The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-09-23
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COLUMBIA IS. c., September 81, 1S6S.-Hav-
ing already telegraphed you all that was actu-
ally accomplished by both Houses beyond The
second reading of few bills and some such
other unimportant and uninteresting matters
of detail, it is not worth whils To tire your
readers with formal record of the proceed
ings Of that intelligent and digni6ed body,
yclept the General Assembly Of South Caro-
lima.
The only matter of dramatic interest that oc-
Cured to-day was the discussion IN the Senate
ON the suspension and virtual expulsion Of
Leslie. As you yesterday served up the argu-
ments on this delicate topic dd nduse1n,, I
shall confne myself to the manner and air OF
some of the orators (?). That the situation
may be understood, clearly, however, let me
state how the matter was brought up. Hoyt
(white), from Colleton, moved to reconsider
the vote by which the Senate refused to expel
Leslie on Saturday. He said that he had voted
against Leshe's expulsion before, but his
speech on Saturday night had been the straw
that broke the camel's back, and he would
bear with him no longer, and much mere to
the same effect. Or course this opened the
whole field Of discussion again, and there were
not lacking those, fond Of the sound and fury
of their own voices, to take advantage of the
opportunity. Donaldson (white) defended
Leslie in quiet, sensible speech: in which he
warned his brother rips against the odium
which they would bring upon themselves and
their party by interfering with free speech.
He said that tomorrow morn:n5 it would be
heralded in every town and village of the Union
that the Senate OF South Carolina had expelled
man because he uttered sentiments disagree
ing with their OVID.
This allusion to the power of the press kin
died the dormant wrath OF the Burnt District.
The smoke and flames broke forth in suffoca-
ting fury. In fact the Burnt District was in
it's most flaming condition. Lying rebels and
rampant disloyalty were the staples of his irate
harangue. But the speech cannot be properly
appreciated without some idea OF the appear
ance Of the poor devil in the act of utteripg it..
There he stood, not square, feshy and saddle
c..Jred as he was familiar to the cit,xena Of
Charleston before the renowned adventure that
gave him his sobriquet; but long, lank, cadav-
erous, loosely jointed, his leather colored skin
surcharged with bile and clinging dark and
discolored to his high cheek bones, his long
black coat hanging from his shoulders as if
from two pegs, his beard unshayen for three
days, o proportionate amount Of d rt unwashed, !,
his left hand holding the lapel of his coat,
his right arm pumping up and down
in the favorite gesture which he learned in his
boyhood in his efforts to procure the water
which he carried on his head in the streets of
his native Mud Town. To add to the absurdi-
ty of this Senatorial caricature, the unfortu-
nate wretch has been expendlng his per diem
in castor oil, in the vain effort to straighten
out the kinks of his wool. His whole head
cover has been stretched to an unnatural
length, and on about one-ffth of his head the
kinks have been Strengthened into wave and
the surface shines like newly polished boot.
The tout ensemble is irresistible. defy any
man with the least sense Of the ridiculous to
behold it and keep his countenance. The
amount of malice that animates this scare
crow can only be accounted for by supposing
the heart ~ to be as hideous as the body.
Although he hates Leslie as mad dog does
water, yet he protested most solemnly that he
was not actuated by any personal motives; II
is q pity the scene was not laid in South Amer
leo, for assuredly the earth would have opened
and swallowed up such brazen-faced hypo-
crite.
Rainey also took occasion to work himself up
into fine phrenzy. This unfortunate mulat-
to has dignity of the Senate" upon the brain,
and, OF course, his vivid imagination Ggested