The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-09

The Georgetown Times of Thursday last
says:
Within the last few days Messrs. James F.
we're removed from their positions as boat
men, and their positions b. We been filled by
the appointment Of Dandy WragR and James
have learned committee Of the Union League.
or may be OF the Radical party. waited on the
collector and demanded the removal not onIy
OF the abo7e-uamed boatmeu, but the Inspector
OF the port, and tho appointment of colored
persons IN their stead. The demand for The re-
movai OF the ooatmen was promptly complied
with, but the removal Of the inspector was
as he was represented to be very faithful and
useful officer. and valuable and almost lndis-
pensable auxiliary Of the collector. We have
not heard that any neglect or any other charge
was made against the late incumbeuts, but
tnat the removals were demanded on the
ground that the colored people were entitled
TO some OF the Offices Of profit. as it was justly
the district in their hands. We confess that
tue position does not seem to us unreasonable
and that it has been to us ell along matter
of astonishment that the freedmen, p,ssess-
ing, as they do, the power, have suffer ed stran-
gers from abroad and newly converted Radicals
at home to fill all the Offices OF honor and profit
in their gift to the exclusion. The "ly ap-
pointed boatmen are the only freedmen tn at
have yet received any office whatever, and it ls
well known that there are to be found IN Their
ranks men as well quallAed both ln morals and
intelligence to hold those positions as the
strangers aud natves-mapy of whom. not
satisfied with one Office, absorb two three snd
IN few inst ances as many as four Offices
in in one individual. There ars forty Offices In
this district, thirty-five of which are places OF
emoument, which are held by twenty-one per-
sons. Thirteen Of the Offices are held by eight
colored peIsons--.wo Of whom are freedmen
thirteen white men. These Offices are com
puted at q low estimate to be worth $22, ,5OO-of
which the eight colored persons receive s. 500
and the thirteen white officials $17 600. The
1900 dispersed 10 tie ooored officials. When
IL Is considefed that ninety-nine out OF q hum
dred OF the Radical party are freedmen, ard
their forbearance in suffering the we'll paid o.
ices in their gift to bs held and enjoyed by
strangers from abroad and new converts to
Radical faith at home. is wonderful; and it is
q conditi ,n Of things which, while it enriches
o select minority. keeps the great majority to
the spade, the shovel. and the hoe, the cart.
the dray, and the plough. ~,
In later article OF the same issue, the
Times mentions that there had been trouble in
the Radical camp, and adds:
1t seems that the names Of three freedmen
were presented to the collector tr, N which he
was TO select two to take the places OF Messrs.
Anderson and Hickman. The SELECTION OF
james Lesesne did not give satisfaction to
heard what we're the objeeiions to him. Wheth-
er they we're against ttis capacity as an oars
man or because his face was too light, We are in
lgnoraace. But It is 0sltaln his appointment
gave esissatisfaction. si and meeting or the party
was called on last Monday night - before
Lesesne had q chance to test his skill as an
oarsman in the United States servlce-and his
nubraitted to the party Tor lis
y He ffs Of jim faas1t nesssae sna %ss
AiStHas wss at stake, Tne e1e,tement, was
At aud the contest sharp, but the fates
Or rather the votes were against him.
for the meeting refused to- ratify his ap-
ca sar Moultrie, well-behaved and re-
spectabls freedman, was1srecommsuded for
the appointment last week confirmed on
Lesesne: It Was in vain that Senator Rsiney
appealed to the meeting to continue him ON
the ground that tho modification of his friend
Unrestricted by bis Republican friends for
beng IN the service Of aud making q hand
some support from o Democrat His earnest
appeals were not heeded-in fact, they were
very mpatiently listened to, and the execu.
tion OF James was summarily gone into. His
fate shows by what an uncertain tenure politi-
cal Offices are held now-a-d days. In one short
week from his appointment his removal is de.
nanded by the stern behest OF party. We
have not heard whether the collector has COM
piled with this demand for tho removal OF
Lesesne. He has full power to retain or dis
miss at will and pleasure without the interfer-
ence OF the President. Secretary Of tue Trea-
surys or any one else. We taink it is rather
graceless proceeding on the part of the Radi-
cal party to ask these concessions of the col
leotor. They had no hand IN placing him in
office. His appointment WAS recommended by
Democrats. and was made under the almin.s-
tration OF that sterling old war horse Dsm o.