The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-15
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COLUMBIA, June 14.-The unfortunate dispc-
sition OF the negro to idle receives daily e1em'
plifcation. Conspicuous among the forms in
which this shows itself Is attendance on public
business, when and where they have no busl-
ness. The Court of Common Pleas and Gene
raj Sessions, Judge. Boozer, has been in ses'
sion here for the past week, and the house,
really insufficient in capacity, has been crowded
with negroes-rude, ignorant, and offensive
field hands-not one IN ten of whom have
particle of business there. The audlorial
seats are filled from morning till night with
these creatures, outnumbering the whites ten
to one generally. To be thus in court Is to be
away from their work; but tLey snatch at every
such opportunity Of idling. The prete1t urged
by them is that they are interested in the par
ties tried before the court; and, in truth, this
pretext is largely applicable, however INSULT
cient it may be, for the court has little before
it except cases Of larceny and assault and bat
terry by negroes.
THE PosToFFIcE.
Osa part with Charleston's Municipal mud
dle' is Columbia's postofice puddle. The re.
lief in the latter that seemed likely week ago
is now hopeless, as you have been informed.
Wilder seems disposed to meet he wishes oi
the community, but being, as he is, in the
shackles of despotic political party, be is
powerless to do what he wishes. he found his
party masters too strong to allow him to fol.
low the dictates Of his better judgment. and
has thus missed one Of the best oppoi tunities
that has ever presented itself to one OF his race.
A week ago he had it in his power to secure
and confirm the respect and gratitude of a
community that is daily becoming more power
full for good or evil (tor him to determine
which, to him and to his party. By securing
this respect he would have immensely advan-
ced his own position and fortunes, and would
have won possibly some respect and certainly
some favor to his party; and his party may
need both before he will wish to pass off the
stage. The plea that he soished to do right
will in future be Of no avail to him. he saw
the right and approved it, but the crack Of
the party whip unperved him, and be trots
into position with servility that the slave
Wilder never had to do.
The business embarrassments growing out
of the present postal regime can hardly be said
to diminish much. One Business house, E. &
G. D. Hope, advertise dozen letters and pa
pers to as maoy different persons, (ten differ.
ent iuitials) as awaiting owners at their Office.
These had oil somehow "got into the wrong
box" This is one case. Doubtless census
Of such ong-box letters and papers all over
the city woald give US heavy return, and are
anything but gratifying to the new postmaster:
and one may be, in slight degree, embarrs S.
ing to his party overseers.
The jam at the general delivery is constant.
have not yet, at any hour OF the day, seen the
general delivery window without its anxious
inquirers.
MONETARY FACTS.
There Was sold here last Monday at auction
q lot Of open accounts. some of many years
standing, and some Confederate, but altcgeth-
or amounting to the round sum of s8O0000,
which brought s105. An account OF $1,000 sold
at the came time for $8 These are only two
out Of number of similar items; but they
serve to show condition of affairs here that
is apt to work some modification in the old
time credit system.
EXECUTIVE CLEMENcY.
One of the cases for highway robbery, tried
in the court the past week, was the State vs.
two OF Governor Scott's pardoned convicts
from the penitentiary. The guilt of the par
ties was made out 80 clear that not man
present could doubt it, and the jury found
them guilty accordingly. What next2 Will
his E1cellency turn them loose again upon the
community They are, understand, known
desperadoes, as near professional as native tai
ent ever developes into. A week ago his Ex-
teen convicts in the pententiary at one merci-
less swoop Of mercy. The State thus loses
their services for awhile. but probably not for
very long. Juries will send theh. up again no
doubt in due season. The reason assigned for
this kind Of executive work is that these nesl oes
may, by being pardoned, escape the oisfran-
chising clause in the criminal law. 1t is very
merciful of his Excellency, especially when we
remember that he is to be candidate for this
pardopipg Office next term. There are only
three classes Of society that object to this DEL
uge of clemency-the respectable petition OF
the community, the prospective victims Of
these felons, and the prospective rival candi-
dates for the governorship. Cu' then This
scott-ocracy can be carried on, as it hi, been,
pretty much without any Of thsse three cla3 ses
ITEMS.
Horace Greeley, in series of articles which
he is publishing on political economy, urges
the cultivation Of tea in the South. he states
that, s'the tea plant germinates, fourlshes and
natures in upper South Carolina and in East
Tennessee" Will not somebody IN upper South
Carolina give us the practical facts upon this
matter?
The Broad River bridge has been in process
of rebuilding for several months. The piers
and columns have be en- up for several weeks.
The superstructure is to be now commenced.
Captail A. Y. Lee is the architect, and tn @
parties for whom it is beng built is stock
company.
The Post Band gave an entertainment, musi-
cal, dramatlcai. farci,al and humorous, on the
eleventh, and made quite successful affair OF
it, The assemblage was large tor such show,
but could hardly be called select in any sense.
Negcoes don't take to pic ures much. Wearn
& Hl1, photographers in this plac,, used to
take in the days of slavery more negro picturcs
than they do now in freedmen days.
The Bo ard of Trustees OF tho University OF
Sonth Carolina hold meeting to-pight.
Judge Zephaniah Platt has purchased re-
e;,lonoo in fbis citv and il is said intends to