The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-09
THE MAYOR1LITY.
Programme of tho Pillsbury Party.

The last issue of the South Caroline Rcpub-
lican utter noticing the events of last week in con-
necton with thy Municipal embrtgiio, Including
the arrest of .yor Clark, chaks out tine remainder
Of the Pillsbury programme as follows:
Having s. cured this ,riminal process, one Of The
next .teps will be to secure mdndamts from the
Supreme Court compelling Mr. Clark to show cause
Why, in obedience to the act OF tho Legisat re, ne
should moi forth with vacate tn office OF Navor AS
this do. not require full court but may be heard
In chambers, it Will be matter o. but brief delay
In miIar cases judge has allowed twenty-four
hours In this simply the question: CT Inc const,,
tutonaity of the recent act VI the Legislature Will
come up. It is merely fact # low, o not mat
ter OF testimony and the arguments at the 10, gest
should take only few hours. A. to the decision
there may be little doubt that he cons'itutopahty
Of the act will DO affirmed. The legislature is the
highest law-making body of the state, giving
charters ior ci..es or withho ding as tley choose
regulating eit. IONS, &c IN any event, tnere can
be no question to their rsh to repeal their own
acts aud this bill confirming the late eltct'on as
certainly repeas the act whereby Sir. Clark was re-
tanned in the Office given him by military appoint
meut.
Itis reported that portion of the Acting Board Of
Aldermen are in favor of yielding to the just de-
mands Of the elect OF the people. the opposition OF
this coming from Mr.. Clark The representative OF
himself and the Democratic party. II four of the
Acting Aldermen Withdraw from the contest the
board will be left without ''money quorum, or IN
other words, they cannot legisate on the financial
affairs Of the city. To this 1t will surely come at
last The pleasant features OF all this game Tor the
Democracy are nearly an end, and If the will OF
the major ty of the peop.e Is still further opposed
we as surely plunge into financial aru other difficult
ties Mr. Pill bury La surely to be Mayor OF Charles
ton. That much is settled. he majority OF the
people OF Charleston have voted and further resolved
upon this, the Supreme Court has forced the decla'
ration of his election, and the Legislature and the
Governor of the State have declared for it. post
1,onement Of his installation into Office simply
faud In financial disasters /
view of the justice Of the case and the certain disas
ters attending Injustice, and in View Of honor, can
those members of the Acting Board who were
elected on the Board Of MIR. Pillsburv they fail
to see that it is their imperative duty to withdraw
Immediately from that COR binaton which so thwarts
the will Of the people. and by Withdrawing hasten
the righteous settlement Of this question?
Since writing The above, We learn that Mr.. Cum
niEgham, enc of the Acting Board of Aldermen. has
resigned. The following i his letter Of resignation:
"CHARLEsroN, s. c., March 4, 1863.
"Hou. George W. Clark, Acting Mayor:
"SIR-The General Assembly OF South Carolina
having annuled the military appointment under
which held my seat in the Acting Board Of Alder.
men, by an act approved March l. 1862 hel eby de-
cline serving any further as member Oh sa'a 6oaro
every respectfully,
g. I. CUNNINGHAM"
There was called meeting Of the so.called Alder
men tf the Plsbury party, last night at the white
house in Doughy-street Certain provisos were dis
cussed and issues canvassed preparatory to further
aco3 to-day, when there may be some decided steps
taken. The upshot OF the gathering last night was
that there must be no more delay, and every e1er
ton made to harmonic the views of the so-called
elect and reduce the Acting Board OF Aldermen to
powerless remnant of their former SELF 1t is stated
that the legal advisor Of Mr. Pilsbury has cautioned
rehcence and prohibition OF the publication Of coz
templated action; yet, notwithstanding this inter-
dicon, the public will be correctly informed through
the ingenuity of the ubiquitous press.