The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-12-22
COY ERNOR ADAHs AND ECUTH
CAROLINA POLITICS.


Governor Of South Carolina. 70 the Sta
: Legislature row in session. We have recent
ly become ro:sy>>c tiro';ga private .oarr
entitled 20 the utlnn>. confidence. Of some Fact
connected with hi> elevation 10 oGicp. which
illustrate as we'll as an,;!in. we ever heard
:hc character Ct Southern politicians and tn
degradation and Ignorance which is the in
evitab!e result of tie in>i;tu';cn Of Slavery
The two rival candidates during tie cleo
ton in the fall of 1854. for Tie srpcrio
branch of the Legislature. for :l,e district of
which Columbia, The Capital Of the State, i
the centre, We're Governor-then General
is "a remarkably good -I,oclnen of the South
ern fire-eatcr, a v-oud. hauohiv man. G! al
imposing presence, and genleman'y heasin;
TO his prrrs.-a prsr.>rl ean.r,tcr. notori-
Gus 1ueIi>t.-a nan Of broke fortune. wht
lives by his wits, and the mtn.y he win
from inexperienced T,aver>. Colonel Pres
ton is man o! another stamp. He is gen
uine gentleman Of 'hr CID school, with all tn,
chi,air;c courtesy and "alan: bearing whicI
still DISTINGUISHES '.c t.!,. families in mai,
Southern States. II, is the l,c>>s>Sor OF I'm
bounded, wealth, AID his residence is ,cl hap,
the finest OF which he Statr o.! south Caro-
lima can boast. He is moreover scholar a
fine pubic speaker. a"d a .nan of unhonndcd
hospitality aud pos .in. emil, mt Socia. quail
tiles.
These two crn., accor!,nr TO South
ern fashion, announce! themselves is caMdi
dates for the upper branch oi HE Lcgi>la
! lure. and then went 70 work. each in his own
fashion, to secure he election Cen .t!aln-
made IA c2iciu. estimate OF The voters in t!n
district, and ioun'; that he should Ino3a!,.v
lack abou. fifty votes of all election To yet
these few votes. which were to decide he.
ron.e>:, he wen. himself, and also sent AGENT,
INTO the surrounding" tarren.,." where The
poor whites bur.ow AID car clav. AMI by
catering rro:..;sv5 80! L" unlimited >uI'lv
ut raw "i,l>kcv, Irr<u.Ir,! seventy Of tlrm
TO follow lit, to lis house in the cn,ronS OF
Columbia. "a their arfiva. the genera; made
them a .o.!v s.cy,.'! from, tie '.,ronv Of lii
hca>c, ;::ll set III, ,,l..>hc. G"~;rr, aud iiii>
attracting thcI. ii ,,:,n, had I: roN 0: stout
stakes in IA: to:.r G. a 5. n.ci.c,c driven
fo;:.:, us ",o,,.>. lr ~" YEA, ,.,it:iI..
IN t,cctlo:i, C,u. ..'.....o >r,,, .,>c >.,,ni,
",lav eater, viii. ,hcr >kir> tub oi " his
key. in his new slave per- as il WIS io
ro>e!v called al the the, ready to he march
cd ont to the poll on TIE ia. Of election
Gel. prcs'ons manner of clec:ionctlin.
was >O,,ew!,at different He did no: calcu
late the chance, with quite 50 professional
All eve, but reckoncd that a unorr lta~.. cx-
pcn'ilture In a mor, popular way vn1,. s''~yc
his turn quite As we'll Accordingly. lr
gave all the rum-n.:...> in the district lirrc-
tions to supply every man who called with
liquor OF every kind and in any on unity, a.
lis (:hc Co!o"cl>) expense. Nor did h,
stop Lc.t. III the croc,rs ard provision
t:,...,.. IN tie oi', Of Cu,an:ha were or.lcrc!
10 ,har.,e ~ L.m al the common aft,c, of
family consumption called for hy any LEGAL
>u:,r III TIC district. For days previous 10
the election, Two horse teams came mo the
city from all quarters. and went away loaded
with mulassc>. i'o'.r. sugar spices. salt, nails.
and every article needed! for plantation or
family use. One needy customer came H,,.
HneS and went away each iii.r with a two
horse loa,. of Hour mola>-cS &c. All tins
took place with the utmost hoi!i,>> anI on
" went beyond ,!r u~ua! system o' hrii.yty
Al corru.'.on in he u,ivor>ui'y and lui'-
LEFTY.
i.iecti,n-,,ay came a. length Genera,
.tdah,s n..,lv" III, haianN c! wii>Iey ->Aiu~.
iiankeu on titnrr side and pressed On III 'hr
rear y, the. eol H. supporters who worc al
lowed Il lil,i.u.o, Iib, stv OF ac'i"l direct,
up to the polls, and say thu. >ta@4er'n- TN
der the weight OF their re>non ,l.n,,. ">. de-
post the ballot prepare! for them III il.c box
destined Tor its RECEPTION. But >OInchDw lis
calculations were wrong. and The general
failed of an election iy few votes Colonel
Preston was duly elected. and gave a GRAND
ievee at his mansion the ne 1t evening. where
not only whiskey. but champagne and the
choicer wines were rolled into the vast ss-
looms and gardens ny scores OF heroes The
banquet is described bv those wlo witnessed
1t as surprising a'.v accounts OF Roman or
Easter: tras:s which have reached our dav.
In due tine Tie LEG iSaturc assembled. and
ronsoled the defeated general 5v electing him
Governor OF the State by a large majority.
And so General ..dams came 70 be Gov
crnor Adams. and to have it in his power to
write message declaring. that tie State of
Massachusetts, was not entitled to Christian
treatment from the pure litlc State Of South
Carolina.
The above needs TO comment. Let !:
stand As PLAIN statement of facts. iilu>trat
ing the ignorance. brutality, and decrad,- p
ton. which necessarily grow out Of the ",e-
cular " and accurset institution.
-GENEHAL WHITFIELD on rurk,~-
sAs TEOU K:E'-It is stated that General
" hii!"id. on hearing oftE. outbreak in Kan
sas, called upon the President ard asked him
no; TO send I. S. troops TO Kansas. or in anx