The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-12-09
Affairs in Golumbia

Tie correspondence of the Charleston
Ns,es, writing under date Of the 29th ult.,
| furnishes the following items:
Slr Reuben Fominson has sent in his
resignation of the office of State Auditor,
to which lie had beer appointed by the
Governor. He assigns as a reason that
his duties to his constituents as a member
Of the House Of Representatives will re-
quire his Whole time and attention. Mr..
l'omlinson had just got the Office in work
ing order, and regret is expressed that he
has deemed it requisite to resign the posi-
to;l.
Tie irrep-cssible Leslie arrived here
last eveiiii:. To claim his seat, but was
summoned away shortly after LIS arrival
by dispatch from New FORK announcing
the serious illness Of his mother. He lett
on the train tor the North this morning.
During his brief stay he intimated to a
gentleman that If the Senate would nuke
the proper apology fol- its action in sns-
pending him at the last session he would
give it due consideration, and might be
induced TO resume his seat Some friend
suggested that such step was rather too
much to expect from the Senate, and it
would perhaps be better that the apology
should come from the other side. 1t is
generally believed that the resolution of
suspension will be rescinded.
Judge Moses, learn, goes to Washing
ton the ensuing week and carries with
him a petition signed by all the members
of the House OF Representatives, except
the Democrats, for the removal of his
political disabilities At meeting of
Republicans held on Friday evening all
animosities between the Judge and some
prominent members of the party were
buried, and the Judge seems to have no
doubt OF his being able to qualify and take
his seat as Chiet Justice in about fort
night.
The Board of State Canvassers has been
in session here for several days, canvassing
the returns of the last State clectiol, and
Will probably announce the result i'll
day or two.
Measures are being taken 10 secure the
earliest assessments OF property and the
collection of taxes Reports from some
districts have excited an apprehension in
the minds of the officials that .here will
be some resistance to the tax collectors.
This fear and the Disturbances that have
occurred in the up-country is the reason
given, and seriously urged by some, for
the introduction Of bill to organize
militia force, not exceeding thirty thou
sand nen. One section OF the bill, it is
said, proposes to authorize the Governor
to eulist men outside OF the State, who
have served in the Federal army, possibly
some of Shcrman'S bummcrs, and to sta
ton them in such counties as Edgefield,
Abbcville and NewbeIry, the inhabitants
of which are to be specially taxed for
their pay and support. 1t is proposed
al o, in order to avoid the constitutional
provision prohibiting any State from keep
ing standing army, to call them militia,
but to give them the save pay as soldiers
of the United States army. 1t may be
that this is all the mere talk and bombast
of few OF the extremists, but give it for
what it is worth. A bill to organize tho
militia, it will be remembered, passed the
House of Representatives at the last ses-
sion. but failed for want of time to be
acted upon in the Senate.
Another proposition is to increase the
coustaluary force TO such all extent as to
be able to dispatch a sufficient force to
any place, and station them there until
such time as their presence is shown to he
unnecessary.