The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-10-19
THE Due WEST DEnessgxs ses..a'1ss.;:-

THE Due WEST DEN1SsYE,:A 1850.
Grand Torchlight Proee,s<on ssI.,
patgn haeeifaE.
Foremost among the towrc III thb ,
country, Due West takes her part in ~,
demonstrations aud work Of this cam
paign.' Indeed, 40 community has en-
tered upon the paramount duties before
the people Of the State 9th such Jealous
and patriotic determination a. the people
Of this place have evincod in their eA-
tcnsive preparations for, and their active
endeavors tn carry out successfully the
grand torchlight procession and cam
paign meeting on ThurSdsy night and
Friday last. The least we can say OF the
affair is, that it was a success beyond the
expectations Of the most sanguine.
At sunset 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 halfpast seven osery
house was brilliantly illuminated, and ct
eight the procession started. headed by
the Due West Cornet Eand, and brought
up by the Abheyille Cornat Band. This
vast conconrse, extending along Main
street for about three-qusrters of q mile,
after winding through several streets,
entered Erskine College Campus ON tho
west side, and surrounded the stand and
seats occupied by persons already assem-
bled, of whom large number were la
dies.
| Judge Cooke, who was present, was
chen introduced by Prof. VIM. hccd,
and responded - the claInors OF the
crowd. IN an eloquent and forcible man-
liner He sssted that he did not know
What pafo 5s was his part to play in this
cafipsisv> Tkasth duties Of the other
speakers who were S.umping the State
we're lefned and uuderBtood General
Hampton had gcne before laying the
platform of principles fog 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, sIashes in
and playa the d-lgenerally. Onething,
however, was certain, that every man and
woman in the State had an impogtnnt
work to do in this campaign, and if ehsv
exercise the diligence and determinntio:,
which they should until the sun of the
7th of November seta, it would set upon
0 people once more and forever free.
This large aasemblage of "fair women
and brave men" argued to his mind that
the people of this State mean to shake
on tho tyranny which has long oppressed
them. The Judges speech treated, for
the most part, the character, history aud
conduct of Gov. Chamberlain, whom he
nunciation % we have heard. In giving
| history of this Northern adventurer. he
said he had come to the conclusion, after
long deliberation upoE the mystery of
ais origin, that ne was iineai descend
ant OF the unEepenting thief on the cross,
and that he had been bern paralyzed on
his moral aide. Hecharged the Governor
| with nearly every crime in the category,
in proof Of which ne 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 yilest and
moot outrageous piece Of conduct he over
knew.
Gea. McGowan was then introduced.
but had spoken only short time before
it began to rain, aud the crowd were
dispersed.
at an early hour Friday morning it
was evident from the thropging of the
streets that the people of the country
around were fully awake to the impor.
tance OF these demonstrations. Company
after company Of mounted men coming
in from various directions repaired to the
the spot from which the procession had
started the evening previous, and at ten
o'clock foymed in procession as follows:
Due West Cornet Band, carriages with
speakers of the day, viz: Judge Cooke,
Gen. McGowan, Prot. Conner, D.. Max
well, Maj. Bradley and R. R. Hemphili,
Abbeville Colored Band. Diamond H;!i
Democratic Club, Honea Psth Club
Pratt's Sabre Club, McGoWan Sabre
Club, Level Land Club, Tribblc's Rifle
Club, Wrighs's Rifle Club Abbeville
Cornet Band, Cothrap's Campaign Club.
Long Cane Club, ,Saladar BiTer,. .," ,"lnb,
Lebanon Rifle Club. i,1 rr.il..,
! The, riders two abreast, about ], 200 in
npmber. The procession fled into the
College, grounds and surrounded the
stand, now hung Wit numbers CT fIsga
and banners of varied aud interesting
deaign;;, lsnsox, ,ts Il i7,i,lsa ,rII -
+ Prof Hood, who presided over the cc.
casi9n, iDtsoagcsd. Col. Thompson, who,
i1 hiSEsgFglly ehaatalandl polite style en-
tSrtqined this iInmsuse etewd of. eager
liSteners for ap hour or more. His com
parigon Of 1.-The Republican carpes,bagger
to the mole, whose track iB only known BY /
the u,opRA of earth it, leaYes, bahind, and
which, meyer eau be,metfsee to face, but
in order to bstcanghtmuas baItraaked up
| and iaheyeleds ont from behind, .aeemsi On !.
appropriate one. We regyet that lRahs I
OF space forb;ds our comH1cntihR further
upon this magnificent effort of,ske Colo:
het oiln !G.t .l:w ,sr,ni;J ,d; ,isUn4eG ind
l. Gen. MeGewaa wea. next INTRODUCED,
and finished tEe speaalf be had begun the
iievenipg befpTe. u. Aften passias.tndp en-.
comiums l,upen abe people of due Weat
as conatitHilg the most enlightened and
refined community in Yhat asceHeideredo
che banner County efathe State, no hail
died the gEeatr iaanss of sha das,ssith o.
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