New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-21
SPECIMEN SOUTHERN ORATORY.
THE DEMOCRATIC RALLY AT COLI MBIA souTi
CARoLNA-wHAT BUTLER, o'CONNoR AM

THE DEMOCRATIC RALLY AT COLUMBIA, SOUTH
CARoLINA-wHAT BUTLER, o'CONNOR AND
OTHERS SAID.
lFRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
COLUMBIA, s. c., Sept. 1S.-The first gun was
fired here on september by Democrats of this State
In their great campaign which is 10 end in November
they say In the utter demolition OF the Radicals
There were about two thousand people on the
ground There were about two hundred and fifty Red
Shirts In procession. about bali OF them mounted
or these some thirty. i've were negroes.
Senator Bayard was the principal speaker, but his
speech having given to the Democratic papers In
advance OF SIS delivery, requires no review here
Senator Butler the next speaker. He could
scarcely find words In which to characterize his oath
ing of the Radical party, aud in the niepeni mt move
gent he saw danger which must be met aud obvlatei
al any cost The In the past for the social
supremacy whites the negroes 10 maintain
Anglo-saxon CIVILIZATION" 1t was struggle " to pro-
tect people from disgrace AM degradation. II was
struggle party power. and in this respect differ
from all other people under tine sun of Heaven The
crime OF being Independent was so atrocious the
Senator said that when be heard Of man running on
that ticket he felt like giving him the back of his hand
as a criminal ag inst the best interests OF this State
There is no halfway house." Senator Batter said.
between Democracy aud Repubicanism no BALI way
ground between coed Democratic government and evil
Radical government" In all its Kaleidoscope DIS
guises Independentism" was but the hideous mon
ster Radcasm." and such must be crushed beneath
the Democratic heel. The difficulty was he said
that this State large css OF voters arc Incapable In
tie very nature of things. OF governing themselves and
lest he be misunderstood he added. OF course mean
the negroes"
Senator Butler said that Republican administration.
Republican directory as he termed II, was responsible
for dsunion; nay, its members were the original dis
uniouists and were to-day The crimes OF slavery
and secession palcd lie thought before the crimes OF
tla Inn ,licon OF
enactment ard enforcement of the test oath in the South
In view OF these crimes he asked the soldiers OF the
could love the Republican party He rtcnlef The lac
Republican Convention, aad said tue Democrats
wouldn't be deceived Then turning 10 captain OF red
shirts who sat on his horse III the crowd ne said ny
friend there viii wa,cn them say watch tbeln morn
Radcas would try deceive them, but he would trust
to their intelligence their energy and vgor 10 meet and
defeat any such design
Buffers speech throughout very animated, not TO
say violent, and al every hard hit at the Republican
yelled AT everything said. without much regard for
rhyme reason. Mr. Bayard was so annoyed by this
sort OF complimentary approval that lie several times
begged hIs hearers to abstain from applause and give
heed to what he said But the red shirts were Out for
lark and didn't want hue words that butter no par
ships. ~ . &C.,, -, -,
Charleston District, made a speech which just suited
the audience few specimens will suficc TO show the
character of this harangue. Speaking Of the carpebag
era IN South Carolina, he said:
mo one look back upon that erawhen all decency
aside aud vulgar license kept its saturnaa OF
crime in midst, without OF shame and with
shudder and the bare idea OF return 10 SO loat
and disgusting donina9n sends snlver through
the blood veins The fOrbearance Of this people
In their hour OF victory without parallel The male
Their usts and orgies their spoiatlous
and sacrlleges. made pandemODium Of yoDder Capt.
toll cOuresans strued Its halls with Jeweed pen
in their gls,eDinG wh the toars OF the wives
ful city traced with the ravaees OF their mpious hands
and dark With the desoation the: left behind, should
never have raised thei guilty heads again IN civilized
community and dared to regain their 9eastly aud cen-
Rather sacrifice ourselves upon the sepplchre OF our
than TO endure and see again all their
glory dshonored in the chains or infany forged by
guilty tyrants for their country OF heroic
deeds; for their moher-thc mother OF genius aud OF
sorrow"
In speaking of the Electoral Commission and its work.
by which Mr. Hayes seated. he said 1t was brought
about by "a cabal which presided over by Zach
Chandler who has been lately summoned to his account
and God nave mercy on his soul"
When he came speak OF bis own candidacy for Con-
gress Mr.. OConDor said he should brook opposition,
but at that party Repuorcan) again arises" hen he
should say in the language Of the English king up
Of Sussex and Essex and let slip the dogs OF war
me- tell standing here In the presence OF God.
conscious that right. that shall be and will be
elected TO Congress"
This said with every appearance OF excitement,
and was received with loud and prolonged cheers
The countries eastward and syuthward Will hold meet
ngs In regular succession until October % when there
will be "a tinal mass meeting at this city again
but the numbers small The red shirt, top boots
and slouch hat were the favorite dress A feature
Of a sharp shr yell, uttered at short intervals In
paradDg up and down the principal street the
yelling was almost incesSan Hne procession was "a
redshrs had occasion 10 gaop up and down the street
great many times raising clouds OF dust thst were al
odatons for seating the audience at the
grovewhich by the way consists OF pine trees giving
but scaDt shadehe patriotic duty OF listening to the
expOulders Of modern Democracy was one OF the
unpleasant.
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