The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-15
THE NEW REGIHE E.
Useless and Useful Legislators.
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SUABER VII

ored people Of South Carolina" This caused
so much laughter from his associates that ne
has never had the courage to speak again.
Samuel Nuckles is black man, and represents
Union County. He is clergyman by profes-
sion. Whatever abilities he may possess rs
| minister, he has brought none to bear as leg
! islator. ]. L. Neagle is representative OF
Richland County, a physician by professlon'
comptroller-general by authority Of Governor
Scott, and sneaking looking white man oy giit
ofnature. He is oorlegislator, having no infir-
ence whatever, excepting withthe two or three
representatives of Richland. P. j. OConnell
Is white man, and representative OF YORK
County. He is agent for the Catawba Indians.
He never spoke. 1t is believed that he was
the captain of the Forty Thieves organization
until the last days Of the session, when ne was
relieved by another member, of whom, If we
can get the data, VIC are on the track of-and
we think VIC can-we will have considerable
to say. H. w. Purvis is mulattc, and repre-
sentative of Lexington County. He Is a teach
er, and expects to be the United States inter-
nal revenue collector, to fill the place OF A. 5.
Wallace. He spoke frequently, is fair de-
batter, uses good language, and is styled by MS
opponents as the s'Gentleman from Philadel-
phia," or sthe Bean Brummel Of the House.,
Wade Perrin is black man, and represents
Laurens County. He is clergyman by pro-
fesslon. AS a legislator, he is not worth MS
salt, but does the talking for the delegation.
jeffrey Prendegrass is black man, repre-
sentative cf Williamsburg County, clergy
man, and among the better class of the colored
legislators. Charles II. Pettingill is white
man, assessor of internal revenue, and repre-
sentative of Williamsburg County. If his con-
stituents elect him to stay at home, they will
do themselves, if not him, service.
RAHsIER AND OTHERS.
Alonzo ]. Ransicr is OF mixed blood, a repre-
sentative of Charleston County, chairman o.
the State Republican Executive Committee,
and auditor of Charleston County. He speaks
frequently, argues strongly, generally conser-
vativcly, but is charged by some OF his fr''nds
and opponents with attempting to ri,.g uoth
the Radical and Democratic horse. He has,
however, considerable influence Thomas
Richardson is black man, and representa-
tive Of Colleton County. He is the noisiest
man in the House. Alfred Rush is I mulatto,
and representative Of Darlington County
He can be appropriately classed among the
useless members; as also Prince R. Rivers,
black man, representative of Edgefeld County;
Abram Smith, black man, and representative
of Charleston County; Sancho Sanders, a
black man, and representative OF Chester:
H. l.. Shrewsbury, mulatto, representative OF
Chesterfield County; Powell Smyth, mulatto
anhrcpresentative of Clarendon County; VIM.
Simmons and S. B. Thompson, beth reprcsen-
tatives of Richland County-the former mu-
latto and the latter black man; James Smi-
ling, mulatto and representative of Sumter;
Robert F. Scott T. A. Sullivan, both white
men, the former representing Williamsburg
and the latter Abbeville County; Benjamin
A. Thompson. o black man and representa-
tive of Marion County; Samuel Tinsiey, white
man and representative of Greenville County;
w. NJ. Thomas, black man and representa-
tive of Colcton County; Charles N. Wilder, q
mulatto, postmaster at Columbia, and repre-
sentative Of Richland County; John Woolley, a
white man and representative of Edgeheld; j.
H. White, black man aad representative OF
York County, and John B. Wright, a black
man and representative of Charleston County.
RUSH, sroLBRAND AND OTHERS.
Alfred Rush, lnulatto, representative OF
Darlington County, was believed to be the
business agent of the Forty Thieves" organiza-
ton, and when an important bill was brought
up, desired its consideration to be postponed so
that he and his friends might have time to
look into it, Carlos j. Stolbrand, foreign
er, is superintendent of the State Penitentiary.
He spoke little, is Of an eXcltable disposition,
and has little influence He was an officer IN
Sherman's army, and commanded the bate
ries which fired on Columbia, before it was
evacuated. Several shells and fragments
struck the capitol building,in which he now
sits as legislator. Robert smalls is mulat-
to, and representative Of Beaufort County.
During the late war, lie carried of the steamer
Planter from this port to the Federals He
speaks frequently. but generally more en-
phatically than sensibly; he has been known to
break three inkstands, by his emphatic way OF
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striking his desk with his fist. Sancho San
ders, black man, clergyman by profession,
and representative of Chester County, has
learned to write '.good hand" OF late. He
spends most of his time in practiclng, and is so
busily engaged that when called upon to vote,
he does not know which side he is on, and has
to be told by his friends how to vote. T. K.
Sasportas is mulatto, and representative OF
Orangeburg County. He speaks frequently,
but not well, and has no influence. AS COM
mitteeman he is prompt and hardworking.
ToMLINsoN, wHIPPER AND OTHERS.
Reuben Tomlinson is native Of the North,
a representative of Charleston County, white
man, auditor of the State, and an honest man.
He spoke frequently, clearly, earnestly, and
was listened to with marked attention, but had
little influence, the cause for which, as assign
ed by the people Of Columbia, irrespective Of
party, was that he would not be party to the
measures and trickcry of the majority OF the
members, and his vote could not be bought
Samuel Tinsley, a white man and reprcsen-
tativc of Greenville, is not an efficient legisla-
tor. He enjoys the honorable reputation of
being table to run down the widest hog OF the
mountains" and, sometimes, being unable to
distinguish ear marks, gets his neighbors hogs.