The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-11

legislation should wisely comprehend the
best interests of the whole people. 40
not believe legislation will accomplish ar,
san spirit. The people of Charleston
want rest They have had enough OF trouble
and turmoil This bill will not bring them
rest. One OF the speakers said large numbers
of men were going about the streets in stary-
ing condition. That may be true. But tnere
are more mon Of that class at work now than
have been for months past. Just as som as
this bill is passed, labor operations Will cease
business will cease, and city stock Will go down
to fifteen cents. EVERYTHING else Will 70 down
in proportion. Men OF property, and monled
men and men OF influence, will stop their ope-
rations.
Rlaxwell. We're not the monied men OF
South Carolina opposed to the Reconstruction
measures
CAIN. Doubtless they were. There were some
Reconstruction measures I was opposed to- L.
has been asserted chat If this bill docs not
pass it will ,njTe the Republican party; L
care not sous marquee for party When tney
violate law ami seek TO destroy the pest lnGer-
ests of my homestead. If understand the
design OF government, it is to afford protec-
ton to life, liberty AMI property. and when
party spirit runs so high as to endarger those
interests. then cannot encourage it. l claim
| to be as good Republican as any man on luis
floor, or in South Carolina. LAM Wiling at al
times to suffer and stand up to defend the
rights Of men. L do MT understand
Republcaniam in any narrow, restrictea' 1:I
| circumscrlbed sense. 1t is freedom. hper-
ty, and justice TO all. believe the kepuo-
lican party will certainly go down if this mea,
sure IS passed But believe the party Will
/ vet do right aud maintain its own laws. Ii IL
willundertake to put down frauds, frown ae "n
violations OF law, then it mrst be successful.
Mr. Leslie. Mr. President it is rather an
| cor talking about
this business. don't think that good ousl-
ness man would talk but vely few minutes
about this bill. I do not think thele is but
very little to be said. Ii q man knows what ne
wants to do, let him so aud do it.. II he don't
| mean to do it. let HIM stop whele ne is anu say
so. DO we know what We want TO cox Da
know what want to do? l will ask that ques-
tion first
On one side of the House there appears to
be great sympathy for the Mayor and Alder
men elect. They desire not that they shall be
| elected over again, or elected IN any otner
manner than the manner provided by law, but
that they shall have their seats. They claim
on one side that an election has been held: anu
that MIR. Pillsbury received majority OF the
votes cast and also his Aldermen.
Now, then, the Jaw has spent its force lt
| las done all that it Was expected TO do. IL mas
secured declaration from the officers named
by law 10 make that declaration. and tnat was
| that Mr.. Pillsbury received majority OF votes.
MIR. Pillsbury by that declaration Is male
Senate called upon to do? 10 order another
election? No. TO tinker up tho law? No.
TO validate the law? No. But to proceed to
put Pillsbury IN his scat, and his Board OF AL
dermen that were elected. That IS ell we are
called upon TO do. 1t is all anybody has n
| HIM, that is all they have right to expect.
Will we doit?
I can say in regard to this case precisely
what the senator from Charleston can say;
precisely what other senators say. The ground
work Of what I wish to say is this: lhave 0her-
ed my substitute for just ono reason. have
always felt that IN republican form OF gov
ernmeut majority vote cntitles the party re-
ceiviug it to his scat. If any amount OF fraud
is alleged; If it is alleged that there has been IN
Jimidatiou; if it is alleged that fraud has been
| used, it does not offer any excuse whatever lor
| a refusal to give q certificate to tho party re.
ceiving majority vote. He is entitled, IN all
cases, to q certificate of election and his seat.
| Whether YOU like it or not, that has always
been the law.
Now dec aration has been mlde by the Off
GERS named in the election law, that Plllsbury
and his Aldermen received majority OF tho
votes cast. am ready 10 do what is neccs-
sary to "ive MIR. plllsbury and his Aldermen
| their seats. When have done that my work
it will be for the party aggrievcd to contest
his right. II that party can say that there mas
been bribery, and such influence as that
brought to bear by which he had been defeat
ed, would give that party every right to test
the case. If he can say there has been no
lsgal election. let him oust Mr.. PlilsDury
and his Aldermen. The only reason l
consented to introduce the su ubstitute was
that the country Should not misunderstand
| nv motive BY my vote. 1 know this,
that partisan politicians often are guided by
what may seem to hel their party. For IN
stance, you Cannot find Democrat here to-
day who would vote for The senator's bill from
Charleston, or the bill introduced. You can
not find one of them. But you will not find
many Republicans who will not vote On one
| side or the other. on this bill. woulC have
been glad had some Of the Democrats intro
duced that very bill that introduced. 1t Is no
new principle that l. majority OF votes cast
entities q party to il seat IL has always
been Democratic principle. I do not care
whether they were legal OF illegal. do not
| care how many protests there were-lf he got 3
majority of votes, the party Is entitled to
! his seat and that is the Democratic doctrine
and nothing else. Who denies that? Dut 1t
makes a good deal OF difference whose bull ls
gored in this matter.
have said that l introduced thai IL tine
! substltute). I did it because | think am IN
dependent enough 10 declare my vote and the
reasons for it. Independent OF politics may
say what have right in saying without be-
ing affected by political parties. 1 have
ho ,od 10 see Eoro style Of that work done. But
let O man ccmc up here, and II it's for nothing
more than dog collar, you Will see one CLASS
OF Republicans take Only tho orc SIDE und
every Democrat running the other wa. Four
Gftlls of the Democrats, or of both parties, do
no understand why it is they take that side,
| but simply because Democr IT'S and Eepulicaus
| are concerned, There IL not 4 maa, u white
| num- woman or Child 10 tho City of Charleston
| that bel-ves, Ill my own heart. would 90
ANYTHING tn 1t wos not right. Would say to
the pcoplo OF CharlcsonI never have sympa-
thlzed with this ticket. and lhoy know when
| utter this fact, that mover have Aud that Is
what IS tho matter to-day. 1hey haYc not
had the well done good aud faithful servant.
They havo not shown good 1u!gnont OF tho
moderate men in every other COMMUNITY OF
South Carolina.
That is what is the m.ttor. Mr. P,lsbary is
an honest nan. Dir. PilsbHry wl.l. III my
| Judgment prove 10 be better mail than tho
people OF Charleston give hun credit for being.
| Bus there Is not a man III South Carolina WHO
| believes that, in ever respect, AIR. l'iiisbnry
has the 6rst.class qualifications for This olhue
| do not believe it. But believe him to be u
god, honest, wel.mcaning man. DO not be-
lleve ho would stoop TO anything mcan.
The unfortunate condition Of the city GER
talnly required that either party, IN their no.
| m nations, should have put forward their best
man. The city debt IS about one-slxth OF all
the taxable property, the like OF which has
scarcely ever been known before. admit that
| what 7 am now snyinp is quite irrelevant to