The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-15
CHI HARLE Es TON.
TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE Is, 1869.
CuHee in tho PostoMce.

For some time the Charleston Postofice
has been o coveted prize DeLarge and
other colored politicians, not satisfied with
the dignities and emoluments Of 3 plurality
Of Offices, have looked with longing eye
upon the squat edidce with the Dorio col
umns, in which the letters Of the lieges OF
Charleston are delivered and received. The
policy of General Grant has been about
one.third smoke and two thirds negro, and
there is no good reason why an ambitious
Radical South Carolina freedman should not
desire to handle the postofice stamps. The
candidates have been encouraged by the
course Of events, and by way of throwing
q tub to the black whale, two of the white
postefice clerks are to be removed on July
1st, and two negroes appointed in their
stead.
Well! We have already negrojurors, and
negro constables, and negro police, and nc
gro magistrates, and negro legislators; and
negro clerks in the postefice will not break
our backs. It will be unpleasant and dis
gusting; but while negroes make cur laws,
aud, ss jurymen, dispose of our lives and
property, it will not kill US if they inspect
the outsides Of our 6illets douz and scruti-
uize the queer monsrchical stamps upon
the letters Of our f,reigu correspondents.
And in truth, as we cannot mend the mat
ter by invectivs or expostulation, we may
as well take things ooolly until the time
comes for the removal of Cuffee to more
oongenial place.
Postmaster Trott has been rather favor
| ito in Charleston. No one doubted his Re-
publicsnism; but it was of mild type and
did not lead him into any intimate political
or social communion with the colored Rad
icals. Mr.. Trott attended thoroughly to
his duties and has been faithful and eff
cient officer. 1t is not likely, then, that
Mr.. Trott has been altogether free agent.
There has been outside pressure some
where, and the Postmaster may have had
to choose between colored eubordinates and
the official suillotine. This is our view Of
the situation, and We think that it is JUST.
fed by the uniform responsibility Of Mr..
Trett's behavior. II he has now fallen
from grace, it is because he is determined
to retain, il he can, q profitable and COM
Portable position.
It may not be considered necessary to
proper yindiestion Of Radical principles,
that the colored men to be appointed shall
be the most ignorant and odorous Of their
race. The color Of the skin should be
enough to quiet the uneasy party spirit. II
so, pair Of oolored men may be put in who
do know the difference between letter list
and an election ticket; and under any cir
cumstanoes, We presume that Mr.. Trott
will do ell that he can to maintain the eff.
cheney Of his department, and to keep his
new assistants as far in the background as
possible.
We should have liked to defer the change
until the cold weather, but white men have
no control in these things, and we must try
to worry through the next three years with
as little damage as possible. The appoint
ment Of the o,lored clerks is another notch
in the stick. Whom the proper moment
comes, it will not be forgotten.