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The Congressional Speaking nj
Greenwood Earthquake --- Cot
ton Buyers.

ton Buyers.
GREENwooD, &. c., Sept, %, 1856.
The joint discussion between the Congress
sional candidates came on to-day IN waller
Hall. The time of opening was delayed till
the arrival of Col. r. w. simpson who came
on the down Columbia and GrGcnviile train
at ID minutes TO one o'clock. At one the hour
was sounded and q respectable number of
Democrats filled the hall. President Walker
of the local club introduced Capt. LipScomo,
who began his address by stating the fact that
Abbevile county had in former days vOt"d
for his grandfather and his father who were
citizens OF the grand old county, and that he
was born within cannon shot or greenwood
and lad received his ante collegiute cduca-
ton ut White Hall, Greenwood and l.OwndeS-
willie, He made point on this and then an
nounc"d his views on issues likely to be pre-
scented 10 the next Congress, which l think
were given at Abbevile with, perhaps, the
passablc exception of the allusions to the
general depression of business and diSsatiS-
faction of farmers with their systems OF
planting. Carolina farmer dcsirouS Of going
from the cotton frying pam into the tobacco
fire. and the Virginia farmer on the other
hand being deSirous of jumping from the TO-
bacco frying pan into the cotton fire, &C., and
then touching upon the grange idea which
was interspersed with jokes.
Col. X. w. simpson then was introduced as
the nominee from Anderson. lie began by
saying that IL his chances of election had to
bc decided by the fact OF his being native of
Abbcvilc and having attended the schools
they would be adverse. lie stated his views
ON civil reform. tariff, silver coinage, and
which suppose were the same as those cX-
pressed at Abbevillr. After alluding TO his
former experience i'll the Legislature of Rad
ical days and of his heroic cndcavors to save
the State from financial RUN and accounting
the heroic exploits OF The Wallace House OF
which he WAS Il member, In gaining posses
sion of the State House, he sat down amid
applause. =.
incumbent upon himself TO state that there
were TWO other candidates for Congress from
the Third District, viz: Gen. Juhnsiouc from
Newberry, who he understood was absent ON
account Of sickness, AMI Abhevillc courty'S
own nominee, Judge j. ,. Cnthran who WAS
absent not on account of sickness. nor on re
count of his inability to address large audi
cnccs, because his voice in former days when
Radical OPPRESSION and proStratiOn fell heavy
upOn US had set our EtcrSS nglOw with patri-
utic determination and thrilled our hearts
with patriotic impulses to rid ourselves Of
RadicaliSm and achieve Democratic success
nor was it on account of his indifference to
his country'S interests Tor he had proven In
1861 his devotion by barring his body to the
missiles of its enemies and bears now on his
person the impress OF the cncmyS bullets
nor was it on account OF fear OF ii:anclll loss,
because he had stood that test OF devotion
when called to our leadership in 1876 thereby
icupar,liZing Il lucrative practice in our be-
half, and was gial to see you applaud Col.
Sim pSun for his display OF hcrossin in the
Stern FRtll ol UutN. ''E w "t9 'It''t hNePo
Judge Cothran from here to-day. He is mar
tyriZing his ambition and chances of SilcrcSS
to his ideas of faithfulncss in the iudgcship.
would not ask you to change II vot" from n
candidate in the race. but do ask you If your
mind is made up for Cotlran to vote for him
and not be turned hy side issues. If you he We
grievances and will form ulatc path or mode
of redress through convention IT matters
not whether or not IT, he an agricultural or Il
commercial body, will guarantee that Judge
Cuthran will present them to Congress us will
lnsly, as forcibly and with as mnny chances
of success as nny human representative ciln.
Ills heart iulSatcs truly for his State and all
lis Interests alike.
Mr.. j. =. Mars, an experienced cotton buyer
from Charlotte who spent last season here,
arrived to-day. His many friends are glad To
see his genial face again.
\ slight shock of earthquake was felt here
ut about four this morning.
Capt. &. s. Dwight has crossed the Snludi'
and is expected here in day or TWO. MAC.