Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1878-11-07
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name of Benedict Arnold OF any
man who will thas rise against the peace
and prosperity of South Carolina. He
reiterated the sentiment expressed by
Govern T. Hampton at Anderson in the
beginning of the campaign, that an In
dependent is q worse enemy of South
Carolina than the vilest Radical within
her borders, and congratulated the State
tlat this is the only instance of the kind
that hRs occurred in the whole campaign.
GeneraLKennedy next dwelt upon the
importance of electing full Democratic
State and County tickets and a full
Democratic delegation to Congress, and
closed with the assurance that from
present appearances there is every indi-
cation that the State will send five repre-
sentatives to the next Congress.
At the close Of his address Gen. Ken.
nedy was made the recipient of a marked
compliment, when Miss Pickens, II Of
the ladies already mentioned, urged her
horse to the front, and riding up to the
side OF the stand, ~blushingly presented
him with a beautiful bouquet of rare
flowers, which the gallant chairman
almost as blushingly received, amid the
plaudits of the many delighted witnesses
of this transfer of unreal but Invaluable
STATE.
Col. Lip comb following, directed his
remarks particularly to the colored
people, engaging the at .ention of all
throughout, and winning nigh praise for
the liberal and sensible 'iiews which he
Expressed as to tie relati ms of the two
races in The past, present md future.
Gen. lLea4A1l and Col. Youmans
followed ncxt,h smost finished and per-
tincnt speeches, ald were succeeded in
turn by Col. Iis&an, who, always inter
esilng, was Particularly happy in speak
ing 10 his ON neighbors at his own
home, and who concluded by assuring
them that his only fear now is that some
of The other counties in the Fifth District
would contributes more largely to his
assured election than even Edgefield.
This fear, however, is, likely to prove
~uni"undcd, us his audience promised
him 5,0c0 majority at least.
Gen. Butler came next, and his APP
2earance WAS, as usra., tho signal for
such prolonged applause as almost to
preclude the possibility of his saying
anght ven acknowledgment. After
so long a time, however, he obtained an
opportunity 70 warn his hearers against
over-coniiden"e, and impressed them
with the necessity Of working with as
much zeal IT'S they displayed two years
ag",t t" ali of which he received repeated
ana most satisfactory responses in the
EdSciield style, which l may be par
d"ned for likening to that which obtains
IN some cNurches, when the preacher
gives OF The lcadins sentiyHent and a.!
the congregation respadd, Amen and
amen. Tie 'an1a9"to-day were nume-
rous and hearty Enough to assure Gen.
Butler. and th& others interested, that
Edsciieid Will df,cr duty, and particu-
larry thDI~aTv Independent candidate
who offers in this CouuLy-(who sohardy
rs to oilrr?)-wil have cause to con-
Grat;la;o himself if he escapes a coat of
tar and feathers. aud fire set to the tar,
- MAS freely threatened, in event of any
sucii not to be thought of contingency.
Gen. Batter w~-~1liowcd by Mr.. Shep-
pard anl Governor Ronham, whose
speeches, though principally of local
bearing. deserve mnre extended notice
than ! ra" possibly give them. Atthe
close Of his remarks Governor Bonham
dismissed the meeting, aud the crowd
sooa after disperselin the quictcst man
ner. and after meeting which WAS us
orderly, Though us enthusiastic, as any |
have ever attended. Special mention
should he made oftho attendance OF a
large company Of citizens of Abbeville,
under command Of Capt. Cothran, who
had come for u;lrs-l do not knew how
many-in order t. be present, and who
vere vociicrou>lJ cAsSed, both on arrival
ald at The hour OXYGEN necessary de-
rar,ure, hy the hosts Of their grateful
ieiinw-yi,izen*.
The meeting being over, the CORE
s%pondon: of the Ne@S and Courier and
Sevcrai of the speakers were Hospitality
entertained BY Gen. Butler at his beauti-
ful residence, Sunset, and afterwards
conveyed to Trenton, tnce Pine House,
when we bade farewell for this campaign
10 itdgciield, {" the best voting County in
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