The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-09
THE 1oArEs AND FISHES AGAIN.
More Trouble In the Radical Camp
The Georgetown Customhouse a Bono
of Contention-Cu6ee Getting >ick OF
tho Carpet-BaRgers-Th Inevitable
Result.
The Georgetown Times of Thursday last

The Georgetown Times Of Thursday last
says:
Within the last few days Messrs. James F.
Anderson and Isaac Hickman, two white men,
were removed from their positions as boat
men, and their positions b. We been filed by
the appointment OF Dandy Wragg and James
NICK. Lesesne, two freedmen. From what We
have learned. committee Of the Union League,
or may be OF the Radical party. waited on the
collector and demanded the removal not only
Of the above-uamed boatmen, but the inspector
Of the port, and the appointment Of c0,ored
persons in their slead. The demand for the re.
moval Of the boatmen was promptly complied
with, but the removal Of the inspector was
not pressed upon the collector, inasmIch
as he was represented to be very faithful. and
psetul officer, and valuable and almost indls-
pensable auxiliary Of the collector. We have
not heard that any neglect OF any other charge
was made against the late incumbents, but
that the removals were demanded on the
ground that the co!ored people we're entitled
to some of the Offices Of profit. as it was justly
claimed that they held the political power OF
the district in their hands. We confess that
the position does not seem to Us unreasonable.
and that 1t has been to US oil along matter
Of astonishmeut that the freedmen, pnssess-
ing, as they do, the power, have suffel ed strar-
gers FROM abroad and newly converted Radicals
at home TO fill al the Offices OF honor and profit
in their Gift to Their exclusion. The aly ap-
pointed boatmen are the only freedmen th at
have yet received any Office whatever. and it Ii
we'll known that there are TO be found IN Their
tanks men as we'll qualified both 10 morals and
intelligence to hold those positions as the
strangers and natives-many Of whom. not
SATISFIED with one Office, absorb two three. and
in few insl ances as many IS four offices
in one individual. Tnsre or. forty Offices In
this district, thirty-fve OF which are places Of
emoument, which are held by twenty-one per-
sons. Thirteen OF the Offices are held by eight
colored persons-two OF whom are fieedmep-
and the remaining twenty-seven are held by
thirteen white men. These ofaces arc com:
puted at Q low estimate TO be worth e22, ,5O0-of
which the eight colored persons receive $500
and the thirteen white ontcisls ST 600. The
two freedmen Just appointed get st. 400 OF the
S, 500 dispersed 10 the colered officials. When
it ls considered that ninety-nine out OF hun
dred Of the Radical party are freedmen, ard
that without th I'm there would be no party.
their forbearance in suffering the well paid Of
hces in their gift to be held and enjoyed by
Radical faith at home. is wonderful; and it is
not strange that they should have got tired OF
q oonditi IN of things which, while 1t eDriches
o select minority. keeps the great majority to
the spade, the shovel. aud the hoe, tho cart,
the dray, and tho plough.
In q later article OF the same issue, the
Times mentions that there had been trouble in
the Radical camp. and adds:
It seems that the names Of three freedmen
we're presented to the collector ir. m which he
was 10 select two to take the places OF Messrs.
Anderson and Hickman. The selection OF
James Lesesns did not give satisfaction to
rome members Of the party. We have not
b ard what were the objections to him. Wheth-
a. ;~ak 80 q n n
man or because his face was too light, We are in
ignorance. But 1t is oaltaln bis appointment
gave dissatisfaction, and meeting OF the party
was ollled on last Monday night - bsfore
Lesesne had o chance to test his skill as an
oarsman in the United States serUce-and his
Of sne9sa to he hs PaF Pgao Tor lis
lully discussed. The fate Of Jim Lesesne and
his ofico was at stake. Ths excitement was
great and the contest sharp, but the fatcs
or rather the votes were against him.
for the meeting refused to ratify his ap-
pertinent by voie OF ninety to thirty.
Cesar Moutrie, well-behaved and re-
the appointment last week confirmed on
Lesesne. 1t Was in vain that Sslator Rainey
appealed to tho meeting to continue him ON
the ground that the modification OF his friend
Jeems had been acute ou having been several
times twitted by lis Republican friends for
being in the service OF and making hand
some support from Democrat. His earnest
appeals wele not heeded-in fact, they we're
very impatiently listened to, and the e1ecu-
ton OF James was summary gone into. His
faIe shows by what an uncertain tenure polltl-
cal offices are held now days. In ono short
week from his appointment bis removal is de-
manded by the stern behest OF party. We
have not heard whether the collector has com.
piled with this demard for the removal OF
Lesesne. He has full power to retain or dis
miss at will and pleasure without the interfer-
ence Of the President, Secretary OF the Trea-
sury, or any one else. We tnink it is rather
graceless proceeding on the part Of the Radi-
cal party to ask these concessions OF the col
lector. They had no hand in placing him in
office. His appointment Vas recommended by
Democrats, and vas made under the admins
tration of that sterling old wr.horse Dsno.
crat, An.lrew Johnson.