The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-09-23

the State, without reference to political issues,
has, for some time past, been very obnoxious to
his own party, because he has never truckled to
their schemes permitted himself to lose sight of
the fact that he is white man, entertaining
enough sclf-respect to vote against every resolu-
tion and bill which contemplated social equality.
In this way he has incurred the petty hatred of
such negroes ms Randolph, Nash and Swails, who
dread his ability and independence; and they
have anxiously been looking for an opportunity to
rct rid of him. This seemed to present itself last
week, when Mr.. Leslie, in fit of disgust at the
shameless partizanship with which he was pre-
vented, by parliamentary tcchnicalities, from un-
earthing some of the radical rascaity of his COL
leagues, and he said to the President, "You may
gag me and rush things through rs you please
you will be sorry for it." Randolph took hold of
this bauble, and, using it in connection with Mr..
Lesie's refusal to retain his seat when Wright,
negro, was put in the chair in the temporary ab-
sence of the President, offered n resolution to
pei him, on the ground of disrespec and contempt.
The matter came up for consideration, yesterday,
and occasioned high old time.
The attendance of visitors were unusually large,
the public having understood that the resolution
would be likely to cause interesting debate, and
amongst the audience were many of the best cti-
zcns of Columbia When the resolution was called
up, proposition was made to expung all Of it
looking 10 the expulsion of Mr. Leslie, so as SIM
ply to reprmand him for his conduct; bat it
failed Under the rules, Mr.. Leslie was allowed
to make his defence, preparatory to leaving the
Senate Chamber
Rising with great composure and dignity, he
said that he hoped no Senator would, in narrow
minded or mean spirit, interrupt him III his re-
marks; and he desired to inform thcs Senate that
he did not wish to say anything which was calcu-
lated to prejudice their judgment in this matter
Whatever was done by the Senate he wanted to
havo done in open way, and when, under the
rules, he retired from the Senate Chamber, he
wished his frcndsto see that the votes of all Sen
ators should be recorded on the journal, SO that
the people could understand what sort of men arc
now legislating for them, and what sort of zines
we are living in He wanted them to see that the
charges upon which he was to be tried were not
the renl charges which had been preferred against
him, but were based Oh the fact that he was oppo-
sed TO the revolutionary measures and schemes oil
the Senate-opposed to the plundcring of the State
treasury which was going on, and opposed to the
character of the present organization of the Gene
raj Assembly. This was why tho Senate wanted
to have him expelled and this he we'll understood,
and would sec that he had his rights. [Applause
in the gallery He was not speaking to carry
favor but 10 set himself righ: before the country
Underlying .ll Governments, was the beautiful
principle of equal and exact justice to all men :;
but these men who preferred these charges against
him knew nothing Of its warnings. The whole
charge which had been trumped up against him
was rostcred by two men (Randolph and Ccrbin)
who dcsiredto vie the great inpcacher Ashley
and their zcN and anxiety to gain reputation
as impeachers was inducing them to pursue their
present course @S;r," said alr. Leslie address
ing himself to the Presd cnt 81 can see the fu-
ture, and in it SEQ plainly that this Senate and
tho House, rs now constituted, cannot stand; and
il is for tho expression of such idea this that
am TO be expelled But before go, 1 call on
the people of South Carolina TO observe the men
who, to-day, are driving out and supprcsssng
every spirit of liberty" Mr. Leslie then pro-
ceedel to show up Corbin-hcw he had pretended
to great friendship for him (Lcslie;) had, night
after night, been in his room planning hoT dust
could be thrown into the eyes of his negro col
leagues, by preparing substitute for the objec.
tionablc discrimination bill, and how, by his mean
manipulntions, Corbn had already succeeded in
securing five different Offices for himself. and
expecting sixth.
At this stage OF his speech, Mr.. Leslie was
gagged by point of order, ostensibly because lie
was dealing in personalities, and, rather than sub
nit to the unfairness OF the so-called Senate, he
asked leave to retire without further remnrk. He
then started out Of the Senate chamber, but re-
turned 10 his scat, and, in q very composed way,
begged 10 say one word more. lie fhenremarkcd,
in digniied and earnest way: "This Senate has
refused TO hear me fairly, to-day they will hear
FROM me elsewhere"
He retired, amidst great applause from the au
diencc, the larger portion of which followed him
into the street and chccrcd him fer his exhibition
of manliness and independence.
The Senate then proceeded with the debate, and
Corbin, Randolph, Wright and others spoke in ia
vor of the resolution, saying, in general terms, that
Leslie was disgrace to the Senate and should
long since have been expelled. They failed, how
ever, to show anything against him, except that he
had handled them without gloves, whenever they
had attempted any of their revolutionary schemes
and, so weak were their speeches and transparent
their real motive in seeking Lese's expulsion,
that, when the resolution brought to votc
It failed to pass notwithstanding the vigorous ap
plication of the party lash and the earnest appeals
made to the passions of the negro Senators by the
extremists.
An effort was then made to pass resolution of