New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-23
THE LAMENT oY A LAWYER.

One Isaac W. Hsyne, who describes
himself as "the last attorney general OF
the old white mans South Carolina,
from which we infer that South Carolina
once belonged in some mysterious way to
an "old white man, has issued a card OF
uually large proportions, a huge card,
perfect right bower
Mr.. Hayne, like his illustrious prototype
Mr.. Micawber, embraces the opportunities
of the moment to make "a few valedietory
remarks He modestly informs US that as
attorney general he has been for many
years athe acknowledged head Of the bar, !"
that he has been preceded in Office by a
series of giants similar to himself, and that
with his retirement sends the roll of the
attorney generals Of old South Carolina"
He also incidentally lets out the fact,
which sufficiently accounts for his
return to the shades of private life,
that he IS a crazy secessionist, who with all
his learning has learned no wisdom in the
last seven years, but still persists in styling
the dead rebellion the second war for in
dependence, and in believing the dogmas
Of Calhoun to be the true gospel OF Amer
ica.' The roll of attorney generals of "old
South Carolina being ended, Mr.. Hayne
proceeds to inquire pathetically;
How begins the new Who is Mr.. Cham
berlain 1t may be that he is "a gentleman,
a scholar, and for aught l know learned in
the law. But is he a citizen OF the State
and if So how long Is he member of the
bar Is he member OF any bar at all I!
How long has he practiced the profession Of
the law
mean nothing personal toward MIR.
Chamberlain. But so far as is known to the
voters of South Carolina, he is a citizen of
Massachusetts, who has come into South
Carolina since the war, land settled down as
a planter on Wadmalaw Island. Whether
he is a lawyer at all or not is not known to
the voters.
Now, is not that style of talk altogether
lovely and charming, coming from man
who claims to have all the blood of all the
chiyalry in his veins and all the brains of
all the chiValry in his Uranium: He is
beaten in fair contest By an immense
majority the voters who, as he gravely in
forms US do not know his rival at all, put
Mr.. Hayne out and put Mr.. Chamberlain in,
and Mr.. Hayne can find no more graceful
method Of receiving his successor than the
publication Of such language as we have
quoted, Mr.. Chamberlain was born in
Massachusetts-dr fact and there
fore 1t is impossible that he should be ca
pable Of being Attorney General of South
Carolina. Has Mr.. Hayne forgotten that
the legal systems OF Massachusetts and
South Carolina are well nigh identical,
and that the decisions Of both States are
freely quoted in either Has he forgotten
the language Of one of the most noble of
the sons Of South Carolina who said, in
speaking of the different sections of the
United States, What are these but sister
spirits Of one greater, better, holier family,
OUR COUNTRY y? Has he forgotten how a
certain Massachusetts lawyer named Web
ster once met in Congress South Carolina
lawyer named Hayne, and what was
the result? Is he unmindful Of the cheer
full drama enacted at Philadelphia two
years age, when these two States played
Damon and Pythias, with Mr.. DOolittle as
stage manager? Oh ie l Mr.. Hayne.
Your manner is not pretty. A good pugil-
list, even, comes up smiling, and keeps his
temper in defeat. A good old lady born
in England, but aiterward domiciled in
Massachusetts,, (which she was called Mrs.
Partington, has been laughed at for trying
to keep back che incoming tide of the
Atlantic with a mop. Is it possible that
you are engaged in the same sort of enter
prise, and have no sense Of humor to tell
you that it is little absurd? And even
Mrs, Partingten, bless her heart, was amia-
bic in the midst Of her misdirected efforts,
while you are quite the reverse.
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