The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-15
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.


FROM THE STATE CAPITAL
The Loaves and Fishes-K esolutions or
the Indignation Meet1ng-A Now Slate
for tho south Carolina OMces-An tho
Namos-The Appropriation Bnl-The
Chatham II a1lroad Bill.
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT s'l
COLUMBIA s. @, March 13, 1ses.-The great
Indignation meeting was held last evening.
kev. b. F. Jackson presided. The speakers on
tho occasion were Senator Leslie Speaker
Moses, w. J. Whipper, DR.. b. A. Bosemon, W.
e. Johnston, E. Runkle, R. B. Elliott and
others. The speeches were 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
were declared unanimously adopted:
Whereas, On the Sd day OF November, 1868, the
American people elected General q. s. Grant Pres
dent OF the United States upon the express UNDER
standing that he was to be the earnest friend of the
Reconstruction acts of the Congress OF the United
states and th t he was pIedped To see ten, taitS
fully executed; and, ''
mfsas tss 1he opposition .i9 contested said election
were unjust, revolutionary. null and void and that
the present State goyernments OF the South esab-
be superseded in the event of the election of sew
mour and Blair; and s9s.N 81 s,,.
numerable ob tn ndns have BEEN interposed nv
the opposition, with the view Of breaking down their
forcc and effect in our own State, and the hand
OF the assassin hLvlng been invoked for their de-
structon evei, to the murder Of senators and NOM.
bers OF the General Assembly and members Of the
present atate government; falsehoods and slanders
inte ad 1>xy
the opposition, and notwithstanding all these things
the friends OF reconstruction have been aSle TO
weather the storm, and the present state govern
mont ands intact so that can say to-day the ad-
vocates Of liberty, justice and free ballot live and
have political existence In the free and regenerated
State OF South Carolinu IN spite of all opposition;
therefore, beit
Resolved, That we. ths Republican members of
the Legislature, representing large majority Of the
people this State insist aud demand of our repre-
sentaves in Washington that person shall be ap.
pointed to Office in the civil service of the United
states in this state who ia not known to have been
and now Ia the true and tried friend ofhberty freq
ballot. the enforcement of the reeopstrucon laws Of
Congress and maintenance OF the present State gov
ernmsnt, and further that every man holding Office
In this State who has not In days gone by, earnestly
ton Of the United State Congress- ana the mainten
ance ofhe present State government shall not be al
lowed to held Office and control the Federal patron
age in this state to the exclusion f,hose who the
dark hours OF the past have been to the prinoi-
pies which the foundation stones of the present
state government to wit: free ballot equal and ex
act jusuce before the law for ALL and the Jealous
vecateof the principles enunciated 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-
Resotued That In consdderat on of these things
sRsoa % p appointed to consist q the
resentalves to draft D. suitable preamble and reso-
,utions = expressive exp OF the sense Of the Republican
senator's and representatives at Washir gton, to
wit: I,1P'T,5. .
eOn the past of the Senate; Hon. G. w. Montgome-
v. President r. w
Nash. 8. A. swails, Hon. W. 3. Rose, Hon. W. B.
On the part of the House Of Representatives: Hon.
r. J. Moses, Speaker; W. ]. Whipper. r. O. DeLarge.
3 B. Elliott. 4. J.. .Ransier Hon. Il. W. Webb. and
RessIoed further, That said committee be instruct
ed to forward copy Of this preamble and resolu-
hons to the President Of the United states, copy
to the President Of the United States Senate and
copy to the Speaker of the House Of Representatives
at Washington, p. G.
@ll!ott withdrew his name.
Dur'"g the meeting Tim. Hurley, who was
pres !, was apparently the most indignant
person in attendance Sitting ct one Of the
tables, as each speaker arose Tim. would ejac-
uaate, "Aere goes moro Indignation" Tim.
and that the three hundred and twsnty-four
Federal Offices to be given out in South Caro-
lima haye not yet been apportioned. He says
he speaks eI cathedyd in reference to the pro-
leading ones as follows Collector OF the Port,
Reuben TominsOn: Postmaster or Charleston,
John b. Dennis; Major L. Johnson, Assessor Of
Internal Revenue; Major D. r. Corbin. United
United stais' Marshal; & VI Clark, K tepors. apas.
rilv Collector OF Internal Revenue; John d.
Ashmore. Collector of Internal Revenue fs the
Third Congressional District; @. H. Baldwin,
OF Columbia, IN place OF Herrick, for Assessor;
Senator r. y. Donaldson, Collector OF Internal
Revenue for the First Congressional Distri t;
@. e.. Pettengiii, Assessor for Third Congress
sional District; Janaes 9. Smith, for Inspector
Of Lighthouses; NJ. Mclaughlin Boarding
Maekey, United States CONSUL Is Liverpool; 5.
@. Duncen, Consul to Frankfort; g. u. Wilder,
Postmaster at Columbia. ~
Besides the above, Tim. says alarge number
Of special agents Of the Postofdce Department,
the South Carol,na Railroad, two on the Savan-
nah and Charleston Railroad, and so on, are to
be appointed; also, thsrty-two census takers,
or one Tor each county; o supervisor OF inter-
nal revenue for the State. with the power OF
appointing assistants, deputy collectors and
assessors.
The above are only small portion of the
otitoes which Tim. announces as ready to be
given out and distributed among the indignant
will be called TO Washington to take charge Of
department there, having bean postmaster
tor General Grant at viclsburg 6nd other
places during the war.
sss ssasa ssssss @ II SeSy 4
the new forniation and division Of the conn.
ties. The ComsDissi6ners OF Graenyille C0nn-
~ report that county divided into sixteon
townships; the commissioners OF Horny Conn
introduced tho ,AppropriAtien blu. which ID.
ceiyed Ito SECOND reading te-day, was amended
and ordered TO be sngrossed, 30 s2llsws: