New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-02-04
THE SOUTHERN STATES.
eOUTH CAROLINA.

sprcr,rFSg FROM A CIIIvALROUs NEWSPAPER.
In Charleston the other day, after the adj
tournament OF the Reconstruction Convention fracas
occurred in consequence Of exceptions taken to the
course OF the reporter and editor OF The Mercury OF that
city IN reference TO the Convention and its members
Sitting the various reports Of the matter find that
Mr. f. W. W. Mackay, delegate from Orangeburg felt
aggriovcd by article in The Mercury concerning his
father the wellknown Albert q. Mackay President OF
the Convention. For days The Mercury has
seen fit to buresque and rdicule what il calls the Great
Rngcd-Streaked and Striped" meaning the Convention
1t has leaped every cpthet upon the body as whole,
and pursued the members individually, with a low
scurrilous malignty that none but such
superior specimen Of " the chivalry,' as MI
Barnwell Rhett, Of the old Palmetto ari5tOcracy'
would be likely to indulge in. While Mr.. White man
Rhott protected by the privilege Of rejected challenge
from Niger" poured out his ribaldry upon the col
ored elcgates seriously objected But when the
rash editor his miserable supendaryl undertook to
reve and hold up TO Odum the white presiding over
the Convention dhe very distinguished Mason TO whom
years ago in New York made that elegant pre-
sentaonl, the tide turned. son was not altogether
patient under the attack and foolshy but naturally
derOok 10 punish named Logan who Is said to have
been writer Of the attacks II very well that they
were separaed-the place and the circumstances were
such that the effort Of TO protect his fathers
character both son and father being lOyalist would
have been waste OF time and perhaps Of blood As 1t
was no blood she'd and The Paime0 is still extant
But the reader must have specimens Of the high
toned editorial writing Of this Charleston Mercury pa
per affecting to be The FIRST if the only, truly asto-
cratic and cverous Journal the Southern States The
sketch Of Mr. Mackay comparatively mild, though II
was full Of mean nsnuaiions. Mackays unpardonable
ain is that he loyal III through the war To give an
idea OF The MercHys dsniied and courteous style we
quote follows. The rosGer will have enough III one
short extract:
sELTCuEs Oh THE DELEGATES TO TIE GREAT EiNCED
sTBIAKED. ,ND-s rRIPED.
co,LEroS
John K Tcrry-is said to be a white man, could easily
grizzly aud hyena Very little known Of this man be
fore bis yent among e Prom MS satemons we gather
and built the military prisons AZ EmlTa &ewYork. Not
making money fast enough az his trade b. became gov
embark shorty after the IN timber fpeculatiOnsn
this district. Failing In this. il IS said, Win pocket
filed the occupations Of cotto-pl1ator, storokccper
postmaster and lntcndcnt OF The townof WaiierOoro
from inquiries which he has been making around the
sciiG-s ONCE value of said Office, induced
believe that he has eye 10 the shcrhalty next He
mas been accused OF asenbng the negroes IN the woods
but as e j. known To- be Northern uau with Southern
principles ne Is probably, mcdpaWe OF lIDuilnE thc
jesse s. Craig white delegate from Coleon, has sOft
observation-disclosures expression OF countenance n
viewed with r,uy glance to sneak in the paiauce oi
physiological phenomenon Pysi00gists would describe
Ia fcDOc vacant, turning with restless depiccfun
from the exploring elc ~ candoi ana uul. Dut WINCH
toward victim eyYed and plcs. capable OF burning
with fcuQsh hrc and woi>L fcrOcy. This creature ls
been the ldst year more planting rec ON our coast,
u TIC very tract which, nm 1855. rs rouuc- ana
hOuseburier he passed. The naked chimncys, iu Their
grim isolation around n 10y past ycar, have remind
ed him OF his AIth,an ValoT, AID hc Yet hNC6 AMID the
solitude which he helped 20 make and which ne calls
peace. lie claims 20 hail from kentucky. Now, Tins
STATE has much To dc lore, 9Fwc as bla,h Tor but 10,
Craig aud II there lee any afflicted with CrtCu;y
dlssipae II, and establish his nativity IN the Latitude
OF BIWstOn." However, we have heard that hc was
OF tho notorious house burners who accompanied
Lane" prior TO Tie wi, "a his expedition through nan
profession before Joining TIE army Of Sherman. In
mind ami character Craig" IS about On par with his
black Cuufrcrcs, HAVING OILY rNclt advantage Ia n
better edcaIOu. Eut for ia. hCrUsm he would DE by
no means tho prominent of The C0eton delegation.
William II Nutv Il from oEI,; Is tai with kliky hair.
ana with compile A0n hko lIuc-rdIn SOAP ana with his
bean looks like missionary which, BY TIC way,
he j.. being employed 10y the lads 10 indOcrinaie The
81 COcoH mo the secrets OF the destructive
policy, and TO laui!uTZe them with the WhGHg0Ojdtt.
Although salared iucOnlTY, his stipend Was found
tions among his Cocto flock FOR a patriotic purpose
and applied 1t commercially 10 the satisfaction o ms
own modest desires standing whn, "iiC ne she TO.f
grhich IN her cccUgcd tH Of all ro'iS with
dcuded many he is whale IN raTdinc box The former
applaud ana the latter ignore him. lie Is man OI some
urbauty, not 10 say suavuy OF department. though his
manners are sOmewh9t angular, aud hc IS accused OF
SO quaGroou he has clam, gent!lity and lis genoa
logical tree would ud s most appropriate typ ia the
11tO. because It's better part cannot bc seen c PR
csses rCiigOn-Herer sr0TXy'u cheers drI3ES tad
because u h!s aforesaid dmcrsiOus will possibly figure
largely IN the 60 Constitutional Cosrei,tOn."