The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-05-09


H. the card Ssblishsd on Satu rdsy,
l ssnAasd nysslf 10 The aetioa Of
the meeting in Colunbia. In takisg
leave, however, Of tho public, - A.
torncy general, sftss ssrvns Of scar
twssty year., l desire to .sy . word
. 10 The okcs, and the more 90 be-
casse consider nysslf the k'ss Of
the attorney gsnsrals Of Soath Car
olisa. mean the old white man
South Carolins--ons Of the original
A" thirteen the South CaroliAs
which gave 70 tbs revolution her
Rstlsdgss and Pinckneys, and to the
crisis preceding the "sscond war Of
Independence her Lowndss, Ch..ss
sad Cslhoua. which has coptributsd
10 tho councils Of the country since
Der McDu2s, Hayse, Preston and
Degare-of that South Cavoiiaa |
an The 'ass attorney general
Heretofore The o1ce has been, in
this State, - In Esglapd. one Of the
pEises Of the profession, to be at
tanned only sftsr long aud arduous
service. The attorney general is the
acknowledged head Of the bar, and
the bar have jeslously guarded tho
position.
The odice, since the revolution,
has been 6lled-6rst, bv j ohm Julius
Pringlc, a lssrnsd lawyer, Of large
experience, with . very lucrative and
muitifarious practice; second, Lang.
don Chevss, ciaysm ct venerable
MONICA, = giant among giants, with
the very largest private practice ever
known in this State third, John y.
Richardson, cmincntiy eloquent and
successful ~ \ barrister, for very
many yoars a judge 10 our highest
court; fourth, Robert Y. Hsyne,
who, between tho ago Of twsaty.one
and thirty, began and hnished =
brilliant professional career, which
gave him fortune enough to enable
him to devote twelve years to poll
tics ninth, James l.. Pstigrn; his
very name = synonym for learning,
eloqusnce and force ~ = lawyer !;
sixth, Hugh Swinton Legare, q
Z" polished corner Of the temple" ~
profouud a. no was brilliant, and
equally the scholar and tho lawyer !;
seventh, X, Barnwsll Rhett, who
siter q very brief term Of o6ce, was
transplanted to the halls Of Congress
and who has run . career since
which has made his name familiar
from Canada to the Gulf eight,
Henry Bailey, who, ~ lawyer, was
. At compssr Of his distinguished
predecessor.
For nysslf, will only say tina.
when elected attorney general, | had
bsss sixteen ysan = practieing law.
yer, and have since been elected by
I've diaersn. legislatures to hi. high
o6ce. SO ends tho roll Of the At
torney generals Of old South Car
olins.
How begins The nswi Who 10
Mr.. Chamberlain II may b. that
he is . gentleman, . scholar and, for
aaght I know, learned in the Law.
Bat IL he a e.;isen Of the State ? and
If 70, how longr IL hs member
Of Tie barr IL be . member Of aay
bar At allr How long has h. prac-
si~,a n, .proinnis" e. ~. ;. H. =, =. /.
k,ovp TO the votsrs Of South Caro-
M. he IL citissn Of Massaehusetss.
40 hss cu.ns into South Csrolina
s,ucs the war, and settled down - !,
" ple,tsr" on Wsduaiav Island
whether he Is lawyer 81 oil, or no''
II not known to the voters. :.
But To this, too, We must submit
y . subjugatsd people, ssd, 10 e. .
= The hsr & eoacernsd, II Ia not th'
least Of our humiliatioD, in tho
passage Of power fom the white mar
70 the negro. Vaki
ISAAC W. HAYNE,
Atty Gen. Of South Carolina
| April 18th, 1868.