The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-19
A FUSS IN TINE RADICAL FAMILY.

The United States Marshal, Mr.. J. I. M.
EppINa, Of Charleston, ever since last Spring,
has been most active in organizing and manipu-
lating the Republican party in this State. With
this object in view, he early became o member
Of the "League," and associated freely, and on
terms Of intimacy, with his colored fellow-oiti-
zens; wrote letters, made speeches, travelled
much, and took NO end of trouble. II was with
this motive (viz: the conciliation or the negro
element) that he appointed u colored man as
Deputy y. s. Marshal in Columbia. We say IL
Was for this reason he made the appointment,
for we never believed he made the assertion
imputed to him, that he could not find
any white man in Columbia, at the same
time qualified and sufficiently honest, to be en-
trusted with the duties Of the Office. We learn
upon undoubted authority that there was in
Columbia, when Wilder was appointed, a
white man, a member Of the Republican party,
and Of the Union League, who solicited the
post. Mr.. Epp1Na, we presume, would not be
! 50 faithless to his party as to have us believe
that he would question the integrity Of o man
I connected with him by such bonds. This n.y.
pothesis, therefore, as we have already men
1 toned. cannot he entertained for one moment.
Wilder was made Deputy U. 6. Marshal for the
same reason that Nash was elevated to the
magisterial office, not because either of them
presented claims of intelligence, education, en-
p%erisnce, or integrity, superior to many white
men in that community. They were selected
simply because they were negroes. Nash and
Wilder are both men Of limited intelligence.
and of scarcely any education whatsoever. But
it was considered . fine political stroke, both
on the part of SIcKLEs and Of EpPIxo, to
single out colored men for Offices of honor. and
Of profit. Watcher or not, in addition to this,
disrespect was also intended by these acts to
the white people Of South Carolina, we are un-
able to say. But enough of this.
Marshal EPPINa's experience with tho Radi-
Gals OF thi 8 State, II We may be permitted to
compare small things with great, 10 not unlike
that Of Mr.. SEWARD and the Republican party.
Mr.. SEWARD may be fairly considered the foun-
der of the party, and for years the only prac-
teal mHn Of any prominence connected with Il,
He was strong enough to let loose Q Hurricane
on the country, and, like many . Revolutionary
leader before him, he made the mistake Of
thinking that because he created It, therefore
he would always be able to control it. In this,
however, he has signally failed, as the Giron-
dists failed in France seventy years ago. The
legends Of the East, and Of Europe in the Mid
die Ages, are full Of stories about msgioians,
who, by dint Of study, Of labor, and Of q COM
pact with the Evil One, ct last succeeded in
creating 9 familiar spirit to rise up al their bid
ding; but these same tales not unfrequently 10
on to say that the familiar would not always
''down at their bidding" and the creator be-
came afraid Of the creature. 1Faf 4 4 I'LL
So with Mr.. EppIHa. He has lone since
found that his conservative" ideas were mot
p~alasable to his colored, nor indeed to many Of
bis white brethren, native and imported, He
WAS able TO, start thsm-..Jacizis dese<nsus. !" etc..
put he now hnds his strength inadeauats 10
check the machine in its downward carser.
The child hAsecntgrown its, father. : There are
bow eeiighty-eight Union Leagues In this state;
pata4nuAsibly q political organisation, but whaE in
reality We are unable to say. That they ara
fruitful OF mischief we know. On this vploint
we are not left in doubt. The papers
almost daily bring accounts Of disturbances,
not unfrequently resulting in death ;4and those
riots can ,isuaily be traced 10 some meeting Of
FHthe Lesgue." A t, .fe3@i2s9 9F9
ME-, EPR1sa begins TO feel alarraed, psrhsps
eomeWhat ashamed OF his Asseciatss. At Boil
Fon' recently In the upper part ofths stats,fa -
large public meeting; he made speech ~ Z,
decidedly ;oaiaasssdly c 'aAss scaharaoter;an . q the
Gs9ysnti0nl or meeting Of the .Grand Connoil "
ne tLeagae which assembled insCoiuiAbia. on
Ned da.snsy q TINS week, no aattsre& himself
EAn stns nope ~ being able 70 CONTROL the
hsaleAI wins q his party, and. perhaps, induce
ua.nsa1a 40 eoss1aAehs OF tne Organisation
= sn,s M. ssa -. 81 ZOE tnis purpose, hs iratrodus 4
M lo,owtng RESOLUTIONS; aq
his es snuoess, Il III RsS SasGs,ass $500 y ,itnal,G Y snss so7
Ind thas the organization az Ehs Hspn6idaA parsy1
e ORE M ra Hnaaossasa qp'ns SOMA basis and upon
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san hHcsMs, ale me ion'y tSsss reg oa1ce sars,oag
kesolued, That every citissn. Of ths state who Is
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