The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-14
THE RECENT SPEECH OF JUDGE
CARPENTER Nv COLUHBIA.

friend wLo was present and heard the
speech delivered by Colonel Carpenter before
the caucus Of the State General Assembly on
Monday night last, has furnished rs wi b the
following correct synopsis, as the report OF the
| speech publ he'd in TIE NEWS did Colonel
Carpenter some Injustice:
| Mr.. CARPENTER thanked the olucus for the
honor extended to him, comparative stran-
GER. aud tor TIE COZ dial mani er in which he
| Rad been received. During IN st of the Lane
that he had resided IN tho State he had been
| Register in Bankruptcy, and the laborous du-
ties OF that Office had lett hum no time for DO
lihcs. Hence many of the gentlemen he saW
| before him he now met Tor the first time
Since he became citizen he had done all that
Was in his power to promote good feeling. law,
order and propriety among ell classes. he
did not know upon what subject to address
them. He had lot sought nor did he then
seek the Office of Circuit Judge. He
had asked no man to -ote TOR him,
and should ask none. He had said,
and now repeated it, If elected he would
serve the people to tue best OF his ability. II
he should say that whom the war broke out he
had stood firmly by the government, that he
| had done all in his power to promote the cause
OF the Union, on the stump and III the nSia,
and that in the darker days that succeeded ho
had clung with unfaltclins devotion to the Tag
| of his country, that he had given a cordial sup-
| port to the late President Llucoin. aud to tho
| President elect General Grant; While all this
| would be true, as rlJre than oBe gentleman
! present well knew, what had his past or present
| pol,tcal opinions 10 do with the Judicini cleo
| ton? NV
Tae judiciary should never be political. The
| Office should sock tho man, and not the mhn
| the Office. A Judge should know neither party,
race nor condition. Tho law should bo his only
| oy,itIe. md his ticoslaus Should po biased
| nc,thcr by political animosity, personal picja-
| dice nor soc al feeling. Ho dld not thank 1t
ne.cssaIy to say that Ia favored the rccout
laws of Cougress Jr the SIato Govcrunicnt.
| Ann man. ko said wnc CO 'sen,ed To ia1u oihje
nader the State, recognizes tho EoyYramd' t,
| nnd tho aut lse is implied prouli,e to s'iS-
| tain it that no honorable luan cln tlsreSSaro'
He had icon TIA neil in tho legal as veil - pJ.
I Ntioal school OF "UniUn and Union foreVe';
tho 80 oIool that taught that THIS SoVernm "a.
Waa maize fer aud WAS and rs the government
OF tho UiolO po ,pie. unit. IT,.
Uo u.iohL have peen raistahon in al tals, Du'
his yiuWa U1re honesty oEtertuae!i aad, ~
faI a. his country was "oucerneu. ourluS In'
long bitter contest ne could lay hls ha"u up li
ius nsar!, auu say that ae Lad hoio ny nnu
faithfully performed uhnt ho thoi poilcVoul
and ssnl does bsleve. h,s Whole duty, Without
Im.lico, revenge, or reward. Ho o.:no IL n
(,u Colump a) Oh Saturday 9Th 4 idea thA
Lis uano RouId bc prcsentod for the honorapie
and lny,isued position of Crsuif Judge
All he Could say was that il elected be Woso
sorYe honestly osa faithfully, and to TAO beat
] Of his ability.