The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-10-19

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are in the peace of the State they cannot
legally be disturbed.
THE DUE WEST DEMONSTRATIONS.
Grand Torchlight Procession and Cam
paign Meeting.
Foremost among the towns of the up
country, Due West takes her part in the
demonstrations and work of this cam
paign., Indeed, no community, has en-.
tered upon the paramount duties before
the people Of the State with such jealous
and patriotic determination as the people
of this place have evinced in their ex-
te1sive preparations for, and their active
endeavors to carry out successfully the
grand torchlight procession and cam
paign meeting on Thursday night and
Friday last The least we can say of the
affair is, that it was success beyond the
expectations of the most sanguine.
Atsunset Thursday evening, mounted
companies began to file in from all quar-
ters and repair to northern end of town,
near the residence of Prof. Lee, the point
of rendezvous. AT half-past seven every
house was brilliantly illuminated, and at
eight the procession started, headed by
the Due West Cornet Band, and brought
up by The Abbeville Cornet- Band. This
vast conconrre, extending along Main
street for about three-qusrters Of q mile,
after winding through several streets,
entered Erskine College Campus ON the
west side, and surrounded the stand and
seats occupied by persons already assem-
bIed,' of whom large number were la
dies, $3.50 .,.4
Judge Cooke who was present, was
| then introduced BY Prof. VIM. Hood,
and responded to The claIuors Of the
crowd. in an eloquent and forcible man.
ner., Hs stated that he did not know
What part is was his part to play in this
catnpissffen, That the duties Of the other
speakers who were stumping the State
were defined and understood. General
Hampton had gone before laying the
platform of principles for the Democra-
cy; Simpson had followed explaining
the philosophy, and Conner explaining
the law of it, and that his friend here,
Gen. MCGOWAN, comes along, sbashes in
and plays the d-lgenerally. Onst thing,
however, was certain, that every mau and
woman in the State had an important
work to do in this campaign, and if they
exercise the diligence and determination
which they should until the sun of the
7th of November seta, it would set upon
q people once more and forever free.
This large assemblage Of "fair women
and brave men, argued to his mind that
the people of this State mean to shake
off the tyranny which has long oppressed
them. The Judges speech treated, for
the most part, the character history and
conduct Of Gov. Chamberlain, whom he
treated to as good, a dose Of scathing de-
nunciation as we have heard. In giving
history Of this Northern adventurer, he
said he had come to the conclusion, after
long deliberation upon the mystery of
his origin, that he was lineal descend
ant of the unrepenting thief on the cross,
and that he had been born paralyzed on
his moral side.,, He charged the Governor
with nearly every crime in the category,
in proof of which he cited his various
arbitrary acts. He said Chamberlain had
slandered. the people of the State in tele-
graphing to Washington that they were
an armed camp, and that the round-head
and Cavalier were in peril; and that
since reading his proclamation he had
begun to feel that truly the round-head
and Cavalier are in peril. He pro-
nounced his proclamation the vilest and
most outrageous piece Of conduct he ever
knew. .. r,...,..+ .., a.! =.
Gen. MCGOWAN was then introduced,
but had spoken only a short time before
it began to rain, and the crowd were
dispersed. !.
At an early hour Friday morning it
was evident from the thronging. of the
streets that the people of the country
around we're fully awake to the impor-
tance of these demonstrations. Company
after company Of. mounted men coming
in from various directions repaired to the
the apot from which the procession had
started the evening previous, and at ten
o'clock formed in procession as follows:
Due West Cornet Band, carriages with
speakers of the day, viz: Judge Cooke,
Gen. MCGOWAN, Prot. Conner, DR.. Max
we'll, Maj. Bradley and R. R. Hemphill,
two companies of colored Democrats,
Abbeville Colored Band, Diamond Hill
Democratic Club, Honea Path Club,
Pratt's Sabre Club, MCGOWAN Sabre
Club, Level Land Club, Tribble's Rife
Club, Wright's Rifle. Club .Abbeville
Cornet Band, Cothran's, Campaign Club,
Long Cane Club, ,Saludar River. Club,
Lebanon Rife Club. i,rl &a;ii.t. -
The riders two abreast! about / 200 in
number. The procession fled into the
College. grounds and surrounded the
stand, now hung with~numbers of flags
and banners of varied aud interesting
/ design, ,.,7.,.,y,,.n.; =; 4l.,!a;: tir.t .u:.n
/! Prof Hood, who presided over the oc-
casion, iDtyoduceda Col, Thompson, who,
id hisiusualIy ehasts land polite style en-
tertained this immense crowd of eager
listeners for an hour or more. His COM
parison of the Republican carpet-bagger
to the mole, whose track is only known by
the: mound of earth it;leaYes behind, and
which; meyer eau be ,mebfsee to face; but
in order to be. caughtlmust beItraoked up
and ,sheveledl out from behind pseems an
appropriate one. We! regret that want
of space forbids our commenting further
upon this magnificent effort Of the Colo.
mel. .o!lnto.,. .i;w ..ri.,;t ,Gt J-!;:.', :. IN
! 3 Gen. MCGOWAN was: next introduced,
and finished the speech be had begun the
lie4ening before. After passing many en-
comiums upon 1.-The people Of Due West
as constituting the most enlightened and
refined community in what he considered
the banner County ofthe State, he han!
died the great issues ,,of the day'with a:
power we have never before known him
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