The Placer herald., 1868-05-30
MATERIAL OF THE SOUTHERN CON-
VENTIONS.
The Persons to Whom the Radicals Have
Given Political Control.


A Charleston (South CaroIina) core 'oon
dent thus speaks of the personnel OF tb'
members Of the South Carolina Convention
which body was called into being by Radica
Congressional reconstruction. lie says:
Meeting on the l4lh Of January, this bo
gus Convention was in session TO the l7tt
Of March, period Of sixly.two days, at eIev
en- dollars per day and mileage. The finan
cial agent of the learned body estima es the
entire expense at $4,000, but it will prob
ably run run up to within $780, 900 or $3.50,
900, when all claims are paid. The tax tC
pay this robbery is now being levied, and, a.
an Instance within my own knowledge,
may mention one salary of $3.50, on which
are assessed Sll, the ordinary Stale tax be-
ing swollen to this heavy figure, Of abou,
two per cent, by the bayonet sustained theft
Of these fifty one whites and seventy three
negroes. What these creatures did for all this
money will be shown hereafter, but for the
balance OF this letter le, US look at the field
hands, Jail birds, BARRIERS. and rogues. who
made up the South Carolina Convention
OF '6S. Let US begin with the President OF
the learned body, Albert Gallatin Macke,, a
white man, born in Charleston Jail 10 1909,
bis sire being then keeper Of that institution ;
taught school studied medicine was a null
lifier, volunteered 10 the South Carolina
Notification Battalion; j 'iued the Masons
became Grand Secretary and Treasurer Of
the Grand Lodge Of this State; as such, fell
under cloud in connection with some fra
ternity moneys; emerged therefrom is now
trooly loil man aud Collector of the port
of Charleston has his own sons in fat Gov.
ernment position, and makes. patriotism pay ;
nose and hard face. JAS. NJ. Allen is a
what is it! Nobody knows whether he is a
white man or negro is of Northern birth !;
made salt for the Confederate States, and
then deserted ,rooiy Iol. Purvis AIexan-
der is negro blacksmith. Frank Arnim is
a Prussian; speaks English all in bits and
has been convicted of the illicit dis'illation
of whisky in the United States Courts.
NJ. F. Becker is a reconstructive gentle
man from Paranaribo. No joke this, let
me measure you, since the fellow is really a
negro from Paramarho in Dutch Guiana.
He pretends to represent the district OF
Berkeley, and is an Elhioptc GaIen. James
ID. Bell, white, is from Massachusetts. c. c.
Bowen, is Rhode 1siandite. Was in Con
ederate States army; was court.martialed
and casbiered for embezz'ement. The officer
preferring the charges was soon thereafter
murdered. Bowen was arrested on suspicion
thereof, but after imprisonment, was released
in the hubbub at the close Of the war; Then
became provost court lawyer and was
"jugged" again, this time in Castle Pinck
ney by the United States military authorities,
on charges of swindling ye freedmen. Is a
trooly lol man. John Bonum is Charles
ton negro, black as your hat. who "repre.
sents" E lgerfield District. just at the other
end of the State. LemueI Boozer is South
Carolinian, of negative character. species
Of legislative barnacle, clinging to the hulk
of any and all deliberate assemblies in the
State. A big jolly looking, red moonfaced
man. Swears 10y loaves and fishes.
Barney Barton is a dull negro preacher
Ike Brockenton, negro preacher, stupid
Alexander Bryce, white. South Caroinian {;
has been wriggle and twist ten cent poiti
clan in bis district for years; was constable,
made bis securities pay bis bond, and there
by paved bis way to an election to the Crook
Convention. Ben. Byas is an unknown ne.
gro. Richard H. Cain is an Old Virginny
nigger, and prowing parson F.. Cain,
negro, formerly a body servant. J. p. F.
Camp, white, South Caroliuian, red-faced,
yellow haired, a whisky distiler. and was an
hospital nurse in The G. s. FL Cardozo is
Charleston negro. T. ]. Coughlan, an
lrisbman. always, till the advent of Crookism,
against the "nagur." D. Ii. Chamberlain,
white, is one of your real old time Puritan
saints. Born in Massachusetts, graduate Of
Cambridge; believes in Cuff and sings, morn.
ing, noon and night, when he says bis prayers:
"From Africa the negro came,
Arise, o Congress, bless bis name"
John A. Chestnut, negro, and once body
servant in the South Carolina family whose
name he bears. Albert Clinton, negro un
known. Wilson Cook, negro, reconstructed
tan yard slave. William s. Collins, white,
Of unknown origin. an ex slave driver. Sim,
con CorIey, South Carolinian, an exc. S.; a
phrenologist man Of moral ideas, and tailor
The latter has invented machine 10 take
your measure for coat all at once; Simeon
is shaggy and Iribune>lke as TO hair and
beard. Jesse S. Craig is South Carolinian
from Massachusetts buttery- looking crea-
ture. Joe Crews, white, South Caroluian
was negro trader. William Darlington,
negro, unknown. Nelson Davis, a negro
cobbler. R. G. DE large, a Charleston negro,
tailor and head center in the league. Geo.
Demeddis. white, South Caroinian, has pro.
tested against bis election. denounced the
Convention, refused to take bis seat, DO.
Elias Dickson, white, South Carolinian, Of
quos; repute. S. G. w. Dill, white, South
Carolinisn, bas been thrown out OF Courts
on testimony of six witnesses that they would
not believe him on oath trooly loil. Abram
Dogan is a negro preacher. R. J. Donaldson
is an Eoglshman; the potatoes 10 this bill
are quite small William Driffle, a negro,
unknown. b. Odell Duncan, white, is a ma
tive Carolinian; was born Of good parents
and sent to Europe; there became bitten