Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-07-22

Mr.. Corbn, from the Committee or the Ju
dietary, reported bill to determine and per-
petuatc the homestead exemption law. Also,
i. bill validating the laws of the. provisional
government Of South Carolina, which were
read and ordered to second reading. Mr..
Corbin sid the object of.this legislation was
not to destroy, but to build up-if all laws
were invalidated millions of dollars of prop
erty would be involved in ruin. Hereafter he
would move to anuul in detail unnecessary
laws, but the proper course was to let the
laws of the provisional government stand for
the present.
There is great excitement among the parti-
sans Of the would-be senators. The lie is
ifsely given between the white and colorsd
members, each threatening to knock down thu
other. Tonight meeting Of tho colored
members will be held to hear statement
made. by Capt. Dutch, who was appointed to
investigate the customhouse affairs 1t ia
said that his statements are supported by
dpcumontary evidence, and will be very dam
aging to Mackey.
The Columbia correspondent Of the Msrcs.
ry, upder da,e'o Of the 18th, says:
:" Outside of the Legislature this day has
been signalizad by that degree of acrimonious
discussion, aad Of eager canvassing, which is
peculiar to the day previous to au election.
An incident occurred this morning full of po
etic justice. Mr.. Sam Dickerson, an exceed
ingly black gentleman of colour, assailed
McGregor Mackey, on the streets in the pres
cnce of j large number of people Of all con-
lilions, and all sorts Of political belief. Mr..
D;ckerson, whose language on the occasion
WAS much more forcible than chaste, subjected
Mackey 10 n torrent of coarse abuse, which
the historic = use is almost tempted to repeat.
The dramatic propriety would have been
complete, if Dickerson had only done what
he threatened, and actually thrashed him.
How poignant would have been the reflection
10 the ph!lapthropc hickey, as be WINGED
under the lash, that the spirit Of manhood,
which he, as :, member Of the party Of great
moral ideas, mad contributed to raise in the
breast of the long, oppressed African, should
have made one among its earliest essays on
his own unfortunate back and shoulders.
"The elder Mackcy, like Mrs. Gargery, is
decidedly on the rampage" 1t is reported
that he made speech this evening TO his ad-
hcrents, in which he savagely denounced his
opponents, and wrought himself up to such q
pitch Of fury, that he almost did what lie as
serted the Carolinaus would do tomorrow if
his election should be announced, that is,
f,amcd at the mouth. He said that the white
people Of this State would foam MT the mouth
with rage, if lie should be elected. He even
condeScended to come down from the sublime
pitch Of his usual moral elevation, so far as to
attack the representatives of the press here
present, all Of whom be asserted were the
hired parasites of sawyer. If such be their
choice, these gentlemen deserve ct least some
credit for the propriety Of their dscrimina-
ton, and it would be as well for the great
loyalist to consider that where political prin-
cipes are the same, personal characteristics
furnish the only test by which to decide"
The correspondent of the Ne,cs, of the
same date, says:
"E. W. N. Mackey came very near being
personally maltreated 70 day by Sam Decker
son (black, who denounced him in language
wh;ch 1 am quite sure, would not be pub.
lished; words, for instance, you Cd id
white livcred spectacled son of o = gun. &c.
4 meeting of the NIackeyites has been
held to night, whereat the elder NJ. made one
of his characteristic speeches and denounced
the entire newspaper tribe. Sawyer is deei
dedly ahead. however. and unless the purse is
brought into requistioH, will win.
end in less than three months will lead to
open rupture. hear that several colored
men in the Legislature have determined to
cooperate with the Democratic party.
COLUMBIA, July IA.
SEyATE.-The Senate was called to order
at II o'clock.
Hon. Lemuel Boozer, Lieutenaut- Governor
elect, appeared and qualified.
The Standing Committees were appointed.
Our Senator (?J the Hon. Frank Arnim ESQ.,
calcd) is on the Committee on Public Build
ngs, and is about the only man in the Senate
who is not placed on more than one OF the
standing Committees. Why so I?
Under the previous order, the Senate then
proceeded to ballot for Senator, to gill the
nnexpired short term in the Unite States
Senate, with the following result: Thomas j.
Robertson received % votes; Benjamin F.
Perry 5; A. G. Mackey l.
Thomas j. Robertson having received Tho
requisite number Of votes, was declared the
choice of the Senate. The Democratic mem
bers voted for B. T. Perry.
The Senate then proceeded to ballot for
Senator TO Gil the unexpircd long term in the
United States Senate, and came to a choice
on the fifth ballot, the vote then standing:
For Frederick A. Sawyer Is votes A. G.
Mackey .; Mansfield French s.
In this election, the Democratic members
all voted for Hon. j. B. Campbell on the first
baot, but on the second, changed their Votes
in favor OF F. a. Sawyer. with the exception
Of Senator Biemau, of Oconee, who continued
to vote for Mr.. Campbell, until the fifth bal
lot, when he united with his Democratic col
leagues upon Mr.. Sawyer, and so secured his
choce.
The Senate then adjourned.
HoUsE-The roll was called, after which
the Speaker announced the Standing Com
mittees.
The Special Committee appointed to con-
slider the matter Of the protest made against
the admission Of the delegates from Anderson,
reported that they mad dune so, and recon-
mended the House, as o matter of economy,
and TO avoid discussion which, in committee,
would be fruitlcss aud interminable, to take
the matter directly under its consideration
and, if necessary, send for persons and papers.
The report was received and made the spe-
cal order for Thursday, at II o'clock.
A resolution was then adopted to go into
election, under the previous order Of the
Hause, at 10 o'clock, for United States Sena-
tors-the vote being iirst taken for the Sena-
tor 10 fill the unexpired short term.
After short recess, the House proceeded
TO the election of Senator to fill. the unexss
pired short term in the Senate Of the United
St.tes, with the following result on the first
ballot: I. j. Robertson received l07 votes;
Z f Ptrr, IL. Il A Sawver1