The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-09-29
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
THE PROSPECT In NEW YoRK-TREAENDoUs Eff
FORTS OF THE RADICALS IN PENNSYLVANIA
= THE GREENBACK ISSUE IN THE WEST.

THE PROSPECT In NEW YoRK-TREMENDoUs Eff
FoRTs OF THE RADICALS IN PENNSYLVANIA
THE eREENBACK ISSUE IN THE WEST.
The New York correspondent Of the Boston
Post, writing under date of September 20
says:
Grants friends, profane and otherwise, have
given up all hope OF otcarrying New YoTk. Iney
do not stand ghost Of chance. Ihe pros
pect for Seymour and Hoffman improves daily,
and will grow brighter all along. But II tne
Radicals have given up the State IN one way
they still hope to secure it In anotner; sue
cessor to Senator Morgan Will pc electeo py
the next Legislature, and the whole strength
complexion OF the Assembly, 80 that Morgan
NAV be succeeded by man OF his own stripe.
The Radical managers are trying to bargain
for an exchange Of votes IN the Assembly ds-
tricts. They offer Radical votes for HOFFMAN
in Exchange for Democratic votes for Radical
Assemblymen, and they offer money money be-
sides: There is not the ~, sngn1e;sHt P.O- pro
coed in this scheme. The Democrats
have been warned, and are wide awake, and the
next Assembly will probably be even more
strongly Democratic than the present one.
Despairing Of carrying New York IN November,
the Radicals are working hard to secure Penn,
syvana in October Money T., speaker? abo tbe
Keystone State, but from all appearances they
might as well be kept at home. The adylces
from Pennsylvania are OF the most cheerlng
character. A Democratic majority OF from ten
to ffteen thousand is confidently predlcted Dy
prominent Democrats there. Ohio and indi-
ana also send US good news, and we shall be
disappointed if they do not go Democratic in
October The greenback issue, which rather
hurts in the East, helps in the West, and will,
we are informed, draw large number OF Re-
publican votes to the Democratic ticket. The
prospect is, in fact, as bright and cheering as
could be desired, except in ''trooly loilD eyes,
which view it through very sombre spectacle5.
THE CANVASS IN OHIO.
Our news from this State is Of the most
cheering character.
The Democracy expect to carry sixteen out
of the nineteen Congressional Districts. In the
Third Vallandigham is certain to defeat brag-
CART Bob Schenck, hero of Vienna; in the
Tenth Judge Hoag is making gallant can
vass against the notorious Ashley, and WI De
murderer Bingham will be elected to stay at
home by handsome majority.
The Democracy OF the Buckeye State are
thoroughly aroused. Such enthusiasm and
yigor was never known in the canvass there
before. A few days since, at meeting in New
ark in that State, Senator Doolittie spoke lor
two hours to vast throng, who stood during
the whole time in drenching rain, and even
then closed his address amidst repeated calls
to ego on"
1HE DISCHARGE OF sURRATT-A BIT OF POETIC
JUSTICE.
The Washington correspondent OF the Balti-
more Sun writes:
When Judge Wyle pronounced his decision
in the Surratt case yesterday, and discharged
the accused from custody, he referred, among
others, to precedent, and quoted an authorl-
ty which was well calculated to demonstrate
that mans worst enemies may sometimes
be unwittingly the Instruments Of accomplish
ing for him the greatest good. When Judge
Advocate General Holt, some time ago, pro-
nounced On opinion adverse to General Dyer's
application for 40 investigation OF charges pre-
ferred against him by O. committee OF Con-
gress, he little imagined thlt that opinion
would fortify the mind of q judge Of the Su-
IRENE Court of the District OF Columbia in
constituting the statute OF limitations OF 1880
in such q way as to result in the release OF
John 81. Surratt. Whether justly or unjustly,it
is fast that common report comedies to Judge
Holt the potoriety, OF which no mln III now en-
vious. Of having contributed more to secure
the execution OF Mrs. Surratt than any other
individual living. It was we'll understood, too,
that all through the trial last summer he was
q ''power behind the throne" directing the
course Of the prosecution, preparing evidence,
aud assisting in every possible way to strength
en- the case for the government and secure the
conviction Of Surratt on the charge Of murder.
When, therefore. Judge Wylie found his own
Judgment strengthened by an opinion emanat-
ing from Judge Holt, there was not lawyer in
the court room familiar with the part the
advocate General played IN the TRIALS OF
Mrs. Surratt and OF her son who failed to see
measure Of poetic justice in the fact that he
had unconsciously contributed to the release
Of the prisoner.
RADICAL ESTIMATE OF GOVERNOR ORR.
The New York Times Of Saturday says:
Governor Orr's determination to leave South
Carolina and tase up his residence in Missouri
cannot fail to be regarded as misfortune for
the State in which ne has hitherto e1ertea 30
much influence, and which now needs the SER
vices Of all her judlcious citizens more than
ever before. From the close OF the war Gov
erpor Orr has been jealous and ulwearied
in his endeavors to adapt the political action
Of the State to the changes brought about
by the war. he has appreciated the ma
ture and extent of those changes more
State, and has not shrunk from the response
bility of such action as they require. He
has urged the wisdom OF acting IN harmony
with the dominant sentiment OF the North-of
accepting the Reconstruction acts OF Congress,
and of reorgsnizing the Southern State Gov
ernments in accordance with their require
ments. He was for protecting the freed slaves
in all their newly y-acquired rights, and for CIV
ing them the snare Of political power to which
their numbers entitle them, and which is
necessary tor their protection. He has been
the true and judicious friend Of his State in
her time Of sorest need, and has encountered
the sharpest and most bitter hostility OF the
reactionlsts and rebels who are resolved to re-
claim their old authority. We are not sur
prised that he finds it necessary for his per-
sonal welfare to leave the Slate and renew his
career elsewhere. But his dong 50 is q
calamity for South Carolina.
DRESS IN RELATION TO F1aURE.-In adapt
ing the dress to the shape and size OF the
wearer, q certain knowledge of drawing, and Of
the proper proportions Of the figure is, OF
course, the CHIEF help. There are, how ever, a
few well-ascertained rules, which may safely
be taught. One, for instance, is that trans
verse shapes generally tend to lessen height
and increase breadth. while longitudinal forms
have the opposite effect. Another well known
rule (which I believe is easily explained by q
reference to optical science) is the ten
dency OF light colors to increase the apPa.
rent size, and uice oersa. People OF
more than the average size should be cautious
about wearing white or very light colors Tor
this reason, although it m-st always be re-
membered that proportion aud color impress
the eve 80 much more sensibly than mere