Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-07-11

escape, ana we are able to give our
readers, to-day, II report of TIE meet
ing.
After tearing and ranting around
town tor awhile, the sable column
filed off in the direction of Webster's
where the crowd was calle to order
ny 5. l.. Duncan, County Chairman.
Luncan seemed to be at lnss to
explain the object of the meeting,
but finally SAT down consoling him.
self that it would develop itself in thu
course of.eyenls.
l.. w. NJ. Mackny was The first
speaker introduced He uire, him
| self for some time on the tricks of
Democracy. Ile said that the Penn
ocrats had dug their grave, and the
cumpaign of 1880 would put them
| into it That Grant or some other
Republican like him would be sure
TO be elected President, and all the
! Republicans had to do was to stick
together lie abu<e'l whites for
everything he could think Of, anl
finally becoming exhauste h: sat
down also, and tool, to tanning.
DIR. A,onzo Webster was the next
| speaker. He read his letter to the
New York "I'ribunc" in which he
L
cnimed that tho rights OF the ucsro
We're denied, and endcavorel to
maintain that ii wa, true, but unEur
na'cly for him, the very scene before
him, the large meeting Of colorcd
men undisturbed by the app arance
of q single white Democrat, tile
charging of colorod men on their own
ol their employers Eor,es through
our town, the flying Of United States
flags, and the perfect freedom en-
joyed by every man, regardless Of
vnything else, presented pslpuble
denial to ali lie said
On the subject Of the exodus, he
advised the colorcd people to ho on
and stick together until the noxt
campaign was over, after which, if
things did net Improve, he advised
them to SO. lie claimed also that he
had done great deal for Clahin
University, and The welfare Of the
colored people, an i yet no credit WAS
given to him.
! Abuse Of the Southern peuple
TO with of July ora.ions and political
harangues seem TO be purt Of the
religion of this eminent divine.
Fev. Goose'ey, temperance lee
turer, was the next speaker. He
4 seemed to be kind of Agent of the
p Exodus movement to Kansas, and
explained its workings. lie said that
persons wishing to communicate on
the subject could address Dr.. Web
ster or d. A. Straker, from which
Me CO include that these Two celebri-
ties will constitute the bureau Of
emigration at this place
| ID. y. Straker cxpa,iatnl next. 1t
is reported that lie intends to exodus,
and as he wants company, and proba-
bly, too, soft place in the Exodus
Bureau, he favored the movement.
He also offered set of harm ess
resolutions, which were not obected d
to, TO the effect that DR.. Webslcr's
letter to the Tribune" must be true.
The most surprising event Of the
day now came.
George B"liver was called out an ID
made one Of his characteristic
speeches. This certainly is re
markable man. Last wear, he
claims, that he paid the wages of
Democratic editor and did other
wonderful works, IN yet here's
whore we find him to day. He is u
shrewl politician and expert cqucs.
lflah. III spite OF his dubious atti-
! tude III the last campaign, evep now
he holds the Repu bican party with
a firmer grip than any ot.er man in
it
His speech, however, is reported as
being conservative, having advised
the colored people to stay where tn y
were, and try and build up their
material prosperity, and theu they
could do as they nleased