The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-15

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Then he had read an apparently very
badly written and ungrammatical letter
from somebody in New Orleans "and
1,S0O Others" declaring that the entire
1,S0l had kissed his photograph, and in
cidentally mentioned that they would
probably have cargo and boat ready to
leave that port for Liberia in January.
CURTIS FLOATING UTOPIA.
He then passionately addressed the
audience with the assurance that if they
would help him, he Curtis would prom
isc by January to have an independent
steamboat running, loaded with Liberi-
ans and Liberian produce, owned by
Liberians, manned by Liberians and
commanded by Liberians, terrific stress
on commanded" being evidently a part
ing slap at the Captain.) This floating
Utopia did not seem to meet with very
great favor, and I feel safe in prophecy
ing that it will meet with the fate of all
other Utopias, and come to naught, cspe-
cially as Curtis stock is considerably be-
low par in Monrovia. l was immensely
amused at the malice displayed by this
individual in treasuring up and exagge-
rating some careless remark made by me
under the sense of injury induced by
having to eat salt meat while lying in
port.
AS before stated, he hated and was
hated by everybody aboard, but | came
in for special share of disfavor some
how or other. But 1 was amazed to OBJ
serve the blackest sorts of looks directed
at me from all parts of the room, and to
observe sundry whisperings of which l
was evidently the subject. At that mo.
ment the Monrovia militia company filed
out on the green, and my surmise was
that was to be Immediately taken out
and summarily shot as defamer of "the
finest country the sun shines on" Tie
execution was suspended while, how
ever, and
REV. S. F. FLEGLER,
of Charleston, came forward, and spoke
at some length. The main point of his
address was that he felt, for the first time
in his life, that he was at home-that he
was where he belonged. For the first
time he could breathe freely, because he
could look around and realize that he
was the equal in every way of every other
man he saw. Applause. Clement
Irons, of Charleston, followed in very
sensible little speech. He exhibited with
much pardonable pride medal awarded
him at one of the South Carolina State
fairs for an improvement in cotton gins,
and concluded with the shrewd and prac-
tical remark, "we don't ask you to give
US corn, but only to show us where to
grow it." Applause.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Ia blatherskite whose name l have for
gotten) next spoke. He is an octoroon
with long side.whiskers, and bears dema-
gogue stamped on his face as with a
branding iron. Being an ofiice-holder
himself, he very disinterestedly advised
the immigrants not to come seeking Off
ces. What the country needed was not
office-seekers but workers. Then he took
a slight turn at the worthy Curtis, dep
recating the stirring up of strife in the
movement, and denouncing those who
would create divisions. l felt somewhat
avenged of mine euemy, until the speaker
proceeded to make an attack upon myself,
and all who should hold with me the
heresy that this was anything but an
earthly paradise. He concluded with
the warning to be careful how I wrote,
as they could write "a little" there too.
I expect that when he said "a little" he
spoke more truly than he intended. l
began to be really afraid from the looks
of the audience that Curtis attack would
so prejudice them as to seriously hamper
me in obtaining information. l was
therefore extremely obliged to the secre-
tary of the meeting, a light-colored young
man, when he rose and deprecated the
Juggling of personalities into the meeting,
limiting at the same time that in his
opinion it was not either very brave or
very magnanimous thing to make an
unprovoked attack upon gentleman who
was stranger and visitor, and whose
mouth was presumably closed.
MR.. WILLIAMS MAKES A LITTLE SPEECH.
He wound up with the remark that it
was free meeting, and that anybody
had a right to speak. l took the hint,
and requested the immigrants themselves
to say whether or no the Nems and Courier
had not always given them and their
movement "a fair show" Hcreupon
Curtis again rose and forestalled several
of the Charlestonians who would have
contradicted his imputations Of prejudice
by praising the Ne,rs and Courier and its
representative in extravagant terms, de-
claring that he hadn't meant anything
and had the most unalterably high re-
gard for both. l think that Curtis de-
signed making this resemble the closing
scene of the quarrel between Brutus and
Cassius, and from his gestures expected
every moment to hear him break out
with:
"There is my umbrella,
And here my naked breast; within heart,
If that thou best Roman take it FORTH
II will pause to remark that insomuch
as Cassius was "the hungry Cassius," l
could have played the part to perfection
almost any time during my stay in Mon
rovia.) No reconciliation occurred, how
ever, and the meeting adjourned after
several other speeches from several other
persons, all breathing very much the
same spirit. 1t was pleasant to note that
none of the immigrants forgot to pay a
we'll deserved
TRIBUTE TO CAPT. HOLMES
and bis officers. The Captain not only
never relaxed his efforts to contribute to
the comfort and safety of his helpless
charges while aboard, but even after they
had all been landed, took every possible
means that kindness and generosity could
devise to prevent suffering, personally
visiting and, as far as possible, supplying
their wants. 1t was pleasant therefore
to see that this was appreciated as we
came from the meeting.
THE MILITIA
were just being dismissed. The company
seemed to be composed principally Of
boys and very young men, vastly inferior
in arms, equipments and drill to the
colored military in Charleston. They
are armed with the Snider rifle, and the