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COLUMBIA, S. C. Wednesday Morning, August 17,1870. Judge On'? Letter. We n?ed scarcely say that wo utterly repudiate the sentiments of this extra? ordinary communication. We regard it insulting to tho more intellectual scuso of the class to whom it is addressed. At present, wo havo no more to say upon the subject, except that Judgo Orr will find his counsels rejected, and his tactics unheeded by tho people whom he seeks to infiuouce. Southern Congri-ggmtn. Wo havo had vory few Southern men in Congress sinco reconstruction was effected; the representatives from this section beiug chiefly carpet-baggers or scalawags, who cannot bo regarded as fit types of the people they havo preteuded to represent. Of course, there ure somo honorable exceptions to this rulo, but the South protests agaiust being judged "by her so-called representatives, of tho itype.of Porter, in Virginia, Whittemore, du South Carolina, and Butler, in Ten? nessee. When the South ivas permitted to select her own representatives, through constituencies in the several States that had some appreciation of the dignity of the position and of what should pro r^irly be expected of a representative in -Congress, she furnished men that com? manded respect for probity and honor, nt least. But, in theso evil times, brought upon us by the partisan legisla? tion of Congress itself, men who in former .times would never havo been Ti canted of for any position of respecta? bility, havo- made their way iuto the halls of Congress, as if to stand on that very spot, living exemplars of thc effect of radical legislation iu dobuuehing the people. Referring to the recently dis? covered fraud, charged upon Butler, a bitter radical from Tennessee, who is a cadet-peddler also, the New York Herald contrasts tho representatives in Congress from the South now-a-days with those of a former era. It remarks: "Thero was a time when Southern .members, whatever may have been their faults, however bombastic, quarrelsome and sometimes ridiculous they may have beon on the floor-would shrink from anything petty or contemptible. They were men of houor at least. But un? happily, the element which roprcseuts ?that region of the country now is of entirely different character. It would seem as if the small vices imported there from tho North of late have been ex? ported to Washington in the form of gigantic crimes. Taking into considera? tion the entire corrupt course of the last Congress and its utter worthlessness for all purposes of good to the country, wo arc not much surprised to hear of iso? lated cases of grave offence like this discovered by the Pension Bureau brought home to members. Iudecd, we expect to hear a good deni more of them; but we hope that a few examples will be mado and condign punishment will bc inflicted upon the guilty, in order to serve us a warning to those who may stand upon the briuk of infamy and havo uot yet fallen into the gulf, if auy such Congressmen there bo who havo this day of graco reserved to them." Tho following appointments have been made for Judge Carpeuter and General Butler: Winusboro, Wednesday, August 17. Chester, Friday, August 19. Broad Uiver, Chester Co., Angust 20. Yorkville, Monday, August 22. Rock Hill,.Tuesday, August 23. Laudaford, Wednesday, August 24. Laucaster, Friday, August 20. Camdon, Monday, August 20. Sumter, Weduesday, Angust 31. Liberty Hill, Kershaw Co., August 27. Darlington C. H,, September ?. Chesterfield C. H., September 7. lienucttsville, Friday, September 9. Floreuce, Saturday, September 10. Marion C. H., Monday, September 12. Kiugstree, Weduesday, September 14. Manning, Friday, September lfi. Oraugeburg C. H., September 19. Barnwoll C. H., September 21. White Hall, Colletou, September 23. Beaufort, Monday, September 25. A SHOCKING EXECUTION*.-A Dublin (Ireland) despatch says: Audrew Carr, convicted of murderiug his paramour, was executed tbis morning within Rich? mond Bridewell. Thc drop allowed was fourteen foot from tho trap, and when the bolt was withdrawn, the jerk was so groat that the head was instantly severed from tho body, and the rope recoiled with force to thc trap. A scaffold around a church-steeple in Middletown, Maryland, fell on tho 12tb, ami throe meu were precipitated to the ground. Two wero nuhurt, but Mr. Smith, a carpenter, struck on some spear shaped railings around the church und was killed. Thc steamboat Norwalk, from Coney Island, aud a schooner, from Boston, collided in New York Buy, ou the 12th. Six persons aro known to have been drowned and oight others are misuiug. An unpleasantness bctwecu some rail? road bands and some black desperadoes in Florida, culminated in one of the ne? groes shooting two men and beiug fa? tally perforated himself. A sixty-year old man in Hartford, Conn., shot his wife, another woman and himself, a fow days age. Mr. Bacon's beautiful mare, Nannie Douglas, won a taco ?it Saratoga, ou the 12th. There were six entries. ?rand Union Reform Olaiaa Meeting In Sidney Park-Speeche? by Jadg?: Car? penter, General Emlcy, General Ker thaw and Rev. Jona? Byrd. A platform, with seats for about twenty persons, had been prepared, and a band of music ia attendance. Musio an? nounced tho approach of tho hour for mcctiug, and tho crowd gathered in quietly to tho number of about 2,500, a considerable portion of whom woro colored. Among those ocenpying scats on the stage, we noticed, besides Col. F. W. McMastor, who presided over and conducted tho meeting, and Judge R. B. Carpenter, tho centre of tho occasion, Gen. J. B. Kershaw, Gen. W. K. Easloy, of Greonvillo, Gen. Arthur, of Lexing? ton, Gen. W. J. Taylor, Major E. W. Seibels, tho Rev. Dr. O'Connell, the Rev. P. J. Shond, Col. J. E. Bacon and Messrs. C. P. Pelham, Jouas Byrd, (colored,) Edward Ropo, R. Holloway, (colored,) and Jesse-Dubard. When tho music paused, at ll o'clock, Col. McMaster stepped forward aud I opened the meeting, in a graceful and forcible spoech of five minutes. He characterized this as tho most important meeting ever hold iu this place. Wo havo wished and hoped and waited for peace; but our enemies-tho eucmios of tba State-have combined to array the colored race against tho white. Wc havo waited undor tho most trying cir? cumstances of poverty aud misrule Our pooplo destituto and our capitalists impoverished, they have quietly waited, aud hiJ*>od for better tbiugs. Better things hav'c not como. At this juncture, the Reform move? ment was inaugurated to remedy these ovils, if possible; to purify tho adminis? tration, aud to save the Stato from utter ruin. Tho movement socks to unite all honest men, of both colors, in oue body to oppose tho corruption of tho party iu power. Its characteristic is to bato wrong and to love right; to hate injustice and oppression,- and to lovo justice and law aud order and equal rights to all men. Tho leaders of this Union Reform Partj* aro to bo prescuted to tho voters of Richland Couuty to-day, who aro ex? pected to hear all they havo to Bay; to reject tho bad and to accept the good to hear all things nud hold fast that which is good. It has been tauntingly said, that South Carolinians aro a proud people, and look with disfavor upon nil new-comers. This is untrue. It is true, however, that wo dospiso and deuounce a act of men who have como among us who have como amoug us as wolves in sheep's clothing-who havo come to take advantage of our unfortunate situation; to doludo tho ignorant of our people, and to enrich themselves at tho expense of our impoverished Stnto. But we wel? come tho immigrant-tho honest mau, who comes among us to become a bona fide citizen, and to improve and develop the country, as well as to benefit himself and as a means of beueflttiug himself no matter what his politics maj' bo, nor his raco, nor tho laud of bis birth; and we will givo him tho right hand of friend? ship aud fellowship, earnestly, honestly, aud in good faith. Tho right of immi? gration is freely accorded to all. Four years ago, Ibero carno among us a man, in one of the branches of tho judiciary. Wp looked upon him as an enemy. We hated him, because we presumed that he had come, as we know others bad done, to swell tho ranks of our oppressors. He rose to n higher position, through tho favor of tho Legislature; aud in this new position, we fouud him worthy. The Legislature had seen fit to increase bis honors, aud we found the State thc gain or by thc step. Ho was just ns n Judge; and this now movement decided to elect him its standard-bearer. Ho was worthy of confidence thea. Is be not worthy now? Wo invited him to lead our cause. Wo said to him, "You havo done well; wc eau trust you. You have shown your? self to be a truo man. Wo need such for our leader." Ho resigned his high and houorablo office, to becomo your standard-bearer-to save the State-to lend honest meu to victory. He stepped forward at tho sacrifice of all his official advantages, to servo us aud you. That man, I have tho honor to introduce to you now-tho Hon. R. B, Carpenter. Judgo Carpenter stepped forward, and addressing tho Pr?sidant of tho meeting and the gentlemen of Richland Couuty, craved thoir attontion for a littlo time. Ho had boou traveling so much that ho was fatigued, and should not detain them long. He was glad that tho Committee had done, as was doue iu olden time, in keeping their bust wiues for tho last. He was tho Union Reform candidato of South Caroliua. Had assumed tho posi? tion at tho invitation of tho peoplo. If any body was to blame, it was not ho. Ile did not seek tho position, but was far from beiug insensible to thc honor. The honor was great, but tho work was greater. As ho accepted the one with gratitude, ho undertakes tho other with alacrity.* Tho fight is theirs, uot his. If ho bo elected, tho honor, tho profit and tho glory will ho theirs. If defeated, tho loss, tho disappointment and tho disgraco will be theirs. He ex? pects them to make the light, and to tight Uko men. If they will do this, success is as certain as that tho sun is shining in heaven. They may defeat themselves; tho ouomy cannot do it. Wo have, continued he, honor, justice and truth on our side; and with these a manly tight must wiu. Tho poet has said, .'Thrice is ho armed who hath his quarrel just;" and wo uru thus thrice armed. Wo havo not only truth, justice and honor on our side, but tho truo hearts of our honest people, not only the whites, but tho colored, also, aro waking to tho graud truth that this is a contest of right against wrong. They aro throw? ing elf their shackles in all parts of the Stuto whero I havo been, aud aro joining thc movomont as theirs. And so it will' J go ou, uutil wrong and oppression shalli > tremble- on tbgir usurped thrones; and the profligate and corrupt Bing that reign here in Columbia to-day, shall bo driven in disgraco and dismay from their strongholds of dishonesty, profligacy and prostitution of power. I object to tho administration of Go? vernor Scott, first, for the uniform sys? tem of corruption and venality intro? duced into ult the departments of the government-tho Executive, tho Legis? lative and tho Judiciary. It is tho system of tho ring. My policy is to attack those only who attack us; not those who assail mo personally, I shall present nothing bat facts-nothing whioh I cannot provo iu any court of justice. I ask fair aud civil questions. I pror r that you ask whatever yon wish expla.ned. I wish a mauly facing of these subjects; not liko tho radicals often do-try to koop tho people away from tho speeches, anil their leaders sneak up to hear what is said, aud thou creep away to misrepresent it in their grog-shops aud loagues. Now, I assort that overy radical organ in South Caro liuu-the Republican, of Charleston, tho Spartauburg Republican and the Cell all have assorted again aud again that tho Legislature of this Stato has been bribed to pass overy important bill that it has yet passed. If I am to admit this array of evidence-this crowd of wit? nesses, that is to say, every radical orgau iu the State-bribery was tho mcaus used to pass tho gold bill, tho insurance bill and tho sinking fund bill. The con? fession of the guilty parties is certainly conclusive evideuco iu such cases. How docs his Excellency stand upon all theso bills? Ho endorsed them all. He ad? vised their passage. Ho urged their adoption; and sigucd them without a murmur. When Scott became Governor of this State, the people were exhausted, impo? verished and disbcartcucd. Tho laborer was out of employment. Tho poor had a strugglo to sustain life. The farmer was involved iu debt aud thc industry of the country parnlyzed. Governor Scott fouud all these things. He found the State oppressed with a debt of 86,000,000. What ought he to have doue? What did tho dictates of humanity require at his bauds? To oppress the people fur? ther? To increase the suffering? Or, ought bc to have takeu steps to lighten them? What has ho douo? He aud his administration oppressed tho people with a merciless burdeu of taxation, and run up the State debt from $0,000,000 to $14,500,000, by adding $8,500,000 to it. Efforts have been mado to explain that Scott did not kuow theso things, ami that he ii not personally responsible foi thom. If it is uot his own work direct ly, it is the work of his creatures. I won ld not wrong any mau. His course with tho Legislature proves his motivo ami purpose. This ouormous debt is fl mortgago upou tho property of ever-, tax-payer in South Carolina. It is a debi of $000 for overy voter; or $2,000 foi overy white voter-thc tax-payer-ir tho State. It is a debt that you wil havo to pay. Although contracted ii injustico and with reckless waste, still i must aud should bo paid, aud by you In God's name, theu, lot us stop tbi: extravagance, before it iuvolves us all ir irremediable ruin. Whero is that SS, 500,000? Have any railroads beer built? any camila dug? any school-house! built? any institution or euterpriso o use or profit to the people or the State Not one. It is all a dead loss. Judgiu? the future by tho past, what will bo tin condition of affairs, after two years mon of such rule aud ruin policy? A lotter has this moruiug appeared ii ouo of our Columbia dailies, written b; a distinguished statesman and jurist. . havo uo personal enmity to Judgo Orr Wo are friends. But I must look at hi letter as a public paper. Judgo Or says the way to reform the Radical party which ho also admits to be corrupt, is ti go iuto it; for tho good meu of tho Stat to go into it. Who is to do this? T go into the Radical party! I knowe only two who have tried that-one a fa geutlemau in the Eastern part of th State, six mouths ago, and my learned le gal friend, Judgo Orr, two months agc It does notseem to be much improved yet Who made up tho Radical Convention! The scum of the earth, led ou by Whi^ moro, v/ho has been twice kicked o\j& 1 Congress, aud is dotiled by alioth I vices that have disgraced tho most Aar doned of their vile crow. Whitwuor was their leador, and ought t&hnv been. [Laughter and npplausrjB Hi I two cadotship sales cost him Sf?ewhr heavily, in comparison; butin mot, ver lightly. His follows should Rejoice ; they oould got off as light. OW into tb Radical party to break it w\wT Nobod is going into it for thal purpose; au moro than the Georgia Judge went int some gambling hells to break them ur by fighting tho tiger. Everybody ca easily see why they go in. Such exph nations aro lacking in that honesty wilie Hurley throws iuto his - explanation < this management of partios. Hurlo suya, what fools pcoplo aro to talk abor, honesty; tho negro bas got no souse; u make uo pretense of honesty; wc stn bis pocket and feed bim with all sorts c promises and-get hjs vote. After giving some telling hits at th: sinking-fund style of breaking up tb Radical party, vvhich Orr and Grahni have adopted,/,' o Judgo was turning t another Bllbjrtiy when a voice cried on .'Hurrah fe/"Alar pen tori" He replier Never min>rJrlinrrahing for me.; Seo ueeds that,'; "ibo slashing that tho Bru siana h av;.'decently given thc French : nothing #o that which thc Ring wi get ncJ^Jctobor. Governor Scott lu dinphvcCm good mon and put iu rascal Heron Moioo interrupted, with a suggo: tion twit it was right to divide au rolatf/u ollices. The Judgo replied tin th.it /vas certainly fair; but that tl. Secy, Ring divided in an unequal way to'm give the country people all the vo i^?, while they tako all tho money an 'Mo ollices. That is what they call arfair divide." It is tho old story of tl turkey and the buzzard, that tho hunt? and tho Indian Lad to divide. Formerly the Judiciary of South Carolina was pure. How is it now? All over the State, the Courts of the Trial Justices aro pandem?niums of wickedness ami injustice. Of tho removals of good men from office, that of Dr. J. W. Forker from the oharge of the Stato Lunatic Asylum, was ono of tho most recout as well as ono of tho worst. Dr. P. was peculiarly fitted for the place. Miss Dix, who has visited the asylums of Europe and America, said that she had never seen a mau bettor suited for his peculiar duties in tho euro of tho iusaue than Dr. P. This lady, whon she heard, two years ago, of a pro? ject to remove him for political reasons, wroto a lotter to ex-Governor Orr, sup? posing him still to bo the Governor, bogging that Dr. P. should not be re? moved. Gov. O. endorsed this letter and forwarded it to Gov. Scott. Dr. P. had been thirty-throe years connected with tho Asylum; had skill, education, ability, energy, love of tho work, and everything elso to recommend him. He was like Luke, of old, thc beloved phy? sician. Yet, iu the face ef all theso facts and considerations, Governor Scott removes him, in order to make n place for Dr. Ensor. Why was this? It comes of the fact that Purvis ii ods that Lexing? ton is going for tho Reformers; so that his occupation as legislator is certainly gone. Ensor is removed to make a place for Purvis; and Dr. Parker must be re? moved to mako a place for Ensor. Judgo Carpenter thou, iu answer to tho false charge of defalcation made against Dr. P., detailed tho llnanciul history of tho institution nuder his charge; showing that ho expended his own funds in its support, tbuu by sub? scription managed to keep it'going, and finally that he begged to supply funds. Gov. Scott has not only involved thc State in debt; has not only removed good officers to put in the vilest of hi. creatures; has not only inaugurated ami kept up a system of utter corruption in all the brauches of the State Govern? ment and inferior offices-but ho hat systematically endeavored to excite un antagonism between tho two races. Thit I regard as the gravest charge of all, foi it renders impossible the true develop? ment of the State. How bas ho dont this? By the way in which he has car ried out tho provisions of the militii law. Ho has organized aud armed thc colored citizens, refnsiug to do the samt with the whites. Everj-thing that In has done in this matter is without au thority and against law. Ho has, uudei the law, no more right to arm a volun teer militia company than I have. Hi and every man who is doing this aro lia ble to indictment. JA voice cried "Sbov it.] I will. The Act of 180S author ized him to enrol all men from 18 to -li into two separate classes, first those fron IS to 30 aud second those from 30 to 45 After-not before-the enrollment is com pleto, ho is authorized to organize. Nc authority is granted to any ouo to organ ize volunteer companies. One sectioi makes it an indictable offence to drill i compauy until all tho men have been eu rolled. All tho men have not been eu rolled. I call upou tho Attorney-Get* oral to executo the law, as be values bi character as a good citizen and officer c tho law. Had I raised a hundred com punies, armed them, and gone to drill iug them, would it not have been treason The law allows Gov. Scott to do uo mor than it allows me. I do not blame tb negroes. The fault lies with their lear; crs. Arms have been given only to co] ored companies. Then cartridges \v^4 given. Why? [A voico put in "'.mic won't J)-Tffi" The speaker continued. Nor 'will they scare anybody in mont Carolina. Hitherto it was a unajfm o fen?o to go to drill with a loa-.Wl gui no/y it is tho reverse. Scott?in li WfaVuiugtoa speech said he h .?becu c the picket lino for years. TvBbably L has. J A piokot line is a line,#skirmisl crs that go before an ara^Jto feel tl on.?my; and when they haw felt thee thryy fall back and let the ?thers do tl fijhtiug of tho battle. Im that speec (f,v. Scott said more; )Jb said Soul Ul^iolina was a nest owassassins, ai [rthat Winchester rifles w?re tho best tai " Now ho is arming tho colored troops at supplying cartridges. VWhat for? WI is to bc shot? [A yfirco said somothii about the myyJturQvs of Raudolp Judgo Carpor^?r"continued. | Tho mu derers of B-Dndolph? Go np and k Gov. Scott, if you want to kill tho mn dorer of Rjmdolph. [Applause] Horo a good deal of interruption c curred about tho edges of tho crow several voices calling out different tbiuf Tho President of the meeting called t attcution of tho Chief of Police to thc disturbances. Tho speaker asked they-tho colored people-could p penco by arming. Cicsar Gurley, n c lored man, called ont that they waotei good Governor. Tho speaker repli that ho had no doubt that Ciosnr won make a better Governor than Scott. Judgo Carpenter continued: 1 char Gov. Scott with inciting civil war South Curoliua; beeuuso he ia amii and drilling tho colored troops, and 1 given them cartridges to shoot somebcn Whom? 1 have uo hatred of tho color man. I synipathizo with him in bis stn gles up from slavery to freedom, frc iguorauco to education. 1 would lu you all that I can. I would not tn away oue siugle right or privilego tl you possess-would not if I could, a could not if I would. Scott talks about his having fought freo tho colored people. I tell you t truth. Neither I, nor ho, nor tho Unit States army fought to free you. Wh Scott tells you that the war was to fi the negroes, ho Hos. Scott never frc you; nor did thc Federal army free ye but God Almighty did-Ho that dire thc destinies of nations anti gives victi wherever ho lists-no that counts t hairs of jour head and notes tho sp rows that fall-His omnipotent fiat you free [A voice-"That's so."j L your hearts in npgushing gratitude Him, and do not como down to tba tho putty creatures of earth for the glo? rious work of His hands. They havo beou telliug you that if I wero elected, I would reduce you to something like slavery-require you all to carry passes again, and all that; hut your common sense ought to show you that this is folly. Tho fifteenth amend? ment has fixed that. History affords no example of a people's giving up a right like that without a revolution. Several questions were here asked about thc voting of negroes in North Caroliua for Andrew Jackson; aud about the repeal of the fifteenth amendment. T?eJudge haviug answered these fairly, aud settled the buza as well as the individual pro? pounding the questions, went on to ex? plain, iu detail, how the constitutional amendments might, iu possibility, be repealed, but never in human proba? bility. Scott boasts that he is thc champion and upholder of your freedom and rights. Ho is less thau a worm com? pared to the earth, iu the powers that control your fortunes. How is Scott to be re-eloctcd? now does bo propose to secure his re-eleotiou? Hy Uuiou Leagues? [A voice said, 4'Leugne} are good places." The speaker answered.] Yes, for you town fellows; but what good for the honest laborer iu the country? Five years ago you were slaves. You were freed. You got into Leagues, and weresworu to sup? port tho nominees-a worse slavery than you wero in before. [A voice asked if the Judge bad not been a member of a League? He replied j No. [Never beeu initiated?] Not much. Your leaguers are bound to support their nomiuees. [A voice deuied the statement. ] I know it. I have myself seeu thirty men mob? bed and beaten because they refused to vote for their League. IA voice asked about the doeisiou ou the bastardy case in Orangeburg. The Speaker replied:] "I thank*-thee, Jew, for that word." I decided, under thc Act of 183S and a sn bri quent Act, that ueitber race hail a rigJ^I to sue iu such cases. It is substantial y the same deci? sion as that reudered/y Judges Orr and Green, in their re.spe*Ave Circuits. Now, my friends, you >r? how this contest stands. It is just/jV against injustice; ccouomy against jnravagauco, and ho? nesty against crahiptiou. Gov. Scott bas done everything iu. bis power against the true interests f the State. He has brought this cajjJuity upou us, iu order to control amLWkoep usia subjection. But let us ris^bove the narrow limits of au ambiticm like bis. Let us never forgot that \n are citizens of this great land-a laudrehat in its immense propor? tions, irommho Rio Grande to the St. John's, au#from the Atlantic to the Pa? cific, poss?ses iuexhuustible resources of power rmi greatness. Prophet, with buruiur^'Mps, never revealed a more glo? rious v/jP>n than the future greatness of this w'^ife country displays. Union is our w^?h-word. Success our goal. Tb ^plowing peroration of the Speaker was/? of hope, faith, and earnestness. T^Peffect was brilliant, and the im pr'rJioQ decided in overy direction. tM\. McMaster, after expressing regret atMic abseuco of Gen. Butler, caused by sicZiucss, introduced Gen. William K. Easley, of Greenville. Gen. E. commenced by disclaiming any idea of filling Gen. Butler's place; but proposed to rattle round in it awhile. No quarrel since the world be ??on ba3 been-no quarrel while thc world shall stand can be-moro just than that in which wc are cugaged to? day. It is a quarrel and a contest for all that is honest and honorable in South Caroliua-au issue for lifo to om country, aud for tho future prosperity ol South Caroliua. Ia this issue, the twe races must staud side by side. Both racos were unprepared for tho now state of affairs wheu it carno. Both whitee aud blacks had to be educated up to thc proper standard. Each needs tho other, Prosperity-the true prosperity of whicl our State is capable-can be attained in no .other way thau the co-operation ant concert of the two. Everything de mauds peace. Wo must go on togethei to prosperity, or separated, sink in om commou ruin. Men have come ii among us, ignorant of our wants anc interests; and have come without hones purpose, only to take advantage of oui peculiar situation, to poison the mind: of our natural friends, and to en riel themselves upou tho spoils of our Stato Thoy seek to perpetuate thoir power, b; keeping up this issue between tho races Tho question to-day is to correct thesi false impressions, and to bring the tw< races into harmony again. This is th gist of the Reform movement. The inte rests, tho very life of our old State yours, no less than ours-depend upoi tho restoration of tho harmouy botwoei the races. It has beon charged that th whites aro a proud race. It is trne; am wo oxteud a hand to you, (the colorei race,) and ask you to como up to th staudard of our prido. Wo oro a prom race-too proud to trample upon right law and honor, as our enemies h av done. Come up and participate in thi prido. Col. McMaster thou introduced Gen Kershaw, paying a handsome tribute ti his gallantry iu war and his truer great uess in peace, styling him the father o the Reform movement. Gen. Kershaw reviewed the events sine tho war, which havo resulted in this Re form movement aud iu his being iden ti lied with it in a prominent way. It hat not been in his idea t'? champion thi cause, but circumstances have reuderet it necessary to take bis part in the work Had nothing to expect except the geno ral good of tho State. Was not a candi date, nor eligible, to any office, bein] disfranchised by acts of Congress. Ila no ambition to gratify. Even if caliei to the position of a village constable ii Camden, ho could not serve Propose to iive herc-to spend the remainder o life in this land. His interests are thosi ,of tho people; and both races have ? curri mon interest. This common inte? rest is sacrificed by the corrupt udrniuis tratiou for its own purposes. ITenco the common need of this Union Reform movement. Yet tho movers for Reform tire held up to scoru for trying to har? monize tho two races. Ile little sup? posed that the colored citizens would spurn with contempt the tender of alli? ance; nor would thoy have dono so if left free from false teaching. On the contrary, he had expected opposition from tho whites of thc mountain and upper couutries. Hore, also, the con? trary of expectation hud resulted; for tho white population of tho tip country is uow a unit for Reform. Whether the party succeed or not, ouo great result has already been achieved-tho white race recognizes the facts aud principles settled by the amendments to thc cousti tution. A power ia South Carolina has armed j one race against the other. Tho colored people, continued Gen. Kershaw, may disregard our pledges-maj' think that we havo nothing to give; but I tell them that their safoty lies not ia the li f teen th amendment, but in tho honor of the white meu of South Carolina. Colum? bia is the worst \)\acaJm?t???b State, be? cause the corruptiif^HHueucr. of tie treasury is felt morc*i^werfnlly. lu the country, it is different. The colored men there depeud iipou the white. Tile laborer bears the burden of all this ex? travagance. Wiiile showing tye difference between the price of labor Row and formcrlj-, a voice asked someUiiug about "lashes." ID reply, Gen. I\T said that questions like that were calculated to keep np the embittered feeliugsYthut nni-bAi? be al? lowed to sleep- that them wosla declara? tion of war in such remiuisilmces. If this spirit is to be kept up aid eternal enmity to continue, and if Ado law is destined to come at last, it m*bt as well bc inaugurated ut once. If IL believed that it must come to this, I should give up tho contest here, go home, and advise Winchester rille law. If t?JO colored race arc really unwilling to have peace, then peace is not to be hoped for. We have asked peace; but if in the face of this honest tender of thc olive branch, we are to have tho rifio, there is? uo need to delay it. My friends, you do not re? flect bow near this matter comt^ to us, our wives, aud our children. Ylur lead? ers care for none of these thiufls. But you and we who have to stay hwe have need of poace and harmony, lajth races were unprepared for tho newlstate of things. Tho whites have beeufpducated up to it-to accept the situation. Yrou that talk of lashes aro not. It bas taken five years to educate the whites np to this point. So long as those alien lead? ers direct your counsels, there can be no peace. Tho Chairmau theu introduced tho Rev. Jonas Byrd, a colored man, of Charleston. An effort was made by some Radical negroes to laugh him dowu, by calling him derisive names; but a reminder that freedom of speech was one of the watch-words of Republi : canism, they sullenly subsided, and Mr. I Byrd proceeded. j His remarks wero characterized by temperateness and good seus?. He ex? posed tho fallacy of those who claim j that a Republican cannot joiu the Re j form party without sacrifice. He show? ed forcibly tho absurdity of those who I protend that anybody had tho power, eveu if any had the will, to put his peo? ple agaiu iuto bondage. It was a trick of the politician, merely. Equal rights aro forever guarauteed to all, irrespective of race, color or former couditiou. The statement that tho whites were going to put the blacks into slavery, was as big a lie os tho Devil told iu Paradise. These white men know that justico will not let them put tho colored mau back into slavery. It takes two-thirds vote to change a law. Tho representatives of 35.000,000 peoplo have abolished slavery. How, then, can South Carolina reverse that law? Tho battle has uot been fought fair and square. Our enemies have taken advantage of us. This is worse for our raco. They don't want negroes to como to Reform meetings, for fear they will hear the trnth. They kuow that if you como and hear, that you will sit down, aud pause, and ponder. In Newberry they falsely said that tho Re? formers' meat was pizencd. When nominated, Gen. Butler was not eligible; his disabilities had not been re? moved, nc went on to Congress. There the Republican party nuauimous ly votod to have his disabilities removed ; and President Grant sigucd the Act. If such men acted so, could it bo against Republican principle to voto for Gen. Butler? It has been asked why a color? ed mau was not uomiuated for Lieut. Governor. They did try to ti ml a suita? ble ono. Col. Delaney had been applied to; but ho declined, because otherwise ongnged; but said they were right and urged them to go on. When no suita ! ble colored mau could be found, they ] united upon Gen. Butler. At tho closo of the speeches, Colonel j McMaster auouueed that Judgo Carpen ! ter was willing to meet his opponent at I his own meetings; aud would givo him j both thc opening aud thu concluding speeches. - A Mrs. Robeson and two gentlemen I were drowned ou Friday evening, near New York, by the upsotting of a boat by a squall. A colored man named Walker, shot ami instantly killed a woman named Martha-his reputed wifo-in Savannah, on the 15th. Sic SEMPER T?RAXX?S. - "I'm sick, scud for MacMahon-L. N." MacMahou came without being sent tor. j New York Herald. Seven bundled and fifty-seven deaths, "ri marriages, and 28? births reported iu \ Now York city for the past week.