The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-09
NUMBER III.
nnNI1nshN nnNcAk GREENE. HoYT.


senting respectively the counties of Chester
field, Union, Orangeburg and Collelon, may
be classed as silent members. Duncan and
Greene have never spoken that we are aware
of; Donaldson very little, and Hoyt still less.
Donaldson spent more time, or as much at
least last session at home as in the Senate
chamber. Donaldson is collector of Internal
revenue, and Hoyt commissioner Of public
buildings. None of the four will make any
mark at legislating. Hoyt, Donaldson and
Greene are Northerners, and Duncan native
of South Carolina,
HAYES, HAYEE, JILLsoE, JOHNSTON.
e. s. ]. Hayes is native Of South Carolina,
and represents Lexington County. He made
one speech last session, then delivering on
eulogy upon Judge Boozer. He is hard
working committeeman. Harry E. Hayne Is
very bright mulatto, and represents Marion
County, to which place he went after the war.
He served in the Federal army, Is very proud
of his ''war record" and refers to 1t frequent
ly. He does not speak often. When inter-
terested in subject he is very obstinate and
struggles to the last. Justius K. Jillson is
State superintendent Of education and senator
from Kershaw County. He speaks very
little, but is very watchful of bills,
more, apparently, for the purpose of hav-
ing them cons tru ted dramatically than for
any other reason He is Northerner. VIM.
E. Johnston is clergyman and senator from
Sumter. He is of mixed blood. He was q
chaplain in one of the Federal regiments. He
states that he was captured by the Confcdc-
rates and was being carried across Aayo's
Bridge into Richmond, but being informed that
he would be murdered when lie got into the
city, he jumped off of the bridge into the river,
and managed to make his escape through the
lines. He is quiet, good-humorcd, makes few
speeches, and oil Of them brief, but asks numc-
rous questions, seemingly for the purpose of
creating amusement. In which he succeeds.
He is confident of reelection.
C. p. LESLIE
Is the sserratic senator from Barnwell," as he
is properly designated by his senatorial asso-
ciates If the Senate were to meet to-lnor-
row and the Especial order' on the days cal
ender was n bill to ascertain whether Leslie
was lunatic, knavc, or q fool, 1t would be
difficult to foretell the result of the vote, and
1t would be but ordinary prudence for those
betting upon the question to ''hedge" rs
much as possible. There is certainly variety
of opinions among the senators. Corbin and
Maxwell and one or two others have, In their
seats stated that he was crazy; Wimbush and
others have asserted several times that he was
a knave, and on one occasion Leslie said that
he had not made fool OF himself, 10
which Nash replied: mo, that you haven't,
for God saved you the trouble" Leslie
Is native of Brooklyn, and during the
war represented that city in the New
York Legislature. He 1oated South after the
war and lodged somewhere In Barnwcll coun-
ty, became magistrate and then senator,
and afterward land commissioner. Hc Is Of
quick, nervous temperament,a and speaks quick
ly, loudly, dlsconnectedy, and apparently very
earnestly. He Is very fond of using odd el'
pressions, for instance: In speaking OF tho
coored men trying 10 run colorcd mans
party, he said 1t was very much like going
down hill In an old wagon-lt wibblcd and II
wobblcd, and you didn't know whether you
were going to the bottom or to the devil. On an
other occasion he spoke of the objection South
Carolinians had 10 Yankees, and said They
would not be satisfied with any of them; some
of them wouldn't be satisfied with angels.
When the angel Gabriel blows his trumpet
they will swear that 1t isn't him, but some
old Yankee blowing tin horn. All of his
speeches were filled with just such sen
tences Up to two or three weeks pre-
vious to the adjournment, he had more In
fluencc In the Senate than any one, excepting
Corbin. But about the time mentioned, his
Radical associates became suspicious of him,
especially the colorcd portion, who asserted
that he was trying to form "lhird party" 1t
is generally believed that lie resigned the Office
of land commissioner because forced by Gov
ernor Scott, who feared his influence among
the colorcd people OF the State. His motto Is:
'What's the use of State being State un-
less it can take care Of its statesmen" The
Brooklyn papers have several times written
OF Leslie, making him out very bad charac-
ter. On one occasion, as the story goes, he
was asked if these articles would not injure
him? "No," replied he, 81, like great many
others of the Northern men down here,
have reason to be thankful that our con-
stitucnts can't read" AS regards Lese's poll
tics, it is difficult to place him. He was origi-
naly a Democrat, then Republican; when he
was turned out of the Legislature, he avowed
himself Democrat; when he returned, he was
o Radical; at the commencement Of the last
session lie was bitter Radical; at its close
Conservative Republican, or something. 1t is
said that he twill stick to friend through
thick and thin." With all of his faults there
are few men who have the moral courage
to make the speech that he did on the last
night of the session. full synopsis Of which
was published in The NEWS.
LUNNEY, MONTGOMERY, MAXWELL.
John Lunney, native OF the North, is the
Radical senator from Darlington. He spoke
very little, was frequently absent, but wien
present worked earnestly for his constituents
c. w. Montgomery is president pro tenn Of the
Senate and presided the whole of last session.
making very good presiding officer. lie is !,
native of South Carolina, ANA is senator from
Nrwbcrry. II. j. Maxwell, colored. senator from
Marlboro pays more attention tn his dress
than any other senator. Perhaps, in doing
this lie forgot To .biIlsh M" mentally. lie does