The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-18
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[rRoM OUR OWN REPosTER.l
THE ELECTION OF sAwYER-wHAT WAS EXPECT
Ep-How MAcKEY LAID THE wIREs-THE RING
HURLEY AND THE EMBLEM OF ELS OFFICE
WHO KILLED cocK RoBN-THs houRNERs-
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UNPAID DRAFTS

COLUMBIA, July II, 186S.-The telegraph has
already announced to your readers the election
of Frederick 4. Sawyer, Esq, as United States
senator for the long term, ending March 4th,
1878. The victory which he has thus achieved
over his chief competitor, DR.. A. G. Mackey, ID
doubly important from the fact that it not only
secures to the people of South Carolina rep
resentative who, however much he may differ
with them politically, is still a gentleman and
scholar, but it breaks down all those exten-
siye ramifcations OF political power which DR..
Mackey has sought to create and control. Had
the latter succeeded in his purpose no oigar-
civ in Christendom would have been more se-
we're, and no tyranny more oppressive. Taking
only his speeches as evidence OF his future in
tentions when elected, South Carolina would
have been.held in an iron grip, and her people
would have been doomed to a fate worse than
death to crafty the vengeance and satisfy the
pride Of the now disappointed candidate.
Hence it is that the Legislature itself devel-
oped an opposition to him which has result
ed in his overthrow; hence it is that there has
ing in one wing of the Radical party which
heretofore was unknown; hence it is that white
and colored alike have recognized the impor-
tance of eleyating to the senatorship man re-
spected by the whole people; and henceitis
that the Democrats on the floor threw their
votes at the last in favor Of Mr.. Sawyer. be-
lieving that, Of two evils, it was best to choose
the least, and knowing that, unless they so
voted, the election Of DR.. Mackey would be as
much due to them as if they had openly es-
poused his cause. 1t tappears as if retributiye
Justice had placed in the hands OF the little
band who represent the white people of South
Carolina both the opportunity and the weapon
to punish one whose aim and object has been
the subversion Of liberty and the degradation
of those whom he 80 bitterly hated, impugned
and denounced.
For six months DR.. Maokey has drilled his
party, and prepared them for this contest.
With Bowen, Chamberlain, Neagle, Par
ker Cardoza, DeLarge, Rsnsier, Rainey,
Dennis and others, he formed "a ring," the
Influences of which have reached every petty
election in every town and district OF the State.
Boards Of Commissioners were created by the
Convention, and the public funds manipulated
for the purpose of running the vast machine,
and the party came to Columbia satls6ed that
every wire had been laid and was ready to he
pulled. The 'tinner ring" tooh up their abode
here in a private house, and with much thea
trical effect hung from the portico the flag
around which the loyal" men of Charleston
we're wont, in their dark days, to say their
pra yers. Eighty odd votes we're counted as
sure for the first ballot, and confidence reigned
supreme.
Meanwhile little Timothy Hurley, with his
carpet bag, arrived. Tim had been snubbed
by Dr. Mackey in the Convention. He was the
only member of that body not appointed upon
committee. He swore vengeance on the
spot. He took notes OF all the offensive re-
marks, improper rulings, and everything else
calculated to hurt the feelings Of individual
delegates. He called upon them, stimulated
their prejudices, raked up old stories, opened
old sores, and finally, by mere naked persever-
ance, succeeded in building up party op-
posed to DIR. Mackey and his '.ring." After the
elections he visited every senator and repre-
sentative in person at his home, and there
renewed his efforts. MIR. Sawyer was brought
forward and forty men stood pledged to vote
for him before coming to Columbia. This was
part Of the contents Of Hurley's carpet bag,
and when he opened the budget, the astonish-
ment OF the opposition can better be imagined
than described. Hurley worked like beaver.
he found active co-operators in Leslie, Jencks,
Webb, Stollbrand Elliott, Pillsbury, and other
members of the several delegations. The
seed sown in TIC Convention began to show
fruit. TIE insulted Timothy began to taste
the sweets Of revenge, and to-day, when the
final result was announced, not the successful
candidate himself felt or expressed 1.-THE OF
the enthusiastic satisfaction to which this
pertinacious, pyrotechnic, irrepressible little
bunch of energy gave vent.
Of course, the friends Of DR.. Mackey are
distressed-deeply 80. ]. B. Dennis has lost
the promised Customhouse; DeLarge mourns
over the Charleston Postofice; Ransier beholds
the Surveyors Office receding in dim air; Rsiney
has given up all idea Of filing The post OF COL
lector of Georgetown; Bowen looks as blue as
if he had already "gone up the spout, and
every other member Of the party who had
been pledged an Office or other reward land it
must be confessed they adhered brayely to the
fortunes OF their leader to the last), exhibits a
degree of discontinue equal to that of dis
carded lover.
Somebody too has suffered in purse. Debts
have yet to be paid, for which there has been
no quid pro quo. hear that some unfor
tunate fellows received drafts on the Treasu-
~ of the State and that there is grunb-
ling loud and deep OF the suspicion that
the amount of these I o Us, is to be de-
Quoted from their pay. Poor deluded fe!-
lows! Many o one has been most egre-
giously sold. 1t is evidently worth something
to have vote in this Legislature, especially
since the price has been raised. Two dollars
and half was the sum fixed in the Conyen-
ton, but here it has gone up TO the most ez-
trayagant figures. Sawyer men are freely
named who have been offered $500, $500, and
in one instance $1,000, to change their aliegi-
ance. But as the homely saying has it, THAT
was rooster that didn't fight" From first 70
last not more than two or three who originally
voted for Mr.. Sawyer abandoned tEeir leader.
The scene in the House to-day was interest
ing. The body convened at haH-past eleven,