The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-16
Federal omcer. for south oarol,n..

carolina as. follows: No change In the Mar
shal, Postmaster or Treasurer, those places
being retained respectively by Messrs. J. 2
NJ. Epping, Stanley G. Trott and J. d.
Geddings For Collector of Internal Reve-
nue., G. W. Clark, present acting Mayor, to
fill the vacancy occasioned by the resigna-
tion Of Senator Sawyer. For Collector Of
the Port, rice DR.. A. G.. Mackey, l.. II.
| Potter one of the present acting board of
Aldermen. For Assessor of Internal Revo-
nue., - Herrick, Uice Alexander Lind
strom.
The nows created the greatest consterna-
ton among the Republican cohorts, in CO.
lumbia, says that paper. and, it is said
made some of the most excited Of tho party
| temporarily crazy. They could not under
stand it. The more they thought about it
the more astonishing it seemed That the
mighty potentates of the party in Washing
ton should be so badly posted in regard to
the domestic affairs OF the party in South
Carolina was past comprehension. There
seemed to be but one way to account for it,
and that was that the Senators had proved
recreant to their trnst as watch dogs of the
party; and so great was the feeling against
them on this suppositon. that there was
strong talk of asking them to resign. Turn
it as they would, take the whole thing toge-
ther or each case separately, it was simply
astounding. For instance, there was Ep-
ping mathematical by both parties by
turns, and yet he held his own despite of all
the efforts of the renowned Leslie, who had
managed to make himself, after fashion,
friends with everybody. If it were a
fashionable way of expressing mourning
nowadays, Leslie would have torn his hair,
put on sackcloth, and rolled in the ashes
As it was, however, he only basphemed,
tore up his census papers and hugged the
we'll known clerk Of the Senate nearly to
death. Then, too, there was Clark who
had been doing his best to cheat the party
out of its victory in Charleston, and there
were Potter and Geddipgs, his chief cooks
and bottle washers, all rewarded, as it were,
for treason. And how was it possible that
quiet old gentleman like Mr.. Trott, who
attends to his own business and lets other
people attend to theirs, could keep his
place, while there were dozen unemployed
'trooly loyal" to make n living at
the expense of the Government? 1t was
very astonishing, and the excitement occa-
stoned in the South Carolina Legislature
was only equalled by that in Congress when
the Cabinet was announced
The following handbill was distributed
in both Houses
INDIGNATION Observation-Disclosures, RALLY!
Whereas it is positively represented that
our Representatives in Congress, and more
especially the United States Senator's will
urge the President to appoint Stanley G..
Trott, present incumbent, postmaster of the
city of Charleston; George w. Clark, de-
Collector of Internal Revenue at Charleston
j. ID. Geddings, q dyspeptic Democrat,
Assistant Treasurer of the United States at
Charleston; l.. T. Potter to be Collector of
the Port of Charleston; all of which gentle
men now are and have been open enemeis
OF the present State government and the
reconstruction laws of Congress; in other
words, the respectable refuse of the Demo
cratic party. Republicans, rally tonight
at the chamber of the House of Representa-
tives, at o'clock. "Place no one on guard
but determined friends of the ballot" We
mean that our Representatives shall have
none appointed bnt true and tried friends
of the Union, free ballot and Republican,
ism, and if they cannot have this done, we
wish to know the reason why. If they find
it inconsistent with the atmosphere ut
Washington to do among other things what
their friends elected them to do, then we
call upon them to resign, and allow n free
people to elect others who will see to it that
quasi rebels shall not hold Office in South
Carolina. Republicans, rally rally!
MANY REPUBLICANS.
Pursuant to this call, the meeting was
held on Friday evening. Rev. b. +. Jack
son presided. The speakers on the occasion
were Senator Leslie, Speaker Moses, ". J.
Whipper, b. A. Bosemon, w. E. John
ston, e. Runkle, r. Is. Elliott, and others.
The speeches were generally of a moderate
tone, gently demonstrating with the Sena-
tors and Representative against the pro-
posed or rumored manner of distribution of
Federal offices in South Carolina. Senator
Leslie offered the following resolutions
which were declared unanimously adopted:
Whereas, on the Sd day of November,
1868, the American people elected General
U. S. Grant President of the United States
upon the express understanding that he was
to be the earnest friend of the Reconstruc-
tion Acts of the Congress of the United