The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-08
FROM TIE STATE CAPITAL.
Moses and the Miiit1a-The Personnel of
the State Governmental Power Be
hind the Throne, Sc.
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COLUMBIA, s. c., May 6, 1S69.-It isthe opin-
ion here that Adjutant-General Moses will only
get negroes to form his militia; for as regards
the whites, "that occupations gone," and all
now have conscientious scruples." H. Spar.
nick has gone travelling on the fat iucome ol
his sineoure; the Superintendent of Education,
J. Z. Jillson, gets his $500 for probably dream
ing about the plans he has IN prospective to
satisfy the freedmen's "whlnes about going to
Gawidge;" and we are more than willing that
General Moses should shut up shop, and D
away with s'the big plumes and spirit.stirr
drum." The muster days in the olden time,
with plenty OF mean whisksy and broken
noses, were bad enough, but the disastrous
consequences that will result il this militia
system ia carried out will be tremendous.
The Treasury Department costs $500
more than it did under the old regime. Treas
urer Parker's clerks fortunately understand
his duties. Cardozo, Secretary Of State, though
colored, is the most intelligent, best qualified
and most popular OF all the State officers. He
is well thought of by every one here, irrespeo-
tive OF psrty.
But little is being done in the Executive De-
partment since Governor Scott has lett, yet his
absence matters but little, as "the stay behind
the Fhrone". ".old John Heart-has always done
the brain. as we'll as the manual work Of the
coneern-writes all messages. documents Of
Importance, &C.. and the old Reynard uses SCOTT
as mete cat's-paw; AMI it is conclusive to US
that the latter is no Governor at ali, from this
plain reasoning Scott must either be Cover
nor de facto and de jure, or one or the
other-it is Reneraly admitted there is no Gov
ernor de jure, and since Heart is Governor de
facto, the 0hioan Is left out in the cold. Report
says he is worth $500. 900 and sought the CUB.
ernatorial chair only from ambitious motives.
Query Is Scott's ambition ill-directed2
8. L. Hoge, I. J. Robertson and A. 8. Wal
lace are here. and Assistant Adjutant- General
Elliott (colorsd) attracts attention by dashing
through the streets in his double buggy at a
break-neck trot.
The professors Of the University of South
Carolina are very sanguine that the institution
will outride the storm. Professor John Le-
Conte has arrived safe, bv way Of Panama, in
San Francisco, and writes with unbounded en-
thusiasm about that great country.
The iron palmetto tree, erected by the Stale
in honor Of the dead who fell in Mexico, has
been very much injured by United States sol
diers and others, who have BEN knocking of
the letters for relics; it ought to bestopped.
Very few know the object OF brick column
fronting the western opening OF the UNIVERSE
ty; it 10 to tell the deviation Of the magnetic
needle from the true Northern meridian, which
increases or decreases east or west, according
to almostiregular periods of,tlme. This devi-
alton is very imp ,rtant in surveying, and is
determined by arranging compass on a mar
bic stand some seventy-five yards from the
column, then notice the number Of degrees
between the direction Of the needle and
straight hne between tbs marble and q black
line on the southern sids of the brick column.
The ground formerly occupied by the build
ings cf the Arsenal Academy has been en-
closed, and is now being used by Governor
Scott as garden.
The Supreme Court is nos on the Sixth Cir
cult, and win adjourn to Charleston afler hear
ing the two remaining circats. HALIFAX.