The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-24
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Land Commission Business-Scraps.
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COLUMBIA, s. C., September The people
here are filed with confidence and hope. I do
not see many new buildings, although the
town is steadily improving in appearance; nor
is trade singularly brisk at this season OF the
year; bat there is an abiding faith in the future
prosperity Of the capital, and firm belief that
Columbia will become ere long an important
manufacturing city. As may be supposed,
little is expected from Senator Sprague, OF
Rhode Island, and his big promises of cotton
mills on the banks of the canal. Indeed the
little expectation that fingered in the popular
mind that the New England Cotton Lord might
intend to go actively to work, has been extin-
euished by the repeated declarations Of Gov
ernor Scott that the widening Of the canal and
the erection of the mills will positively begin in
| month or two Governor Scott, it seems 10
me, has less credit in Columbia than in
| Charleston.
1t is known that company, for the manu-
facture Of cotton-seed oil, will be organized in
few days. General E. P. Alexander, late
professor of mathematics at the University,
will be at the head of the company and will
90 on to the North to purchase the necessary
plant and machinery. Apart from the benefit
to Columbia, growing out Of the expenditure
of money in building, and for the wages of
operatives, this new enterprise promises to be
advantageous to the general agricultural in
II kolI hot fho
cake, from which the oil has been extracted, is
an excellent feed for cattle. The farmers, there
fore, will be able to sell their cotton seed at .
fair price, and buy at low rate food for their
stock. In this way they may partly supply the
deficiency in the grain crop ofthe present year.
It is rumored also that three wealthy Northern
firms are disposed to move their machinery
South and put up cotton mills at Columbia
They find that we have an almost unlimited
water power, and they are convinced that they
can make money here at the same rates for the
manufactured goods which would cause them
to lose money in the North. They have, in
this way, the strong est possible inducements
to move here, and, as said before. Columbia
must in time become as rich as it once was
beautiful. What is wanted is that Senator
Sprague shall eithsr "push things"in earnest
or make way for better man. A dog-in-tbe-
manger policy will do him no solid good, and
will do the city much harm. .-c-.
GOVERNOR SCOTT.
His Excellency R. z. Scott has bought lately
. pair Of fine horses at a cost Of 500. One OF
them is named or should be named ''Biue
Ridge, I" and the other "Bank Bills" learn
that Scott tells his friends, whether in jest or
earnest you must decide, that the new team
came out Of the Blue Ridge Railroad contract.
am inclined 10 think that bills Of the Bank Of
the State and South Carolina bonds had some-
thing to do with it. These men find it very
hard to tell the truth, even in small matters.
Not many days ago Scott told one-Jackson-
30 runs the rumor-tbat ne was not can
didate for reelection as Governor, and that he
would not run against DR.. A. G. Maekey for
the United States Senate. jackson is the cor
respondent of a carpet.bag paper published in
Charleston, and may, before this, have made
publc the disipterested declaration. For my
own part, hope that Scott will be candidate,
and do not believe that he has the most re-
mote idea Of retiring willingly from the prof.
table place which he holds and dishonors. The
Governor may be coy and dlf6dent, but ne will
run il he has the ghost OF chance.
Il is 10 be hoped that he will stump
the upper part Of the State, OF which ne knows
30 little, and he would do well, after visiting
Newberry and Abbeville, to take ride through
RdgeHeld. This is the only way in which he
can find out whether the deadliest enemy OF
the respectable people Of the State can travel
without an escort through the counties whose
best citizens he has 80 often slandered and re-
viled.. Governor Scott would be graceful and
fluent speaker if be had any command Of Ian
guage, and could utter two consecutive words
without stammeIing; but if his oratory did no
good, he would at least prove that the carpet
bagging Governor Of South Carolina is not an
arrant coward, scared to death by visions OF
the Z. Z. Z. and the blood. battered Randolph.
THE MAcKEY.
Dr.. Mackey, as you know, has refused to
be shelved IN an university prcfessorship-
position which. however honorable, has
but small pay and absolutely no pickings.
Some big tub must be thrown to the whale,
and it is therefore proposed to send DR.. Alackey
to the Lunatic Asylum, not as patient, but as
superintendent. need hardly say that such
an appointment would impair and ultimately
destroy the efficiency Of our institution, which
is now one of the best OF its kind in the United
States. But the Radicals have played so many
DEVILS tricks that they will not stick at
trihes.
THE UNIVERSITY.
Madame Rumor has little to say about the
University. There is an evident desire to
break up the whole establishment, but the
State Constitution bars the way. Still there
is more than one road 70 the accomplishment
of Radical rascality, and 1t is thought that the
introduction of negro students will at least
cause the University to be deserted by the
whites. Three negroes are preparing to enter
the University: one IN Sumter, one in Charles
ton, and one in this city. We shall see what
comes oft. There is nothing to be gained by
galloping TO meet trouble.
LAND COMMISSIONER LESLIE.
This officer has 80 far bought only two tracts
of land. These are to be divided out in fifty
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