The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-09-05

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were some things which could not be crammed
down his throat. He would not admit every
man into his house to associate with him and
his wife and daughters. He would guard with
vigilance his domicil. He would allow no man,
white or black, to infringe his rights, and he
expected white men to have the same care for
their homes, their families, their rights. This
bill would produce nothing but strife and un-
settledness, and was detrimental to the best in
terests of his race. he believed that honesty
was the best policy, and that he was the best
friend Of his race who would tell them the
truth. He believed that he was telling them
the truth when he told them that this bill was
wrong, impolitic, unwise, uncalled for, untime-
ly and injudicious. He was not afraid to go to
his constituents with his record on this ques-
ton. The common people were not such fools
as some of their Legislators From his expe ri
ence it would have been better to take m en-
from the rice fields and send them to Colum-
bia, instead of somc they had sent from 9th er
places. He then concluded with psreoration
about the good time coming after the election
of Grant and Colfax, whsn the white man and
black man would join hands and all work to-
gether Tor the recuperation Of the State and
the glorifcation of the nation.
Wright, black senator from Beaufort, who
had heretofore disdained to take part in the
debate as useless, so sure was he that the bill
would pass, now felt called upon to exert his
mighty eIoquence. He delivered bombastic
bor, oIo, md
Of negro troops, which he said were crying
aloud for the passage of the bill. He said he
was always 1or avoiding danger, but if the de-
mand for their rights brought war, why let it
come! Well, I can vouch for his disposition to
avoid danger, having once seen him run across
street very much alarmed, because on the
pavement where he was walking negro boy,
throwing brick at another, missed him and
hit gentleman, and Wright thought and said
aloud, Somebody are gwiue to be shot hyar."
But as FOR letting war come, and standing up
to 1t il it did, you couldn't see his coat-tails,
he would run 80 fast.
Randolph made one or more Of his stupid,
vindictive speeches, and nearly everybody had
something to say, on one side or the other, un-
til the matter was decided as I have above de-
scribed.
Meanwhile, they were having lively time
among the members of the Lower House. The
discussion in the Senate attracted SO many of
them that it was almost impossible to carry on
business up stairs, and finally they had to ad-
journ about half-past two P. NJ, an hour earlier
than usual Before they adjourned, however,
Byass, the stupid fellow who used to make
himself so ridiculous in the Reconstruction
Convention, and is now assistant sergeant-at-
arms of the House, got offended at DeLarge,
who is the Chairman of the Committee of Ways
and Means, and was engaged in business of
the committee at the time, because he would
not instantly leave his business and follow him;
rushed up stairs and reported that DeLarge re-
fused to obey the orders Of the House. The
consequence was IN order to arrest DeLarge.
But this proved not to be on easy or q pleasant
Job for ths sergeant and his assistant De-
Large cursed the sergeant, who is white
man named Camp, from Spartanburg, e1-mem-
ber Reconstruction Convention, in language
will not disgrace your columns by repeating,
and told him that if he did not let him go he
would kill him. Camp let him 60, but instruct
ed Byass to keep an eye on him. DeLarge
would not let Byass come near him, 80 the
honorable assistant sergeant-at-arms kept
trailing the honorable Chairman Of the Com
mlttee Of Ways and Means up and down the
street, and around town generally, until at five
o'clock, to which hour the House had taken q
recess. He brought him up at his seat just
in front Of the speakers chair. Then scene
took place which beggars description. De-
Large became violent, and was put out.
He was allowed to come back and make
his defence, and he made it with ven
geance, denouncius the carpet-baggers,
who, lie said, had caused his arrest, and
moved vote of censure because they had
spite against him for voting to sustain the
Governors veto of tie Charleston charter and
election bill. Elliott made bitter reply, and the
whole afternoon session was wasted in ridicu-
lous and disgusting manner, the subject being
finally referred to o committee OF inquiry.
After DeLarge had made his defence, he walk
ed about the House loose in an excited, ner-
vous manner. Some one told him that Crews
(white), of Laurens, had been spreading the
report that he was drunk. This cnraged him,
and he went up to Crews, who was standing at
his desk, nearly in front Of the Speaker. and
leaning across the desk shook his finger in
his tace and told him that he was Ga
ID lying scoundrel." Crews, who had
said DeLarge was drunk because he
thought that was charitable construction Of
his conduct, now got enraged in his turn, and
went out Of the House in an excited and hur-
ried manner. DeLarge followed, aud went
to see the fun. Crews was standing at the
bottom of the stairway as pale as q sheet.
DeLarge was at the top. AS went out De-
Large said to Crews, "If you gone down there
to fight you Gun get much o. thas as you want,
and that made out as if he was going
after Crews, but took good caro- not to CO..
Tie then told Crews that if he told any more
lies on him he would slap his face. He then
weat back to the House. Crews did not say
word the whole time, but stood at the bot
tom of the staircase as pale as death, and
looking as if he was ready to commit murder
So lluch for the doings of the menaeerie
to-day. It Is certainly an entertaining chap
ter in the history Of the calico government.
New COTTON IN WILMINGTON first bal
which has reached this city, OF the cotton