The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-01-12
Correspondence Ne,es and Courier.
SUMMEIvILLE, January l.,


SUMMERvILLE, January 8,
ae dispatch published in the Neus
Counter this morning giving an ac.
~ o. the Indignation mass meeting
sSit;zens of Colleton county, which
held at this place yesterday, and con.
ng the intelligence that Senator Fish i.
ne, of Colleton county, had publicly
formally renounced his allegiance to
:. Dem ocratic party, has occasioned a
81 deal of comment. The object of
meeting, as already stated, was to
est against the enforcement of the
stration and stock laws, but in reality
most interesting and unexpected
!s!nre of the occasion was The attempt
hrn the gathering into q convention
tie organization of a new political
be meeting was held at the instance
:enator Fishburne, and was attended
SSipht hundred or thousand people.
posed principally of farmer, and
i raisers from Colleton and Charles
counties, anu about equallr divided
HSeen the races. The .LeetiDg was
a at the town hall and was organized
1.-THE election of two Presidents, DR..
Dert Ilderton, as the representative of
leton county, and Mr.. J. n. Heepe as
Representative Of Charleston county
II Vice Presidents, E. J. Limehouse,
ssummerville, and another white man
Dse name could not learn, and two
yetaries, y. A. Smith and w. w.
s,nsay. Elias Johnson, the colored
einct chairman of the Republican
ty, and Joseph Blodgett, colored, were
ited to act as Vice Presidents of the
eting, but declined the proffered honor.
e speakers, of whom there were a
snber, delivered their orations from the
On hall steps, and managed to talk a
at deal and say very little.
On taking the chair DR.. Ilderton called
a meeting to order, explained its OBJ.
ss, and introduced as the first speaker
i SENATOR FIsHBURNE,
o began his remarks by saying that all
sbad done in active political life had
in done for the good of the whole peo.
4 and that his race of people had held
Ethe Democratic faith from the time
9TH Carolina was first settled through
Slhe vicissitudes of time and political
.tune up to the present. He said: /:
@ere l am forced to this position-to
4 loose from my old associations, to cut
Use from all that my father recognized.
THAT my grandfather and greatgrand-
her recognized, because the opposing
Fty, the Democratic party of Carolir
aires to take away from us the rights
aich is inherent in an American citizen
she right to vote. There are great
Any laws passed and about TO be passed,
ery single one of them taking away
sne right of citizen of South Caro-.
ia, 30 that one will follow the other
Oil when they get through they will
be you nothing in Gods world but
THE RIGHT TO DIE.
fold them in the Senate Chamber that
s!ead of dying, by the living God we
a. nave our rights, even if it be at the
qnth OF the shotgun. Do you suppose
at you are going to have your rights
Fen away from you7 l tell you when
ey called me to order hundreds of
anes said Damn the order when the
2hts of my people are being stolen
lay.' fear no rule except the right
the people. I have stayed there for
Continuing, N1r. Fishburne referred to
pumoer OF bills that had been passed
the General Assembly, which, he said, =,
efe calculated to impair the rights Of
e people, and, among others, alluded
the bill which gives the Messrs. Rose.
Avenel and others the right to construct
private railroad or tramway along Bees
srry Road to the Ashley River, and in
ing so recited the events TRANSPORTING
Jon 11e passage of this Act in the Sen.
.. he then referred to the bill passed
revive, renew and extend the charter
tne Town OF Summerville. and claim
that no such bill could be passed 4:
at Inc charter had expired and that the
wn mas now no charter; that all the
lenses and taxes that have been col.
c.ed since the expiration of the charter
~ peen unlawf1lly collected and could
recovered, and that the town was now
lder no law.
Inc speaker next referred to the re.
sion OF the trial justice system of the
ate oy which these officers are given
5'gnt 70 lmprison for thirty days in
,ad OF ten days. Referring to the
le1dments to the school law, he claim.
that children could not now attend
9 public schools after thew had reached
. age OF l6, that this would act as a
'.dsnip, many of the brightest minds in
= SIate having been developed after
tsoas mad reached that age. He then
iteu y attention to the law regulating the
alhc In seed cotton, and maintained
az u me tendency of tho bill was towards
9 slavery of the people.
Slr; fishburne spoke at considerable
y us.n upon the provisions of the stock
", w., ,conhnlng himself to the usual argu-
enIs against the passage of this meas.
., ana IN concluding his speech, which
sesumed fully two hours in delivery.
erred 10 the registration law, denounc.
: u as based upon O. principle of
atua' and said: "I want to explain
!, uat Know 10 be a fact, because have
~ IL IN caucus and in every other way.
u "a 6 claim that there are one hundrt1'
~ a,o nlsy men who propose to rule the
ave au OF south Carolina. Now how can
=, govern upon system of fraud {?
aa' Is the whole system-one based
NJ ,U' nr'nc.r!os Vi TraudI Fraud !! |!
~ u n.ney have old gray-headed men of
= anemocratic party who got up there
lvoa caucus and quarfeled among them.
"es os. aoout which was the best way to
eat e that very constituency who sent
em Gu there out of the very rights lhat
y ;Se smore to Almighty God to defend.
vts;s vne;e any consistency, any morality,
yan 'y.nlng at all in it that they can base a
!" fui upon? IL you cheat your
~ =, friends where in the world is your
NY gone? told them / would Weld.
70 would go on my knees, but for Gods
40 not to murder men y1o are willing
;s support Carolina through thick and
~, - }, even with their blood, or anything
satai. t. rish6urne was followed by other
SoAcIS, Who ni0 fict l-xsyo.,n~ 49,. an -,