The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-09
THE MAYOEAEETY.
Programme or the Pilishury Party.

The last issue of the South Caroline Repub-
lcan, after noticing the events of last week In con-
nection with the Municipal einbrcglio, including
the arrest Of M,yor clark chalks out the remainder
of the Pillsbury programme as follows:
Having cured this riIainal pre- cess, ono OF the
next steps will be to secM Tndnddna,ss from the
Supreme Court compelling Mr.. Clark to show cause
Why in obedience to the act of the IRgisiat re, he
this do, not require iru court but may be heard
in chambers, 1t Will g matter OF but brief delay.
In i1r In hs the c
tutionaiy of the recent act ~ the Leg laure will
come up. 1t is merely fact ef law, a d not q mat
should take only q few hours. AS to the decision,
there may be little doubt that The constutionality
of the act will be affirmed. The Legislature is The
highest law-making body Of the state, giving
charters Tor cities or withholding as they choose.
regulating elections, 80 In any event, there can
be question to their right to repeal their own
~acs, aud this bill confirming the late election
certainly repeals the act whereby Mr.. Clark
tanned in the office given him by military appoint
ment.
tits reported that portion of tho Acting Board of
Aldermen are In iavor OF yield'nG to the just de.
mands OF the elect OF the people, the opposition Of
this coming from Mr. CLARK as the representative of
himself and the Democratic party. II four Of the
Acting Aldermen Withdraw from the contest the
board will be left without q ..money quorum" Or in
other words they cannot leeislate on the financial
ars Of the city To this it it wi win .ss surely come at
the majority Of the peop,e is still further opposed
lies. NJ PAL bury !s s,.re!y to Sa Mayor Of Charles
ton. That much is settled ! he majority Of the
people OF Charleston have voted and further resolved
upon this, the supreme Court has forced the decla.
ration of his election, and the Legislature and the
Governor Of the State have declared for it. post
ponement of his installation into ONCE simply
tends to secure financial disasters for this city In
view of the justice of the and the certain sas.
ters attending IL Justice and in view Of honor. can
those members of the Acting Board who were
elected on the Board of Mr.. Pilsbury, they fail
to that it is their imperative duty to withdraw
Immediately from that com bination which thwarts
the will nf the people. and by withdrawing hasten
the righteous settlement of this question?
Since writing he above, learn that Mr.. Cum
ntngham, No of the Acting Board Of Aldermen. has
resigned The following Is bis letter Of resignation:
"CHARLEsToN, &. O., Maj Oh A, 1869.
"Hon. George W. Clark, Acting Mayor:
having annulled the military appointment under
which held my seat in the Acting Board Of Alder
men, by an act approved March l. 1869, hereby de
cline serving any tupther as member Of said Board
every respectfully,
There was q called meeting Of the 30. called Alder.
men of the Pillsbury party, last night at the white
house in Doughty-street. Certain provsos were dis
cussed and issues canvassed preparatory to further
action to-day, whom there may be some decided sepf
,aken. The upshot OF the gathering last night was
that there must be no more delay, and every exer
ton made to harmonizc the views of the so-called
elect AMI reduce the Acting Board Of Aldermen to
powerless remnant of their former eelf It ia stated
that the legal advisor Of Mr.. Pisbury has cautioned
rettcenoe and prohibition of the publication of
templated action; yet, notwithstanding this inter
dicon, the public will be correctly informed through
the ingenuity of the ubiquitous PRESS