The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-03-04
a PEEP AT THE MENAGERIE BY COUNTRY
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tain s'notes of travel" from some of their corps
editorial, while on a rampage to the good old city
by the sea. AS interesting to the people gcner-
ally, We have concluded to copy the observations oi
several upon beholding the great pieb"iu Ooh'en-
lion.
The associate editor of the Greenville Enterprise,
JOHN C. BAILEY, ESQ.,, writes rs follows IN regard
to the material aud dougs of that body:
On Tuesday, the Convention, after prayer by
y pandolnl,. colored, adopted several sections
of the legislative part of the proposed CONSTITUTION
,s;,bont The least bit of hang fire, but when they
came 10 the 35th section or that one "nich pro-
r;sd far a homestead, there was complete halt.
II seemed that there was no objection 10 home
s,ooJ provision. but the difference appeared TO be
40 10 the character it should have. Mr.. Robertson,
of RicLnnd, and Mr. Rutland, of Fairfield, were
opposed to its being anything but prospective the
former saying that, if retrospective, it would re-
suit more particularly to the advantage OF those
secessionists who brought on secession, and who
bet their all on the war. Mr.. Robertson was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Rutland, who opposed the shape Of
the section with much force, regarding it as an er
most flcio law which he said was out Of their power
10 pass. Mr.. Whtemore also opposed 1t. Leslie,
of }arnwell, Allen, Eunion, johnson, ofGreenville
Bailey Milford of Abbcville Duncan, of New
berry Moses, of Sumter; Newell of Anderson;
Delarge and Cardoza, colored, OF Charleston to-
rethcr with others, favored retrospective qualities.
But The crowning speech of the whole, OIL this lat
ter side, was made by Mr. Leslie His remarks
werc quite lengthy. aad of force. In concluding.
he portrayed the picture Of n vessel returning from
sea, narrowly escaping shpwrcck the passengers
and crew losing everything, and getting ashore by
the skin of their teeth Those members, he said,
who opposed the section, would gather these for
lorn creatures almost in the condition Of nature,
,,Lo; 81, vyhn MT
His remarks produced quite sensation and ap.
parently with effect. In closing, in speaking OF
humanity as we'll MS Christianity of the measure,
he showed much pathos, and was compelled to take
his seat, hin utteranco sutfused with tears. 1t
was ultimately passed, by vote of lO2 10 =, The
principal speakers opposing it, strange to say
voting for 1t
As far as we heard the different members on the
floor speak, there was hut little vndctiveness of
feeling, towards our old leaders, evinced but, on
the contrary, much conciln.on exhibited. Thcrc
was some bad feeling, however.
Willis, in the city, we learned that large num-
ber of the Convention were i'll favor of the adop-
ton of petition to Congress to remove all poti-
cal disabilities from the citizens Of the State, upon
the adoption of the constitution. 1t will be
adopted, if al all, just before adjournment, which
viii! be- it is supposed, in about two weeks.
| 1t is said that I. j. Robertson of Fairfield. and
| Governor Orr spoken of in connection with the
| Governorship; the latter gentleman and the senior
| Mackey for Senators; Moses of Sumter, Allen Of
Greenvie, Cardoza, coored, Of Charleston, aud
Nash, colorcd, of Richland, for Congress j. NJ.
Rutland, of Fairfield. for Chief Justice.
1t is understood that new paper will be esiab-
! lishcd either in Columbia or Charleston, with sut-
fcient capital be the organ of the party in the
State which will, ofcourse, advocate the ratification
| of the constitution.
D. r. DuRlsoE, Esq, of the Fdgcfcd .1drertiser,
gives the following pen picture of tbe great un-
washed:
On Tuesday we sailed forth to The Club House
the Hall wherein, iii former days, the members
| Of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce embrae-
ing the first of the city, were wont TO Assem-.
| Bile in social converse,-but where now grin and
| chatter and chatter the delegates TO the (so-
called) Constitutional Convention of South Caro-
lima; the "Great Hinged Sireaked-and-Strped," as
| is most appropriately siguatized by the Mercury
On entering the Hall, the most fragrant and re-
voting spectacle met gazc-wite men and
nigcers-Yankee Radicals and South Carolina
| white aud black scalawags-men of every nue. and
shade mingling togcher-with negro equality,
social and political, evidently the ruling passion OF
| the entire mass.
The Homestead Law was under consideration,
and we have heard several of the prominent char
acters of that august body discuss pro and con-
the question before them.
Langley, q mullet-hcaded, muck -colorcd gentle
man of African scent, from Beaufort, and Wright
from the sume Disrict-one of ''Arcls monkey
faced specimcns-of dingy tobacco complexion.
gave vent 10 their studied deductions the lIome
stead Law. but no means to The edi6caton Of dele
! gates visitors.
Cardoza, big, bright mua,to preacher, of rather
| pleasant countenance, good delivery, and doubtless
one of the first men in the body, took effective
ground in favor of the BILL 1Ie was followed by
| Wlippcr thick set black negro who likewise adj
vocated the passage of the bill. Whipper is q man
| of liberal educaton, and for negro very moder-
ate in his sentiments.
| &C Bowen (whitc) Of Charleston, in connec-
ton with whose name there are the most dark and
damnablc rumors-rumors, which if true, would
more Justly place him at the end Of hempcn cord,
than in this lcgislnting and msccgenaiing assem-
| by of Africans and white-skinned ours of low de-
gree,-s by no means shining lumimary i'll the
pcbaI convention. His argument was rather
lame affair, and for first -cass lawyer, as some of
! his colorcd friends proclaim him to be, not at
ali creditablc.
T. ]. Robertson. (white) slick rcd faced scala
wsg from Columbia, of immense wealth, in pccun-
iary matters notorious Shylock, oppressor of
the poor white man, aud lover Of Tie negro, and
at this time aspirant for a seat in Congress- or
for the GubernAtorial Chair of South Carolina, n
man of not the slightest mental calbrc and lend
lilB uo uiEHHy ~ Viz Cou 'oVA t"c
floor in opposition TO the Homestead measure, or
anything that hnd tendency towards relief for
the people.
Rutland, from Fnirfcld-who has gained mn un-
cnved notoricy for his wonderfully adept maunge-
ncnr of the large Peay estalc,-anolicr Shylock
who has sought place in the Great Ring Streak
ed" simply as means to accomplish the enact
ment of law whereby he might grind the poor
debtor into the very dust of The earth, and at the
same time secure TO himself the last pound of
flesh, like his worthy (:) friend from llchland,
was also out and out opposed to the Homestead
Law under discussion.
In looking the body we saw +. ]. Moses, jr.,
and Sam Lee formerly ''master and man, Bcv-
ery NASH, young Mackey, Randolph, Whtscmore.
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