The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-01
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

POLITICAL GOSSIP.
THE APPROACHING coNvENTIoN-.THE Hsc-
TIoNs IN THE soUrH-TaE KENTUCKY ELEc-
TIoN.
The Washington correspondent of the Balti-
more Gazette, writing under date of June %,
says:
large number of Southern delegates to the
New York Convention have arrived here, apd
tho question OF platform and nomination ls
being very Freely discussed. The determine
ton to sink all personal preferences and to
unite on the strongest and best candidate is
universally expressed. 80 strong is this feel
ing that many OF the delegates actually abstain
from expressing any preference. They ex-
press the greatest confidence in being able to
carry every Southern State for the Conserva-
tive ticket, if allowed TO have fair elections.
And just here comes in an important item. II
ia understood that there will be declaration
by the Convention to the effect that the
people are determined to have fair elec-
tion. Such notice being deemed necessary
for two roasons-frst that the Jacobins may be
fully notified in advance that they will not bo
allowed to seize tho executive Office by vio-
lence, outrage Or fraud; aud secondly to arouse
those who have OF late years come to think that
Radical outrages were not to be resisted, to the
fact that the timo has come TO maintain the
constitution and the law. There have been
some indications that plot was being nc)ct-
ed by which Congress would exclude such States
as might he necessary to secure to the present
dominant party the Presidential election. The
time for such plotting to be successful has
passed. There will have to be q fair election,
and before the Radical candidate will be allow
ed to assume the duties of Presidential Office,
he will have to be fairly elected according to
the forms oil the constitution. Such are tho
declarations one hears on evory side, and hence
it is the declared purpose OF delegates to
the Convention to insist on giving the pro-
per notice "to oil whom it may concern" I"
With fair election, it is believed that every
Southern State will follow the example OF
Mississippi and roll up Democratic major
iLy. mississippi has the largest registered
negro vote in the South next to South Caro-
lima, and yet with fair ballot it is said has
given Conservative majority Of twenty thou
twenty thousand majority for tho Democratic
nominee, and more il General Hancock is in
the field. The delegates from Alabama and
South Carolina say that the rapid change which
ls going on in the Southern States will greatly
astonish the Radical party and their carpet-bag
agents. The political leagues which had been
formed are being exposed, demoralized and
DtOkeu up, dIu Iuo uoBEOoo 4Io poSoIulh6
yely much divided, many OF them declaring
their purpose to abandon their allies and form
new associations.
The action OF the majority OF the House Of
Representatives j.. allowing Mckee, of Ken
tucky, to take the seat which they had reius-
cd to John ID. Young, the member elect, has
given great Disqualification to tha @eEs aEonnsns
nad aaqtv respseia19 s sefsfng terribly under the
nni-.se. Baker (Radical), OF Illinois, said yes
terday that his party should adopt standing
rule. that whenever Democrat had not more
than 1000 majority, lie should be considered
defeated, and his Radical opponent be al.
Vermont, hearing the suggestion, proposed
to amend, by declaring that whenever q
State did not give over 1000 Democratic ma
jority, the entire Radical ticket should be de-
clpred elected. Such remarks show how ut
terly disgusted those gentlemen are with the
action of their own party. Poland remarked
in the committee which recommended % ed. That a
could perceive but one objection in IL. "And
what is that ono objectionp' hastily asked tho
Chairman. He hls neyor been elected as
promptly responded Dir. Poland, "and You
had as we'll vote Beau Hickman Into q seat as
to admit McKee," Baker remarked in conyer-
sation yesterday TINT he had not dreamed the
outrage would bo perpetratod until it was an
accomplished tact.
THE EIGHT-HoUR LAW.
+. The eight-hour law having been approved
by the President, goes at once into operation
in the navy yard and other government work.
shops here Tile law in it's general repeating
clause repcals, among ,ther things, 30 much
OF an old law as requires tlepay Of mechanics
and laborers i'll government employ to CORES
pond with what iB paid by private employers
This leaves it discretionary with the heads OF
Of departments to regulate the per diem OF Ia
borers in their respective departments, and
this occasions now source OF trouble; for
while the workmen are, Of course, well satisfied
with eight hours they do not relish the pros
pect OF probable corresponding decrease OF
compensation.
ALLEGED DISCOVERY OF STARTLING BOUNTY
FRAUDs-oFFICIAL INVESTIGATION.
The House committee on frauds in the pay
department, in the course of their investiga-
tion, have discovered some startling frauds III
the pawn, Mt of bounties in the second audi
tors Office, and in the Office Of the adjutant-
general, principally in the payment OF colored
soldiers. BY the bounty laws colored soldiers
who were slaves were allowed one hundred dol
lars bounty, and free colored men three hun
dred dollars, and in adjudicating the accounts
tile latter amount was paid in very large
number Of cases where only one hundred dol
lars was due, the difference being divided be-
tween certain parties.
Upon tho facts being made known to Secre-
tary McCulloch, he to-day issued an order
suspending all payments OF bounties to c3lor-
cd men, and all the papers and records in
the cases wero placed in room OF the depart
ment and the kny turned over 10 the chairman
oil tho investigating committee. Secretary
Schu.ld tooa similar actiOn to-day, anu the
committee will now proceed to full examlna-
lion OF all the papers.