The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-31


fact proved>beyond peradyenture, and state
it deliberately, this election to-day testifes
that universal suffrage must be written down,
failure. Taking my cue from this fact. hence
forth I shall vote for man Of well defined
and settled principles whose views promise
shortly to be enforced. accordingly nomi-
nate for Chief Justice, Hon. A. P. Aldrich, Of
Barnwell. Misses from few Republican
members, and applause from the spectators
Mr.. John a. Ferriter, Of Sumter (white Re-
publican), nominated Hon. John A. Inglis, and
was seconded by Col. R. NJ. Sims, Democratic
senator.
The 5aIot was then taken, with the follow
ing result Whole number of votes cast, 1S1;
necessary to choice, 66; Of which Willard re-
ceived 40; Rutland 20; Boozer II; Inglis II;
Adrich Q; Hoge Is; Moses, Jr., 2; Leslie /;
Wright (colored) 2; Major Delaney (colored) 1;
Rainey (colored) /; Cain (colored) 1; John
Morrissey, New York prize!fghter and mem
Der Of Congress, 1.
An attempt was made to secure another ball
lot, but it was evident that the party was SO
split up that caucus was desirable, and, after
q little engineering, q dissolution of the joint
Assembly was effected, and the two Houses
then adjourned.
word or two of comment on these e1traor-
dinary proceedings. They prove, first, that
there is an indifference among Republicans to
the grumbing expressions Of a constituency,
because the Legislature will not run the Radi-
ol,s k,e faou 6r1po
The public opinion Of those most vitally in
terested in the welfare OF the State at last has
begun to tell upon our novel lawmakers, and
they refuse to yield to the demands OF the
igonorant and vicious whippers-in of their party
to reward these leeches for services in the
ed members are disgusted with the manner in
which many Of the Offices have been filed.
Even the brief time that has elapsed since the
election has sufficiently satisfied the chiefs Of
the organization, that without honest, respect
able and intelligent men to represent them in
Congress-, and in the Offices Of the State,
especially those which involve large trusts, the
patty must go to the bad.
Secondly. The proceedings to-day demon
strate that schism exists in the ranks, 80
broad as to destroy all prospect Of reunion or
future strength. The party is no longer In
tact. Somebody has been defrauded. Its best
men are weak in the knees. AS was said by
Leslie, universal suffrage is discovered to be a
delusion and snare. The best man hy long
odds in the Legislature has been to-day
slaughtered by those for whom he entered the
army and for four long years Of war fought
and bled; who rendered to their convention
abler assistance in the formation Of their con-
stitution than any other person; who stunped
the State, and by night and day worked with
voice and pen to secure the ratification OF that
instrument; who, abandoning his Office and pro-
fessiop, entered the Legislature and has since
been the brain and soul Of the body, animating
it with life, supplying it with thought, and en-
'deavoring to build up on an intelligent base a
system Of laws which, without his ability, would
have been subject Of derision and of shame
So much for Radical gratitude. So much for
that kind of suffrage which the ignorant negro
employs to commit political hari-kari on his
own party.
Thank fortune, what has been Radical loss
may prove Democratic gain. Itis true that
Judge Moses made a speech on Tuesday eve
ming to large caucus Of the colored members,
which enabled him to lead into the Legislature
to-day 6fty-eight fascinated voters, with which
to begin his CONTEST but his assurances to his
outside friends are emphatic that in no wise
did he commit himself to the Republican par.
ty, except in giving to it, which he did without
O murmur or tear, his son, the Speaker OF
the House, Inspector General Of the State, and
the expectant next member of Congress.
Add to this the conversion Of @. P. Leslie,
the boldest, bravest and most fluent debater in
either body-the man whose wasp-ike denun-
ciations are most feared by friend and foe, who
has it now in his power to take the stump and
make proselytes by the thousand; add again
The decided conservatism which has been
aroused and could draw from even Republican
lips the names Of Judge Inglis and A. P. Al
drich, and you will concede that something
las been done to-day which may we'll excite
the hope that even from this Nazareth some
good will yet go forth.
Colonel A. ]. Willard, who Notwithstanding
he commanded one Of the regiments OF colored
troops which first entered Charleston; not
withstandlng his speeches, orations and per-
sonal appeals, whether for Republican princi-
ples or Republican votes, like Corbin has been
left out in the cold. Tomorrow, however, he
may share more generously in the favors to be
bestowed; but as the land lies tonight the
prospects Of even his reward are growing
smaller by degrees and beautifully less. 1t is
useless, however, to anticipate the events OF
tomorrow. They do things up here by no rule
of three have ever known. John Morrissey or
Daddy Cain may in less than twenty-four hours
be spasmodcally jerked into the chair Of an
Associate Justice. leave the telegraph to
chronicle these impossible possibilities.
Such is the fear of losing Corbin from the Re-
publican party that those who voted against
him are, tonight, badly scared, and caucus
is in session with the view of concocting some
healing lotion that will sooth the wound their
work has made. II he be true to the declara-
tion made this afternoon, under circumstances
which excuse q man for feeling unmitigatedly
disgusted, he will resign his position as sena'
tor, in all probability abandon politics. univep-
sal suffrage, and all that sort Of thing, and be.
take himself quietly to the duties of United
Stetes District Attorney. But he may be in
duced to accept the nomination of Associate
Iustice nevertheless. and take the chances