New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-21
THE CANVASS IN THE SOUTH.
AMONG THE FIRE-EATERs.

| SOLID SOUTH.
| special correspondent sent to South Caro-
| lima by THE TRIBUNE has been present ~
some OF the meetings of the mounted and
red-shrted Democracy. The meetings nc
Columbia and Anderson are described below.
Senators Bayard and Butler and Mr.. 0CoDnor
were among the speakers. The speeches show
clearly the tone and temper of the South Caro-.
lima Democracy. Senator Bayard. at the meet
ing at Anderson, entered into an earnest defence
of the murderers of Union soldiers, and vehe-
mently denounced all detection from the ranks Of
the Regular Democracy A system of extreme
social ostracism of Republicans is openly
advocated, and is being generally adopted.
A tour through the State shows the popula-
tion to oe nearly stationary. and the spirit Of
enterprise and Improvement practically dead
THE CAMPAIGN IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
MAss-MEETING AT ANDERSON. $. C. c.-BAYARDs
STRANGE sPEECH-OsrRACIsM AND OUTRAGKs
THE RULE LACK OF PROGRESS AND ENTER
PRISE.
lFRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBUSE.J
SPARTANBURG, 5. c., Sept. ls.-" You'd better 20
up to the Anderson meeting; ir will be red hot"
the advice of Republican friend in Columbia;
and went. Anderson is about a hundred miles
northwest of Columbia, Is within thirteen miles Of
the Georgia line. and 10 of the strong
holds in this state L" Of the principles for which
Lee and Jackson fought"
The Republicans, or RAIDS" as they euphoni-
ously called, do not make much of figure IN pol
itics. There but two white "Rads' in the
county, and of late years they don't vote. One Of
them is the Hon. John r. Cochrane. He was q
Colonel the Rebel Army. fought CALAMITY through
the war. was shot a number of times, and then
came bone and turned Rad" He is man Of
pluck and has not been interfered with by the bull
dozers. He realizes, however. that his influence IL
nil and he has therefore determined to emIgrate 20
Colorado next fall. He has been wealthy man,
though poor to-day, and it Is conceded by his DEM
ocratc friends that he possessed Of abilities of q
high order. but q despised Republican he can
never be anything here.
Senator Hampton IL prudently keeping out OF the
present canvass Although he was advertised 10
speak at Anderson, and again at Wahalla, It is
known that he has not yet left the Virginia Springs
where he has been spending the summer. ID. Wyatt
Aiken, member of Congress from the Abbeville
District who has lately made assault on the
Northern Democracy whom he accuses OF being 10
the North what the Radical party Is to the South.
the party OF ignorance and non -progress-is beng
tiercey assaed everywhe The newspapers de-
nounce him in unmeasured terms and Indignantly
demand his removal from the ticket. | have read
Aikens speech, and can see nothing Objectionable
In it-nOhng that is not pretty the truthful
he has unwittngly turned upon himself the bitter
hatred of his constituents and the Democrats
Of the State generally In spite of the soidity Of
the Democracy of the State there is beginning 10
grow up a feeling Of dissatisfaction among class
of Democrats in regard 10 the management of affairs
by the party IN power. These dlscontented ones are
denominated Independents and it is upon them that
| D,,+To tha aia ~ uyruf IN
! at Columba; nevertheless the Independents
gaining ground. Colonel Cochrane made the asser-
ton the other night 20 leading Democrat Of
the county that in the last four wears the Demo-
cratic strength had suffered a dimlnutlon OF 500
votes in Anderson County alone Ihev viii not
vote the Radical ticket perhaps" said he. but they
will not vote tie Democratic ticket. They VIII
stray at home" To this the Democrat yielded
reluctant assent.
BOURBON MAsS-I EETING.
The Democratic rally at Anderson WAS greater
success in pOut of numbers than that at Columbia.
| There was a large procession OF mounted men.
! among whom were about one hundred and nifty
Red Shirts. Mr.. Bayard delivered his Colum-
bIa speech almost verbatim. lie introduced
new feature. however, IN the shape Of
a defence of the hve citizens Of Anderson who in
1866 murdered IN cold blood ten Union soldiers
who had been left to guard some cotton belonging
TO tile Confederate Government, but which had
been seized BY the United States troops. 1hs mur
der took place just over the Georgia line, aud tue
bodies of the murdered men were thrown INTO the
Savannah River rhe charge of murder against
these men, two of whom sat ON the platform by Mr.
Bayard's side. was, lie said. utterly absurd and lie
charged that the Government, III finding them guilty
of murder by a court-marta presided over by Gem
eral Sckles was guilty of act OF unIastIhable
oppression He himself, prompted by the spirit
of mercy. applied for and obtained writ
of habeas corpus. and the courts took charge
of the criminals. who were after
pardoned by President johnson. After this
Mr. Bayard at once found himself IN full accord
| with his audience He came nearer being ball
dozer than ever before his life aud venture To
say that II he stays much longer South Carolina
he will become imDued with the spirit of intoler-
! ance which prevails here amoag chs Dsmoc.lts.
| Speaking of the Independent movement, which
nc the worst is but protest against tns Solid DemOc
raev and its tyrannlcal sway Nr. Bayarl used these
| significant words There sneh things
treason TO a party, which is foul treason TO
| the country" He went over his harl-m0ney argu-
ment again very eaborately. Dnt III the midst Of t
he was interrupted by arrow between Red SaIt aud
| n policeman and nearly hall his audience went on
| to see the fuu. The intelligent voters of Anderson
| were informed that the Republican party invented
| sham dollar, worth only forty cents against the
protests of the Democracy. aud that tils party
was now about TO plunge Virginia into the disgrace
of a reputation of her pnblic debt through the IN
| strumentality of General Malone.
| Senator Butler followed with rattling
attack on the Republican party and
! a defence of secession aud rebellion.
| TO undo the damage caused by D.Wyaif Aiken's re-
| cent structures the Democra;y OF the North he
extolled Vallandlgham. Pendleton. Thurman Voor-
| hees Fernando Wood aud Samuel ;. Cox heroes
whose deeds of moral courage tar ouis6one those OF
| Hampton, Lamar Gordon and the rest of the Con-
| lederates in the field The men of the South, he
| said only had the North TO meet IN battle The
noble COpDerhead had Toes III 'front.' ana IN the rear
Il LII LIZ l.lrlt alal..