The New York Herald Newspaper, October 31, 1876, Page 3

eiiielaieeetinhin sein ~TRYTILDEN RUCEPTION Ovation to the Governer of the State by the Manhattan Club. "MR. BELMONT’S GREAT SPEECH. Financial Fallacies of the Administra- tion Thoroughly Exposed. Addresses by Ex-Governor Walker, Sen- ators Stockton and Wallace. THE CLEVELAND LEGION. Brilliant Gathering of Members of the Club. ‘The reception given last night by the members of the Manhattan Club to Governor Tilden was one of tho ‘most sociable meetings that has taken place during the earapaign. The Managing Committee, Messrs John T. Agnew, L. Seymour Ashley, 8. L. M. Barlow, August Belmont, John R. Brady, Bornard Casserly, Aug. ‘W. Classon, Smith Ely, Jr, Thomas R. Fisher, Austin § Flint, Jr., George Carr, Emanuel B. Hart, Wm. Henry Hurlbert, John 1. Macaulay, Manton Marble, Charies 0’Conor, Wilham E, Rider, Robert 8B, Roosevelt, Augustus Schell Horatio Seymour, Douglas Taylor, Samuel J. Tild Sidpey Webster, William H. Wickham and Cyrus ‘Yale, were assisted during the evening by the following gentlemen that wero appointed on a special feeeption committee:—Messra. Samuel 8. Cox, J. Au- pustus Page, John G. Davis, James C. Spencer, Charies- D. Burrill, Edward Patterson, Wheeler H. Peckham, Edward L. Gaul, Thomas L. Snead, Henry W. Allen, Joba D. Van Buren, Henry H. Porter, Gerard Betts, Alfred T. Ackort and Rdward Cooper, The club was thrown open to the guests of the even- ing, and shortly after eight P. M. the house began to fill Grafulia’s band was placed in the second story, and performed a series of selections during the even- ing from L’Africaine, Lohengrin, La Jolie Parium- @use and other operas. Shortly after nine o’clock the club house was crowded with an assemblage of gentlemen representing all sections of the Union and embracing the leading men ofthe country. Governor Tilden arrived leaning on the arm of James E. Spencer, who in conjunction with Colonel J. Augustus Page had been appointed a bommittee to escort him to the club. The Governor was immediately conducted to the reception room, where bo was soon engaged shaking bands with the friends that congregated around him. The speaking commenced ‘Upstairs shortly after nine o’clock, led off by Mr. Bel- mont, Senator Stockton and other gentlemen, Duriog the evening Governor Tilden reviewed tuo Orestes Cleveland Legon of Jorsey City that paraded in front of the Club House, some 1,500 strong. They presented a very fine appearance, with their torches and lanterns, and were handled in a soldierly manner. At eleven o’clock everybody repaired to the dining room, where a handsome collation was Spread on two long tables so placed as to form $wo sides of a square In the centre of the angle formed by the two tables rested a Magnificent basket of flowers, with Tilden and Hendricks inscribed in red flowers on a bed of white stephanotes, Tho reception was one of the pleasantest affairs of the kind ever given in this city, ¢:—Mayor Wick- bam, Messra. Auguste Belmont, Royal Phelps, Fernando Wood, 8. 8. Cox, James 8. Thayer, Benjamin A. Willi, J. R. Brady, Clark. son N. Potter, H, A. Gildersieeve, W. A. Bwim, of California; W. A. Wallace, of Pennsylvania; General Carrington, W. S. Groesbeck, of Ohio; General Randall M. Gibson, of Louisiat W. W. Gordon, R. Barrett, of Missouri; W, G. Mann, of Georgii Gaul, A. 8, Hewitt, Elijah Ward, Smith Ely, Jr.; W. D. Veeder, H. R Robinson, J. F. Daly, W. E. Curtis, A. Oakey Hall, James T. Peirce, Rich- ard O'Gorman, J. W. Hunter, W. C. DeWitt, B. T. Curtis, R, Lathers, Edward Cooper, W. R. Tra- vers, C. H. Marshall, Jonn T. Hoffman, 8. R. Garvin, Ira Shafer, W. J. Huut, Oswald Ottendorier, E. H. Miller, T. R. Fisher. J. T. Agnew, W. E. Rider, William Terry, of Virginia; Alfred Wilkinson, F. 0. Bruce, of Massachusstts; S. 0. Gleason, H. Halsted, Governor Colquitt, of Georgia; Charles J. Faulkner, of West Vir- ginia; Gilbert C. Walker, ex-Governor of Virginia; John Robbins, of Pennsylvania; Bradley R. Johnson, of Virginia; J. S, Preston, of Soath Carolina; Allen C, Beach, Joel Parker, of New Jersey; John R. Buchcel, of Obio; Charles W. Carrigan, of Pennsylvania; Gen- eral John E. Ward, of Georgia; Orestes Cleveiand, D. R, Skelling, of Iiimois; Joseph Pullizer, of Indiana; Fudge Stailo, of Tlinow; Milton Sayler, of Obio; Ben- jamin Stark, of Connecticut; M. Hardenburgh, Miles Ross, J, P. Stockton, Beverly Tucker, of Virginia Josiah G. Abbott, of Massachusetts; James D. bueren, Homer A. Nelson, Henry A. Tilden, Judge Bed- ford, Erastus Brooks, W. H. Ludlow, John Kelly, Grif- fin Thomas, General Joseph £. Johnston, Benjamia H. Field, Hiram Barney, Jamos Gallagher of Connecticut, H. Hicken, of D.laware, Meyer Lewis, of New Haven, George Ticknor Cartis, General Fitz-John Porter, Wiltam Woods, Prosident of Board of Education; Elias Beach, George W. McLean, Mathew T. Brennan, Com- missioner T. 8. Brennan, Senator Bixby, General Ingorsoll, of Connecticut; W.E. Hoy,of Elizabeth, N.J.; 8. H. Hammond, Henry C. Marphy, Carroll Livingston, Filoteher Webster, Colonel Pain, of Obio; Dr. fovis, Hagh Butler, of Colorado; General Dakin of Brooklyn, Thomas Cream Bobert Cutting, ex-Mayor Godtrey Gunter, William Tornbuil, FE. A. Buck, of the Spirit of the , General ell, of Georgia, Willain Harry Montague and others, he guests of the evening had arrived and t was being indulged in all over, un- houncement was made that the speak {ng were on hand, and at once there was a movo in the direction of the upper parlors. 1n a few moments these were crowded to their utmost capacity. The ad- Joining library aud ante-roums were xlvo filled, and a ‘ gilence fell upon the entire gathering as August Bel- mont came forward aod delivered the following re- markable speech :— SPEECH OF MR, AUGUST BELMONT. I deem it a great privilege to be permitted this even- fog, on beball of the members of the Muuhattan Ciub, to extend their cordiai hospitality and weicome to our honored Governor and to the distinguished guests who gladden this occasion by their presence. Never since the foundation of this club have wo assembled under brighter auspices. Victory i in the air! That mighty orb of our political system—uemocracy—is Passing out of its long eclipse. But lately its life- giving rays made sunlight io the Valley of the Ohio, and now, they aro streaming down upon tho valleys of the Conneticut, the Delaware and the Hadson; they are’ lighting up the darkners of the South; they are flooding the Missis- sippi Valley; they are kindling Joy and gindness in millions of patriotic hearts trom the St. Lawrence to the RioGrande, from Florida to the golden gates of the Pacific coast. IT congratulate you, fellow democrats, upon these ‘ous omens. They betoken a speedy redemption of the land now a prey to tbe spoiler, They foretoli tie ‘victorious wreaths with which, after another week of toll, you will deck the banner of “Tilden and retorm,” K of toil! While every omen cheers underestimate the strength, the num- 1100 of our foe, disiodge and conquer an intreached enemy, Who fights bebind hie works—and fo able hey are, [vis the federal admintstration, plus publican party, using a; % Governor Tilden every weapon Within reach, lodged tn its hunds ioF the benefit of all the people are perverted placed inthe bat of bis opponents to be em- him in « po; r election, CIVIL, seRVI Republican friends of mi form of civil service which | muke “inferior o| cors’” only agents of the nation and not mere tools of the party in power. And yet very Hayes party ts coercin use of the time, movey, efforts and votes of the government agents— 100,000, more or Jess—ayainst Governor Tilden, The administration in Washington perinits the Hay: agers to Use NOL only the bayonets of the army but the salaries of the evil service ribe OF cumpel votes tor Governor Hayes. Is thi go0d ve; St of civil service re- form? Of course, » mam by holding a goverument office does not forielt his right to voie, His vote is his own, and he should be protected in ng iw pleases, Butt js not what 1 comp of, Bith voluntarily or involuntarily these “interror officer: go out’ of their way to calumniate personal character, and ot merely the poli- cal opinivas, @f democratic candidates for ot the even-.| NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET: President, Vico President and members of Congress. How do these clerks and postmasters expect that these candidates, when successful, can tolerate such liars and slanderers in office? Or how cau such men con- sent to remain in office? To these inferior officers all administrations should be alike, and they should be in & moral temper to serve any and every President with fidelity and @ single eye to the public trust to which they aro assigned. This open and barefaced use of bribety @ by the friends of Hayes convinces me that he has no hope of civil service reform by his own election, The utterance of wiliul calumnies by government officials against the personal character of a successful candidate for the Presidency should con- stitute what Jefferson calls an ‘*inberent disqualitica- tion” for continuance in office. Such 1s the strength of the party we have to en- counter—a great party, long in possession of the government, and now using all the powers of the gov- ernment, Bot asa public trust, but asa party weapon to toil and defeat the popular demand for a change of measures and a change of men. ONSETS OF DESPAIR, Moreover, let us not be blind to the desperation of our toe. A woek remains of the campaign, and al- ready they have begun their onsets of AssessiDg to flagrant violation of a law ot Congress, the members of the civil service for & new corry fund, they ure pourin, streams into North Carolina for a solvent eo South’’—these professors of civil service re- orm Denouncing with loud cries of “fraudulent” a regia- tration :n New York smaller than the registration of Philadeiphia—a city of 300,000 fewer inbabitants—de- nouneing, 1 ms as “fraudulent” the vote of the demo- cratic eity of New York, which will be teas than 18 voters tothe 100 inhabitants, they atte thus to secure quiet and immunity for Kellogg while he regis- ters in New Orleans fraudulent negro votes in the pro- portion of 50 to 100—as it in the 57,000 colored me: women and children of New Orleans one-balf can adult male voters; but in New York, t1 1810 100 a such, then forsooth the registration ts fraudulent—these champions of a pure bullot box, who maintain Kellogg in the asurped chair of the government of Louis‘ana, again to cheat a sister State of her se Waving the bivody shirt over South Carolina they put feveral bayonets in the path of the culored votors who were flocking by thousands to the side of Wa Hampton! The merchants of ail trades, the judges of all ranks, the clergy of all creeds, join with one voice ‘to assure tht th that republican misrule and spolia- tion there are utterly intolerabie; that South Carolina, about to work out in peace her own salvation, is now flung tothe dust, manacled and dishonored by repub- lican leaders using federal power, in order that her seven electoral votes may be sto): nd given to Hayes and Wheeler—these leaders of the party of great moral ideas! Did | not truly that they have begun their onsets of aespair? it this ot all. They have renewed in all their journals the cam- paign of calumny. Upon as upright a citizen bves in all this land, ® scrupulously just and honorable man, they are pouring showers of poisoned arrow! ‘The counsellor-at law whose advice the wiscst busine: men and the most learned attorneys for years have soaghh whom great corporations have looked up to for guidance, whom o great party has placed in the chair of the Chief Magistracy, whom a great people will soon exalt to the foremost trust in this Re; bim, Gant ive you more flagrant proof of their despera- tion thag by telling you that their leading organs aro daily img Samuel J. Tilden a ‘‘partner of Tweed,” and accoxing him now of a “political alliance with the Canal Bingt”” © THE NATIONAL CREDIT ASSAILED. The good name of its good and great mon is not the only priceless possession of a irce people which these dosperate gambiors against destiny are now staking, They are gamuling also with the national credit. That, too, they are ready to squander in their desperation, as if it were theirs.to imperil, theirs to risk. ‘The people have determined in their hearts’ to ac- complish retrenchment and reform. They have determined to stop extravagance and to root up corruption, They have determined to have a sound currency, basod on coin, to take the place of fluctuat- ing and overdue paper promises. They havo deter- mined to have a lighter taxation aod a tariff for rev- enue only, in place of the extortion practised under a government partnership with protected monopolists, dt 18 their settled purpose to have economy in the public expense and a purer civil service, with admin trative reform. Now, the St, Louis platform of the democratic party and the life-long convictions and the actual official achievements of our candidate pledge the party and pledge him to this oxecution of the people’s will. Thoy pledge and designa:e him as a fit and efficient instru- ment ior this momentous work. Tho people teel that Governor Tilden means it and knows how. And would consecrate bim to the toil which, with God’s blessing, be will enter upoo next 4th of March. And now come theso desperate political gamblers, ready to stake what ts nut their own upon the last throw. They reckiessly assure you that if the people shall execute this reform in the only way that reform is possible—by a change of parties—and shall commis- #10n Governor Tilden to do this righteous work—then— what? Why, then the national credit will sink—will sink at homo and abroad! is a fine recipe for using popular pride and pop rs to make the domination of the repubii- can party perpetual, but it is not a correct apprecia- tion of the condition of national credit either at home social enjoyment gave way to any political | OF abroad. , dusinesa, Among those present we: ‘CAM TUR REPUBLICAN PARTY BORROW MONEY CHEAPER THR UXIERD STATES? ieee HT parctoon Durposes that the story was put about a few days ago that if Governor Tilden were eiected the operations in Loudon of the Syndicate, whicb hus undertuken the /unding of a portion o1 our national debt at a lower rate of interest than it now bears, will cease and come to an end. In evasive language, bat with .no concealment of intent, an evening Journal pabhished in this city, as if from Wash- ington, a statement that aathoritative letters had been received irom London to that effect. I felt that l was in @ position to know, and ought to know, and did know something—as much, possibly, as any ono in this country—ot the doimgs and the prospects of the Syndicate and of the temper of European investors toward these new bonds. I had received nyu such inti- mations, and 1 bave reason to know that no such iu- formation had been received in New York by any of the members of the syndicate who represent here their triende aud correspondgnts in Europe, and that no such feeling as represented by this purtizan journal existed among the capitalists and bankers of Europe. Thereupon, and therefore, 1 lost no time in branding the story as I conceived that tqutb and the imterests of my country and its credyt deserved itto be branded. I placed my denunciation of what 1 knew to be a falsehood upon these grounds:—First, constant, inti- mate und conidential communications by cablo and mail with my friends; secondly, intormation from my associates in this city Tepresenting toreign hou: and thirdly, on my protound conviction that the i ligent bankers and capitalists of Exgland and the rest ol Europe are now sutistied, by caretul inquiry into and observation of the affairs of this country, that our bational bonds are as souud aud as sale us (he wealth, industry and character of our people make them; that no vicious tinanoral itumorality on the part of anybody will interiere witb the natiova: effect of tbat wealth, industry and integrity: that our bonds are held in Europe next in saicty to English consols, apd that their payment is no more likely to be dis- ‘turbed by a change of partics here from republican to democratic than there irom tory to liberal ‘expressed opinion of mine has created a par- Of unprecedented emotion in the republican nd has been fought with day after day in the in party wished nothing so iuuch as to persuade Englishmen or Euro- peans that the salety of our bonds depends upon the individuals or paruies im power in Washington, and 6 a very nearly or quite a popular majority jon Whose purposes would seriously 1mpair the valuo and safety of our national cbligativos held iu Europe. | do not believe this. 1do pot believe that the republican party can bor- row money r than the United I de- ax false, from whatever quarter holder is vute; the people will compel any and party to make and keep him safe. We are not a nation of scamps and repudiators. THK DONDPAYRR SAFER UNDRR TILDKX THAN HAYES. But [ added that, under the great financial capacity and wisdom of Governor Tilden, I believed the peuple, the bundpayers, could have the burdens of and revenue so adjusted that the load of prin- terest wiil be easier tor them under Tilden Now I am told that I have previously 1m its indus id than Hayes, suid the country was being itjui commorce by the republican party, and that this in- jury under Hay: So I havo, 1 deli the bondbolder 1s however inueh the bond payer may suffer, Honest na- tions, like Lonest individuals, will struggle in poverty rather than repudiate thetr obligations, Did any one doubt the soundness of the bonds be- fore the elections in Indiana and West Virginia, but did not industry languish then as it does now, und ‘were Wo Not (hen, as we ure now, in the bardest pinch of bard times? Is not labor tule and capital unem- ployed? Are not the bonds of our’ private corpora: tions at the low bin Europe? Does any one deny that the main this financtal depression in our couutry can alleviated, if not allogetber removed, by sound legisiation iv Congress under the juitation of, and executed by wisdom, mtegrity and efliciency in the White House? Awsuredly wo «ll agreo that bad economic trextment bas been lurgely instrumental in “bringing this country to its present condition, Now cannot the opposite treatment cure tho evil’ Is the malady, torsoutt, emronic and incurabic? And when the evil is removed by a wise tarill and a sound sys- tem and administration of taxation, cannot the boud payer bear his burden easier? CHARLES PRANCIS ADAMS, My friends, I am very tar from being alone in my be- het tbat at home aod abroad the elecuon of ‘iilden is 4 for this nation and wil that beiougs to understands What Englishmen th: Francis Adams. Which candidate does he uphoid’ Who wrestied with Southern rebelion in Downing sireet und the bigh places of London? Whose n ali others in Eugiand? Whose roots run deeper in ht tive soil chan his? Who looks over a larger domes. and tore gn eld than Mr. Adams? Would he vote Jor a candidate whose success would lower the finan What State of all wus of Mn incial credit than Mas- community more sensitive Boston? Docs he not in welfare of the a that of eon than tel) you that the dome: tie and Jand be loves and wiieh he bus lutely demands the elect my tricnas, you wall observ word or line anywhere in authentic contirmation of the partivan canard and preteuce which 1 then de- nounced. Not one syiluble, ATTORNEY GENERAL TAPT ON FINANCE, Tam aware that « jet conspicuous Inwyer of t the Attorney General of more or less with wis sub; vil expect of me som out national ered) accustomed to d i Vour attention at first to the fact that our yang the Vai dealing ct. Perhaps, therefore, omment upon their no- Whough it is with tacts national credit is so little dependent upon the strife of riies that it scarcely fluctuates under blows de- waned by Vat: ant Gus alec 68 the present adminis- tration. Mr. Al General Taft is reported as saying that ‘under the administration of President Buchanan the federal credit was so reduced that the six per cent bonds of our government were sold at eighty-cight cents on the dollar, and were peddied in Europe at twelve per cent discount, and that these very same bonds, say the six per cent bonds, due 1881, are now selliog at a premium of eighteen to twenty-six per cent. Now these six per cent bonds, having twenty years to rup, were created by an act of Covgress on the 8th of February, 1861, say three weeks before the inauguration of the republican President The money then raised was required by the national Treas- ury for the Purpose of paying outstanding liabilities incurred by a falling off in the revenue caused by the financial crisis of 1857, but still more by the sad and criminal movement of secession on the part of the slave power, aud by the dark shadow which the trosted leader will bring te the nation pros- perity and good government; but | would rather see this right hand of mine witber and fall powerless atimy side than permit its use to strike such foul blows, even if by such foul blows I could elect our candidate, Whenever I cannot bea democrat and au American too I shall fling democracy behind me. Whenever mp party ties do not permit me to vindicate my country at home and abroad I shall sunder forever those ties. But 1 repeat, this republican as- sault upon our nation’s credit is nothing but ® partisan calumny upheld by a partisan press. It 18 @ disgraceful, disbonorable electioneering trick, which the tricksters will live to blush with shame tor; and I tel! you here again what I said before, “A change of administration here is not more hkely to affect tho value of our junded debt than is a change of Ministry there to affect the value of consols.”” Yes, gentiemen, our federal bonds are strong in Europe, because a mighty nation and not ephemeral politicians upbold them. Political parties are transi- tory and mortal like ourselves; our country alone is awtvl coming events of the next jour years threw be- | perimanent and immortal! fore them. Previous to this, and only as late as October, 1860, ative per cent loan of our government having ten yours to run was negotiated at 100 30-100 in gold, and this was done at a time when the value of mouey in the principal exchanges of our coun- ever under #X OF seven per cent per annum, 1d under four to five per cent. ‘eign investors in { Massa- those of when domestic and American securities had, besides the bon: chusetts, New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, South Carolina, h Carolina and Louis! ag those of numerous cities and railroad choose trom, which paid their holders from six to seven per cent interest. It was done before our indi- vidual credit and and railroads was {thas been during the last turee picious failures and defalcations in the payment of interest, Hundreds of cupi- talists, bankers, trust and guardians who, before the war, invested in State, municipal and rail- road bends in preference to government bonds, be- cause those yielded a higher rate of interest, have lat. terly been compel! preservation, to be satis- fled with that reduction in their tncome for the sake of safety, Yet in 1860, under a democratic administra- Uon, the governm placed its five per cent bonds, with ten years to run, at 30-100 of one per cent abov par, while in 1871 the same bonds, baving the sam bumber of years to run, were sold at par, less a com~ mission of one quarter to half per cent, So much for the five per cont bonds. Now in regard to the six per cent bonds of which Mr. Taft speaks, which he rays were sold, or ‘peddiea” as he calls it, in Europe at eighty-cight per cent, and which he also asserts aro now selling at a premium of eighicen to twenty-six per cent. ere, ulso, I bave to correct a iew mistakes, This loan was authorized to the extent of $25,000,000, suepey years 10 run, abeuaket 7 ix per cent, on the Sth of 1861, and ou the 26th of February, say six betore the advent of the republican party to power, $8,000,000 of these bonds were placed at prices averaging from 90% 1096. They were quoted in New York the day afer the award at 934, so that the gov- ernment at that time borrowed money out 634 per cent, and not 12 per cent discount, as the honorable Attorney General erroncously states, The present value of these #ix per cent bemds in our market is about 11834, brt this is the price imeurrency; and, as gold wata premium of percent, here we bave another discrepancy of at least twelve per cent in this portion of Bir, Tatt’s statement. You have, therefore, in a statement as to the national credit put forth by the highest lawoMcer of the ad- ministration before the intelligemt voters of the me- tropolis of the country a discrepaney with the facts of over seventeen per cent, Some ot the radical papers, gambling with the credit of our country tor party eres, have dragged in the interest rate at which Treasury notes, having from two to six months to run, were sold iu the market in the last days o! Mr. Buchanan’s and first months of Mr, Lincoin’s administration, This has nothing at all to do with the position taken jn my letter; yet 1 may say that Treasury notes baving but a short time to rua are not and bave never been salable in Europe. Also, it may be as well to state that in July, 1861, more than four months after Mr. Lincoln’s inaugura- tion and two months after the curtain bad risen upon that stupendous and bloody four years’ drama which ‘was then to be enacted in our once so happy country, $10,000,000 of six percent Treasury notes were taken by New York, Philadelphia and Boston banks and bankers at par in go! SENATOR WALLACE’S REMARKS At the conclusion of his address Mr, Belmont retired amid loud applause, but returned ina moment to intro- duce Senator Wallace, of Pennsylvania, who made a ploasant speech of ten minutes duration. He said that it was the desire of his State to range the vote of her Electoral College At was | beside those of the Empire State, which was secured for Tilden and Hendricks, If they could succeed in bis, dnd he bad no doubt they could, the democracy would have a foundation on which to build their restoration to power so firmly that the convul- sions of the next fifty years would attempt in vain to | shake it. 4 RX-GOVERNOR WALKER’S SPEECH. have studied so profitably our financial history in the leisure hours loft to him after having transferred to the War Department the guardianship of the constiiu- tional rights of States, will look upon the first report ‘of Mr. Lincoln’s great Secretary of the Treasury, 3. P. Chase, he will find the correctness of my statement, ‘What is more, he will find among the subseribers to that loan the firm of August Belmont & Co., while he, most probably, will miss many names which have since be- come notorious in their short career of radicalism, ad- ministration patroi and bankruptcy. THY HIGH PRICE OF FRDERAL BONDS. Great stress is laid by the republican managers upon the high price of our federal bonus just now, here und abroad. This they claim as proof of their admirabie financial admin: tion. The tacts prove no such The last eleven years have witnessed in Eu- and revulsions well calculated to shake ral war. First, thore was tho Austro-Prussian, then e Franco-P: war, followed ip unbappy by the war of Commane, which, for the tu: ing, croated among capitalists of Europe a universal dis- trust, Meanwhile Spain changed her government tour times, and was torn to piecce by the horrors ot civil strife, Egypt and Turkey pusbed on in their career of corruption and extravagance wll thoy became detault- erson their public debts, while the London market bad also been flooded by the bonds of South American ince become worthless. Where the banker, the trustee for the widow and the orpban look for a sate place to invest surplus and earnings? Across the At- lantic he saw this immense country, tuil of enterprise and weulih, and whch had just riseo like the Phanix from the tires. Attracted by the bigh interest prom- ised by large railroad enterprises like the Northern Pacific and kindred schemes, proifered to him by finan- cial agents recommended by their relations to our government, he invested in them only to find himself again the victim of fraudulent debtors, Then he remembered the financial history of our great Union; he remembered that under Gen eral Jackson this nation paid off its public debt; he remembered that nine years after the termi- nation of the Mexican war, whict: had cost the nation $60,000,000, not quite what California and Nevada give us every year in the precious metals, we had reduced tho pativnal debt to $29,000,000, Kemembering all tuis be placed his money in our national bonds, Of course the demand tor them beeamo large in propor- tion as the wild schemes and disgraceful bunk- ruptey of such enterprises as the Northern Pacitic drove investors away irom even the legitimate and sound undertakings of a similar kind. Phe Jederal credit was enhaneed, indeed, but our individual enter- Prise and credit were criypied, and that has been the tie ee triumph of republican flaaoce—that has been the &chievement of th. republican party, for which Mr. Batt may truthiully claim the wholo and the peculiar glory. STOUGHTON’S PATENT, Tam told that the brilliant lawyer of Washington, Mr. Jere. Black, who doubticss measures nly the qualities of the professional brethre@ whom ho has to contend with, reecutly said of Mr, Stoughto! ‘He is | @ good patent lawyer and an bonest man, but knows little else of the constitution that that under it the President appoints foreign Ministers.” IT am no jadge of the merits of this estimate, but u nough novelty in some of Mf. Stoughton’s theories about national debt for him to patent them, if he can also prove thoir utility. There is a great novelty 19 the idea that Great Britain's national credit can be unaflected by the for- tunes of her political parties, but tnat tae credit ot the United States is not also unaffected by such | ephemeral conditions. Mr. Stoughton has, Iam sure, | lately visited the Centennial Exposition at Philadel: | hia, to which I assume men of all parties in the | Jnited States have contributed, IT trust that the posi- tion there asserted tor us in competition with tho foremost nations of the world may improve his opinion of our political capacity, There ts great novelty in Mr. Stoughton’s idea, run- ning all througn nig letter, that the democratic party ts a less sate custodian of the national credit than the party during whose brief existence our debt las beca Taised to equality with the gigantic, long accumulating debts of the nations of the Vid World. On this point Jet us hear General Jackion, In his seventh annual Message 1p 1835 ho intormed his countrymen :— “Since my last apnual communication all the re- mains of the public debt have been redeemed, or money has been placed on deposit for this purpose, whenever the creditors choose to receive it.? In 1834-5 the nation Was out of debt, and the event | ) Was celebrated in Washington on January 8, 1835, by @ grand banquet, on the anniversary of the’ battie uf | New Orleaus, wo which Geveral Jucksun sent this sen- | timent:— “The payment of the pab.ic debt: Let as commemo- rate it as an event which gives us iucreaxed power as @ bation, aud reflects lustre on the Federal Union, of | Whowe justice, fidelity and wisdom it is a glorious | iMlustraiion.’” There is great novelty also in Mr. Stoughton’s idea that, repudiation of the debt of the United states being explicitly lorbidden by their wri constitution, and the validity of Great Bri bt jacking such a | guarantce, thereiore ours 1s more likely to be re- pudiated. ‘There tha great novelty in Mr. Stoughton’s assertion discredit is to be inierred against democrats of the Ro- ins, the parents of inflauon, who, im tw Convention which nominated Hayes, retused on a tvote to say that the Resumption act should be upheld, ty in Mr. stoughton’s assortion that none of the public det of Great Britain was con- tracted to crush u rebellion by a part of its people. That idea ts very original and should certainly ve patented. And, finally, Mr. Stoughton declares:—‘f om authorized to say, upon the highest authority, that tho objections suggested bi already prese be seives With such force as seriously to inte the sale of our bonds abroad,” Now, I dely Mr, Stoughton to name or produce the letters to thut eflect of any of the Loudon banking houses connected with this Syndicate or the wale of our bonds abroud. is the highest, ana, tn tact, the only authority on t abject, and 1 again emphatically deciwre tial her My associates, who reprosent the foreign ts iy ther funding operations, nor 1, received imiormation of any in feeling among English capitalists and bankers as Mr. Stoughton i hie party zeal tried to im- pose upon the credulity of American voters. No, my iriends, there 1s nothing in it, It mw the last wild, convulsive shriek of a dying party, whose dvom on the 7th of November 18 already pronounced. Nothing but the blindness of despair could let them stab at the wation’s crodit. Cam a democrat and hav abiding faith that the advent to power of the democratic party under ite Mr. Belmont next introduced Gilbert A. Walker, ex- Governor of Virginia, who assured the assemblage that “the good old State” he represented would on Tuesday next respond to the present compliment to her repre- sentative by giving 25,000 majority for Tilden and Hendricks, (Applause,) That State formed. in fact, what the republicaus call the ‘solid South.’ The speaker declared be had elsewhere said, and now would repeat, “Thank God tor a solid South!” They were solid against radicalism and solid for reform,. peace and the restoration of the Union and solid against whatever Was opposed to these, Consequently they were solid in their opposition to radicalism and looked for- ward witb hope toaday when there would bea solid North, When that time arrived—as the speaker prayed it soon might—ihe people would take the two great solids and weld them into a union which would be indissoluble forever. (Applause), EX-SKNATOR J. P. STOCKTON, of New Jersey, was toe last speaker introduced. He assured his hearers that thoState of New Jersey would render a good account of itself on Tuesday next. Some of the newspapers had, since the Indiana and Ohio electious, put hig State down as doubtiul, but what effect the elections in those States could have upon his own tho speaker declarea himself unable to imagine. He was certain it would give a majority of 10,000 for Tilden and reform. The actual conduct of the campaign on the part of the republicans he declared was # crime for which alove that party shouid be turned out of power if tor uothing else, whe live issues had been stu- diously avoided by them and they had reopened the half-healed wound of the civil war, In doing this the party referred to simply declared that the people of this country were either too ignorant or too bad to be capable of governing themselves. If the people voted the republican ticket this campaign, they would simply vote that the republic founded by the fathers of our country was a failure. Mr, Belmont then thanked the company for the at- tention with which they had listened fo Spimsclt and the other speakers and invited them partake of some more substantial refreshments on the floor below, OUTSIDE SCENES. From the beginning of the reception, indead trom the moment when the first gas jot was lighted, odd sroups of stragglers began to congregate on the side- walk outside, As carrixge after carriage drove up and some gentleman of eminence alighted there was a gen- eral craning of necks and whispered inquiries tlew from mouth to mouth touching -his identity, At least, a score of visitors were mistaken for Governor Tilde: and as tho error was bruited through the crowd t was always a dozen or two onlookers who displ: evidences of laboring undor considerable excitement and seemed disposed to break out into fli if wild vo- ration. As time passed and many public gentie- appeared whose faces were familior to t! oplo enthusiastic outbursts waxed more frequont and s00n every ni scrutinized from head to foot and greeted w:th a ripple of comment or a mur- mur of applause, At about half-past nine o'clock it was understood that the Cleveland Legion of Jersey City was to pass, and by the time the first far-off rattl of the drum wus heard there we lully 1,000 people gathered in the imme-liate vicinity of the Manhattan Club, and Fitth avenue was honed with a cu- rious multitude up as the eye could reach. Presently the music became carer, and then theré tiled into Filth dressed and well disciplined a pol has been seen in New As the glure of ue and the explo- sion of the pyrotechnics sounded in the air the win- dows of the club house at once became alive with Glegantly attired gentlemen and the stoop was crowded to its utmost capacity by a throng of distinguished visitors from within. Soon a murmur fan through this mass which was communt- cated to the multitude outside, and which swelled into roar of wppiauso us Governor Tilden appeared and, ted by Hon, Orestes. D. Cleveland, took up iu front of thécrowd. For afew moments cheer after cheer rang out, and quiet had hardly been restored wh the head of the procession came along. First came the band, playing patriotic airs, and then the Cleveland Legion, in companies. were attired in white shirts, trimmed with blue, with broad blue collars falling back upon them, and red breast fronts, with the let “C, 1.) worked upon them in blue and gold. They also wore loose white trousers, with leggings, and white caps with red cords, The firs: division carried torches and marched time, the officers, who uniform, giving commands ed military principles, which were obeyed with as marked soldierly precision by the rank and file. Thea came another corps simi- larly attired, who, however, marched in the array gen- erally adopted by fi companies, Each of these curried a lantern and the company drew behind them a wagon from which at short tervals pyrotechnics of a loud sounding and rocket-discharging charactor were ex- ploded. Then came more music and more companies like the first, and the -whole procession hav- ing passed formed a new lino und came down the avenue again, Their ‘passage up was one ovation, the multitude vocilerousiy applauifng, and the members of the companies burst ing out themselves into hurrah when Governor Tilden appeared. When they returned and formed in tront of the club house there was a clamor of plaudits that Jasted many minutes, and then, in response to loud calls’ of “Spoech! Speech!’ Governor Tilden Jeaned forward and said, “Fel- low citizens of New Jersey, 1 ' sincerely thank you for the enthusiastre greeiing you have given me.” Then he bowed bis acknowledgments and was conducted inside amid a perfect Mabel of hurrabs, Hon. Orestes D. Cleveland then sald a word or two to the Legion and promised them Mr, Tilden’s presence in Jersey City on Friday next. As the gathering still seemed dilatory ut departing Hon..8. 8. Cox came forward and said:—‘Fellow citizens, 1 must say that I feel proud to-night in having New Jersey blood in my veins, and I feel no jess elated at seeing New Jorsey join with New York in givinga hearty greeting to cur next President, Samuel J. Til- den.” Atthis there Was aroar of applause, aud one of the Cleveland Legion wno was about to uischarge a rocket hesitated in applying the match, at which Mr. Cleveland caed out:—Touch it of, Jim.” Mr. Cox immediately repeated, “Touch 1t off, Jim, and murch on to victory.’ Tho crowd roared again and the proces- sion passed on and away. ‘The uaitormed compauies, the biazing torches and the soaring rockets made a grand display as the legion moved along the avenne, and ihe residents of the houges lying along the line of march crowded to the windows and joined with the outside multitude im ten- dering them an enthusiastic greetin THE INDEPENDENT VOTER To rae Evitor ov tie Heeaun:— Your editorial in Saturday's issuo In rogard to the ndependent voter was somewhat Lappy in conception and rather tothe point, That the independent voier constitutes the balance of power and can decide the fate of either of the great parties {s an indisputable fact. Generally they are a respectable, intelligent, and frequently an imfluential claes of citizens They aro | not to be found im the ranks of that numerous body of human parasites who teva on the national treasar. known us olfice-seekers, Tout they are almost invar ubly “ou the fevee’’ is trav; but irom* this elevated position they are enabled to see more clearly than their brethreu who flounder benewth in the mire of bigotry und biindly follow in the footsteps of those Who cunstitute themselves leaders, They see on one hand the maneuvres of Chandler, Morton and, Grant for the perpetuation of the power they haye abused, and on the other the almost s juman effort of Tilden, Kelly, Hewnt and the South to secure the reins of government; in the dim distance may be seen Belknap, Babcock, Tweed, and, last of all, tho venerable Peter Coopeg, ! it a wonder the inde: pendent shuaders when if realizes that the time will soon come when he must join one of those parties? The position he occupies is certainly not an enviable one, notwithstanding tue that both sides are ready to receive bim sto the fold. The principal questions the independent must con- sider ut this time aro economy, hard moncy, tue proper administration of office and the preservation of the Umon, It will be no eusy matter to determine on which side of the fence th things to be touna, and we imagine it will take a Very profound calculation to discover which party will secure the prs a these votes on the 7th of November. SILE: THE CONNECTICUT GERMANS. DEMOCRATIC DEMONSTRATION IN HARTFORD. Hantvorn, Oct, 30, 1876, Hartiord witnessed the greatest German mass meet- ing ever held in this State this evening. Mr. Joseph Pullitzer wag the speakor, and the enthusiasm was very great, Hundreds were uoudle to gain admitance vo the hall where the speuking took piace, THE MAINt SENATORSHIP, SECRETARY MORRILL NOT A CANDIDATE. ' WasuiNaTox, Oct, 30, 1876, Secrotary Morrill pronounces un and without by foundation the published statement that he'con- templates quitting the Cabinet « ter upon the can- vase for the United States Senatorship. : THE STATE CANVASS, SUCCESSFUL REPUBLICAN DEMONSTRATION—THE PROSPECTS IM MONROE—THE CONGRESSIONAL TICKET. Rocuesrer, Oct. 30, 1876. The republican demonstration bere to-day and this ening was very successful, Blaine speaking to large crowds at Washington Park and the City Hall, The canvass is active on Congressman, and both parties are confident. It is thought that Monroe will give from 1,500 to 2,000 majority to Hayes, a reduction of 2,000 on Monroe's usual republican majority, not- withstanding the great republican affair today. The present prospects are that Orleans wil! give a majority for Hart, the democratic candidate for Congress, though to do this a remarkable democratic gain will be required. The democratic Presidential vote, however, cannot be judged from this outlook, as local influences 1 Hart’s favor are beiug brought strongly to bear, and many of the old democrats whe do not like Tilden are going to the Centennial and will not be bere on elec tion day, “LITTLE RHODY.” ENTHUSIASTIC DEMOCRATIC DEMONSTRATION IN NEWPORT—DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMEN 1N ATTENDANCE, Newrorrt, Oct. 30, 1876. In no place in New England has there been a more enthusiastic democratic demonstration than took place in this city to-night, when the democ: held their first torchlight procession for twenty years. Nearly 2,000 persons were in attendance at tho mass meeting ‘at the Opera House, which was presided over by Hon. William Beach Lawrence, Many of the leading citizens of the State were on the piatform, wogether with y well known New Yorkers, who have not, as yet, vacated their summer Slyck, all of Providence, and Hon, Leverett Sal- tonstall, of Boston. THE LOUISIANA CAMPAIGN. A SYSTEM OF ARBEST OF WHITE CITIZENS COM- MENCED. New Orxeans, Oct. 30, 1876. Deputy United States marshals Murphy and Thomp_ son arrived this morning on the steamer Governor Allen, from Bayou Sara, with fifteen prisoners, whom they had arrested in West Feliciana parish, charged with conspiracy and the intimidation of negroos in The prisonors, all vf whom are white July last, THE LOUISIANA DEMOCRATS, REPLY OF THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC COM- MITTEE TO AN APPEAL FROM LOUISIANA. The National Democratio Committce issued, last night, a card to the public in which they give a tele- gram received by them from New Orleans, in which the president of the Democratic Conservative Commit. tee of Louisiana asks tor advice in the following alleged circumstances:— fen thousand democratic eitizons being arrestod here. We would States Commissioner though the parties are present and anxious to be tried without the deputy marshals’ re- turn on the warrants, Mr. Abram 8, Hewitt, as Chairman of the National Committee, in the course of his reply, gives the fol- lowing advice:—"You ask us whether you shall sub- mit to this infamous injustice. It is our advice tha you exbaust every legal and peaceiul remedy ; that you resort to no other remedy, and that you trast with confidence to the intelligent and liberty loving people of this Union to vindicate you against these wrongs,”’ THE EXPECTED “BOSS.” AN EARLY ARRIVAL NOT ANTICIPATED—A POs- SIBLE DELAY UNTIL AFTER ELECTION. ‘Wasainerox, Oct. 30, 1876, The Secretary of the Navy says that the Franklin may not arrive hore for ten days yet. lt is probable that, baving taken a southerly course, sno bas en- countered the heavy hurricane reported prevailing in southern latitudes and lain by at St. Thomas until itis over. Upontalking the matter over #!ih officers of the navy, and taking into consideration ‘ength of time she took on her last voyage about the same time of year, which iasted over thirty days, Secretary Robeson thinks Tweed may not arrive at New York unyl after election, A JOKE ENDS IN HOMICIDE. Sr. Louis, Mo., Oct, 30, 1876, About eight o'clock Iast night a number of young men and boys wore lounging at the eorner of Jefferson avenue and Pacific street, in the western part ofthe city, when three men ina buggy drove past, Some- thing peculiar in the style of the horse attached to the buggy caused the boys to hoot and utter coarse jokes, whereupon the men in the buggy pulled up and con siderable badinage followed, during which some person Inthe crowd crossed the reing in the bridie of the horse, This enraged the men in the buggy, one of whom jumped out and deman: to know who A young man ed Goorge Williams, aged twenty one, who was simply a looker- ob, Was pointed out as the practical joker, and the man from the buggy attacked him, and a scu: sued, in which a pistol was discharged. Young Williams fell to the pavement and died within three minutes, the bullet entering bie back and passing out tnrough the groin. ‘The assailant re-entered the buggy, wiich was at once off ata furious pace, and was out of sight be- fore the witnesses reco’ d from their surprise. Soon after midnight Henry and He in Dressing were arrested as two of the occupants of the bugcy. The third man, named William ber, has not vet been arrested. The victim was a son of Charles Pacific railroad shops, and is said to have been a very steady, in- offensive young man, MARINES “AND SAILORS REVIEWED. THEIR VINE APPEARANCE AND PROFICIENCY IN DRILL, Forte! Moynog, Va, Oct, 30, 1876, ‘The marines and sailors of the United States ships Hartford, Adams and Shawmut were landed at Forts ress Monroe this atternoon for the purpose of being reviewed by General Barry. There were two compa- nies of mafines six companies of sailors, one company of pioneers and one company with four boat howitzer jorming @ battalion of about 400 men, heaged by band of the flagship Harttord. They passed in review in qujck and double time, and were mach complimented by General Burry for steadiness and good drill and pearance. On Lis arrival at the reviewing stand G eral Barry waa saluted by the howitzers with thirteen guns, which was immediately returned by an equal number of guns from the fleld battery in the fort, manned by Battory K, Second artillery, commanded by Major Calef, % MANDAMUS AGAINST AN OFFICER, Atwany, N. Y., Oct. 30, 1876. Io March last argument was had before Justico Westbrook ou an application for a peremptory man- damus to the defendant in the case of The People ex rol. William Wasson against George W. Schuyler, Au- ditor of the Canal Department. The Court then took the papers under advisement, and to-day Judge brook rendered decision that the peremptory writ of mandamus, as app! Tr, must issue. In his decision Justice Westbrouk says:—Upon the present motion, in answer to the facts hereinbeiore stated, this allegwtion in the affidavit of the George W. Schuyler, that as informed and believes the award in the moving papers is void, on the ground of collusion and fraud between the appra: and Voorhees, and it it cau be estadlisbed upon the trial of un issue of facts to that effect. you ingle act is stated upon which the judzment ‘ourt can be exercised, nor even 18 there the genera! fraud and col- lusion mado upon ay pe the source ot information etated. any such 8 In the absence of ment the Court will not subject sworn State officials to the imputation of official corruption, uor claimants to the o and delay of atrial, by granting the writ in an altenative form. _—_—_ SEIZURE AND IMPRISONMENT OF AN AMERICAN SHIP CAPTAIN. New ORtEaws, Oct, 30, 1876, Collector Casey has received a letter irum the mate of the American schooner St. George, announcing the seizure and imprisonment of Captain Gandy by the Mexican officials of Coatzacoalcos, Mexico. The mate states that the achooner’s papers were correct and had beon approved by the customs officials, “CUBA, THR ZFFECT OF THE HURRICANE UPON THE SUGAR CROP, Havana, Oct, 30, 1876, Advices arriving graguaily from the interior describe the effects of tho Inte hurricane as very bar tat The sugar crop, which promised to be exceptio abundant, will be much reduced, s.. SOUTH CAROLINA. Governor Chambe: Conspiracy to Carry the State, THE SYSTEM OF ARBITRARY ARRESTS Hundreds of: Democrats To Be Impris- oned Until After Election. PREPARATIONS FOR A FRAUDULENT COUNT The Charleston Hampton Demonstration. Corumata, Oct. 30, 1876. The usual reticence prevails at military headquarters, An application this evening for news or information concerning the disposition of the troops throughous tho State resulted In a decisive, but very polite, refusal, on the ground that the commanding general did not wish to make known the whereabouts of the troops un- til after the election, As the localities of the main forces of the army now occupying the State and the political Pproclivities of each have already been given to the readers of the Herap, the refusay did not occasion your correspondent much con- cern, but as a matter of information to the country in general and the army in particular, wished topublish an official statement of the assign- ment of the forty companies now distributed throagh- out the State. TROOPS FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY. A company of the First artillery, commanded by Captain Frank, left this evening for Summerville, 14 Charleston county, but for what purpose has not transpired outside of headquarters, It is believed, however, that the ultimate destination of that com pany will be some point nearer the coast, where the negroes have been very turbulent, ana where violence is constantly apprehended by the sparse white popule tion, who are entirely at their mercy, 4 STUPENDOUS PLOT. Tam in receipt of further information this evening which not only confirma my previous predictions as to the wholesale system of arbitrary arrests to be in- augerated on th @ of tho election, but develops a stupendous plot en the part of the federal atiachés of the Department of Justice and the Governor to in- timidate white and colored democrats and defent a free election, In Aiken county the plan is to rearrest large numbers of those already bailed by the United States Commissioners on affidavits of negroes and warrants be issued, this time by State trial justices, CHARACTER OF THE CHARGES. ‘The affidavits upon which these warrants are to be issued charge the accused partics, not with intimida- tion of voters, but with unlawiul shooting and being engaged in riots on or about the 17th, 18th und 19th of September last, Some of the charges aro said to be for murder. These arre: oto be made on the 4th and 6th of November. The State law requires a notice of four days to obtain a hearing om a writof habeas cor- pus for release beiore either two trial justices or a cir- cuit judgo, Tne result is that the parties so arrested will be THROWN INTO JAIL, and held there, if necessary, by the ald of federal troops until the election is over. This conspiracy i« Tegarded as the most daring and highhanded yet at- tempted, ana, even with the presence of the federal troops, it is not altogether certain that ‘it will be sub mitted to. There are low mutterings and forebodings ofa popular outburst, and such tyrannical acts as these may possibly precipitate the storm, notwithstanding the determination of peaceable submission under any and all circumstances, The alleged offences for wnich those rearrests are to be made occurred about the 17th of September. The affidavits on which the warrauts are based have been in the hands of the United States District Attorney and the Governor for weeks past, many of them having been substantially published fn a republican organ in New York sometime since, but they bave been purposely held back until the eve of the election to defeat the will of tho people, and, ¥ possible, PROVOKE 4 COLLISION with the troops, Ou Saturday tbirteen additional ar- rests were made in Aiken county by the Uaited States deputy marshals, all of the parties, with two others already confined, being still in jail. The District Attor- ney {s reported to have over 800 warrant: upon which to make arrests on Saturday and Monday preceding the election in Aiken and Barnwell already prepared, and 600 to 700 for Edgefield and the surrounding counties, These arrests of course will include all loading citizens, and aro intended to overawe the people and overcom@ tho democratic majorities in the counties named. GREAT RXCITRMENT. The plot creates great excitement amoug the few democrats to whom it has become known. As @ further confirmation of the plot, an individual named Jim Canton, who combines tho offices of State consta- ble, uvder Governor Chamberlain, and Deputy United States marshal, under Marshal Wallace, this morning said :— THREAT OF 4 MARSHAL “T arrested Butler, by God, and 1’ll arrest 600 more democrats before the election,” ‘This remark was dropped when the dual State and federal official had lost his temper during a persons’ controversy. THR PROSPECTS. With all the civil and mulitary appliances of the federal government im his bands, together with the entire election machinery of the State, it is almost im: Possible to believe thas Chamberiain can be defeated The Board of State Canvassers is composed at present, with one exception, of candidates for re-election on tho republican ticket. The names of the candidates on the electoral, Congressional, legis lative, State and county tickets are all placed on the same ballot, so that the canvassers, in deciding the ejection of uny candidate, are practically giving judgment im their own case, The inferior boards are also ian 4 mado up of candidates ior olfice or appointees of the Governor. In Laurens, a doubtful county, one of the three commissioners is the republican candidate for Senator, and another is republican candidate for the House. In Fairfield the chairman of the board is the republican candidate for the House, and ouo of the republican precinet federal supervisors is candidate for County Commissioner, A prominent republican says that a majority of all the Commissioners in the State are either republican caudidates or appointees of the Governor. It will thus appear that under the presont system the republi cans woul get by a contest. imber of the counties will close. IMMENSE HAMPTON DISPLAY IN CHARLESTON— VIOLENT AND INDISCRERT CONDUCT OF NEGRO MEN AND WOMEN, Cuarceston, 8. C., Oct, 30, 1876. Tho Hampton demonstration in Charleston to-day was the largest political demonstration ever witnessed in the city. Businoss of every kind was entirely sus- pended, even to the loading and unloading of ships on the wharves, Every white man, woman id child in the city was out om the streets, and THE PROCESSION numbered fully 10,000 men. Clubs of mounted whites and blacks from the country rode on horseback ify miles to join in the demonstration, and have to ride back home to-night. There wi ction OB ae- it color, the whites mare! alongside 1 wore Tilden and Hampton badges. of march was decorated with ry window and balcony 'y house on th lags and flowers and crowded with women an iidreo, Such am ovation hus never been witnessed in Charleston. The citadel where the United States troops aro quai was deco ratod with the United States flag, encirenng the mono gram * ‘and several of tue soldiers were in the procession, NEGRO TURBULENCE. Along the line of the procession the colored demo- crats, a8 Well as the white mop, women and children, were submitted to the most abusive and vilest ineulte from negro roughs and women, particu! u women, They lined the streets and mado expowures of their persons and cursed the black democrats in t! most foul and i Fe guage. It was all . .bmitted under tions trom General Hampton. entire po lee force wus out, but could nes pw a stop to this assauit. In some fairly yecere an oe war dance with clubs ent koiv and 10 one of two instances attempted to colored men the ranks and mob them. No wis turbance vecurred owing to the forbearance of the whites, several of whom were actually knoeked dows im the streets, AT XIGHT GENHRAL HAMPTON addressed @ colored meeting of 1,500 in the Academy ot Music, when he was presented with a hemdeume laurel wreath made by the colored peonla,