Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-05-21
Rewa thsgbaslsstsa City Council
Rule Of I'D &spa Baggsr.

Vetos andss Courier, furnish detailed
lreportS Of tRshptoceedings, aBd viii
remark that they heed 10 comYm lefn tat.. J..
f'y;; Asa manifestation Or ign1fah ces,,
|'incornpetency, corruption, ,coarse9 Tvui,
garity,; ana 'unbfashing 'i1isregard Of
tpubiio. deeency, 1t fhds; no parallel
even in Che scches Of the late Session
at Washington or tho sparring and
tsqdabblingG Of the "Assehbled g Wis!
dom I" lately cohYsned in Columbia
Tho scene was enacted, it will be
recollected, in public, and as the ac-
commodations for spectators in the
Council IIaIris somewhat limited, q
correspondent; Of one ofitbe city pa
pers suggests, that the next Session
be held Oh Citadel Green, ahu a chance
be given to all to witness the enter
tainment--whioh ia Gas good as a
tplay:" The~chief actors were Aldor-
mon Collins, Barrow, and the Mack
eys, .Thos. J. & d. w. M; and rthe
bono OF contention, was,a question as
to the division Of 81 oils, coming up on
u motion to remove certain appoint.
ees Of tho Mayor, and also on a mo;
ton to appoint &C. Bowen, City ut
torney. The Mayor proved himself
incompetent to preside, and suffered
tie session Of the body to continue
until the fury of the billigorants ex-
hausted ITSELF If there be any truth
in tho maxim that when "rogues fall
out, honest men get their rights"
we might suppose that there was
some hone, for the people of Charles
ton. But we are afraid that in this
CASE the mayor is too weak, and
that the Mackeys rule the roast. We
extract the following delicious Moroccan
from tho report of the Courier as u
"specimcn brick" ..= ."
Alderman Barrow then arose and
cracked the party whip in q very ex-
pressire speechi He said that the
Mayor had been elected by Rcpub IL
cans who expected him to recognize
their rights and appoint Republicans
to office. He (the Mayor. had made
appointments Of delegates to an i'm
portant Commercial Convention al
ready, (to tho Memphis Convention, }
and in those appointments had ig-
nored Republicans of Charleston en-
tircly.
=
Alderman E. W. n. Mackcy moved
that the, Board proceed to an election
Of . temporary City Attorney. 1.
Alder man Collins: did not wish the
Mayor to be hampersd with a legal
adviser appointed by family clique,
Qooking at the ,MackeysD and clique,
he said, that could make it legal to be
an Alderman and hold two or three
city Offices at tho same time. [Laugh-
teri He wanted the Mayor to choose
his own legal adviser.
Alderman T.. J; Mackey moved t ve,d that
the Hon. G. 6. Bowen be appointed
City Attorney until an election could
be held for the office in conformity to
law. t' ''"''' - ,.;'l'' ''+''''
| Alderman Collins trusted that the
Mayor would not except the irn,o,min,a,
tion. He did not see how the Alder.
man could make it, when he was 80
lately opposed to him. He fMackey)
had villifed him (Collfns) ip tie pa.
1pers and before the Union League
I [Cies Of order.1 And had even vel said
tthst' Ccoliinsy was 40 Republicans"
! Alderman T. J. MackeyGr did not
say that he was not q Republican. j
said he was spxbiie Aeif: :. u e,,r'
/, Alderman Collins, lsxoitedly}--
say yop are = highway thief and
lyo4 haye proved yourself. 80, s,a. ,.
Heye, e9s9eds dsePRe. enc Of; the most cop,
tased, and shameful scenes that eve,
disgraced the halls of the City ;Goun.
A eil Of Charleston: Alderman Asckey
AMID the greatest confusion, arose
ifiVm bis scat and opprosahed, Alder.
msn Collins, who placed bis hand on
his vest; and shouted, !" Come on; ! mn
IreadY for youI 49,. ,xo".;t =,
! A; Mackey was, Aeweyer, prevail:
ed upon te take bis seat, ,snd did 90,
] fremaiking that = this Wss the tail Of
1.-THE Xankes carpet -bag kits that ;haa
iheen Avinu On h;vS 49,. es.,,.h .,