The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-10
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COLUMBIA, August 8.-The Senate to-day was
made tolerably lively place by Leslie, who.
with his usual humorous frankness, tooK
occasion to ventilate his opinions on the SUD-
ject Of the Land Commission bill, which mas
already been published and criticised ID your
columns.
The measure originated with one Pardee' q
New York speculator in lands, who arrived III
South Carolina during the session OF tne oon-
yention, at once threw himself hearuiy mto
the canvass for Governor, made speeches for
Tom Robertson and embraced Gen. Scott. DE
nnbIisbed pamphlet in blue and gold on the
resonrces of South Carolina, and was appoint
ed secretary of one of the commissions created
by the Convention to Investigate the affairs OF
the State. On the assembling Of the Legisla-
ture he deserted Wall-street, hurried to Co
iumbis, and has since been comfortably
ensconsced in Nickerson's. Hotel, where the
precious bill was prepared, which proposes to
confer upon two or three individuals, himself
included. Of course, the control OF all the land
mssouth Carolina that may be sold at public
outcry. y:
When the subject came up to-day, in the
Senate, Leslie suggested that its consideration
should be postponed until the regular session,
when the financial condition OF the State would
be better determined than at present, andprac-
tical information, derived from committees,
could be acted upon. His argument was that
fthe party issued bondsnow, they would do 30
blindly. awhen are you going to pay? Don't
know. What have you got to pay? Don't
know. What is the probability OF your ever
paving? Don't know" It was very much like
Gains pony. They must either have the cash
down for it, or promise to pay. that was very
undoubted.
IF. Randolph, the colored Senator from
Orangebu-g, took the floor, and in his usual
petrifed style, talked about the infamous at
tempt made 10 stab the bill by denunciation.
tPsrson Cain followed, singing his usual
psalm about lands for the landless and homes
Tor the homeless, and repeated one Of his men,
orized Convention speeches, with which those
with long memory are familiar. He rang
changes on Hthe hum Of busy machinery, the
housewife with her children sitting under the
green vines growing around the homestead,
and the lovely. spectacle of spinning wheels ope-
rated by industrious freedmen"
Leaie suggested that he had better throw
into his picture forty acres and mule.
One Of the flibusters for this bill moved that
: itbe postponed until Wednesday next, Where
npdn nWhfstsn@e gotsup and showed fight in
IA .syof Of the measure. This was understood
1.-THE ..insiders"n. to be strong bid for q nomi-
nation 10 Congress after his present term.
Lesfe s'couldnt see" any Of their arguments.
he Liked the old Democratic plan that prevail
4edin.New York, when the Wings we're always
IN debt, but the motto Of the Democrats was
s:pag as you CO. . This bill required an outlay
by the State, and neither he nor the State were,
prepared for it. The fact was, II "these men,,
pointing TO Cain and Randolph, expected to
become legislators or to hold Office, they must
commence to exhibit their tact and knowledge;
but at present he vas surprised at nothing
they said or did. The Republican party was
showing itself to be great set Of asses.
Randolph flew into furious passion, and
called the Barnwel senator to order; wanted
TO know If by the word asses, he meant slack
asses" because il SO, he was not in that cate
CORY.
The chair sustained the point Of order.
Col. B. s. Sims lDemocrat) quietly remarked
that he saw nothing inappropriate in the Ian
guage used, as it was emphatically applicable.
Leslie defended himself by saying that the
idea Of eolored men knowing anything about
iuance was simply preposterous, and he had
no confidence whatever in the report that had
Been made. The Republican party, on fifty
different occasions, had done enough to ruin
themselves, and if they kept on he thought
they would succeed in the attempt.
After very acrimonious debate, the Senate
finally postponed the consideration Of the sub
ject until Wednesday. PERSoNNE.