The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-15
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COLUMBIA, S. c, March 13. 1869.-The great
indignation meeting was held last evening.
Rev. B. F. Jackson presided. The speakers on
the occasion were Senator Leslie, Speaker
Moses, ". ]. Whipper, DR.. b. A. Bosemon, ".
T.. Johnston, E. Runkle, Il. B. Elliott and
Others. The speeches we're generally OF mod
crate tone, gently demonstrating with the
senators and representative against the pro.
posed or rumored manner of distribution OF
Federal Offices in South Carolina. Senator
Leslie offered the following resolutions, which
we're declared unanimously adopted:
Whereas On the Sd LAY OF November, 1863, the
American people elected General q. S. Grant Presi
dent OF Tho United States upon the express under
standing that he was to be tho carn s friend OF tue
Eeconstrucion acts of the Congress Of the United
States and tl t he was pledged 10 sec them iaith-
fully exec utel; and,
Whereas, The opposition contested said election
,1ron thc grounds that said r construction acts
were uuJst Revolutionary. nun and wild, and tiirt
the pres ent State governments OF tue South cs,ab
hsled by virtue OF said acts ought to be aud shou
bo sup srseded IN the event OF tue clcc.on oi Guy
mour and Blair; aud
Waereas. since the passage Of these acts, almost
inuuraerable OBJ sru tionH have been interposed by
the opposiilo with the view OF breaking down ther
force and effect in our own STATE and tire hand
OF the assassin having been invoked tor their de-
struction even to the murder Of senators and mem.
bers of tho General Assembly and members OF the
present Sale government; fn!schoods ana sianders
beine among the least Of the barriers inierposed by
the opposition and notwithstanding all these things
the friends OF reconstruction have been able to
weather the storm, and the present State govern
ment ands intact 20 that sc can say to-day me ao
of1 ihorty
have political existence in the free aud rcgenerated
State of South Carolina in spite OF all opposition;
therefore, be II
the Legislature representing large majority OF the
peonls In this State insist and demand Of our repre-
sentatves in Washington that no person shal oe ap
pointed 10 Office in the civil sctvce OF the United
sta,es in t:s State who Is not known to have been
and now l. the true and tried friend OF liberty, ree
ballot the enforcement OF the reconstruction laws o.
Congress and maintenance Of the present State gov
erpment and further, that every man hoidln8 ONCE
in this State who has not, IN days gone BY earnestly
and unequvocs,Iy favored the system OF reconstruc-
ton OF the United State Congress and the mainten-
ance of the present State government shall not re al
lowed to held Office and control the Federal psetoh
ago In this state to the exclusion Of those Who In the
dark hours Of past have been true 70 the prluol
pies which the foundation stones OF the present
State government, to wit: free ballot equal and e!-
act Justice before the law for ALL and the Jealous ao
yocate of the principles euunciated in the present
State Constitution established by the people OF the
State Of South Carolina in pursuance OF the require
ments Of the Reconstruction acts OF Congress.
RESOLVED, That in conslderat on OF these thlngsa
spscisl committee te appointed to consist OF Inc
following gentlemen of the Senate and House OF hep-
reseuatiyes to draft suitable preamble aud reso-
party in this State and to forward tho same to our
senator's and representatives at WashiI gton, 10
wit
nv. President pro tenn; Hon. ]. Z. Jillspn, W. b.
Nash A. Swalls Hon. W. %. RO50, Hon. W. b.
Boyt.
F. j. Moses, Speaker; ". J. Whipp,r, r. @. DcIarge.
b. Elliott 4. J. Ransier Hon. H. W. Webb, aud
Hop. Reuben Tomlnson.
RssoIccd further, That said committee be instruct
ed to forward copy Of this presmtlc ard rcso'u-
tons to the President Of the United States, coy
to the President of the United Sales Seuat', aud
cspy to the Speaker of the House oil ReprEe at' es
at Washington, d. Z.
Elliott withdrew his name.
During the meeting Tim. Hurley. who was
present, was apparently the most lndiSrant
tables, as each speaker arose Tim. would eItc-
ulate, "Here goes more Indignation. Inn
claims that the 'sindignahts" have been fooled.
and that the three hundred and twenty-four
Federal offices 10 be given out in South CarU-
lima have not yet been apportloned. DE says
no speaks er cdthedrd in reference 10 the pro
posed distribution, aud names some OF tho
SSAASSsS@
Reuben Tomlnson; Postmaster OF Charleston,
John B. Dennis; Major L. johnson, Assessor OF
Internal Revenue; Major D. L. Corbin. United
States District Attorney; ]. Z. NJ. Eppins,
United States Marshal; G. W. Clark, tcmpora-
rilv Collector of Internal Rcvcnuc; john u.
Ashmore, Collector of Internal Revenue IN the
Third Congressional District; C. II. Baldwin
of Columbia, IN place of Herr,ck. for Assessor ;
Senator R. J.. Donaldson, Collector OF lnternal
Revenue for tho First Congressional Disir' t;
C. n. Pettengill, Assessor for Third Congress
sional District; James S. Smith, for Inspector
of Lighthouses; NJ. Mclaughlin, Boarding
Master of the Port of Charleston; DR.. a. G..
Mackey, Uuited States Consul to Liverpool; b.
q. Duncan. Consul to Frankfort; g. NJ. Wilder,
Postmaster at Columbia.
Resides the above, Tim. says large number
of special agents of the Postottice Department,
three on the Northeastern Railroad. eight on
the South Carolina Railroad, two on the Savan-
nah and Charleston Railroad, and 80 on, ore to
be appointed; also, thirty-two census takerS'
or one for each county: supervisor OF hier,
nal revenue for the State, with the power OF
Amounting assistants, deputy collectors and
assessors.
The above are only small portion OF the
offices which Tim. announces as reauy 10 w
given out and distributed among the lndlgnant
brotherhood. He also reports that AIR. irott
will be called TO Washington to take charge OF
department there, having been postmaster
for General Grant at Vicksburg and other
places during the war.
The various boards of County Commission
ers are sending in their reports in reference to
the new formation and division OF the coun-
| ties The Commissioners OF Greenville Coun-
| ty report that county divided into sixteen
townshps; the Commissioners of Horny Coun-
| ty report thI 90 townships.
On Fridav, DeLrge, amid somo applause,
introduced the Appropriation bill, which re-
&C ived ils second reading to-day, WAS amendsd
and ordered to 10 engrossed, as follows: