The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-16

eonrse gtereotyped. ssThe State OF South Carolina
is not usually tho .sfrst regular toast but it was
so this evening for the reasons indicated above.
Tho toast was read, loud hu2zahs, the band play
ed ..Dixie," uproarious applause; then al was
hushed, and with looks intent that vast assem-
blage gazed upon Father Orr, majesticany rising
from his seat and ready to recount the seven last
years OF his political adventures; We must 40
him the Justice however, to say, that he exercised
great prudence, both in the selection and the
handling of his topics, and was not indiscreet
as to toll the whole truth. Indeed it would have
taken too long to have done 80, nearly sixty MN
utcs being consumed in the recital OF that modl-
cum Of truth, for which the Governor found tllno
at the banquet last night.
The time was well chosen and the occasion be-
fitting to give eclat to anything. his EXceuencY
might deem fit to say By his side sat the @ com
mander Of the Second Military District, GenerM al
and his staff; representatives, moreover, from the
navy and the civil service to say nothingrof that
vast assemblage of distinguished and Mghly m
tellectual merchants, who constituted the mann
body Of the You raat hafe es ap5
reference to it will suffice. How he could have
ACCOMPLISHED it without that opportune draught
from the cup of Lethe, handed him on Sunday
night by his radical friend, the doctor, we cannot
conceive. At every step the ghosts Of his former
actions, votes and speeches must have arisen and
threatened to choke his utterance. He spoke OF
controlling the negro vote, as though he had been
engaged al his life in that particular species OF the
coMptroners business while yet without that ne
pente he could not but have recollected that few
weeks ago he was opposed to granting negroes tho
right OF suffrage. Still, what with his naturally
strong nerves and his immense agility IN
political vaulting, he managed to get through
this part of his task with Q commendable degree
of success But it was otherwise when ne tooA ,ees
closely; we saw the tremor OF his manly limbs
On his usually impassiye countenance we could
read something akin to the emotions winch must
have passed through the mind OF one Or hls srea5
prototypes in the noble science OF polncal aero,
batcs. We refer to Lord Castlereagh, Marquis OF
Londonderry, the high priest who dehled his robes
by the betrayal of his country. We thought, fur-
thermcre, We could read an anxious doubt as bus
Excellency was approaching in rapid strides the
brink of the fearful gulf, about the further analogy
between the Irish peer, ennobled Tor his n1amy,
and the sad end in which tardy justice at last
overlook him. It is to be hoped this moral, or II
We may be allowed the expression, Democratlc
suicide will close the parallel between Mr. Stewart
To say that this public apostacy was surprise
to everybody, must needs suggest itself to the
mind Of every one who heard or read his speech.
II is true we have condemned the democratic party
and urged the necessity OF our people Keeping a5oot
we little thought of doing anything toward infu-
ercng his Exce1lency to treat the public to q new
exhibition Of his familiarity with political gym
nastics. We fear we shall lay ourselves liable TO
the charge Of want of. charity when we say that
Mr.. Orr and few Of his colleagues cannot reason
ably expect to come in at this eleventh hour, and,
in post-prandial diatribe shake off the allegiance
q lifetime to party which Sa had b him
highest honors il its gift. We viii not we
cannot believe in such conversions. Since
the days of st. Paul We cannot remember
no such miraculous change. It is not seemly,
Mr.. Orr; it is not decent. People will pardon a
mistake, but do not like treachery, and have but
little partiaty or confidence for apostates. It was
in nm evil hour he listened to the sirens accents.
He has cut loose from the moorings Of democratic
confidence, and will be ever regarded with doubt
and distrust by his new friends. And all this oe-
fore the democratic triumph in Connecticut was
announced Fancy Governor Orr's feelings when
he received that piece Of intelligence next morn
ing. .Ss 1900,
was by General D. E. Sickles. he was listened to
with great interest, and was frequently interrupted
by loud marks of appreciation. General Sickles is
fluent and eloquent speaker, Of most finished
style and easy manner. But as You have doubt
less published the speech in full long ere this
reaches you it is needless to descant upon 1t
further. In our next we may perhaps tell you
aTo1,t other nolitical Cinners This must suffice