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VOLUME X.-NUMBER 1465. CHARLESTON, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER I, 1870. S?X DOLLARS A YKAH. THE REFORM MOVEMENT AX EMPHATIC LETTER FROM GEX ECSAE WADE MAMPTOX. XVhai the Babara of Sonth Carolina Thinks of our Canst andCsadNstu. The following letter has been addressed by 'General Wade Hampton to Colonel Charles H. Si mont?n, of this city: COLOMBIA, October 8. My Dear Sir-Some time since your letter asking my opinion as to the Reform move? ment In our State reached me, and whilst rea? sons both of a public and private character have restrained me from taking an active part In the canvass wblch has grown out of this movement, I have never had the slightest hesitation as to the course I should pursue, nor reluctance in expressing to my friends what that course would be. Whatever differences of opinion may haveexisted among the honest citizens of the State as to the best mode ol re? dressing the grievous evils under which they hajjB labored for the last few years, there were and could be none as to the existence of those evils, and of the vital necessity ol making a vigorous effort to reform them. It was this conviction on the.part of our people which gave birth to and now lends impetus to the Reform movement. It was this which in? duced the originators of this movement, ii I estimate their motived correctly, to make an earnest and patriotic struggle to res? e?e the State from those who are disgracing her hitherto proud name and ?ragging her to ruin. No aim can be higher, nc object wor? thier than this, and thongh the means adopted to accomplish the purpose are not such as I should have suggested, I sympathize too fully with the object In view, to withhold any as? sistance In my power from those whose mo? tives are the same as my own and whose Judgment may be better. If this movement has for its sole purpose, what I trust it has, the redemption, of our State, the nominees of the Reform party should command the support of every true son of hers. The effort to save the State deserves success, even should lt fall to win it, and as I have not yet made it the chief article In my political creed, that success can sand ti fy a cause that Ls wrong, or justify apos? tasy from one) that ls, right, I regard lt as my duty to support the candidates of the Reform party.' Believing that they are moving in the right direction, I shall not, from mere pride of opinion, refuse to accompany them, because they have taken a different road from the one I should have chosen. I cannot vote for the nominees of the Republican party because, to quota the emphatic, though un? grammatical language of one whose high offi? cial position In that party makes him an au? thoritative exponent of Its true condition, as his political character renders him a flt type of its officials, "In some of its departments Re? trenchment and Reform is, doubtless, greatly needed. Some of its offices are fl]led by In? competent and corrupt men, who should be driven from the high places they occupy. More fe -economy in the appropriation and dlsburse f ment ol public money should be practiced." -Because, their nominee for Governor is, to my certain knowledge, false and treacherous; be? cause this party Is notoriously corrupt, venal and profligate, and because in my opinion, any native white citizen of South Carolina who votes for that ticket will cover himself with de? served disgrace. I can well understand how honest and true men may doubt as to the pro? priety of the Beform movement, and questiou the soundness of its platform, but I cannot com? prehend how any South Carolinian can identify himself with a set of adventurers and plunder? ers, who have made the government of his State what-an Influential Radical paper has justly characterized as "a disgrace to civiliza? tion," and I am uncharitable enough to believe that none will do so, except such us have been, or expect to be, paid for forming an alli? ance which they must feel ls disgraceful. I could as readily be persuaded that Benedict Arnold acted from conscientious motives, and In ?iod iai th to his countrymen, as that any true son of South Carolina who venerates the ancient honor of his State, who ls jealous of .her past fame, and desirous of her future wel fare, could, from patriotic impulse, affiliate with men whose only tie to bind them to our :State ls the "cohesive power of public plun? der." Some of the recent converts to this ?new?faith-that faith whose cardinal doctrine .it .Is that the- strongest side Ls always right-, may boast of their devotion to their state, and, as proof, point to the scars they have received in her defence; but to these I beg to com? mend a reply once made to this same pa? triot Arnold, who asked a friend what the Americans would do with him ii he was cap? tured. "They would bury the leg which was wounded Lo their service with military h onors and hang the rest of your body," was the prompt and suitable answer. Unfortunately for our State, this wholesome discipline cannot, be administered to the patriots of this same' stump among us, who parade their patriotism while they are selling their country; but lt ls In the power, as it ls the duty of every honor? able man, to treat them with the scorn their treachery so richly merits. Let them And, if they can,-in the price for which they have sold themselves and their kindred, compensation for the loss of their own self-respect and-the esteem of all honorable men. "The ox know eth its owner, and the ase his master's crib." The few who have joined the ranks of the engmies of their State. In this supreme hour of ner trial, can neither give character to the party to which they have allied them? selves, or weaken that which they have desert? ed. Their desertion should but stimulate those who are honestly working for a reforma? tion of abuses to renewed exertions. Eve nit the nominees of the.Reform parte.' should be de? feated, an event which seems uow mos tun likely. Infinite good will result to the State by sending honest men to the Legislature, and, ' in any case, it is -far.better to fall in a good ?cause than to succeed in an evil one. It has boen said t^at as the nominations of both par? ties are alike m presenting a Republican to the people as candidate for Governor, no real dif? ference exists between the two tickets. Is this the case ? It is true that Judge Carpenter is, like Governor Scott, a Republican, but does that make them alike in all other respects ? The Bar .ol Charleston, composed ol gentlemen of tl e highest standing and character, have born, willing testimony to the ability, the im? partiality and the integrity of JudgOjCarpenter. Can an equal number of gentlemen of like re apectability in our State be lound to endorse the official character of R. R". Scott ? Cati one decen? man be found to do so ? But admitting, for the sake ol argument, that the nominees of the respective parties for Governor are on a par-a supposition which does gross In? justice to Judge Carpenter, and is too extrava? gant to gain credence from even the most trig-1 oted of Radicals-dot s the nomination of the Reform party for Lieutenant-Governor present no higher claims on the people of South Caro? lina than that of the Republican ? Of the Re? publican candidate lor Lieutenant-Governor I know but little. It ls his misfortune, however, to be in bad company. He was an influential member of the last Legislature, perhaps the most corrupt that has ever sat in thc United States, und so far from endeavoring to prevent or expose corruption, he is using every effort to continue the rule of those who have plun? dered the State and degraded her character. On the other hand, the Reform ticket ls hon? ored by one ol the noblest historic names of our State; a name which comes to us covered with glory from the days or the revolution; : which shone bright among the brightest on the plains of Mexico, and which has received additional lustre by being borne by that heroic son of Carolina, M. C. Buller. All classes of our people, white and colored, who are opposed to misrule, dishonesty and corruption, are'vltally concerned in breaking down this dangerous monopoly by which a lew venal foreign adventurers, aided by their baser native white allies, are systematically plunder? ing the state and bringing her name Into dis? repute among all honest men. The candidates of the Reform party have this end lu view, and to the full accomplishment of this happy result I cordially wish thom God speed. My best wishes for the attainment ol this object go with them, nor shall 1 let any difference of oprakHr on my part as to the expediency of the means they are using prevent my extending to them a hearty support. I am, very respectfully and truly, yours, "WADE HAMPTON. Colonel CHAS. H. SLVIONTON. GOLD AND BOND MARKET. LONDON, October ll-Evening. Consols 923. Bonds 91}. FRANKFORT, October ll-Evening. United States bonds 91?a95. NEW YORK, October ll-Evening. Gold steady all day. Sixty-twos 12i; sixty fours 111; sixty-flves 11$; new 10]; sixty-eights 10J; forties 6$. Tennessees 62$; new 60j. Vir? ginias 62$; new 66. Louisianas 70; new C6a68; levees 76a78. North Carolinas 48$. Stocks active all day. THE CELESTIALS DEFIANT. LONDON, October ll. The Chinese Government declines to give guarantees against f^fthor outrages. All the Catholic buildioTS in Pekin are des troy ci. TUE STATE ELECTIONS. Pennsylvania. PHILADELPHIA, October ll. The election is progressing with Bpirit. The negroes are voting for the first- time. They are unmolested in some wards, while in others is there tome disposition to riot. The marines are at headquarters, and will act promptly in case of disturbance. LATER.-The returns of the elections to-day indicate the following results . The First Dis? trict elected Randall, (Democrat;) the second is in doubt; the Third elected Meyers, (Repub? lican,) and the Fourth elected Kelly, (Republl 1 can.) The Fifth District Is doubtful. Scatter? ing returns from the State show large Demo-' eratic gains. In the Twenty-second District Negley Is elected, and lo the Twelfth Shoema? ker." The Democrats carry Harrisburg by 260 majority. , _ RECOGNITION OF CONSULS. WASHINGTON, October ll. The President, recognizes as Portugese Vice Consuls, Henry Hall Woodbridge at Sa? vannah, and Clemens Claoiua at Charles ton. THE EUROPEAN MAILS. WASHINGTON, October ll. The Postmaster-General, answering the in? quiry from New York whether the mails should be sent by tbe Cambrii, says it is un? safe at prosont to dispatch mads by North German steamers. THE CAUSE OF CUBA. NEW YORE, October ll. A large Cuban meeting has been held hero. McMahon, Ryan and Jordan spoke. AN AFFAIR OF HONOR. . RICHMOND. Va., October ll. James Barbour, editor, of the Enquirer, sent a peremptory challenge to Jos. W. Walker, of | the douse of Deles ates. It was declined on the ground that tho State Constitution dis franchised duellists. Colonel Mosby was the bearer of the challenge. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES. The bale or cotton, at St. Louis, which took the sweepstake premium of $1000, and was presented by the owner to the Southern Or? phan Educational Society, was sold yesterday | for thirty-two cent3. Margaret Waters, the notorious baby farmer j and murderer, was hung, at London, yester? day. She died protesting her innocence. A heavy northeast rain storm prevailed at Wilmington, N. C., yesterday. There was a heavy frost In Norfolk on the night ol the 9th instant. Judge Bond decided In New York yesterday that a mortgage made in 19C3, but renewed In 18GC, must be paid in gold, the renewal not being equivalent to a new contract. Captain Robert L Bradley, a customhouse employee atSTew Orleans, was stabbed dead on Saturday by an unknown murderer. There were four deaths yesterday at New Orleans from yellow fever. -The passion with which the French soldier respeots his flag ls vividly revealed lu a story of Sedan. At Hie moment ot capitulation, a captain, a lieutenant of zouaves, and a brave sergeant, resolved that the flag which had been left in their keeping should not fall into the hands of the PrussiaES. So they took the em? blem of France to pieces, one concealing the banner under his uniform, the other putting the balls Into his pocket, and the third keeping the; eagle. After the capitulation, it was agreed ?hat all the relics should be confided to the care of the sergeant, who, being an Alsa clan, could speak German. The brave sergeant then managed to escape ?rom his captors, lo don the guise of a peasant, aad to obtain a bas ker. in which he placed the memorials of j French glory. He then covered the precious relics with a mass of tobacco, which he had got Irom ?he willing peasants, and, thus guarded against detection, he managed to pass through all the German lines and to reach Paris. -As an Instance of German forethoughr, we learn that as early as the latter part of August the royal priming office at Berlin had finished and forwarded to the front 5000 copies of the specified plans of the fortifications of Paris. They contained all the latest additions, and also the improvements which were la course of construction. FIGHTING AT ORLEANS. A PRUSSIAN SUCCESS AT ABT EN AT. THREATENED STARVATION OF THE PARISIANS. PRUSSIA WILL NOT RESTORE THE BONAPARTES. REPORTED DEATH OF PRINCE FREDE? RICK CHARLES. GARIBALDI AND HIS VOLUNTEERS GO TO THE VOSGES. NOON DISPATCHES. War Report! from Tours. T0DK9, October ll; There has been nothing from Paris for two or three days. It is reported that Garibaldi will take his volunteers into the Vosges. The Minister of War has the following from the commander of the Fifteenth Corps, dated Or? leans at 9 this morning: "The Prussians at? tacked our forces at Artenay. After sharp fighting the Prussians occupied the position. Genend Regan, with five regiments and four battalions and artillery, reinforced the French. After fighting until 3 o'clock we were com? pelled to fall back Into a forest, which ls still held and will be held at any price. The ene? my were greatly superior In numbers." It is understood that fighting ww resumed to-day near Orleans. The scene of the battle ot Artenay. yesterday ls only three hoars' travel by rail from Tours. The people are indignant that the Fifteenth .corps was not reinforced from posts here. General Bourbaki is summoned to Tours to answer charges of leaving his post to visit England. War Reports via London. LONDON, October LL . A note from the Prussian Government. In? forms the powers'that Paris threatens to hold out until starved. In that event a hundred thousand must die. Prussia will be unable to feed Paris a single day after capitulation, as there is nothing edible within a day's march oi Paris. Metz advices are to Sunday. The weather is very unfavorable. The firing irom the works is steadily maintained. There ls much sickness In the town. The Prussians took two thousand prisoners lu the last encounter. Many of the Prussian wounded have been re? moved to Berlin. It ls stated that Bismarck replied to Lord Lyons "that while clad to make peace, no truce proposition would be entertained for a moment. Nevertheless Prussia must prose? cute the war. Those holding power In France are answerable for results." Pra?ala and the Napoleon Dynasty. BERLIX, October ll. The following ls official: "The Government of Prussia, though unable to recognize the present Government of France, will not re? store the Bonapartes." Th? Siege of Paris. LONDON, October 8. The Manchester Guardian has a special tele? gram from a correspondent at Prussian head? quarters which announces that the bombard* ment of Paris ?will begin early nest week. The cannonade will be preceded by a formal summons to surrender the city. It ls believed by others that the assault will begin on the anniversary of the battle of Leipzig, Octobe r IC. The Germans count on being in the city on the 19th. They may not find the task so easy. The near approach of the horrors ol bombardment excltos universal pity and sym? pathy here. Eloquent advocates of mediation, in papers like the Standard, are trying to move the government to action. The horrors disclosed after the siege of Strasbourg forci? bly aid these appeals. The ministry manifests no intention of moving, and the people await the result of the assault lu dreud and anxiety. Ruskin writes that Prussia pushes her success too far. She should concede an armistice and offer terms possible to French honor. In an eloquent article this morning thc Standard says: "The siege of Paris is not called for, and ls going too far." NIGHT DISPATCHES. Farther News via London. LONDON, October ll. Five French Iron-clads have passed Dover to the eastward. Garibaldi has advised the people at Nice and Savoy to discontinue all agitation at present, as it only embarrasses the French struggle against Prussia. Reports from Tours. Touts, October ll. Another body of Prussian prisoners have ar? rived. Gambatta's balloon brought 39,000 letters. The Prusslaus shoot all Franc-tlreurs, and this ls one ot the reasons why the Tireurs car? ry thc black flag. The papers announce the denth ot Prince Frederick Charles. It requires a large force to protect the Prus? sians from tho indignation ol the people. The Sympathies of Spain. MADRID, October ll. Senor Castillan, in addressing the French delegation, affirmed that the sympathy of the Spanish people was decidedly with the Pre nch Republic. MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES. The Battle Near Orleang. LONDON, October ll. A detachment of the army of the Crown Prince defeated a portion of the army of the Loire near Orleans, taking 1000 prisoners and three guns. The French fled ia disorder. The Prussians have abandoned the purpose of shootlug the town officers_of Ablls, in con? sequence of a threat to shoot an equal num? ber ot Prasslau prisoners. The Prussians were repulsed a Becond time at Cherizy, but they milled, captured and burned the town. Tho French say that the Prussians have burned several villages in the plains of Be)nice. The clerical party in Franc?, but especially lu LaVendee, reluse to light under Garibaldi. Ten thousand of the National Guard, under Gustave Flourens, demanded chassepots, and insisted that a change be made In the practice of opposiog on every battle fitld one French? man to three Prussians. The answer of the government was unfavorable, and Flourens has resigned. Among the documents found In tibe Tuileries ls a deed dated Immediately prior to the mar? riage of Napoleon with Eugenie, In which nearly 6,000,000 francs are settled by the Empe? ror on Miss HowiiFd and her SOD. Hie ?ouut de ?eauvagar, The Germans are; closing on Thlonvllle. They 'have been largely reinforced, and are receiving siege guns from Strasbourg. The King of Saxony has instituted a new or? der, that of St. Henry, solely to honor the King of Prussia, The new decoration was de? livered on the 9th Instant to King William, who In response to the honor, complimented the Saxon troops for their gallantry. War material is shipped dally from Liver? pool In large quantities, it is supposed for France. At last accounts from the scene or the bat? tle at Artenay, near Orleans, the Prussian cavalry were in close pursuit of the French troops. The Liberals in convention at Stuttgardt yesterday adopted resolutions In favor of the union of Germany with a common Legislature, a. united army, and a diplomatic representa? tion in co rn mo D. Russia denies ali reports that she ls making unusual military preparations, and the entire press declare that the government wants peace. During the legislative debate at Copenhagen on the budget, the ministry declined to make any reduction or army estimates until the re? sult of the war between France and Prussia were better known. i - J THE CHEAM OF THE WAE- NE IFS. The Conditions cf Peace. Though the German Governments have not yet officially declared on what conditions they will be ready to conclude peace, it is well un? derstood that the two principal conditions will be a pecuniary Indemnification and the. ces? sion of part or the whole of the German terri? tory of France. On the former of these condi? tions, one ol the first jurists of Germany,-Prof. von Holtzendorf, of the University of Berlin, expresses the following opinion In one of the daily papers ol Berlin: We must start from the consideration .that the most ample Indemnification would never be able to repair all the damage which has been caused us by the war. The lives ol our I brothers which have been annihilated are treasures that will never be recovered, and lt would be altogether impossible to restore to all Individuals what they may have lost In con? sequence of want of work ?and the disturbance of business. But because it ls impossible to liquidate the Indirect damages, it is all the more necessary to fix in advance a part of the war indemnifi? cation which must be Insisted upon. Our claims against the French nation will be com? posed ol the following priEiclpa! items : 1. Payment of all the German war loans as tar as they have been Issued. It will not be ne? cessary on our part to show that the sums have been really expended. Such parts of the loans as may not yet have been expended must likewise be repaid In consldei allon of the gene? ral damages which during the war will para? lyze the tax power of tfie State, and which tadstbefclt for a long time to come In the property of the nation. leis also a matter .of course that the war material which has been used up or damaged must be replaced from the refunded war loans. 2. Indemnification for the families of the killed soldiers, as well as those who, In conse? quence ol the war, have become invalids. To this end, France must pay a capital, from wlilch widows and orphans, and Invalid sol? diers and their families, receive an annual rente. 3. Indemnification for the German ships cap? tured br the French fleet, and lor the damage which has thereby been inflicted upon Ger? man commerce. 4. Indemnification for the violation Of the international law on the part of France, in particular for firing upon unfortified towns, as Saarbr?cken and Sehl, and for the expulsion of German citizens from France. 5. Payment ol a penalty for the atrocities committed during the war by French citizens against German residents ; for instance. Ill treatment and plundering of German subjects, and assassination of wounded German sol? diers. G. Refunding of the communal expenses caused by the war. As to the second condition of peace, the re annexation ol the German territory ol France to Germany, it may be regarded as highly significant that the government of Elsass, created by a decree of the King of Prussia, and planed under the administration of Count Bismarck-Bohlen, ls noe coterminous with the former province of Alsace, embracing the two Departments of Upper Rhine and Lo wer Rill ne; but that it embraces nearly the whole ol the compact German territory of France, that ls to say, the two Departments of Upper Rhine and Lower Rhine, and the German districts ot Lorraine, which have been constituted by the German administration, into the new Depart? ment of Moselle, embracing the Ave arron? dissements of Metz. Saargemund, Dudenhof? en, Salzburg and Saarbarg. Together, this nert* iroverninent embraces a population of l,eii,54C inhabitants, of whom at least 1,300, 000 speak German. The administration of I lie new government has been thoroughly reor? ganized alter the model of the civil adminis? tration of the German States. The new pub? lic officers have partly been taken from PruB? sla and partly from the South German States. All transit duties from and to the German States have been removed; the tobacco monop? oly has been abolished; the salt trade given free, and, in general, the whole government treated as if lt were one ol the States ol' the .Customs Union. At Hagenau an odlclal paper has been established, giving the decrees of the Governor in both the German and the French languages. It ls naturally inferred from this administra? tive arrangement that the new Government of Elsass contains that part of French territory which tile German States, at the time when the arrangement was made, intended lo re? claim for Germany. Subsequent events may. of course, have modified this intention. Shouid the whole new Government of Elsass be really I annexed to Germany, the Towns of Metz, De denhofen, (Thionvilht,) Suurburg, Pfalsburg, Salzburg, (Cbuleau-Salina,) would, among others, be reunited with Germany; while Nancy, Laneville and Pont-a-Mousson would remain French. Tobacco In thc War. The London Lancet e-ayd of tobacco as no army ration : If there ba one fact that has 1 been moro frequently stated than another, it is that 'll': soldiers engaecd in this war- well or wounded-?eek the solace ol tobacco. Tho in? habitants of every nation ruauif'-st similar in? stinct", and oue of tho sr rongeai is this desire to ?eek out some fubstanco tho use of which may stimulate or sootho tho nervous system. There is no privation wuicli the habitual al? though nwt exesssive sm )Uer fjels so mnch as the loss of tobacco; and soldiers of all nations, especially tho Fieucli and Gurman nations, smoko it. It was a standing injunction ot tho first N.iooleo i that bis troops snould havo tobacco, and they found it ot' the createst ad? vantage in the retreat from Moscow. We have been accustomed to look upon tho German as fond of bard intellectual toil for ltd own a-ko; andmon of abs.ractiou and imagination, if wo may judga from the prevale :ce of thc practice of smoliins anions them, unquestionably ap? pear to find an aid in tobacco. But the man Jiood ot Gormaiiy baa risen like a giant re? freshed to undergo any physic il exertion and hardship that m*y bo required, and this war bas taxed tho physical euergiKS of tho alronsr est. The soldier, wearie I with long mirches and uncertain reel, obtaining his food how and when bo can, with hu nervous system always in a state of tension from tho ?mttft4 aud excitement be encounters, linds that his cig<rsorpipo ona ..le him to sustain hunger or fatigua with comparative equau-nity. Ex? plain it as W3 may. this is phy-ioioyicaliv true; and madieal offic?rs wuo wool l not oo sorry tu seo the issue o?a ''awritratum" disco itiuued, aro compelled to allow that the moderare u^o of tooacoo by soldier H in tue field hit several advantages. For the wounded it is probabl* : bat tobacco his slight anodyne a.id narcmc properties that t-nablo the sufferer to sustain pain botter Jiimir Ibo day, aod to ubtai.i sleep during the ni?iht. At Laurensvllle, on Monday last, there was a large attendance of citizens. Very little pro? perty was sold by the sheriff, homestead notices putting a St?/ Od that officer's ham - mer. THE CITY FOE REFORM. OR AN JD RALLY OF THE PEOPLE. HAMPTON AND BUTLER ON THE HUSTINGS PROMPT REPRESSION OP AN AT? TEMPT TO DISTURB THE MEETING. THE SPEECHES, Ac." It bas been long since Charleston has wit? nessed so Imposing a gathering ol her people as that which formed the Union Reform mass meeting last night, in front of the Charleston Hotel. The stand, gaily decked with flags, and brilliantly illuminated with gas jets, the speakers uttering earnest and burning words of eloquence and patriotism, and the vast sea of faces filling Meeting street, from Hayne to Hasel, and crowding every inch of the spa? cious porticos of the hotel, made np a scene well calculated to encourage the friends of honest government. The assemblage must have Included, at the lowest estimate, five thousand perBons, embracing all classes of our citizens. At 7 o'clock, a stirring air from Mitchell's Band heralded the approach of the speakers, who soon after appeared upon the stand. On motion of Mr. E. L. Roche, the meeting was called to order, and the following officers were chosen: President-Hon. Thomas Y. Simons. Vice Presidents-Hon. W. 3. Henerey, Arch? ibald Cameron, James Cosgrove, Henry Gour? din, R. E. Dereef, f, D. Fanning, Joseph Ed? mondson, D. F. Flemrag, Robert Gordon, Elias Garden, Alva Gage, Colonel B. H. Rut? ledge, E. \V. Marshall, Alex. Melchers, Robert Morrison, John F. O'Neill, H. B. Olney, M. H. Nathan, T. R. Tully, J. T. Welsman, CO. Witte, Steadman Yeadon, George S. Hacker. Secretaries-William Aiken Kelly, W. A. Zimmerman, Marlow Cochran. On taking the chair Colonel Simons invited the vice-presidents and secretaries to take seats on the stand, and spoke as follows : REMARKS OF COLONEL SIMONS. It hos been sold that the voice ol South Car? olina ls dead. To-night will show that the people of South Carolina are awake to their true interests, and are prepared to secure a government which will not be a disgrace to future ages, and which will not be transmit? ted to their children with dishonor. Our fath? ers of the firs: revolution were actuated by the same hopes and desires as we are now.' We are determined to have a free ballot and a rep? resentative government, and to-day, from the mountain to the seaboard, over every section of the State, the people of South Carolina, all classes and all races, so far as may be, are de? termined once more to have a government of which they will not be ashamed. My country? men, from every section of South Carolina comes the most encouraging, the most enthu? siastic, and the most cheering news. Never has South Carolina been In greater public peril than that which now hangs over her people. Two years under a government which never represented the people; two years of exorbi? tant and unlimited taxation, Inaugurated by a venal Legislature; two years under a system ot I tyranny unexampled in the history ol the world. [Here the speaker was Interrupted by some of the Ring minions, who vainly endeavored to create a row, bul as soon as order was re? stored he resumed.] My countrymen, this very Interruption shows the character of the party In power. They desire neither an honest expression cf opinion nor an honest vote. But to resume. The people of South Carolina have written on their platform a sentiment that may be en? dorsed by every citizen of the State-Union and Reform-and they have nominated as their candidate for Governor a gentleman who has been endorsed by the Bar of Charleston, and by a community which he has officially served with honor and rectitude. They have selected as . their candidate for Lieutenant-Governor a gentle? man who has proved his devotion to his mother State on every occasion, and who ls as distinguished a patriot In ttme of peace as he was distinguished as a soldier In time of war. [Cheers.] I congratulate the people of this section of South Carolina, that ai last the heart ol the State has been touched, and that from the mountains to the seaboard there comes the same Intelligence, that the uprising of the people in behalf of their rights ls uni? versal. In the two years which are passing away we look upon a. picture of demoralization and debasement such as has never before been witnessed in this State. But, thanks to our distinguished standard-bearers, one of whom will address us this evening, a harmony'and enthusiasm has been aroused which promises regeneration and success. It only remains for the citizens of Charleston to be fully Impress? ed with the duty which devolves upon them to see to it that there ls a lair ballot and an honest count, and when the election Is de? clared, the Joyous cry will ring out lrom every portion of the State : South Carolina ls once more free, regenerated and disenthralled ! [Great cheering.] Colonel Simons then Introduced General Wade Hampton to the meeting. He was re? ceived with long-continued demonstrations of applause, and spoke as follows : REMARKS OF GENERAL WADE HAMPTON. Felloio-c'UUensof'Charleston-I hardly think, that In this city or ray birth, lue colored peo? ple, whom I have known lrom Infancy, will refuse me a hearing. Because I was one of the first men in the South who, Immediately alter the surrender, addressed your race. Many of you will remember, that at the in? stance of some of those who are now your- rep? resentatives in the Legislature, I addressd large meetings of the citizens of Columbia and elsewhere, and on all ot those occasions lt was my endeavor to address you os friends in whose welfare I had an abiding Interest. I need not add that I still cherish the sumo reel? ings, and would not undo, ir I had it In my power, any act which secured your emancipa? tion. I had no Idea ot speaking on this occa? sion, and only came upon the platform at Hie request of my honored friends, but I have pre? pared a letter which announces my hearty and cordial endorsement of the present action of the people of South Carolina, and propose lo leave my friend, General Butler, to say what I am sure this occasion will evoke from every honesl man identified with the prosperity of South Carolina. I have but a single remark to make, whether you agree with me or not. I beg you, both white and colored citizens, to conduct Hus election in a lair and peaceable manner. Vute for the can? didates ot your choice, and lor one I am ready to say that, If under such circumstances, equal privileges being accorded to all and equal honor being observed at the ballot box. I will shoulder my musket among the first to aid in the preservation of peace. [Great applause.] But I tell you, fellow-citizens, further that If that party which has grown desperate with power attempt to tamper with the ballot-box, there will be bloodshed, and the faull will not rest with us. The people are determined lo have a lair election or a free fight. I care not what may be the plat? form ol the Reform party when I see In It that plunk which looks to the restoration of the State and ?ls recovery from those who have made its resources the object of their plunder. The Reform party may not last a year, because when Us grand purpose bas been accomplished, other questions of national or lederal Importance may enlist your Interest. But in such a cause as this Democrats and Republicans alike should be willing to unite. Before I left the State, I felt that lt w-i.1 due to myself to express my hearty concurrence In this great movement for Re? form. I accordingly prepared the letter to which have before referred, and which embodies ray views. I have only to wish you a God-speed lu your undertaking, and leave my friend and comrade, General Butler, who talks as well as he fights, and than whom there can be no worthier standard-bearer in a cause which has for its object the harmony and prc perlty of South Carolina. [Loud and profon ed cheering.] REMASES OF GENERAL BUTLER. The chairman now introduced General 1 C. Butler, the announcement ot whose nam and whose appearance on the stand, evokt applause that made the welkin ring. Ic w; evident, however, that there was a crowd Union Leaguers around the platform wi were determined at every hazard to lnterm the speakers and disturb the meeting. Gen ral Butler evidently understood this, for I began his speech with the following remarks Felloic-Ctlizens-? hope, for the honor ol th old city, and of the movement In which we a engaged, that lhere will be no further dlspo! tion manifested to disturb these p'oceedlng As far as I am concerned, I have come a loi way to make a speech, and I Intend to, 1 heard. [Tremendous cheers.] I have ho ac m oslty against any man. I am here in the di charge of what I conceive to be a public dut, and I do not mean that my mouth she be closed by idle brawlers who ha\ been sent here to disturb our meetln? [Cheers.] It has been charged that I have o ganized a faction for the purpose ot opposlr that party which has present charge of ti alfalrs in South Carolina. It Is due to myse to say that my opposition to Govcrm Scott does not arise from the fact that he 1B Republican, or from any personal consider tions, but because he Ls proved unfaithful i the trusts reposed In him by the people of tl State. On this ground alone do I propose j arraign him. I have Invited Governor Scott to meet m from the mountains to where old ocean lash? your shores; but again and again the respom is, that Governor Scott "can't speak." f Laugl ter.] Can't speak? Then his friends ba done bim great Injustice; for, after bavin sworn to execute the laws In mercy, did t not go to Washington and there publicly di olare that South Carolina was "a nest of assa sins," and that "Winchester Rifle Law was th best law for South Carolina. [Interruptions I have spent four years on the picket Un righting for freedom." Well ! fellow-cltlzeni I expect he ls on that same picket line to-nlgh but f tell you that on the 19th October we ei peet to relieve him from duty and send him t the rear. [Great applause on the part of th Reformers, and dissent by the Leaguers.] On the 22d ol July last, I had occasion t make certain charges against Governor Scot as the Executive of the State, and I have bee called noon by your Radical paper here for th proofs. Right here, in the City of Charlestoi I propose to produce them. 1st. I charge that he has violated that we established and acknowledged principle ot la which prohibits a trustee lrom speculating fe his own benefit in the funds of the cestui rp. trust This charge ls admitted os to speculating 1 State bonds, but lt is claimed that this speculi tlon was made by the Governor to give thei "a much needed guarantee to capitalists," an to "Improve the credit of the State." Devoi ed and patriotic son of our beloved State I The purchase by his Excellency of larg numbers ol the bills of the Bank of the Stat at for 10 to 20 cents In the dollar, and the rc commendation by bim that said bills be lund ed by the issue of bonds for their redemption and their subsequent redemption, was like wis Intended, no doubt, as a "much needed gust antee" by his Excellency.. The Interest which his Excellency had In th purchase ol $2,000,000 State bonds,1-short," b, his financial agent In New York, and his "bull lng" operation, In recommending that the lo tere8t of the bonds of the State be paid v. coin, and the subsequent passage of an act, b, the Influence of .his Ring, to that effect, ah the handsome profits made by the Governo In the sale, was another of his unselfish acts c devotion to "our beloved State." It ls a novel principle In the science of gov eminent that the Executive, by availing him 3elf of knowledge which he has oflcialli should enhance the credit of the governmen by speculating, (not inuestina,) in her stock and bonds. It is something new, at least I this latitude, that the gubernatorial offlc should be converted into a brokers-shop, wit the Executive as chief broker. No, fellow-citizens, this subterfuge ls tc transparent. The credit of the State has bee kept up by the promptness with which ot people have paid the enormous taxatlo wrung from them by this Governor and h Ring. He bas kept np the credit of the Stat also by concealing the truth from the world and it rests to-day upon an artificial, unnatt ral basis, and will collapse as soon as the tra condition of affairs is known. It ls the cred! of a gambler, which has been bolstered up b false pretences, and ceases as soon as his fund are exhausted, no one having any confldenc in his integrity. 2d. I charge that he has Infested this Stat with paid spies from abroad, reeking with ha tred of our people, and established a system a espionage dangerous to public liberty and fre j Institutions. That he pays these spies wltl your money, under the pretence that they an peace officers, when they are simply his pol I ti cal partisans, and engaged In stirring up strlfl among the people. Specification: This charge ls not denied, bu these spies, for the purpose of deceiving th? world, are called "Constabulary," whlcl means, in this Slate, political partisans ant fletectives for Governor Scott, employed b him at the public expense to perpetuate hli power, and to look alter his interests. It li claimed that they are "appointed and pale strictly according to law." Ot course. HlPlor is crowded with instances of the direst oppres slons and wrongs inflicted under the forms o law. Is there auy provision in the law au thorizlng the force, which compels bis Excel lency to appoint and pay this band of faction Ists $31,492 2L; to Impose this unnecessary ex pense upon a people already burdened wltl poverty, debt and taxation ? Could not th? sherill's and their deputies and constables, th* regularly constituted officers to execute th? iaw, have made every arrest claimed to hav< been made by these detectives, and have dis charged every duty, except, perhaps, that o eaves-dropping and hanging about the pre ml ses of honest men at night to catch up som* pretext for the exercise of their detestaba calling ? Where and when has there been an Instanc* of resistance to the regular processes of th( law ? Where and when has there been tba violation of law or disturbance of the peac< which ines leriffs and their posse could not have overcoine.or which Justifies this pretended con stabulary yoree ? Where and when has a singh Ku-Klux (for whose special benefit this foret pretends to have been organized) been arrest? ed, tried or convicted ? Either the Ku-Klux have not existed except In the guilty Imagina? tion ot bis Excellency, or the constabulary have not done their duty. Why have they not arrested them ? Why have they not appre? hended the incendiaries who night after night have made the heavens bright with the flames ol their unholy torches-with the destruction of gin-house alter gin-house ? Not one effort did these protectors of the citizens and their property make to arrest or punish the crimi? nals. The reason is obvious. The ma? jority ot this force was and ls com? posed of Sherman's bummers, wbo had revelled In incendiarism, and It rejoiced their villanous souls to witness the destruc? tion of the property of our people, hoping to excite our animosity to the colored people and bring on a war of races, and thereby afford an excuse for their continuance. I can point to a half dozen gin-houses, some of them filled with cotton, destroyed oy incendiaries In the County of Eilgeiield alone, the property of our most peaceable and conservative citizens; and although there has been from six to twenty of this loree constantly at the courthouse, I have yet to learn ot one single effort being made to arrest the Incendiaries. Why ls this? Will Governor Scott answer ? 4th- Icharge thatho has. attempted to de? moralize the public virtue and prostitute the public morals by introducing into his house, as Governor of South Carolina, persous ol'ill fame, he knowing them to be such, thereby offering a reward for prostitution. With Gov? ernor Scott's private immoralities I have noth? ing to do. I make nocharges against lils private character, knowing nothing of it. He may be as dissolute as a Borgia, and as venal as Charles, in private, and 1 have no right to In? quire Into lt; but when he flaunts depravity in the face of the people of South Carolina, as Governor of South Carolina, under the sanc? tion of his official position, this becomes a sub? ject of legitimate comment, and he should be held to a strict account for this as for any other dereliction In office. As such, I claim that lt Is not only my prlvelege, but my duty to call attention to lt. The Information upon which this charge Is based was derived indi? rectly from Northern people stopping in the City of Columbia, who complained that Gov? ernor Scott had forced them In contact with Eersons of bad character, by having them al ls receptions. Governor Scott knows whether any such persons have attended his receptions. And it yea. he kno wathe motive which In? duced him to have them there, whether asa deliberate insult to the people of this Stater or Tor the gratification of some- morbid'finer which he may entertain of the social equably of all persons without regard-to previous character. If nay, thea lils Irlends have ?ooo him great Injustice. ' . . - [At thia.poInt, there was so much Interrup? tion that the police Interfered, and arrested the noisiest ot the leaguers. Sheriff Mackey swung on to the most turbnlent of tiidenir. and handed him over to the care of the police. This officer behaved with equal proprtetv atti plUCk.] K tr J 6th. I charge that he has connived at, If hs Is not implicated in, the murder of oltlzea3 0f South Carolina for political effect. The facts can be stated, and let the public render a ver? dict. B. F. Randolph, a colored Radical senator from Orangeburg, was killed at Hodge's Depot Greenville and Columbia Railroad, a short time previous 'to the Presidential election. The Radical leaders had not had "an^outragf for some time. This one was consequently seized upon with avidity, and the "loyal hear? was fired with indignation, and the "loyal voters" were excltedto a proper pitch for tbs approaching election. Governor Scott and Us friends spread the report far ana wide that Randolph had been murdered by the bloody Ku-Klux for political opinion sake, and "curses loud and deep," vengeance wolca, knew no bounds, were vented against them. One example would be enough to strike terror into the clan-such would be the horrors of the punishment lor this bloody outrage. - One example was furnished. The murderer went In pfopriaperson? to Governor Scott and confessed the .bloody deed. Governor.Scott, confined bim in the penitentiary without evett the form bf a trial or sentence. He procured a confession which, It was supposed, Implicat? ed several prominent citizens. The confession was published and used to carry the election, and the murderer .was. allowed to escape and go at large In the neighborhood of his ho ma tor some time. The citizens of the surround? ing country began to murmur at this flagrant conduct of his. Excellency. Public Indignation was beginning to ' be heard, whereupon his Excellency offered what was supposed to be a bogus reward of $10.000 for the arrest of tbs murderer. Some of his henchmen were dis? patched to arrest him. They sought the crim? inal In the night time, aird Instead of securing him as a witness against the Ku-Klux, he was shot to death, and bis Ups sealed forever. Now why was the. murderer not tried and sentenced ? Why, and by what authority, was"he committed to the penitentiary before trial and sentence ? Why was he allowed to escape after having committed so heinous a crime, being, as was alleged, the repository Of such valuable testimony and willing to divulge It ? Why woe he not arrested earlier and be? fore the public demanded it ? And why waa he killed rather than arrested.? Did he pos? sess any Information which would Impl?cita Governor Scott in the murder of Randolph and others for political effect ? The testimony of the murderer might have broken up the SU? KI ux, if they had existed. Here was a long wished for development. Why was lt not pre? served ? It might havo saved the lives of. others, or perhaps, as Governor Scott had Us heart set on carrying the State Radical, it might have Implicated him In certain ugly crimes to effect lt. Who knows ? The mur? derer cannot speak. .Governor Scott can. Let's hear an explanation from him of this mysterious transaction. - A similar attempt to murder innocent color? ed men has been made In 1870 tor political effect, but fortunately for them, the Infamous plan was discovered by white citizens In tims to prevent lt 6. I charge that he has violated the law of bis own creation, the creation of his' own party, Innot requiring the land commission? er to make a report of his operations, and has -defraudedthe State ol large sums of money, by converting to bis own use money appro? priated to buy "homes for the homeless'1 andi "lands for the landless." On this point I have always noticed, In my travels throughout the State, that the Radical speakers always reserved the land commission until the last, and generally wind up their speeches by saying that, If they only hau time, they could tell you all about lt. But I have' never yet Been one of them who had either the time or the inclination to do so. Here is a man clothed with almost dictatorial powers, with $700,000 to be spent through a lana commissioner. Although one ot an advisory board, he pretends, how? ever, that be had no power to control tba I commissioner. And wno was he' A man named Leslie, from New York. The money I was put Into his hands, and when, In his an I nual message, Governor Scott had occasion to review the operations of the State Govern? ment, he touched upon every subject under Heaven, even to the business of the State housekeeper, but all that he could say con? cerning Leslie and his commission wits that he baa bought 45,000 acres of land. Some of the senators subsequently called on Leslie for a detailed report, but Leslie told them that he knew enough about the land commission to send them and Governor Scott to the peniten? tiary, and they had better not "crowd the mon? key." Well, If you remember, they did'nf; "crowd the monkey." [Laughter.] But they did the next best thing. They went to Leslie and asked what he would charge to get out of his place. His reply was : Ii you put Ina ne? gro I shall charge you a big price. Bat If you are going to put in a white man I shall not charge you anything. Subsequently the Gov? ernor appointed DeLarge, but when DeLarge took possession of the office he found .that every dollar of the money was gone. General Butler, amid many interruptions, continued his comments upon various subjects connected with his charges against Governor Scott; explained to the colored people present the meaning and character o? the Reform movement; answering in a good-natured way the many questions put to bim by persons bi the crowd, and closed his speech with thc fol? lowing remarks : It has been said that the people of Charles? ton are apathetic and uot fully up to tue de? mands of the hour. But I do not believe lt. - on the contrary, I feel assurred that when tho hour arrives the people of this glorious old city will rise In their manhood and, catching that breeze which comes Geom the mountains, send back all Its ai'n^y influences as a wel? come to the noble citizens of the upper por? tions ol the State. Tell me that those around whose history cluster so many associations of wealth, patriotism and manhood, are lag. gards when everything ls at stake thu honorable and good and grand, while vam? pires are feasting on our vitals, and robbers are plundering their city and State ! Tell ma that the citizens of Charleston can sit with folded hands and look idly -on while such Ini? quity ls In progress ! No ! No! No ! [Cries of No ! No ! from the entire audience.] In Heav? en's name, No ! The manhood of the country will not permit it. I believe they will come up, give their time and money, and repudiate and repel the accusation which has been made, and sa prove to the world that they are as strongly identified with this movement as with any other that has ever stirred the hearts of the community. The wLole State ls lu danger, and I appeal to every honest man to work a little, to spend a little, to make one long pull, strong pull, and a pull altogether, to lift our old commonwealth up, and move her forward towards that grand destiny which ls In store, [Great applause.] REMARKS OF COLONEL RUTLEDGE. Colonel B. H. Rutledge being next intro ducod, made one of those happy, telling and convincing speeches for which he has become renowned durlngsShe present campaign. The style of Colonel Rutledge ls peculiarly fasci? nating, aud it was observable that his speech had but few Interruptions, and evidently struck: the key-note of the sympathies ol bis hearers. The lateness of the hour, flt being midnight I when the meeting adjourned,) precludes a full report of his remarks. The Hon. M. P. O'Connor was next intro? duced, and, with characteristic fervor, spoke as follows: I REMARKS OP HON. M. P. O'CONNOR. My FeUoio-cittzens-We are preparing for the most Important election that may ever occur In the history of South Carolina. The success of our cause will be Che inauguration of harmony between the different classes of our comm.mity-the ipiuslon of new vigor into the nation's life-give a fresh start to fte tolling masses, and guarantee the blessings of peace in the pursuits of honest industry. Ifs disaster will prolong the evils under which we suffer, scatter wider and more broadcast the seeds of immorality, crush the hopes o? tba risin" millions, and postpone indefinitely the day of our redemption. We are In the crisis of our destiny. The signal bells ot alarm and [Continued on Fourth Page.]