The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-12

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Once Morc-Militta Exemption.
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COLUMBIA. May 10.-This is our Memorial
Day-the day upon which the ladies' are to
decorate the graves Of our war-dead. There
is to be no oration, nor any martial mnsic nor
imposing procession-but the sacred act OF
decorating with flowers every Confederate
grave in the city is to be in silence.
THE INVESTIGATING CONN. .TTEE.
The committee, consisting Of Crews, Smalls,
Bryant, Mcintyre, Elliott, Wright aud Buck
FIVE representatives and two senat tors-appoint-
ed by joint resolution OF the General Assembly
to investigate the alleged election frauds in
the Third Congressional Distriot-have now
been in session one week. They have, thus
fer, done little else than examine the testimony
already taken by Hoge, and digest a plan of
procedure for their further Investigations. The
resolution under which they act originally en-
qraced also the Fourth District shut by an over
sight the fourth was omitted. What is the real
aim OF this investigation seems hard to decide.
No measure Of State polity is to be furthered
by it. It seems, there fore, to be merely sup
Elemental to the constabuary scheme over
which Hubbard presides; and, if so, evidently
declares the insuficiency, or ircompe GAcy, or
both, Of that scheme. member OF that par
ty, who stands high among the judicial func-
tionaries Of the State, after conversation with
the chairman Of this Committee. told me that
probsbly the main object Of the measure is
six dollars aday to these seven eommittee men.
My own idea is that its object is to gather ma
terial for the next political election campaign
Of the State-in 1870. Tho judicial funo-
honary, just referred to, learns that
Crews announces their purpose to be
to sift thoroughly that whole saeid- Hoge con-
test. Crews throws out intimations that the
parties found to be guilty OF the alleged out
RACES are to be brought to Justice at
whatever cost, and even if to do 80 required
the last levy Of Scott's famous negro militia,
and the last gun Of his ''two thousand stand Of
arms OF the most approved pattern" and the
last cartridge Of .the usual comp p,emsnt OF am
munition," so literally voted For by tho Gene
raj Assembly to preserve theFeace and dignity
of thu State aforesaid. Insact, Crews talks
Draconian. although he looks anything but
sauguinary. ,sa
1t would be manifestly unw 40 to anticipate
any misdirection in the dischstg tge Of their duty
Oy oAuo SOumAttoos duu I'LL k4slQ 'CIC1E0n6 unite
in the hope that they will quietly draw their
six doll RS q day, and do thr State no other
serious detriment But it issyqually manifest
that any hectoring aud whoiasale arresting of
good citizens, upon poorly tablished testi-
mony, will be greatly detrinT Ttal, and may be
disastrous in the highest degs,aS
This political tam psring With the adnninistra-
ton has always marked the NJ ssts governments
of the world. The GufRns& Otis DruHs about
enlistmanta in AhhaYille: thelA 4. Asant Gezsr-e
ders affair at Monck's Corne = 9ls Crews
NEEDLE all are OF the same ~ ali are
reaches OF Incompetent aIsH6iiEy t6Wafds nm
warranted power.
THE NEW POSTMASTER.
Our colored postmaster is still passing
through the preliminaries OF his official ex-
istence. Some infolmality in the first bond
sent on to Washington required second send
ing on. n promptly put through and If cor
rect this time, the commission will probably
reach the new officer (Wilder) to-day or to-
morrow. It is rumored that Wilder IN. ends to
retain the same corps Of employees that have
been in the Office under the former postmaster;
and if this be true the new officer will have &C.
cured q strong point in his favor with the COM
munity.
t'3 COTTON MANIA. r.,}
An illustration Of the working Of this mania
appears in the fact that cotton is planted with
in the corporate limits Of Columbia. An
acre lot has been planted in cotton. This acre,
planted In garden vegetables, would yield twice
as much as it will in cotton, and, properly
managed. three times as much.
THE FROST AND HAIL.
but especially in Laurens and Union, complain
heavily OF the effects of the late frosts. In
Laurens. whsre the cotton was up fairly, it
was thought that sections OF most fields would
have to be replanted, but am not advised
that any planters have yet replanted. The
killing of cotton depends upon lands SO nicely
adjusted that single row often separates
the living from the dead cotton for hundreds
of yards together; but these lines, depending
upon moisture or elevation, do not often CO.
incide with the rows. s.85
The hail dotted the State all over---in Ander-
sops In Fairfield and in Richland below Colum-
bia-seeming to have had at least three cen-
tres, or . very zgxag, course. This was on
Wednesday, the 5th.
A second spiritualistic discourse was adver-
tised for yesterday afternoon, but the crowd
was Simmer, though more select, than at the
frst lecture. Mr.. Fuller, Of this CITY, is thus
trying to awaken interest in what he announces
as ''The new dispensation, or spiritual philoso-
ply OF the nineteenth century," but the sue
cess thus far has been small. Our people, thus
far, have taken only moderately to the
isms. although they have been literally sup
rlied AFR Hn11ersa a1rnaln n os
alsothe ism" Of woman suffrage, forgetting that
Louisa Rawlins had doaae that same elaborate
" before the Judiciary Committee long ago.
The Adjutant. General 10 here bestirrina him
self, and the militia organisation liz TO be COM
pleted now. A Citizen applied for exemption
this past week upon the Ground OF conscien.
tious scruples; but the plea was not entertain
edupon his mere individual representation.