Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-01-15
Friday, January Is, 1869.
Solomon l.. Eose.

of this issue so much Of the pro
test Of Mr.. Hoge to the election o
tho Hon. J. p. Reed, member elect tt
Congress from tho fhird Congressional
District, as relates to the County OF
Abbcvilie. We call the attention OF
our people to it as most eXtraorli
nary Notwithstanding in its
length, extraordinary in its state
mcnts, and extraordinary in its pur-
pose. The Commissioners Of Election
were appointed by Governor Scclt
the Commissioners appointed mana
gers at the different prccip cts, whc
held the election, made retrrn to the
Commissioners. who reported to the
Board OF State Canvasscrs:, and upon
their report Governor Scott has
declared Mr.. Reod d.iy elected mem.
bcr Of Congress from the Third Dis,
G1ct. The protest Of Mr.. 1Iogc not
only aspcrscs the character Of the
District he is SO anxious to represent
in Congress, but in effect charges
fraud and corruption uron the Mana
gers and Commissioners Of Election,
the Board of Canvasscrs and the
Governor himself His last for Office
hes driven Mr.. Hoye to assail not only
the people, hut ali the officials OF the
State.
Who is Solomon L. uogc? Tie is a
man unknown among us. His name
is not farhiliar to our ears. He has
mover earned Office from this people
by residence in their midst, devotion
to their interests, sympathy with
them or the exhibition Of great abiii-
ties. Indeed wo aro not informed that
he evor distinguished himself any
wherc or i'll any line. We have made
efforts, but have not yet satisfactorily
ascertained whether he first saw the
light in Ohio or Pennsylvania. We
have not been able to learn much of
lis youth or early history, except that
he claimed to be Democrat and still
does. No do not certainly know that
he was ever admitted to practice law
ii any State bu. as we first heard Of
him as 4 Captain in the army, we
may safely say that ho ncvcr practiced
much anywhere, and is 10 lawyer
certainly knows nothing of South
Carolith law. Yet he HAD hin.s 4
elected one Of the Associate Justices
OF the Supreme Court. We however
never heard any friend venture to
hint that he had The slightest qualif-
cations for that high and dienitied
office, which had always previously
been given 20 great legal abilities, and
as a reward for long professional ex-
pcrlence and high character: Soon
tired Of his new honors rs Associatc
Justice, which seat, We believe, he had
not then warmed. he procured from
the Radicals the nomination for Con-
gress. He had then never even seen
: the upper country. We believe he
never was in Abbeville but once, and
then he came with guide. lie came
on the railroad, and no doubt was
Informed that if he would keep his
seat the cars would bring him to the
land OF promise. He came to spie out
district to represent in Congress-
IL was to him tour Of discovery-a
search for office in land " Terra incoG.
n''d." He brought along with him
ono Randolph, a eolored man, also, as
we are informed, from the State Of
Ohio, evidently in that way to make
an appeal to color and race, to stir I'D
strife and get the votes Of the negroes
for Congress. Mr.. Hoge did not re-
seivc a very warm reception, and soon
Changed his base by beating q hasty
retreat. Does any man in America
OF any party, think that the people Of
ADbeville were wrong in giving him
eastoold shoulder 4? Docs any decent
man, white Or black, think that ho
deserved to be taken to the hearts orI
inc people of Abbeville and made
tae'r Representative in Congress -?
II bbeVillel which has sent more men
OF distinction to Congress and to the
coanchs OF the nation than any other
territory of the same size on the
continent, except, perhaps, old Albe-
marie, Of Virginia.
10 leap at one bound from a. Can.
taincy in the army to be Associate
Justice Of the Supreme Court of
South Carolina, and then so soon after
TO DO Candidate for Congress, indi-
cate that he is no ordinary man, and
we are very anxious to know more on
h'm' We would be very thankful if
some admirer would favor the world
with a campaign life of Solomon /.
hoge.. Let him, tell us where and
when he was born J.; hov and vhsrs
he spent his early youth where heI
got his education how many cases
ne ever managed at the bar; how he
ca md in the armv ond oborou