The Charleston daily news. (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, July 29, 1870, Image 1

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: ??p (S^ix?t?t0n " Pailg ?|||j? VOT/?Tlire Y_N??MRl?R 1436. CHARLESTON. FRIDAY MORNING. JULY 29. 1870. SIX DOLLARS A YEAR. THE STATE CANVASS. THE TIP-GO V2TT& T AROVSEH. PICKENS LEADS OFF FOR REFORM. SPEECHES BY CARPENTER, BUTtEK AND KERSHAW. A*LRAIGNBTEVr OP ROBT. K. SCOTT. **HA1 WADE HAMPTON THINKS OF THE REFORM MOVEMENT. A NORTHERN SOLDIER'S OPINION. ENTHUSIASTIC REFORM RALLIES IN PENDLETON AND ANDERSON. -^ The Blae Ridge Railroad and the Scott Ring. ?ic.. Acc., ?Sic. * - [FROM OUR SPECIAL REPORTERS** PICKENS COURTHOUSE, July 26. OD Saturday morning lost, when Judge Car? penter and Generals Butler and Kershaw em? barked at Columbia on the Greenville train, bound for Pickens Courthouse, the campaign in the up-country may be said to have begun. The intention was to go as far as Pendleton on the Blue Ridge Railroad, and then go to Pick? ens Courthouse, nineteen miles distant,, by private conveyance. ' On arriving at Pendle? ton, about 5 o'clock P. M.. a. private convey? ance was not to be found, and it was deter? mined to go to Walhalla, which was done, and good<quarters secured at the Walhalla Hotel, kept by State Senator D. Blemann. With con? siderable difficulty, an old stage, pulled by a horse and a mule, was obtained about 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, and a start made for Pick? ens Courthouse, twenty-five miles distant. Aller a pleasant ride, varied by some beautiful mountain scenery, the stage, at 12 o'clock at night, was stopped at the residence of T. A. Rodgers, Esq.. (senator from Pickens County,) where the party was hospitably entertained. Aride of two miles, early In the morning brought the party to - PICKENS COURTHOUSE. It is delightfully situated ina healthy locali? ty, and one affording beautiful views of the mountains, a few miles off. As ls known, the place was started only a short time ago, when a big slice was cut off from Pickens and the .county of Oconee made ol it Alter this was done 'this place was selected for the- courthouse, ss it was in the centre of the remaining por? tion of the county. The old courthouse was ?t ien nearly deserted. Most of the houses (of wood) were taken to pieces, brought over to tins place and re-erected. The new court? house building, of brick, ls doubtless the most substantial, roomy and convenient building ol the kind in any of the county towns of the State! On. the arrival of the party they found a large . number of persons assembled, many to attend court which had commenced its session that day, and others to hear the addresses of the enndidates of the Reform .party, who were an? nounced to speak at the same time. Proceed? ing to the residence of Mr. J. E. Hagood, rep? resentative of this county, the party was warm? ly greeted by that gentleman, Judge Orr, ex Go vernor Perry, General W. K. .Easley, of Greenville, Hon. J. P. Reed, Colonel Hol? combe, Colonel W. H. Trescott. (formerly of Charleston,) and other prominent citizens of this and the adjoining counties. Ait ten o'clock the court was called to order, Judge Orr presiding. This being then the .chief point of interest Judge Carpenter and Generals Butler and Kershaw proceeded to the court-room and took seats therein. As soon as Judge Orr observed that Judge Carpenter was among the spectators, he Invited him to a seat on the bench, which Judge Carpenter ac? cepted. After the usual formalities of organ ' iziitg the court, Judge Orr charged the grand jury, during which he stated that the fact that there were only three criminal cases returned to the court within the past four months was a high compliment to the people of the county. During the charge the Judge severely con? demned the habit ol. the former magistrates in swindling the Stat?, by binding over a host of witnesses to testify in a trifling case; and men? tioned that in an adjoining county a magistrate had bound over twenty-nine witnesses to testi? fy that a colored woman had stolen a sheep bell. THE M BITING At the conclusion of his charge, the Judge stated that as there were many present who desired to hear thc gentlemen who were the nominees for high official position, he would adjourn the court from then (ll o'clock) until half past 3 o'clock, in order that all might have an opportunity ol hearing them. : The court was then adjourned. In a mo? ment the courtroom was packed. It being observed that a large number could not gain admittance, it was determined to adjourn to a grove a short distance off, where there was a Htand and"seats, and hear the speaking lhere. Accordingly, Mr. L. N. - Bobbins c ailed, the as? semblage to order, and nominated General Eas?ey as chairman. He was unanimously elected, and Btated that, owing to the con? tracted space in the court-room, lt would be best to go lo the grove, and then declared the meeting adjourned to-meet at that place at once. Ina short while thereafter about four hun? dred and fifty persons, among whom was quite a large number of colored people, were assembled in the grove. On the stand were Judge Carpenter, Generals Butler, Kershaw and Easley, ex-Governor Perry and Colonel Holcombe, and near the steps was Judge Orr. REMARKS OF GENERAL EARLEY. A? soon as the audience was seated, General Easley arose and said : FiiliDiB-OitUens of Platens County-We have assembled here to-day to consider a movement ol i nterest to ail classes and parties-all alike interested. In lt there are no political princi? ples or prejudices which need or should divide us. It is to rescue our State from the hands of the men who have debauched our public morality and prostituted the high places to which they have been elevated. The move? ment was Inaugurated as an Indignant protest of the whole people against the action of these men who have degraded us, and robbed and impoverished us, for their own private gains. I now have the honor to introduce to you a man in whose charactef all have confidence, and ol' whoas mme every South Carolinian ls proud General J. B. Kershaw. AODBESS OT GENERAL KERSHAW. On being Introduced, Major General Ker? shaw stepped forward, and said that he was no politician, nor bad he ever been one, bot has ?mn conteBt to conflne* himself ta the works of private lifo, his ambition beingr bounded by the horizon of the legal profes? sion ,r which he was ft member. The call of Secession in 1861 met his hear response, as In early life he was fully iode trlnated in the bellet ol State Sovereignty. -. early as 1851-52, when secession was fii talked of, it met his approval, and he did n hesitate to decide in favor of State Rich But said he, while 1 entertained these sen menta, the question of slavery had naught do with lt, being entirely foreign to it. I st that in separation lay our only hope, as the rn Jority in the United States were determin to rule us, who were in the minority, wheth it was done lawfully br unlawfully. Entertai lng these sentiments, I deemed it but my du to vindicate them on the battle-field when t call to arms was made. I commenced 1 military career at Fort Sumter in 1861, a closed it in Fort Warren in 1865. Often dc lng that time and since I have analyzed n motives for my course in the cause, and whl I can. see no fault in my logical position, yet say that I ieel that it was devolved upon r. to do all in my power to regain all of the ci' rights of South Carolina, and to heal all of t breaches caused by the war. In my carne: ness to do all I could in this direction. I ha caught at straws and found them to sink wi me. But now I have found a platform < which all good and honest men, of all pa ties and classes, can stand with me, and 1 work together for the redemption of the Stat In 1865, when a guest of the United Stat at Fort Warren, where I with other Confed rate officers was entertained at the public e pense for our services on our side ol the stru, gie, I was permitted to return on taking tl amnesty oath. In taking this oath I did 1 more than has every other Southern man wi bas held office, and In taking which we bom ourselves anew to the Constitution of tl United States, (different, it ls true, from tl one we seceded from,) deprived ourselves the right of secession, and also bound ou selves to the principles of universal freedo and suffrage to the African, and to the abo tlon of slavery. When I and my broth officers at Fort Warren consulted together ar decided to take the proposed oath, we dete mined to stand by it I have stood by lt. accepted uot only the situation, but all ol tl logical consequences of that position; also t the responsibilities of emancipation on tl people of South Carolina, which, I think, hai not yet been properly felt by the people. Here the speaker related how himself ai General Chesnat, encouraged by the whi people of Kershaw, labored earnestly to s cure the co-operation of the colored people restoring the State to its former prpsperit how their efforts were nearly crowned wi success, when one ol those serpents with whit the State was then becoming infested, dist! buted his poison In the political Eden, orgai ized a Loyal League, and destroyed the goc seed which had been sown. General Kershaw continuing, said: In 18671 was called upon to give my sit] port to the movement started for the purpoo of electing a Democratic President and iu oj position to the Republican party, which ha trodden the constitution under foot nu robbed the people ot their rights and llbertlei I gave my support to the movement and pm sued the vain course of attempting to persuad the colored mon to vote for his own dlsfrai chlsement by asking him to vote for us; bi the freedmen had too much political sagaclt and declined to do so. All know the resuli Since then, the people of South Carolina hov been permitted to establish a sort of conne< tlon with the Federal Government. Now, w are In slavery under lt but we are suffering more Intolerante slavery under our State Gov eminent, os it is now administered by th "Ring." In March lost a movement was inaugurated t defeat the present "Ring," which with wantoi and violent hands look the bread oat of you children's mouths, and clothed Its members ii purple and fine linen, to roll in gorgeous equipages, and revel In every species of lux ury-a spectacle to make angels weep. The: taxed the people until the taxes were trebled nay. quintupled. A resident ot this count] has paid five times more taxes this year thai he did in 1660, when he owned two-thirds m on of property than he does now. After having endured all this, our press, which had laboree diligently to check the corruption of tnt "Ring," met In Columbia, aaa there pro n ounce d the verdict of the people and lnitiatec the movement which, ll properly supported, will lead to the delea: of the men who have so long preyed upon us. There a platform 0: two resolutions was adopted, pledging adhe renee to the laws granting universal suffrage, and admitting the right of all to hold office! These men there sounded the tocsin whlct was to restore the rights of the people of Soutl Carolina, and which will a few years hence ar ray the conservative people of the Unltet States on the same broad platform. When the convention called by the press met in Columbia in June lost I went os a pri? vate citizen, Intending to take no part In it be yond endorsing lt When I arrived, I found that no definite plan for Its guidance ha J beet presented and I drew up a platform, which mel the approval of the convention. Since then J have been assailed on all sides, and my mo? tives Impugned. Some of my Democratic friends said Thad gone over to the Radicals, and I was also condemned by the Scott faction. God forbid that I should ever be applauded by the Scott faction. While my motives were Unit Impugned, I steadily pursued the course I had chosen, feeling that I was working for the best interests ol the State. I have been accused ot seeking office; but I was unjustly charged. I could not become a candidate for office if 1 would, as I am one of that class excluded in the Omnibus bill os unpardonable rebels. To show that this ls no porty movement, wc have both a Republican and a Democrat on our ticket. Judge Carpenter, the nominee for Governor, whom I om proud to call my friend, is endorsed by Chief-Justice Dunkin, Hon. W. G. DeSoussure, and the entire Bar of Charles? ton. With my gallant and patriotic irlend, Gen? eral Butler, most of you ore well acquainted, as many of you have shared danger with him on the liattle-field, and witnessed his sacrifices for the State he loves so well. In our ranks are oar oldest and most loved soldiers. General Hampton has pledged himself, under certain contingencies, to stump the State. General Conner has endorsed the movement Here let me read on extract from a letter of this gallant soldier to me. In the letter, in question, after paying a de? served compliment to Gen. Kershaw, the writer says that the address of the executive com? mittee "is a powerful appeal to the sound sense and good Judgment of the Intelligent portion of the community, and truthfully pre? sents the real Issue and questions of the day. For five years we hove drifted. It ls time to take observations and ascertain where we are, and what surrounds us. We see many things that we think ought not to be, but there they are-fixed facts; we can't ignore them; we cannot alter them. The wise course ia to get the true bearing ol' them and use them. In all that we do now we must be guided by rea? son, and not by prejudice; and just there is, I think, our danger. Our people will not rise above prejudice. They waste their strength really against the existing conditions, instead o uniting to improve it They won't appre? ciate the wisdom of the old statesman who said that in worldly affairs the best was never attainable. All that could be expected was the next best, If we can unite and act vigor? ously, I think we can win. Whether wo will or not, we certainly can succeed in improving the next Legislature. We will put In a large number of our own people, and will force the 'Ring' to run better men. But for this move? ment Scott would have walked over the course, and two years more of his rule would have mada us exiles or paupers." Alter a few remarks regarding the necessity of eradicating the prejudices between the two races, and showing how closely allied were the interests of both in securing a better form of government, the speaker read an extract from the New York World, with a view of scowing how the leading Democratic paper in the United States viewed the Reform move? ment which the Sumter News, a professed Democratic poper, condemned. After publish? ing the address of the executive committee of the Reform party, and showing the condition of affairs in South Carolina, the World said: There are only two conceivable remedies for this deplorable state of things; one by depriv lng tlie negroes of suffrage, tbe other by abai doning the mutual hostilllty of the race! which the Radicals (meaning the Ring) am carpet-baggers have so industriously fomented The first of these remedies might be best if 1 were practicable, but it would be a wild, craz Quixotism to attempt it. It could not be ac complished without plunging the country int another civil war, and we have had enough o the bitter fruits of civil war. The only practical way of restoring gooi government in the South is by thwarting th too successful attempts of the extremists ti stir up Jacobinism and animosities betweei the two races. Their interesta t*"? really Iden tlcal, and il the conflict which L_"oeen cause by the Freedmen's Bureau and carpet-bagger were healed, the best citizens of both races even In a State like South Carolina where th negroes are in a majority, could control tb government and reform existing evils. Th only practical solution is to recognize negri suffrage, and establish friendly relations wit the better part of the colored population. When he concluded the reading of the es tract, the speaker devoted a few minutes c his time to the Sumter News which, he sale had been hurling its ieeble arrows at him. I wi state that this paper is published at he hom of several of those who are prominent mern hers of the "Ring," and Franklin J. Moses, Jr. was at one time its editor. Two years ago 1 became so shaky that everybody thought i had gone over to the Radicals. Having craw fished cut of that position, it remains in th? Democratic camp to assail us. After this digression, the speaker proceedei to show that not only was the movement en dorsed by both Democrats and Republicans ii South Carolina, but by those abroad, and rea a letter from the editor of a paper ls Mis?is Blppi, who was striving to inaugurate a move ment of the same kind in that State; cited th' editorials of the Nation, which spoke'most fa vorably of the attempt to overthrow the coi rapt "Ring," which had trampled down al laws for its own aggrandizement, and thei read the following letter from J. J. Wright, wh although he does not so state it, is believed t have been the general commanding the Slxtl Corps of the Army of Hie Potomac : BOSTON. July ll, 1867. General J. B. Kershaw, Camden, 3. C. Mv DEAR SIR-I have just read your patriot ic letter of June 28th, issued in the Banner c the South of the 9th Instant. I tell you, General, that that letter will do i vast amount of good throughout the who! country; for it contains the sentiments of ai honest and fearless gentleman. Would to God, that the whole gallant Soutl could see their real, true condition, and thi only wise remedy as you and other gallan song of the South have so plainly seen ant pointed out to your injured people. I am, General, a Democrat, and fought threi years against you, especially while connect?e with the Sixth Corps, "Army of the Potomac.1 We often met on many a field as deadly toes, but I, with the whole army of the. Uniter. States, at the termination of the civil ?t rife with, perhaps, a few cowardly exceptions, be came your friends. We, the Union soldiers, were then, as we are to-day, ready to trust al such as you; and we would cheerfully hope fo: you to hold any office ol trust within the gif of the American people. We both fought fe principle, and for that alone. It ls not; lor mai to say wno was In the right or wrong. That li for God to decide. Why should we, therefore be enemies ? Oh ! if all the editors and other: throughout our country that keep misrepre senting both sections of the Union were sunt Into the sea, then we, the soldiers ot thc lat? war, could be brought together as a man, anc Sut to death Radicalism and all other d-d ims which crazy cats lor the past thirty years have been mewing. I am willing to stand by, to the death even, all that you have written. Respectfully, Ac, JAMES J. WRIGHT. ' With a few graceful and complimentary re? marks concerning General Butler and Judge Carpenter, who were to follow him, General Kershaw cloded his remarks. ADDRESS OF GENERAL BUTLER. General Easley Introduced General M. C. Butler as "that gallant soldier, pure patriotic and unselfish citizen," after which General Butler said he had come for the first time to counsel with the good people ol Picken.?, as to what is best to be done for the State, and he proposed to discuss dispassionately questions proper to be discussed on such occasions, with? out prejudice or malice. He then gave a r?sum? of the provisions ot the reconstructions laws, saying that If they should tura out to be wise, we should thank the law-makers; if they were unwise, the re? sponsibility rested not with us. Whether wiso or unwise, there they were, and must be obeyed. UnleBS there were laws there wjuld be anarchy, and bad laws were better than anarchy. These Reconstruction laws do not take away lr o m us any of our in aile a ab ie rights; they do not give any one the right'*) ar? rest me or yon, or to Belze my or your property witnout due process of law. They do not say that yon shall not impose qualifications upon your'voters, but only say that the qualifica? tions yon Impose upon one color shall be im? posed upon the other. But aside from all this, under the Reconstrustion laws a system of bad goverument or misgovernment has been loisted upon UB, which brings a blush to the cheek of every honeBt man when he thinks of it. [Just herc an ass commenced to bray,where? upon General Butler said I hear a representa? tive of Scott braying again.] When In Wash? ington a few days ago, I did not speak to either a Democrat or a Republican who did not condemn and denounce the corrupt and dishonest administration of affairs In South Carolina, and assert that lt was a disgrace to any civilized country. Yet ior this state of affairs our own people are partly to blame, by sitting down and permitting Scott and his minions to step between the two races (when there were no causes tor discord) and origi? nate discord and bring about this disgrace? ful state of things. Have we had misgovernment under the Scott administration ? I say we have, and I have been asked lor the proof. I now present these charges, all of which I believe I can prove. The speaker then read the following CHARGES AGAINST R. K. SCOTT. 1st. I charge that he has violated that well established and acknowledged principle of law which prohibits a trustee from speculating in the trust fund for his own benefit, and I charge that Governor Scott has speculated in the tunds of the State, ol which* he is the trastee, ior his own benefit. 2d. I charge that he has infested this State with paid spies ?rom abroad, reeking with ha? tred to our people, and established a system of espionage dangerous to public liberty and free Institutions. 3d. I charge that he pays these spies with our money under the pretence that they arc peace officers, when they are simply his po? litical partisans, and are engaged la stirring up strife. 4th. I charge that ho has attempted to de? moralize the public virtue and prostitute the public morals, by introducing into his house as Governor of South Carolina persons of ill fame, he knowing them to be such, thereby of? fering a new aid for prostitution. 5th. I charge that he has connived at, if he is not implicated In, the murder of citizens of South Carolina tor political effect. 6lh. I charge that he has violated the law of his own creation, or the creation of his own party, by not requiring the land commissioner to make a report of his operations, and, also, by not requiring a report from his financial agent. 7th. I charge that he has defrauded the State of large sums of money as one ot the advisory board of the land com mission, by convening to his own use money appropriated to buy homes for the homeless. 8th. I charge tnat under his administration the public debt bas been trebled, taxation be? come burdensome beyond sufferance, immi? gration prevented, the resources ot the State left undeveloped, and public education neg? lected, y 9th. I charge that he hos encouraged vio? lence by his speeches, (for instance, Els Win? chester rifle speech.) and proclamations, and fomented discord between the white and color? ed people for political effect; that he has de? feated the ends of JuBtlce by the Improper ex? ercise of the pardoning power, by which he let loose upon our community a horde of thieves, cutthroats and murderers. 10th. I charge that he lias discharged duties ofhis high office not for the good of whole people, nut with an eye single to own preferment, political and pecuniary; 1 he has misrepresented abroad the good pee of this commonwealth, and attempted to bi odium upon their fair name. . 11th. 1 charge that shortly preceding the Presidential election, Governor Scott sale General Hampton and two other gentlere that he not only wished the State to go De eratic, but wanted to use his Influence to t end, as he was tired of the negroes, and wt make enough of them resign their seats in Legislature so as to give the white men a jority in that body. The General dwelt at large upon Sc< placing paid spies throughout the country, der the pretence that they were only pe officers, only that they might spy upon people, and learn their opinions, and corni nicate to Scott anything that could be dlsti ed and used by him lor political effect denied that there was any truth In Sec charges that there were bands of Ku-Kl who were murdering and maltreating peo] and that the constabulary force was neceas to protect the people, and called upon Gov? or Scott to prove that any man had been rested and convicted' of being a membe: such a band, or of any other formed to rei the laws of the State. He asserted that St was gnilty of the murder ol Randolph, mediately alter the murder. Tolbert, with hands still bloody, came to Scott and conies the deed. Scott then arrested Tolbert, w out due process ot law, and confined him the Penitentiary, after he had made him c fess that other men, prominent citizens of beville, had put him up to committing deed. After he had done this, Scott permit him to escape from the Penitentiary. He tl offered $10,000 reward for his recapture, although he was known to be at Greenwo he was not molested by the constab.ul force, members of which came to him (Gent Butler) and told him that they knew wh Tolbert was, and If they believed that the ward was a bona-fide one they would oap ti him. Some of the same constabulary lor some time after, took advantage of Tolberl a ball,picked a quarrel with him and killed h and sealed his Ups forever, so that he coi never reveal the secret of the murder of the n he hod killed, a colored Radical, at the Inst! tlon of the Scott Ring, who by this mari hoped to array the people of the North agali us. Colonels Aiken, Cothran and others, v? were charged by Tolbert with having 1m Sued this murder, were" arrested, tried a Bchorged for want of evidence to sustain t charge. The land commission was next treated by the speaker. He showed that $700,000 1 been appropriated by the Legislature to p chase lands for the landless. Leslie was I man who first had charge of this burean, a when be became so obnoxious to the "Rit that it was thought best to get rid of him in a speech in the Senate asserted that If told all he knew it would be sufficient to se Scott and others of the advisory board to 1 Penitentiary. After Leslie had made fort?n for himself and the members of the board, was gotten rid of und DeLarge, a colored mi was appointed in his place, and Leslie clear out. lt ls said that when DeLarge came in office he asserted that all of the money appj priated had been absorbed by the "Ring." T land commission used to buy lands this wc said the speaker. The man having land to s was asked what he charged per acre; li' said $5, he was told to charge $10; if he did and said that he wanted part ol' the ext money charged, he was told he could not g lt, as it was for the benefit of thc commissio er. In one case, said the speaker, the comm sion charged the State $120,000 l'or a tract land for which they paid only $30,000. th making $00,000 for themselves. The next subject treated of was the Sta debt, which the speaker showed was mo than trebled since the Scott Ring had been power, and proved by figures that the total e pend! tares in 1868, when Governor Orr w Governor, was only $154,800, and In 1870, wh( Scott ls Governor, the expenditures are $61 890; that where three years ago $150.000 w sufficient, more than *G0O,000 ls now dray from the pockets ol the people. The Winchester rifle speech-and the vario proclamations ol' the Governor, the speaks showed, were intended to foment discord b tween the two races, if not to create a war b tween them. The speaker lollowed these r marks by an appeal to the colored people pr sent to know If they had received the varloi benefits promised them by their pretend? friends whom they had hoisted Into powe [They made no answer, but their looks plain said that they hod been grievously disappoln ed.] The speaker then briefly pointed out th effects ol the high taxes, how they dlscouragt people from working with any energy, and n auced them In many Instances to abject pc erty. In this connection lie related instance where men had had their last morsels of bree and meat taken from them and sold to satisl tax executions. Said the speaker in conclusion: This ac ministration, which went into power undf the promises that it was to make South Care lina an ?1 Dorado and an Elysium, has mad lt, In less than two years, almost nnlDhabitt ble, and in two years more it will be almost desert. The "Ring" made magnificent pron ises. We were to have railroads everywliere tbo mountains and the sea were to kiss eac other. They promised universal education the commercial and agricultural resource were to he developed; the laws were to h made plain and simple that everybody rnigh understand them; economy ia the public es penses was promised; the poor man was to b the special object of its care and considers tlon-bub?one of these promises have beei fulfilled. Now, shall we stand still and sc< all this plundering ana corruption contlnm for another two years, or rise up in our migh and throw off this nightmare which Is brood ing over us and crippling our energies ? ADDRESS OP JUDGE CARPENTER. At thc conclusion ol General Butler's ad dress, General Easley announced that he hat the honor of introducing the distinguished gentleman wbo; upon thc Invitation ol the people, had consented to bear in this campaign the standard of Retrenchment and Reform-thc Hon. R. B. Carpenter. ! Judge Carpenter commenced his remarks by saying that, in accepting the nomination, he had done so with DO selfish purpose; thal I if he had consulted his own private feelings, ! he would have remained in the position that he had held, which, though not one of ease, was so In comparison with the life he was now en? tering upon-one ol' personal conflict and political commotion. But as the body ol' patri? otic, unselfleh men, representing the people, and watchful of their best interests, had called bim from that place of ease to carry their ban? ner In the warfare against the corrupt crew which administered the affairs of the govern? ment, he had accepted thc trust reposed in him, and pledged his every energy to lead the movement until the "Ring" was overthrown, and its members dispersed in dismay. He knew full well when lie accepted the tniBt, that the Ring and Its organ would use their whole armory of weapons, consisting of insult, Insinuations, base falsehoods and per? jury-fit weapons for BUCII a crew, and only such os they dared to use. Ho had expected this, and had not been disappointed. They hod used every means to damage his charac ' ter, but he defied his calumniators, and even their threats ol' assassination. If lt became necessary for his Ute to be sacrificed for the cause, he would cheerfully yield, up his life, knowing, as he did, that the cause was just-a cause, supported by the Kershaw*, Butlers, Hamptons, McGowans and others-and where such men led it was always into a path of re? fulgence and horror. After a few brief, brit earnest words, showing the corruptions of the "King" and the damage its rule bad done the State, the speaker said that even now there were many of the citizens of the State who did not wish to take UD arms against the "Ring" in the way inaugurated, but said, "Let us do it by county organiza? tions." It is well knowD, said he, that the "Ring" has each county well organized, by secret leagues, by oath-bound societies and military organizations. To follow such a course is only to Insure defeat. The only hope for the people is in a manly and open combat with the people who disgrace the State, pur? loin our money, and by their shameless con? duct have made their names a by-word and re? proach throughout the United States. Whea a great public wrong ls to be put down and freemen to arise and put off the shackles which have bound them, the work is too great to be done by such a method os that proposed. Another plan favored by some is to Join the "Ring" and break it up. What, joUr a party like that to break lt ? If I did not know some of thc men who favored such a plan to be men of whose ability there can be no doubt, I would ?ay that such an indea was the freak of ;ased brain. Do you think Scott is th< ;hing in the party ? No ! He is only th? ind front of the band. Just look at There is the comptroller-general, whi Talsified the records of the State. Pf jome of you may have been a sheriff like others, went to the comptroller-gi for a settlement of your claims, and wei ay him that he would not settle wltl rebels, and. after they had gone, sent oi bought up the claims for fifty cents i dollar; and now he and others the Columbia, members of the "Ring," are lng in wealth, buying lands and bu houses out of the spoils wrung from a < trodden people by every system of roi legalized and otherwise, that could bi celved of. After further exposing of the thieving work of the "B and showing into what filth and mire men who favored joining the "Ring," to it up, would be plunged, the Judge gave t history of the corruption of the Legisli with which all are BO familiar, and said Scott's dirty organ In Charleston had ac him of bribing that body, and that he hi had received a consideration for ever] which had been passed. If this be true, it not prove tbat no bill was passed wi bribery and corruption ? After denylni charges made against him, the Judge ass that the Governor had recommended tnt sage of the Gold and Insurance bills, v were passed by the most outrageous br and corruption. He knew that Trea Parker, sent by the Governor, went Norti pawned $48,000 of State bonds, and with money thus received, or portions of lt, bi the members of the Legislature to pass Railroad Consolidation bill and Sinking : bill. These charges, said the Judge, he < prove. Of all the legislators, very few hai honesty to refuse the gold of the "Rini pass measures not for the good of the pi of the Slate, but for their own aggran ment. Now it is proposed by a lew to Jolt nest ol robbers; now when there was a peet of its being weakened by Internal dli sion: when they were falling out with another. He only hoped that when they the old adage would be verified "When rogues fall out. Honest men will get their just dues." Down In Charleston County and other lions, said the speaker, the colored mei with us In this movement, having throwi the shackles placed upon them by the who had only used them for their own sonal ends, and given them none of the tr -offices, mules, land, ?ducation-BO lavl Eromiseri. These colored men, as I have i ave joined their real friends, the white i in this movement, knowing full well that will not be deceived as they were by their tended friends who came down South on! flin. This ls no political movement, said lought against yon and did all I coul maintain the cause 1 sided with, and 11 republican. But the time lias come fo bitterness engendered In the recent strll cease, and for all, Democrats and Republic Confederates and Federals, whites and bia to unite and establish an honest governm with no politics In lt. The Scott -'Ring" 1 circulated reports that those who sup thlB movement will deprive the colored i of their liberties. The rights of the colt men have been given them by the Un States, and cannot be taken from yon by and all tho assertions of the ..King" that are protected In them by the "Ring" ls equ false. Neither the "Ring" nor we gave rights or can inteifere In any way to dep you of them. Those rights, given by the tlon, are as Immovable as the nation, and til the nation fulls will they stand. The pref state of things Is not the result ol' war. ' whole world ls throbbing to give the ma power and universal suffrage. The interest the two races are identical, one needs the bri and capital and tbe other tbe labor-neil can get along without the other, and it hooves all to Join hands and aid in restoring State to its former glory and prosperity, w with the two races united we will have an li est government. The Scott Ring have d Its best to foment discord and Incite host! between the races, and his hordes ol' spies : Winchester rifle speeches have tended to -cite a war of races. He has spent $50,OW arming the militia, and who are they ? '. colored people. Tnere is no objection to tl but is all the intelligence, virtue and patr ism confined to this class alone, that they ali should be armed, while ot the white compar which have tendered their services not < bas been accepted. He has said that the w cheater rifle was the only law for South Ca lina; said this while off at a safe distance Washington, when he himself would run at sight of one. If this political race ls to be w by lying, perjury, bribery and detraction, i Scott "Ring" can have lt; but It cannot be w by Winchester rifles-two sides can play at ti game, and I take It that South Carolina's sc will never see their rights taken from them sucn a method. No, Governor, Wlncliesi rifles cannot win this battle. The Scott Ring knowing that lt has the i polntment of the commissioner? of electloi and that they, under a law of its Leglslatui have the power of keeping the ballot-bos three days, during which tluie they cnn at them, feel assured that they can win by tl method; but we will block that game for thei After showing bv figures that the debt oft State, since the Scott "Ring" came into pow? had been increased $8,000,1)00, and how it hi squandered the public monies, the Judge eic eu his remarks with an earnest and affectli appeal, for the soldiers of both armies lo fe ?et their differences, ?br the whites ai lacks to bury their prejudices, and all uni In this movement, and thus secure an hone government in South Carolina. At the close of the speeches, the andiene which had been one ot the most attentive w have ever seen, applauded freely tis they ho done frequently during the addresses whe the speaker gave them home thrusts again: the Scott Ring. Beyond doubt, Picken's Coui ty will vote for the Reform movement near! to a man. Numerous persons who had fi pressed their doubts of thc movement at firsi signified yesterday their Intention to suppoi it with their best interests. On Monday next a Reform club will be oi ganized In the county. PENDLETON, July 26. Learning while at Pi-kens that taeupeopie o Pendleton, on tho Bine Ridge Railroad, expect ed tho candidates to apeak there ou Tuesday Judge Carpenter and Generals Buller am Kershaw left for this place yesterdry on i stage, and arrived late at nicht. This morn ing they addressed an audience of about threi hundred (of whom a largo number were ladies in ibo Methodist Church. On the stand wen Colonel Simpson, Hon. T. G. Clemson, M.ijo: Behring, Colonels Sloan and Livingston. Colonel Simpson presided and m .de seme in? teresting introductory romarka, complimen? tary to tho candidates and General Kershaw, who were present, bc said, to advocate thc claims ol tbe new movement, which was with? out parly tie?, bat was founded upon prin? ciples and intended io overthrow the naprin ciplad eet of men who r?ow contralle 1 the affairs" of the Statte. He then introduced General Kershaw, who eaid : I bavo taken the oath of allcgian e and in? tend to ab.de by it. I hive not only recog? nized tbe rights of the Ireerimen, but bavo en? deavored to fit them for their new duties. The people of South Carolina havo accepted the Reconstruction acts, and fahould at ouco admit tho right of the African to vote and hold office. After admitting this, the white people bave only to ebow to the colored men that their in? terests were identical and that so long ae the Scott administration remained in porer, jus? so Jong would the colored men be deprived of the means of elevating themselves, a?'d then they would give their co-operation, and with it tbe glorious movement just inaugurate 1 would be successful. Ho had boon accused by the Radi? cals of being a Democrat, and by the Demo? crats of having deserted Democratic principles and taken up with a Republican, (Judge Car? penter.) but aa he balioved tbat truth always laid between extremes, and as f ie Reform porty was certainly botwaon Radicalism and D?mocracy, it occupied the place of truth, and he would give it his earnest support. After a few eulogistic rem irki upon the ac? tion of Jadso Carpenter in taking the respon? sible position of loader in rbis moveme nt, the speaker sat down, and General Butler was ir troduced and received with enthnsiasiic ap? plause. He repeated his charges made against Governor Scott the day before, reviewed the Reconstruction acts and advised all to accept them in good tai th. an d yield cheerful obedience to them. He showed how the "Ring" perpetu? ated its power by binding its colored support? ers by the most dreadful oaths to support the nominees of the party, aid would not allow them to attend any meeticerB, where it was probable they would have their eyes opened to their true interests. He advised the colored people to throw off the bonds which kept them slaves of a set of men who were destroying the State, and sustain the Reform party, which would give equal rights to all, reduce expenses and taxation, and give to all education*] ad? vantages. To show what would be the effect of another two years' rule of the Scott '.Ring," the General related the anecdote of a man whose servant was always stealing Crom him. One day when the busband and wife had to go off some distance, he objected to leaving the servant, but yielded when bis wife said that it would be safe to leave tho man now as be had stoleD everything. Off they went, but when they returned they found that the servant bad a grapevine around thb ga'.e-poat trying to pull the entire place away. Now, said the Genera], that is the way with the Scott "Bing;" they have stolen everything in tbe r?tate, bet if we let them remain much longer they will carry off the State too. Judge Carpenter was next introduced, and was received with cheers and other demonstra? tions of delight. Ho commenced by an elo? quent allusion to the history af the country and paving a glowing tribute to the m emory of John C. Calhouo; he asserted bis bellefin the justice of the came for which he was bat? tling; he had no fear of the result, BB he was convinced that it waa the cause of ju,tice and truth; both he and the cause had roany enemies, but these enemies were not so much the enemies of bis and of tbe cause aa they were the enemies of good government, and against each as these was the Beform move? ment organized; and if be died in defence of the cause, he wished his tombstone to bear witness th ?t be bad done his best for it. After an earnest appeal to tbe colored people to sus? tain the movement, Judge Carpenter showed, by thc following figures, bow the debt of the State had beeo rnroased $8 371.400 by the Scott "Ring" ander the various appropriations of the two last sessions of the Legislature. The meeting was ODO of the most enthusi? astic meetings ever held in this section. The applause and cheering dunn? the speeches were frequent and enthusiastic. Ufo-morrow, at Anderson Courthouse, where the candidates will speak again, a still larger and more en? thusiastic crowd is anticipated. Late to-night a number of colored and white citizans of Pendleton serenaded the candi? dates. Judge Carpenter and General Kershaw made effective speeches. General Butler bar? ing retired before the arrival of the serenadere, did not speak. [BY TELEGRAPH] COLUMBIA, July 28. The Reform meeting at Anderson, on Wed? nesday, was a great success. Twenty-five hundred people were assembled, of whom one hali were colored, and a brass band was in at? tendance. A series of effective speeches were made by Carpenter, Kershaw, Butler and Youmans. Judge Carpenter took occasion to deny that he was opposed to the completion of the Blue Ridge Railroad; he charged that there was no certainty that the bonds appropriated forthat purpose would be legitimately used; there was every likelihood that they would be gobbled up by the Scott Ring. Presiden: Harrison, after the speech,.rose In the audience to defend Scott. He said that he was no political friend of Governor Scott, but that official had not used the bonds in the man? ner charged, and could not do so. The bonds had never been prepared for market. Judge Carpenter replied that under the Sinking Fund bill the Blue Ridge bonds and all the other State property could, and he feared would, be gobbled up. FROM TBE RADICAL CAME. Ht Large Nominated for Congress-Who the OtheV Congressional Aspirants are Likely to be- Reorganization of the Union League. [SPECIAL TBLEORAM TO TBE NEWS. J COLUMBIA, July 23. The Radical Congressional Convention to nominate a representative for the Second Dis? trict, in accordance with the call of Whipper, the chairman, met at 1 o'clock to-day. Ransier was chosen chairman, and Williams, of Beaufort, secretary. A committee on cre? dentials was appointed, who reported thirty three members present and entitled to seats and votes in the convention. On the call for nominations, Cain, of Charles? ton, nominated R. C. DeLarge. Smalls, of Beaufort, nominated C. C. Bowen, advocating his nomination, but stating that he recognized this as the legal convention, and, while he de? sired the nomination of Bowen, if it failed he should support the nominee of the convention as the regular candidate for Congress. After speeches by the respective friends of the candidates, the vote was taken and result? ed as follows: DeLarge, thirty-two; Bowen, two. Smalls, of Beaufort, and McIntyre, of Colleton, voliDg for Bowen, and DeLarge not voting. Congressional conventions of the third and fourth districts, to nominate Radical candi? dates for Congress, will be held here to-mor? row. Report puts Elliott ahead in the third, and Wallace in the fourth districts. The con? vention for the first district is to be held on the sixteenth of August at Florence. It is be? lieve that Whittemore will be nominated. The Grand Council of the Union League met at 10 o'clock this morning, In the Senate cham? ber. About two hundred delegates were in attendance. Cardozo president. A new rltu ! al was adopted and general reorganization made on the basis of this ritual. The officer? elected for the ensuing year were: President, F. L. Cardozo; vice-presidents, S. H. E. Hayne, T. J. Mackey, H. W. Purvis, J. M. Allen; secre? tary, E. W. M. Mackey; treasurer, R. H. Gleaves; executive committee, F. L. Cardozo, E. W. M. Mackey, R. H. Gleaves, F. J. Moses, Jr., W. B. Nash, J. L. Nsagle, Henry Cardozo and B. F. Whittemore. NEWS FROM SOUTH AMERICA. NEW YORK, July 28. The steamship Rising Star has arrived from Aeplnwali. Peace has been established be? tween Bolivia and Peru. The Peruvian Gov vernment had paid the American legation two millions, which was accorded Americans by the mixed convention. The steamer Ecuador had exploded, and two lives were lost. There was a sharp earthquake at Lima, June 26, with little damages. The steamer Maid, from Liverpool, for Callao, was burnt at the Straits of Magellan, and two llveB were lost. rHE SEAT OF WAR. TAFOZEON MASSING SIS FORCES ON TSE RHINE. ?RUSSIA'S REPLY TO PEACE OVERTURE 3. "IT IS TOO LATE." EUGENIE'S REGENCY NOT ABSOLUTE, AC, AO., Ac War Reports from Paris. PARIS, Joly 28. The Moniteur de Soir says the movements of he French armies point to an immediate and lecislve action. Napoleons mobilizable force on the frontier s 800,000. The Prussians can't fight except at Desperate odds on the frontier. A teeming country enables the Emperor to Dispense with commissaries. The weather is splendid for fighting. Prussia replies to overtures ot peace through Russia, "It ls too late !" Eugenie's regency ls not absolute. She will rye governed by Napoleon's instructions, and is forbidden to promulgate other laws than Loose now pending. It ls regarded as certain that the Emperor ntends closing on Prussia between Thionville ?ind Wlessenberg, throwing McMahon's army, icross the Rhine. McMahon's army consists Dfthres corps, commanded by Feully, Douay ind McMahon. Eighc thousand marines, under General De Va&saigne, accompany the Baltic fleet The objective point is supposed to be Stralsund. France reiterates her denial of the authenti? city ol the secret treaty with Prussia. The Emperor, L. a letter to the commander of the National Guard, says : "Dear General I wish you to express on my part to the Garde Nationale ot Paris bow much I count on its pa? triotism and devotion. When I am about to set out for the army I have to testify to it the confidence which I repose in its will and ability to maintain order In Paris, and to contribute to the security o? the regency of the Empress." The Journal Officiel contains correspondence from St. Petersburg saying that Busala does not sympathize with Prussia. Prussia wishes to make a Prussian lake or the Baltic, and threatens the independence of half of Ger? many. The Czar treats the French Ambassa? dor with much consideration. Edmund About succeeds Paradol in the Academy, and probably as minister to Wash? ington. The Emperor decrees that the funds usually appropriated to his fete be this year given ta ' the army. The highest military authority repeats that no loreign officer, however high his rank, wilt be permitted near the French army. Wu Reporta from London. LONDON, July 28. The Times, in commenting on the secret treaty, says it is clear that both parties are-in? volved in the conspiracy, touching which, both should make a clean breast. The North Ger? man Confederation will exhibit other similar overtures from Napoleon. The people of St. Petersburg are furious be? cause Prussia intercepts English and French Journals. The Times fears that Belgium's good under? standing with France ls dne to her hatred ot Prussia. The war premium on French bottoms ls one- . half of one per cent. There are French cruis? ers off the Isle of Wight boarding merchant? men. Only the reserve steamers of the French Trans-Atlantic Mail Company were seized by the government. Prussia complains that England furnishes arms and coal to France. Advance of the Bank Rate. LONDON, July. 28. The bank rate has advanced to five per. cent. Demonstrations Forbidden in Liverpool LIVERPOOL, July 28. All demonstrations in favor of Prussia or . France are forbidden here. War Reports from Berlin. BERLIN, July 28. Prussia, accepting the Paris declaration, also exempts from seizure the enemy's mer? chantmen not carrying contraband of war. The Russian force in Poland has been in? creased to 200,000, including the Imperial Regiment of Guards. The Empress Eugenie at Cherbourg Her Reception Enthusiastic - She Reads thc Emperor's Proclamation Co? ttle Fleet. LONDON, July 25-Noon. . The Empress Eugenie yesterday arrived at the port of Cherbourg, and was received with state honors. A royal salute was fired and she was conveyed to the flag-ship, and being: conducted to the deck, in clear tones, read the, Emperors's proclamation to the fleet At the conclusion of the ceremony the yards were manned, salutes fired, and the fleet went through various evolutions. The manoeuvres were very flne. Her Majesty was then con? ducted to shore. French Movements at the Front-The Imperial Guard en Route to the Front -Gunboats to Act on the Rhine-A Minnon Men Between Thionville and Strasbourg. (Special to the New York Tribune.] LONDON, July 26-Midnight. The special correspondent of the Tribune sends advices from Metz under date of the 22d Instant, describing the movements o? the troops. On that day there were 10,000 at Fortsach, 7000 at Saint Avoid, 3000 at Sarre guemines. A large cavalry camp at Thion? ville, protecting the French left, will be in? creased to 40,000. General Aymand's divi? sion marched out this morning. It ls the first division of the third corps, and comprises the 18th battalion of chasseurs, and the 59th, 62d, 81st, 95th regiments of the line. These troops have by this time arrived at Boulay, on the road to Saar-Louis. The imperial guard is t reported on the way to Metz, but its probable destination is Nancy. "Bavarian videttes have already been seen with the Prussians. This ls deemed impor? tant, not only as showing a complete blending of Prussian and South Gorman forces, but also because the Bavarian cavalry ls considered to, be superior to the Prussian. It ls confidently affirmed bere that the Prussians are retiring and concentrating between Metz and Cdb lenz. * There are numerous arrests every day. The ? ' correspondent of the London Standard was ar- ., rested for entering camp without leave, hav? ing told tfie sentinel that his British passport, [Contirwtd on Third Page.}