more
for the Democrats than one oc their
party. The Judges speech was loudly
cheercd by the Democrats The
meeting then adjourned, the Demo
cratic horscmcn keeping up cheer
after cheer.
1t was rumorcd, later in the even
ing, that the negroes had threatened
to fire The town, and the Democrats:
called their forces together and
campcd Il little way out Of town, in
case of emergency. There was no
disturbance Of any kind. Tic nc
grocs were terribly frightened and
did Mt dare o show fight. The Re
publican speakers were very n,o'er-
ate i'll tlicir 'anguago, and showed by
their uneasy manner that they felt
dissatisfied with the look Of things.
The Governor, Smal!s ard Mickey
left for Columbia III the afternoon.
No negroes spoke.
The Democrats are very jubilant
over their victory, and gave the Re
publicans to understand that they
intended to carry the county, and
would tr cat any meeting they attempt
ell to have in the same way that they
had done this one. The ncgroc. dis.
pcrscd quietly, and did not attempt
10 raise another meeting.
[From Mc Cylumbie Register, l5ti ins'.]
The statements published III the
Laion-UrolN and the Nc,cs and l'om--
ier Of this date, regarding the Rcpub-
lican meeting in !ldsc,cld, OH last
saturday, abound III gross misrcprc-
scntations. About two hundred white
horscmcn paradcd OIL the occasion,
armed with pistols, only according TO
their custom. Some Of these gallopcd
down the street, giving an occasional
yell, and were passed and rcpasscl by
u number Of colorcd men, also noun
ted, aud hurrahing rs they galloped.
These last were Republicans, and no
attempt was made to mo!cSt thcm.
The Republicans marched in process
ion about cigh. hundred strong, with
the United States lla.; and many