The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-09-23

as soon as the first section had been read,
OH the ground that South Carolina
could not afford to lend the Road her c,..
dorscment whilst her credit was so low.
On this proposition he elaborated at
length, finally winding up with the as
serion that. it was lcmonstrablc By tho
rule OF three, to illustrate which he ,c.
marked. that if the State owed $500
600 and her bonds were worth SO,
then to Increase the debt $1,000, 600
would dcprcciate tho bonds TO 25.
mention his premises and conclusion,
only as they suffice to slow that they
were the best parts Of his speech, and
they were worth Just nothing at all
The funniest part of the matter OF this
debate is, that after sensible negroes like
Ransi6f, DeLarge and Elliott had ex.
posed his sophistries and profound ignor.
ance, the latter propomdcd query,
which resulted in the following epii
sode:
Elliott. viii the gentleman from
York allow mo to ask him question ?
Neaglc. Certainly.
elliott. Are you not in favor of de.
stroying this Bill because you wish the
road TO pass through Spartanburg7
Neagle. am not.
Elliott. tW!tlt great cmphasis.) [
am sorry can't take your word for it.
Great sensation around the House
Speaker Moses. The gentleman from
Barnwell (ElliotD is out of order.
Elliott. | am sorry Mr. Speaker,
that my feelings betrayed me in making
The remark which | did, but when | did
so, ! meant it, ana stick to it.
Neaglo received this ins,,l, with burn-
ing cheek and trembling voice, but us
might have been expected, attempted
no rejomdcr. From that moment the
little patience which the members had
exercised became exhausted, and when.
over lie again dfose, there was such a
manifestation of II want Of respect for
him, that his remarks were either waiv.
ed or cut deccnlly y short Opposition
such as his was well understood 10 pro-
coed either from factious motives, or an
| absolute lack Of sense enough to UNDER
stand the merits Of the BILL Before the
measure vas completed an adjournment
was madr. There is, however, no doub,.
that The Bill will be passed by an over.
wh"lmmg vote.
The discussion Of the Supreme Court
| Bill in the Senate, taken in connection
with certain collateral matters, indicates
clearly a disposition, or the part of TIE
Republicans, to get rid Of The elephant
which they purchased in the person OF
| ChIeG Justice Moses, so,callcd. 1t will
| be remembered that his election, in the
teeth OF provision Of The Constitution,
that no person who was an clcctor should
be permitted to hold ollicc, gave rise, at
the time, TO serious doubts as t) his eli
GibllIty; bul these were salvcl over by
Ills negro friends, whom he had success.
fully butlon-holrd, and who SAID to his
opponents that the difficulty would ba
obvialcd by the removal Of his political
disabilities. Since his promotion he has
written the Elliott letter, and that indi.
viduai, properly rcsenting the gross III.
suit received at The hands Of the man
whom he, OF all others had assisted to
Office, has made arrangements to stave
vi VIA" PichsaHl iitCie oPeratlolj ny
Congress, which would enable Moses to
take his seat on the bench. In this he
will be greatly aided by the Supreme
Court Bill, Which will provide that uls.
less Moses can qualify, by the lst of
January, his Office will be declared va.
cant. So there is pretty strong proba.
bihty that the Chief Justice will come
to grief. and that his conversion TO the
republican Faith will, in the end, be UNI
rewarded.