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..1 6 L. ti- -NI VOL. 1---NOr. t WINNSBORO, S C.. THURSDA5~Y MORNING, O A FOX CHASE IN PEASTERVILLE; Or; the Story of Mary and Uor Little Lamb. A stern chase is a long one, but the zest of the pursuor is often me isured by the length of the pur suit, and a triumph is all the more enjoyed after a difficult encountor. The political contest, too, in Sopith Carolina is one of unusual hoat, and is characterized by much bitterness, and it is therefore a relief to enjoy an episode in which the ridicalous is theo pre1oimfaiut . feaituro and in which the game has been at least fun to the boys if the frogs have had a hard time of it. The burden of the present Prticlo is a game of fox and hounds in which A meimbor bf Congress, so far relaxed his dignity as to porsonate Reynard, while the other charactor was assumed by a gentleman who takes a hand in everything and shines inall,and who at present is the choice of the Democracy for Senator from !,airfield. Congressman A. S. Wallace, who has represented the people of this district for four terms, sometimes by the grace of Congress, some times by the aid of Federal bayonets and infamous dragonnades on the people, and sometimes by the sloth of the whites, is too well known to our readers to need a description. He is summed up in an expression of Judge Mackey's that every tiie be sees Mr. Wallice lh expects to fimd protruding from his capacious coat tails seventy-five rattles and a button. Maj. Woodward also needs no description. By a casual observer he would be considered the aitipode of our worthy congressman, with whom he has nothing in common, and with whom it was thought no human mind could be so anoma I ously constructed in birth or mays teriously warped in associating with guileful men as to couplo him in any possible way. But hgw these gen tlemon met by chance-the usail way-,how they became acquaintckd, howv they called up spirits from the Tvaty deep of the samC laIgdu, how they broke broad and cracked jokes with equal gusto, how they became sworn friends, political Sineso twins, as it were, and how thoy ex. empiilied tWe old couplet "Eve.y where that Mary wcnt, the lamb1 wa:s rule to go"-to IIarILte ail this in ,as brief a space as possible is the purpose of the present chronicler. Mr. Wallaco desires a re election to ConCess He seCs moreover his eaiapidly moigfo inder him, and lie knows thaL un~less s.:,mething despeorato is done, Cal. Eria.s wviii succccod him. Fairfield, to her shniAmo be it said, has always been~ his stronghold, and whatoever mum k jorities wvere cast against him else S where they were counterbalanuced hero. His last r esort was to r etain S his grasp on Fairliol. For this pups he con templatedi a canivass in the county. Buit the difficulty with him is that he cannot bear dlay ig.hat. His record in regard to the colored peolie is mnoro vulnerabnl h an thaLt of any mlan, Democrat or Retpublican, in the Southern States. For this reaison heo is compelAled to shun .discussion. Hlis only ;hiope is to send out emiss tries to delid his constituenits or to provent them from attending anay mmeetinig where his card- board character is 7 likely to be perforated. He accords ing ly prepared to move 'in secret. SOn M1 edneday night, September 27th, lie reached Winnsboro, and having sgnt runners through the ~*county to suman the faithful to 6 some1 sedludted spots, set on t onl SFriday mnorninig with Mr. H. A. S tmith in~ a buggy. As a blind it wasw given out that a meeting would take Splace at thme cross- roads near Mr. Pope's p\'i e, seven umdels from the Boro. a Woodarmd, who is developimi nto the most admirable : electioneet'r in tile State, was onl thme alert. Accordingly, ho p)osted ofto the desigiiated spot ini order to measure words wvithi a Congress man. He had wearied of worsting cross- road politicians and Senatoriaf aspirants in the mighty fiold oh forensic eloquence. He sighed for fresh worlds to conquer. To, argue ith a real live Congressman, one whoahad sat -at the feet of Butler na Blhaine and Colfax and Oakes mes-who had voted to raise the at on wool hats. and had made a peech on chicory-was glory nouigh, but could he vanquish imn in debate then he was in a ir way to pluck bright honor from o pale-faced moon or dive into 1,be ips and pluck upj drowned honor ythe looks, While a special, aiche onid set be, apart foi' him in Fume's oud templo, o he9. MajQr, intent onglory, ilmed tlhe spot. All along the robad ho had culled fresh flowers of rhoto ric with which to adorn stub born facts. To his disgust he saw three colored t guarding the political Thermofyle; Fog ing that this was no timo for ratulatin' speech, he assaulted the garrison, One he brained with a quotation from Hudibras ; another went down bo lily bofore the pon doLous weight of a cohunn of figures inotchedsolidly from tihe roport oil Legislative and.printing, expenlsOs, alId the third was inconotnenlly chokced by a copy of Ch.mboIl dn's arra- unont of the Radic.d party. The field was cle.ur, the Major was monarch of all he surveyeo1. He porched upon the fenlca to await thecharge of oie -other .knight; e0 rant. Grand, g1ldo y and peciliar he sat like a sccptred herniit, wrap= pod in the solitude of his own originality-or words to that offect. All was still around him. Not a loaf stirred. Not a branch stirred. Nothing brok tle bLillness save tho occasional eaw of a crow, intent on some corn-fiold--or the snore of his sottor at his feet. Dreams of glory passed through lis mind. He saw the Senate-roomn 'with its plul car. pe its gorgeA5ons hanging's and the familiar face of Gen. G try sitting beside him, and ryg peanut sihells in a fourteen' dollar cuvpador. B:it hark ! a iioi..e! It growiuoro dis, tinet. Tio smund of hjorse.i' feet are heard, the trampungr comies ne -.r -It, is-it is-Wall ce, the long looked for, come at last. He draws nearer. A sahitation is exlianged, "Good morning, Colonel." '"How are you, Major ?"-"Colonel, I have cono to in ake a speech w.ti you to day," "A speei, I am not going to mike a specceli!--"Ah, we'll see more about that to night." I promised Col. Evins, if you ever came here, I would escort you iinto every nook and corner of the county, and I in tend to do it. You are a sly old fox, but you have got one of the best. old hounds on your track you ever sawil." "I am going nowhere," said Mr. Wallace.' "Well" that will he Seen. Inl tile nIealtime wo've got some mighty bad hoys aihout these parts, alid Iamn going along to pro towt you, and I'll folloIw you right up to the Chester line." Mr. Wallace rather demurredi at first, but came down gracefully, and the two en tered inito a general convert~ion oil td:c crops nna ' the weather and politics. and other inltters, becoi - ilig (llite soei ble, and gha'ring lunch along tIhe road. For severil minutes tihey travelled on, as the Major says. "mo and Pup being the only two ings along." At last thiy met Mr. Powell, and Major Woodlwaril sent hiim with orde, s to all t; e Dumocr'at s who had started out that te imeet, 111 att tie cross-rioads wts a sham 3and they imtist follow onl, as lie wats going to thO jiulipilg off place . though he had no idea, where tl.at wouhl ho. In tile imeanLwhilo the trio wet on1. -At last the old fox made for Feasterville, but the good lmund still followe.l. At "Possu Branch." ne:tr Mr. J. W. Yongue's place, Messrs. J. W. McCreighit itild Me ns Davis caught up in a buggy, and tbo Major, taiking lis se it ill the hugpy sor4, Mr. McC. bacek to c'all upl the momner ils'. After trauveling a 11de1 or' moreU Messrs. Iranenus P 'pe D:1. Evaon', Jos. Kenniie ly, W'a. 11leiron and Waml ter R~Iosbor'ougha i'oda iup rnd joiined ini the proe(';n. Maj. Wood ward had met MrIi. J1oe Navi ttimnd hurried him back to tell the people that he thought Wallace was imking~ for a meeting~ at Feas torville, and summmoning them to at tend the meeting. Mr. Nevi 4t did good wvorkc,as w~as afterwards shmow ni). Up) hill and( dlown lill thle prio)oession imoved, not a word being exchanged betwveen tile foremost buggy and tile rest of the company. The thing be gan to beu monotonous. 'The fox would turnl his hicad occasionallly 1back t~o Heg tile pack following, an d the Major' would say to the boys that lie saw his brush dr'ooping and the hiolo w',ould soon1 be io-acheod. 'Then, one by one, othiers began dropping iln 'Jol. F". J. ianmeron, one of our1 next othet s I ;ok their' pl .a' S n thle pro. ('Oesion. It was ai funerall pmees'e~aoni. It was mi h1onor1 of the~ political doe tt~h of time Congremm, and)t Major Woodward wa chief mourner! The sun declined in the wvest. Time1 r'an 'tself down in golden sands. And still the line moved on, grave and solemn. At intervals, fresh arrivals sawelled thle niumber. Oc'casional ly an en thusiastic individual would say, "Followvs, I wouldn't take ton (101 laris for' this trip." Tile gentleman to whlom tihe good 1)eopl1 of Faji' field were assembling to. (10 1101nor lookod b~ack. Still they camol. Still they preserved a r'especctfu1l silence. flut still they stuck. Skilful hunt cirs thought tile hole was not far 'off ; and it was5 not. After p)assing Fancett's s tore, tihe Congressmall11 and his eort turned into a gate anid headed for Mr'. Wyatt Colo mian's. Still up hill and down, still through gates, wvhichl were cou r toously .opened by tihe outriders, time procession moved. Arriiving at time house, the first bugey drove up to the door and Mr. Wallace got out and walked into the house. The second buggy drove close to the first, and Msj. Wqodward" got out 'ude w~1kea into-' thy house. Trho riders disnxiouiged behind the second I. bu.ggy and did not 01 tor the house. Not at word vas spo on, though a law sidos shook wit supprossod laughter. Presently -Mr. Coloman bate. out, seeminig surprisod, we must confess, at the uleXp)ected v.sitors, but ho extonded to them a warm welcome. Tho spell of silence WIs broken, arrangements %voro matilde for a meeting that night, 8nd most of the party dispersed to dif forent placos4 in tho neighborhood for mw.1 er. Mcs -r. W alhwo 'Iiid Smith, however, and Maj. Wood.. wI WA t i 'Ws. DItvis, Koiimoiv and Horron remained at Mr. Col nmn'ls. In a few mfilultos Chris. Coleman, Mr. Colenim's right hand 11111, cam0 e in, and hotwoon the two the guests wore soon mde it ioio. j. Wooo*ard introduced the egNowd all round, and a general conl versiation sprang ip. Supper wits soon annoinced, alnd a1s none of the party had had dinner, and some hiad travelled twenty-five, -ind on had como thil ty-eight miles, their appe tites can be inagined By nino o'clock the party returned, and othors began to pour in. Capt. Quinn and Capt. Legg, and the Feastes and the Colem ns and the CLosbys (of whom the nuno is legioll) and minny otheit assenbled. By olevenl o'clo.--k about on10 hund"red whites mind ton or twenty colored mien lid iviassembled. Tho night was illuiiiiatoit by the moon, anud therO WI it bracing chil iaost ill the air. Mlaj Voodward was callod oil fur ia speech iand responled' inl a few humorous remiks. Calls were then had for WNallaco Maj. Wood ward bespoke for him aill atteitive and respectful hicarillg He re sponded in a short spech1 which might have beeni mistaken for ono from General Hanpton. Col. Cameron was next called cn and made i telling speech, arr'lligi ilg the lRaIdicial parTv. He tonel (d I on the assertion of Wallace that the I result of lCeeIng a Denmocratic C ' gross br. u-ht cott( n to a lov price. \VI-; .( initerrupted, but wis tuot w wait for a reply. ii. Datvis rollowed, compiliment. ing MIr. Wamlace oin his cnriioni to the Demo cia y, and thwn enter ad into Stato politics. Mr. Wal latce replAied, and to show his colored licarors tihat he wNas Still a Radical, he began one of his accustomie'd 1,sljk!hs, mal1 touichinig onl 6the cavalry." This broug ht .Col Ca li ern out. ngain 1111d ho pitched into the record of tihe gentleman in a lively nunor. Then 0Maj. Woodward had a few 1110m Words to sa:1y, and l.stiv Mr. Davis begg-ed for ia few umiomien ts to explain Mr. Wallace's connection with the Black Cudo and other mat toris. The CoglressImllani talked pretty stitlly for awhile, but his ar, gumnc weio tied Igilst him, especially when h1o said he walited lonest 111e11 inl ofli'e, and theni positively refused to say whioth or he would miupport Chutmberlain illd Elliott. He subsided it last, 111141 throw iu) the poll'e. By this tieii it Iwas onei o'(c lock, an(1 Mr. Vllaeo lgreed that it' the party dis pursed lie would return quietly to WVinnlsboro inl the mloringi~. Alaj. Wood ward replying that. hoielikod his c3omip:miy and woulisl follow him a1 week if 110 wishied, taking him to ml tiie arrangemen1ict, and1( the paty~ dispensed wvithl cheers for TLilden, and1 KIemiptni anid reform1. Mr~1. WValae tlumked themn for their 'ouirteous tica.tmenC1t. Th'le nlext 1201rninlg after a hoamrtyv breakfast and1( a cordlial lowe-taking wvith Mrl. C Jlomanl, anid CJhris wtithm prom11ises to retuirti. M~,essrs. Wlllace( anld Smiithi 1 oturned ini one0 huggyf anid Ma~j Woo lwardi~ and M'tr. D)avis inl the oth1er. The1( ridle was rathier more sloci:thlo lhan tiIt of the (liy pr1tviouis, The M (jor anld t he Coh n'Al became es, pcilly fiiendi~ly, 2and( passed' assu runees of the higl 04 consi5dertionel, eYach1 claiinig that1 toe had (con1verted thle ot her. Thme news had spireado of the ad(vnltio of the elveni ig beo; , and1( (ver one V w10thite, or' lacmk, miot iaho retuing11' par'ty with ai br~oad grinl. Th10 two can~iteisit tied~ their hands(l on1 the colored inwni, andi found eh I other wvorthy foemen. For01 ta(3he bInefit of the ninot0eenl hun-1 Ited and o;ld othetr cand1'idates who are soliciting the sutffriages of te inelgent voter, we appenld a fwinsftane~os of the many that oc (curred. Shortly after leavinlg Mr*. Coleman's, Col. Wallace's keen eye osp~ied an intelligent voter picking cotton in the field. "Good morning," saLid he. "Good morning," ro-. spond11(1 the I. V. "I-llo, howv are you?"chm8 ill the Major ; "como1 you? oanigo a chawit of toblacco." I. V.01 approacho with a grin, and tie Mlajor dlismots~~. The ioColone~l also dlismfouts. Both ap)proach the fence together. T1hie Colonel, iln qluisitively- -"Is hto a Democrat?" The IMajor (who we risk all that we possess in this sublunary shore, hi as nover' seeni tihe man.f before) "Democrat, yes; why he's the big gest Democrat in the county, and theopresident of a couple of clubs." The Colonel to I. V.-"Woll, my main, you must comlo out andc vote for Wallace for Congress." M ijor ".e, and just toll all your people Major Woodward's riuning for the Senate, and he's going to stop all histaig, and make things better'. Tefl 'em all to .voe for himn." Look here, that's a good looking dog; how in ho after coons ?" T. V. "No, sir ho ain't muen on coonP, but he's powerful good on 'popsums." Major. "Ah hal well, next timeI come along I'll take a hunt with you. Come on Colonel, lots go; its gettihg late. " Some time: aftAr 4to party inot two more colored voters. The Col onel stons his buggy and shakos hands-Major. "Look hero, come sha~ke i:m s with 1110. Don't you know I took good care of the Colo nel ? He w..s goitig out in a bad part of the coanty, and I just got on my horso and weft along with him and brought him back safe. Did you iear it I" (elored voter, who has imonbod somewhat freoly "Yes, sir, I did." "Well, what did you hear ?" "Well, 4.-sir, I hoord that Mr. Wallace liadygono out and you was gone out to take care of him, and I think thqt was mighty good! in you too, Majff' Woodward. "Major-"I told you so I" Col. - "Yes, ho got a hundred anl fifty cavalry Iand"- DMjor-1-Yes, antlid I took 'el iight straight up to the house whore he was staying, 11a I wouidn't let ia single lian colie near liim to hi t him, and you know thercs some powe iful bad follows in these parts." C. V. excitedly. "Yes, sir, uiey is." And the Colonol drives on, and the Major swallows two uliekles and chokes on a fhird, an.t makes the mildjioannered re porter besiido iiiii juimp half out of his skin by a vigorouwt elutch on his left leg. "Such is life, remarks the Major," "Such is politics" conclu(des the reportoi; and the processiol Moves. Prosently a white man comes by and ma -es a fearful grimace in the effort to suppress a gul'aw. Hre has hoard th news. A.s ho ipasses the first buggy and 1 caches the second, he says, point ing over his shoulder with his thumbi. "Yo .mve got him yet, have you?" "Ion bet," and the r(3Ortor is sup plied gratis with ainother clute:i which niakes him speulate whether his limb, will be a doeo black in the morning or only a r ld blue. Of course the gentlemanniust know all the pai ticulars of the affair and some time elapms in #ho narration. Tihe Colonel has pussql out of sight, and the Speed is someiiiwhat accolora ted to ovei take him. In the bond of the road lie is sTn conversing with three colore< men.' "Good gracious, Major," ex .imed the re porter with' an ' ey io fuin, "He's getting ahead of vou ! Get up, you vidain," (to the horse) and oiT we go, at break-neck spool, and I nearly run into the other buggy be fore we can stop ouiraolves. "My friends, did you know that the Colonel and I had struck hands and were rimning on the same plat form ?"-Colored voters, "You is I:" Yes, of course we me; I am a bett,-r Ppiblican to -day thanm Colonel Wiallac ) is. The ,>l.ml-' o4, I think I'll imako a good tepublican (of him yet." "Hoora1w for Major Woodwa:'d," shout three pair of able lungs, and three hats whirl in the air. Mr. Smith, smnilling, and in all under tone e-"Look hemc, Colonel, if you piut anly such notions inl their, hl:ids, I'll be hanged if Major Woodward won't be elected." Major -"Of comn-se I'rm gcing to be elected; June-Mo~hbley followed ma arotod1 the other day an td he told me if I. kept on like 1 haid beguin there was no doubt~l) ,bd bOel Cltd." T1he Colonel -1 lsl you '/'om, you 'e taught mte somec '.nrnkies ini cicetionleiniig. M1 tjor "We~linow, Colonel, 1 knowv 1il be elected. Anmy muan thatt can tealch y'out dodge is bound to go By this time, it will be observed , the sival canvassers had gotten so ti,enm with a sp~oon. A miutual ad m~a.ion is ;'poundi to spring up betwoon foemt.-nt worthy of each othomr's **tec. Even Goliath ofsGath wou~ild have h'ad r espect for DavidJ~ hi ,d hie f.i. the si-.e nid weighac of A iulndred other siimiilair instance's might be r'eported inwicldog the facet that two colored men01 on the road gave three cheers for Major Woodward andit Hamnpion. In the iintervalhs of elctioneer ing the party <hisussd crops and1( other' maitters. A lhttle after three o'clock the part1'y re.webed Winnisboro, andl~ Major W~oodwardl escorted Mr'. Wallace to the hotel. Thlait night Mr. Wal laeo dleclinled the inv-itation to ad dIress thle citizens, anmd left on Satur (day niight b~y tihe train. And thus elndedl thJe Fox Chase of Feastervillo or the Story of Mary and her Litt'o Lamb. Theii incident w~ill be remtem bored many years. Of the victor in this occasion~o have only to say "That when(t he next doth take ai ride Weo may be there to noe." Judge Mackey says that Cham berlain has mistaken his term. This is not an insurrection but a resurrection. Judge Mackey thmnks that the whites are p~erfectly justified in forming rifle clubs, sinice they them selves have boon rifled for eight years. Chamberlain now abuses the very rifle club whom lie accepted as as escort in Chaorleston iin June lst, and to whom heafterwa -ds presented prizos in' Columbia. 'Consistency, indeed ? A SPEECH BY JUDGE MACKEY. The citizens of Winnsboro, hear. ing on Saturday, September 30th, that Judge Mackey had reachld town, returning from the meeting at White Oak, sent a committee to wait upon him and request him to address them on tihe political issues of the day. The invitation was accepted and in a short time several hundred whites mnd about a hun dred colored persons had assembled in the Court House. Dr. W. E. Aiken, the Intendant (f the town, was called to the chair, and lie ap pointed Mr. II. Means Davis secreta ry. After organization, Mr. T. Ross Robertson announced that Hon. A. S. Wvllace was also in town, and oi his motion a coms Imittee of three white and three colored citizens was appointed to invite himi to address the meeting. The committee returned in a few minites and reported that Mr. Wallace retui ned thanks for the invitation, but was two much in disposed to spuk. The report was received as information. Judge Mackey was then intro.. duced to the audience and was re ceived with the most uinbounded enthusiasm. For severml minutes the building rang with shouts and applause. Order having been re. stored, Judge Mackey made a speech of two hours in length, dur ing aill of which time lie held tl e aut" nee enchanted. JUDOE MACKEY's SPEEeH. Judge Mackey began by declrig himself i Repblical, rejoieing in holding the privileges of citizenship in this great republic whose flag is a symr~bol of freedum on every sea on which it floats. As a national Republicani he supported Hayes and Wheeler, who are tihe standard. bealrers of reform equally with that other eminent reformer and gentlh iman, Samuiel J. Tilden. Both of the presidential candidates aire eii nent men, and both confer honor on their respectivo adherents. Nt in this State tihe issue rises above party. The platforms pre senitedi to the people are almost identical ; that of the Democracy accepts in goodl faith the thirteenth, fourteenth anid fifteenth amend ments. The issue therefore is not tIhe disenssion of amy plil'iciles of government, bit the selection of the algent by which tIe system is to be itdiministered. Inl this critical jilntil e, uietrality is a .c1 ime. A good citizen must delne his posi tion, and the time has coni when (vely true son of South Carolina umust follow where tihe phminie uf Hamtiupton leads. [Tremendous ill) - plause, wvith a sq(ueak from Jim Faieett for Chumberflain.] The industries of the State arei partalyzed, the people fare groaning. We see two races differing in orig"im and c'ompilexionl but bo0th imlhled by connmon interests in seeking a 'onmmi~n end1. Behold a State ini wvhich thme heaviest taxation is ae .onmpaniedl by the largest dlelic'ien eies. See thme products of lablor hlcd at a lower rate than for the previons. twenmty-firvo years. Seei anl entire pieopil goiing to ruin. Ini this emergency, whi ' both politicalh organizations are enlling aloud for reforam, let us contrast the agents byv which this dleamnd is to be answer edC W.hile the D~emocramtie tic'ket (ernblodies reform and g'eod govein.. imnt, the Repul'en.n St ateo ticket, falsely so.-called, :s the embmodimnlftd of pitiless, imeeiless pillage. [Ap pla~use.] The Unionl League, of which I am the highest oflicer in South Carolina, compej~ls its mnems horms to 5wearii aL solemnO oath before thme lamip on the altar to support none buit honest meon for olhice. Whoever votes for thme present Re puibliecan ticket viola tes that sacred p)ledge. [Applaumse.] Here Alf. Smith, c'olored, rose to ask ai question0. Th'le Chairman "Thme speaker must niot be0 inter. rup 1ted." Judge Mackey-"L~et him speak. Thme questioni to thme speak er is the0 steel to the flint. It dIraws forth the spark of knowledge." Smith then began, but his remarks were rather incoherent, andi Judge Mackey 5aid(: "I will niot permit you to make a speech St-rte your question." The~ quelstionl being still delayed, Judge Mackey said, "A. S. Wallace has load~ed this'muan with bad whiskey and pr'oposes to shoot him off at me. I will not answer him. [Loud laughter and ap plause."] I was an adherent of GloV. Cham berlain. I held that he deserved the ap~proving sanction of the p)eo pie. I alone of all his constituents accompanied him from point to point, canvassing for him, and ask,~ ing the voters to give him their suppIort. I labored faithfnlly for him in the State Nominating Con vention, and when it was announmocd by thme presiding officer of that body that Daniel H. Chamberlain was no-minated, I started'the shout in a wild and earnest hurral) I bli o (ed that Gov. Chamberlain .sygnbolized reform, and felt that when again in Lthe gubernatoridl chair he would completo tho, great task he lad begun. I should h'avo stated that befort ithe nomination, R. B3. Elliott, who has been for eight years tle ioit conspienous representitive of his race, charged Gov. Chambe'rlain with being a traitor to his party. I know that this charge was duo to the efforts made by the governor for reform, the efforts whieh won my admiration and claimed my sup port. But Elliott further stited that lie hld inl his hands docuiments which would prove Mr. Chunberlain guilty of a Crmn jo great that a revelation would destroy Chamber lin and bring uin on the lirty. Ho demanded a secret session, but the adhierents of Gov. Chaiunberliain, confident in his integrity, and fear ing that a secret session would be an admission of his guilt, proniptly voted it down. Chamberlain ro plied, saying that he had been I old that to secure a nomination1 li iust use money or pledge himelf - 8upport the fraudulen t bonds aid,thI(t Blue Ridge Scrip ; and he chairge1d by indirection that Elliott was the miouth piOco of the plunderers. Clamiberlain was renominated, and I regarded this as tihe triumph of reform. This was at midnight. At ten o'clock the followingv lmlorning, I saw Chamberlain and Elliott marching into the cpitol, armi in atrm1 and keeping stp to the miulsic of public plunder. [Immense ap platuse.] Thwn I swerved from the path which I had followed. [Ap, platuse.] I speak of this il Sorrow. I clmnot speak of the sudden fall of this man fitted to adorn Ol. highest places with honor, without so r. His is the most melancholy wreck ever stranded und scattered oi the bleak shore of polii -s. [Applause.] Elliott has beeu for eight years the figlirc-Ihed of corrullptiol. [Appluhse.] His subtlety behl the Logislature together for 120 days for work tlit could have b eon dus pntehied in twenty. Nt t only the State candidates svibolize cor ruption, but the Legislature which is to be elected behind thema amiust have the same charaeoristics. ''his ticket mieitia the mo.t corrupt. gen eral assoubly over chosei. Such an issimlbly will ever iore he seen in South Carolina. The days of plm der are 1nded. [App lause.] Demagognos clling themselves Republicaln den4ounce tle people of the Soith ) as rebuls. h'lis namI no longer exists. ItR has 1been blolled friml the i.olitical dictionary. [Ap, plause.] At Bunker Jill, it. wAs Wiped( out, anid the pu1lse of the Noi th throb-, with that of the peIplo of South Carolina. And tile per ple of Boston, when they threw flowers in the pith of 111e represenh(it i ve of the South whoshiared with them the glories of their Centemiial, hade thimi work ont, the redemption of K)mth Carol ina before the (hr-isiums berries shaill redden agtin. [En thiuisiatic lapplause.] While, however tile question of reform11 i ; the greatest infores(, ailother motive is of paranmouit im portancev. GenVi. Hamiptonl shoul11d not have iny vote if I thought for a mso mtenit that by~ any act of his lie would aba idge th~e right of the p)ooroest inmn. Bettor grindiing povrity, better hienlvy tiaationl, buetter any1 evil thahL~ the loss (of liberty. [Ap plause.] But the strong arnm of Hampnlton will give lproleetion to the hiumibles t citizeni in the land. LL oud clheors.] A wVORD F0oR wALLACE. I regret that Mr. WVallaee is not pre!sent to niighit. [Laughter.] Hie never ap~pears wvhien there is anuy one to conifronit, himz. I wihi hie were 1here to mioet m14 in respiectful (debalte. Hie need not fear this 1s sembilalgo. Ho wvould have had a respecti ul hearing. Roplublicans are0 here to -mi1 hut, without molestation. Mr. Walhaeo should1( not dlread( to lhe plresenit, undi~er the protection (of the prmesiding judge of this circuit. W~ere he hero anhd the Ilast violence offered him, I would p~rotect him) with my life. [Applause.] So, I am(1 sure, wo(uld Mr. McCarley. [Loud laughter anid applause.] He excuses himself on thme ground that noe is not concernedl in State in)terests. Hie should bo0 doubly interested in these and( iln tihe wel fare of his constituonts Hie dares niot submit his cause to discussion. Ho plays a double game. Ho re fuses to say whether lie will support Chamberlain and Elliott. He no fuses to ansewer charges brought against him. And on the 7th of Noivemnber, judgmien t will-bo enter ed against hiim by dlefault. [Ap. plause.] Wallace goes in by ways, he sneaks through the underbrush, ho glides snake-like through the grass, and thus makes his camp~aign. Like a wily old fox lie eludes all pursuit, till a good hunter runs) him ito his hole, takes his torn and shaggy brush, andt brings him back safely to Winnsboro. -[Immense applause.] The commritteo rep~ort,. ed thins evening that Mr. Wallace is at thme hotel. They are mistaken. He is not there. His tough old skiun is now safely stretched on the barn-door of Major ,T.' W. Wood.. ward. CLoud laughter.] 0On the 26th i .September the sly old fox 'was rin into his ho) and 'captured, by the Fairfield boa' es. [0heers.] I will now speak oftaxation. (4tthi pontCummuin s, a car v.ho could not shmad (ho cast.igation they had recuived At, the hands of uCIdge Alachey, started for tie door. The J udge said, "Com1o back, Mr. Cumiings," hIt, being uiliceded, added, "The men who leave aro wise. They vill not stay in tho cou1rt-holnso inly longer than they etn get out.") [01reat laughter and applauise.] If taxation be So high tlIat tho far mors nmst, mll their landm, 11o laboror will -he too poor to0 buy. High taxition) lessensm labor, but low tatxation, by making money' mor plentiful, increaseu (olp(titiol and risiftes wNages. I ow of at laborer nIt a jury %lwho A is own m ployOr out, by t , Vordict lgailnst hii for 'QCd at an OxOrbitanr A labor er himself. Ti ',ts Iin ballotsi for cori' -uiling 1his employor is is own chaiIces. Low taxitio 11 bring immigration. Not, tihe immigration of labororr that was. ill oporittioni tfwo years ago. Few of thoseo im,11 migrants sirlvivo. They were kieod to deadl by the ilncvivilized noles on the plantations. [Latugh tor.] 13u1t. low taxatioln will bring in a ( flood of capital. The coultry will bo developed, 11n1 the prico of labor will be Vastly increased. Thite election of Hamplton means life to the lI)blic sc1o1S, that; aro the fortress und biulvark of it freo 1p10)1o0. Ilat lol i tihe00 for IhO eievatioln of the colored mllan's son b t inl tle enjoyment of it liberIal syst ill of oducat'on ? [Applause, pilrtici. IaCC inl bV the ('01oed WhOle.] And yet in th pati, tile HpubliCoan Oflicials i111Y( HtaoleCn at. le.istC ne hCCC' CIlf of thlo m1 oney appropriattetd for educ ition. They have stolen th bread of kow.ledgCe from fl :o parced lips of the sons awd daugh trs of the p)or of both rces. [oiudCIII applaueic.] 'Thie scools fie Opee(d on inl IVeraLge' OIlly 50 days in th)e yo(N:11', when) th1e law denu1u)011ds8 a session of six lmoiths. Tho tCach(r are Wholly inComupeLit. The childrenl cry for breadl, anld aro fed on) nCmidy crusts. [Applau1se.] Nine tunthsK (Cf the 4C(Iool connoiN,0 sineis of the Htate are 1 111it, to teach the lovest, gi'des, and3) yet, th(y are place(1 ill s ' insevisioC ofF th whole edhientionail systeml. 'Thel 14ch1oC's a e not.-plitica', an1d'tho division of party hulet; inl elect-ing' ntiger i"Ns of in-41yttIion in ()nt aC paraliel wit.11 eml ploying i phys*V ic.iami1 he(n3lis he is a JepubI anI1113IC. And ten1 thonsanu(d timlies a thol1)Fnand brave mCCen' fnl Iobie womienI ill h OritLh Car'olin, 11r1 8iCk of tile di .ase of miisrile. JApplaus1.] 'The couinty) conniIs;sion)ers with 1mw exe'ptions uu eurse'. FiIt y o f th(e:;o faitless1iCo.4 servants hv beell ;nt to the peniffJ.etiinr)v in this cirlcuit, IaIIlne a inn-denC'). TheC Ipe'ple( are. dIiikled CCII 1)CC'1180, fo.1 years 8i1)' 11)4 023C iC'I vj 4onul i- YO) 1 .1t)is int) io class ys, the sLinners alld the( i [A pplaus).] Y411 are- toldf to vote the~ lM-puli ennI 6Vieht and1 y'our SAXlvation 'si Iure 'I'hIiS is- false EVer-y 1111m inl Oie Union Leaglia is swr'to voto for good m1en. YeX this body h.i3 been,3 wi'CIed fCor the advan113(cement311 of p)olitical desperalCdCs. Stanto. TheyV ar11 as thick a38 black,. hiC es'1C inl .J lm, or' tihe loensts that1)1 inCfested Egypt. ''ey 14Ca Cngagedl to spCy and1 lie forI moneIIy, or' for sel f-inCterest8. LIere'(, 1.hen, are' aI 8(e of hmmners~uI who3C are employe)h)d to) r'ido aroun'CCCd and go to IbarbIeene)sm 81uch a1 (1ne d ilfer fromI 1he hIonet lbr. I)1Cin C thIis :,1 thJatter i'Ives b'y the~ swe'at of is brow1, the forruer') iby theo swonCt of hais jaw. [Lo0ud lauCghtI.orC.] TIICho fellows go arounIICd to bar1'Iy~Cues1, -and fthere' is nioting good abIont themn hnlt their app)i)tites. [Continuiedl langh ter'.] In the Congresoional can1tvass, I tako no0 part. [Laughter.] It isI said( I op)pose im. I have neOver toli the 1peop)1 not to take Mr'. 'Wallace, but I said 4 ako( him as8 an emetic. [Loud 1.mCghter.] Yon 800 1 do not OpposO him. [Laugh ter'.] Nor Oven) if I (1111 would1( I aLttackC himn to nighlt. [LauIghCo.]. It is theC( rlh of at civilize.d warifar'o neve1r to at tack a pr'isonoer, and Mr'. Wahlae 18 to-nighI t 4.h) c'aptive of It has1 hoon1 said1 thamt the State is p)10 aro conc)ernefd. Ini the holly Scr'iptluros, C1nen1tion is mado(1 of tho pool1 of Betho1CCaL whIose waitors gavo healing to th~e nations. But they hatd no boaling propol)rtiCs unitil they were0 stir) b'(ly tile wigs of anI angel. TheC wingS of 1110 angel of Reform aro( no0w spreafd over1 Soufth Carolinn, and1 are0 Ltroulhing the politi.. cal waters to-night' TheyCO troub1ilO bnt to boaMl, and11 r'elif will com1o1 asR 8uro Jy ats the sun rjl~s in) its circlo thr)ough theI hieavensf to-m)or'row. . [Loudi IchO(ring.] Rieformti must come. .We have rchedCC( the1 mov~iidian~ of wr'ong.. and1 the sunf of misrule is itllking lii' the west. [Loud apiplause.] Judge Mackey then 4emons r &ted to tihe blacks the foUt.i C.rei'ng' creatUo alone, t1.e0 il w # 6ihl numbeor the blacok0 of 6OutC,1o.f,'~ l a in thirty-twvo yesiu, .IG4/A4 tanadilv while tho'o -isr -no p