The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-01-10
Editorial Pennings and Clippings.
Combinations for the Presidency.


paper gives the following interesting account Of
the movements of the friends of Presidential as
pirants:
The rumors mentioned in my last about the
combinations being made for the next Presidency,
turn out to be facts. slate has actually been
prepared by the Western radicals, on which Speak
er Colfa1 has been marked down as President, and
the pious General O. o. Howard, of the Frcedmen's
Bureau, for e-President. a club has been
formed in this city to promote the nomination Of
these persons in the next National Republican
Convention. The New England radicals rather
demur at the arrangement as regards Coifax, and
PROPOSE Senator Fesscnden as their representative
man. Tho Herald, which has advocated and
damned almost every prominent man BY turn, Is
beginning to write up Gen. Thomas, of Nashville
fame, for Democratic nomination for the Chief
Magistraey. Grants name appears to have been
dropped in this connection. He announced some
time ago that he would not be . candidate. He
has much easier berth az commander-in-chief OF
tho army. Chief Justice Chase'o aspirations ere
well known. Senator Morgan wants to be Presi-
dent, too, cad the friends Of General Mcclellan
assert that be is good for second heat. As the
radicals are arranging that the Southern States
shall have no voice in the next Presidential cleo
ton, you will only have the pleasure Of looking on
at the fight The election 10 really 30 far of that
tho vro-pulling of these ambitious men appears
absurd. Eighteen months are long time in the
coreer Of this go-ahead republic, end within that
period SO many important events may occur, that
affairs may wear rory different appearance. Now
and unthoughtof men may turn up prominently in
the conduct of the nations vieissitude. Who
would have predicted the election Of Polk, Pierce
and Lincoln to the Presidency year before their
Inauguration?
The New York Horald Shifting Around.
The Hsrald, in an editorial on "the true idea Of
the government and the duties Of Congress" como0
to the following conclusion. which We commend to
general attention:
Lot tho pending constitutional amendmnnt re-
main on trial in tho intractabe States until they
are ready to accept it. Time works wonders, and
necessity is powerful baoher. Kthe staton con-
cerued prefer to sacrifice the great advantages Of
restoration to their old negro preudicoS, for two
ave or ten or fifteen years, give them their mar
gin, and when cured, their euro will be complete.
Let the amendment take its course, and lot Con-
greos turn its attention TO the national finances,
the currency and our excessive taxation, internal
and external, and to tho question Of o general
bankrupt lew and other practical measures Of re-
lief, retrenohment and reform, and the two houses
will be legislating to the general advantage and
satisfaction Of tho country.
South Carolina.
The Charleston correspondent Of the New York
Time, writes his paper as follows in relation to
public sentiment in South Carolina:
/ SEQ that some of the Northern papers ere can
WASHING the probability of the Southern States yet
rsconsidering their action on tho Amendment Of
this there is not tho slightest hope in South Caro-
lima The General Assembly, whether wisely or
foolishly, he's made its decision; the people with
one voice seem TO sustain it, in the face Of the
threats Of being reduced to Territorial condition.
and in my judgment their action may bo regarded
as final.
One Of the most striking instances Of the COM
plete revolution in sentiment that the war has
wrought in this State, may be found in the cleo
tion to the United States Senate Of Hon. James B.
Campbell, who was born in Connecticut, but re-
moved to this State in early manhood Although
the Importance Of his position is somewhat equivo-
cal, in view Of the remoteness Of the prospect Of
any of the Southern Senators being admitted to
their seats yet the honor conferred Was none the
less conspicuous and well meant. Mr.. Campbell
has long been recognised as one Of the keenest
members of tho Bar Of Charleston but previous
to the war the prejudice against him as q Cyan
kee" prevented him from attaining political pre-
ferment. As Q politician Mr.. Campbell is well
known for his tact and judgment, and to his ef-
forts are mainly due most Of the rea1ations Of
military rule which have taken place in this State
Another Scheme of Reconstruction.
The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore
Gazette says:
have it upon undoubted authority that Senator
Fessenden has, within day or two emphatically
declared his opposition to all schemes having in
view an attempted forcible disorganizstion Of the
present State Governments in the unrepresanted
States. The utmost extent to which he will 60,
when the adoption of the constitutional amend
meat shall have been shown to be impossible, will
be to give his assent to act Of Congress propos-
ing plan to those States by which, if adopted by
them, their interrupted relations to the Federal
Government may be fully re-eutablished. 1t is
understood that these vievS, which utterly discard
the idea Of tsrritorasng those Statcu are concur
red in by Senator Foster, Sherman, Cragin, Fogg,
and perhaps others.
In harmony with the above distinct fact may
mention the report that even the Committee on
Territories, in the House. will report bill recOg-
MIXING the validity of the southern State gov
ornment, but proposing means doubtless unao-
ooptable,) by which they may bo restored to rep