The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-02
Another Forty Acres and Mule
Hoge's Negrophilism-The Governors
Deafness and Loss of an Eye-That
Penitentiary-BridSe- Bill.
rrRoN AyorHER coRREspoNpENr.1

| lrRoM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA November 80.
The Labor Convention has been pretty thor
oughly discussed, and is pretty generally under
stood-thoroughy understood by all parties eX-
cept the laborers themselves. While all good
men desire the good Of both the laborer and the
capitalist, and are working towards that end
the politicians have hurried in this convention
for the purpose of manufacturing capital for the
next summers campaign. The movers in the
convention do not intend to do anything SUBJ
stantial for the workingman-do not wish TO do
anything for him-but they do wish to ap-
pear 10 try and TO fail, so as TO ad-
journ the matter over until next summer;
and then whatever ills exist will be referred
to the capitalists, to the landowners, to the
hirers of labor, to the white man, to the Demo-
crat. The worthy but simple-minded negro will
beeve-as he has hitherto done to his SORROW
whatever the well-dressed carpet-baggers tell
him. This labor agitation is not going to stop,
whatever may be DONE 1t is another "fOrty
acres and a mule, Hoge, who has been har-
arguing negro crowds, tells them to demand
higher wages. Why does he say so: Because
his saving so will make them think that he Is
their friend and vote for him next election. Hoge
really knows as we'll as any one else that such
speeches will result in injury to the negro, and
| vet makes them. He Is therein an incendiary,
| TO keep up the antagonism OF races. He cares no
| more for the negro than he does for 'dlrty
dogr Neither he nor Scott, if they can, will al
low any substantial law in favor Of the negro Ia
borer to be passed at this Legislature because the
subject must be Kept open until next summer.
Don Piatt seems to have taken correct estimate
| OF this negrophilistic Hoge.
The friends OF his EXcellency will be panied TO
learn that he has been visited by painful mis-
fortune. 1t is not spoken Of publicly, but nearly
everybody knows that his Excellency has become
deaf-utterly deaf-n one ear. The secret trans
pred without his Excellency's permission; but is
out no less. The hearing OF the other ear is per-
hans little kecner than before. His Exceen-
cy's misfortune is made apparent by the fact that
he is stone deaf to all the news about the burning
| of Democratic gin.houses dwellings and store
houses; to all information about the illegal arrest
of Cochran, in Abbeville; the incendary and
criminal threats Of Gulin at Hodges Depot, when
he said the death OF Randolph should De dren0ed
by the negroes; the similar crime Of the other
Gunln at Ninety.SiX And to all such acts,
although they are clearly committed against
the peace and dignity OF "our beloved State"
his Excellency never hears such things, and
frem this we know that he Is deaf In one ear
On the other hand, when storehouse OF broth
er of q Radical senator is burned in Sumter, his
Excellendy bursts forth into proclamations OF
outlawry, martial-lawry, constabulary, Hubbard
lawry and other fierce things. About that store
house that was burnt in Sumter, there seems to
be some hitch yet; for the insurance agent has
refused to pay the insurance, and some sugges-
tive surmises are afoat as to why he refused,
and, If the insurance was above the value OF the
property lost, las is alleged,) these snrmises may
have something in them. AT any rate, his En-
cellency heard about that store-house, and he did
not hear about the three gin-houses that were
burned by incendiaries during Fair week. 1t
is lust SO with his EXcellencys eyes-he sees with
but one. All these things unheard OF by him
were In the newspapers; but he never SdU them.
1t was good deal so with the Blue Ridge Rail
road. Last year, in his first message to the Leg
isature his Excellency recommended that body
to take into 'earnest consideration the expedien-
cy OF furnishing the company such timely aid as
would secure Its speedy completion" That was
last year; but now his EXcellency doesn't see it'
at all. Nor does he see the Columbia Canal. This
NAV be a cataractous film OF the Statc-bond-
illogical character This word, Statebond-ologi-
cal is medical term, which is used because his
Excellency is reported TO have been physician
in Philadelphia about dozen years ago, and he
of all others will appreciate it. However 1t may
be- the cataract In his Excellency's eye (only one)
gives much concern to his immediate friends.
THAT PRNITENTIARY.
The Governors message upon this institution Is
clear vindlcation of his mastery OF the situa-
tlon. There was for some months contest be-
tween the pardoning power OF his Excellency and
the escaping power OF the superintendent. The
contest has run on for exactly ten months, anu
the result is, that while Governor Scott has par
doned 136 convicts Superintendent Stolbrand mas
allowed to escape only 16. The superintendent
has been distanced. He has turned loose upon
the State only l6 felons unpunished and ready Tor
prev, while mis- EXceency has poured into our
populaton-the population OF "our beloved
State n-lse such characters. The superinten-
dent modestly asks an increase Of $4,000 to his
salary, but does he suppose that party to which
he has contributed only 16 votes in ten months is
going to extend his pay like that9
ITEMS.
The Broad River Bridge is up as to the frame
work. The abutments and flooring are nearly
ready and 1t is expected to be ready for crossing
in q short time. This bridge Is OF great impor-
tance to the country trade with Columbia, and
will greatly facilitate the supplying the city with
provisions from that section Of country lying be-
tween the Broad and Saluda Rivers.
Mr. Jillson's Public School bill will probably at
tract a great deal Of discussion in the House. as
lt-or one like ibid last year. The difficulty in
the way OF an immediate passage OF II seems to
be in the textbook matter. Who shall select
textbooks, seems to be a nut Of some impor-
tance. The friends OF education everywhere look
with intense interest to this bill, In the hope that
something will come OF it to set the young heads
of the State ut the right kind Of work.
CoRSAIR.
EUROPE.