The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-26

to O0tn pOSlllOuS, CUUluet Juu6S'
TIE TWO CANDIDATES.
Wright is colored man. who lisps and is al
WAYS in a good humor. He speaks more, per-
haps. than any three OF the colored senators, and
generally very clearly. His influence with the
colored legislators is very great. He states that
he was born in Pennsylvania, and after gradual
ing at the Lancasteran University, New York,
studied law for two years at Montrose, Susque-
hanna County, in Pennsylvania, and little over
q wear at Wilkesbarre in the same State. He was
admitted to the bar in Susquehanna County, be-
ing the first colored man admitted to practice in
Pennsylvania. After the "Union came in" TOWN
South he was made by General Howard legal ad-
wiser OF the freedmen OF South Carolina.
William Whipper is also colored man. While
popular, he does not enjoy SO high degree OF
popularity as his rival yet his chances for the as
sociate justiccshp are perhaps little better than
Wright's-aoubtess because lie is q member Of
the House, which of course on "joiIt ballot" has
an immense majority, and the partisan feelings
of the members will make many of them vote for
him, who otherwise would support his opponent.
whlpper served in q Michigan regiment during
the war, and came into Charleston with 1.-THE
Union.n He has, am informed, made affidavit
before Magistrate Nash (colored senator from
Richland,) that he had studied law for nine months
before the war. and thereupsn was permitted to
practice in this State. AS regards Whipper's s
mental attalnments, Wright Is his superior; yet
whipper possesses great amount OF shrewdness,
which, coupled with an extraordinary degree Of
persistence, would make him about equal with
Wright in any contest in their legal profession.
Ihave given sketch Of the two candidates as
they appear to me, who am forced to observe
them frequently as they stand before the Senate
or House representing the interest OF their con-
stituents" They are now on the track, equally
matched; the goal-the associate justiceship.
The signal for the start will soon be given, and
then may the Devil be clutching al the hndmost
until the question be decided, or at least long
enough to make the race interesting, and insure
the prize to one Of them. Then, assuredly can 1t
be said that the justices Of the Supreme Court
were elected without ''distnction Of race, color,
or previous condition"
THE CODE.
The Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills re.
ported to-day that the bill to revise simplify and
abrdge the rules, practice, and pleadngs and
forms Of the courts of this State had been COR
reetly and duly engrossed, and was ready to re-
ceive its third reading. This bill TO do this and
tlrat and the other included, Is known as the
"Code," which is staple joke up here. III 1t be
read regularly through and not skipped, as is
usually done with volumnous documents on
their third reading, several hours will be con-
sumed. 1t has yet to receive first, second and
third reading in the House. Its passage through
that body will occupy about two weeks. If not
longer.
LICENSE FOR GAMBLING.
A bill with the above title was introduced in the
House last Saturday. 1t provides, that after the
passage OF this act all games of chance, such as
faro, monte. roulette, laugnette, rouge-et-noir,
rondo, or a banking game played at cards,
dice, or any other device, whether the same be
played for money, checks, credit, or any other
representative Of value, there shall be paid into
the treasury of the county wherein such games
are played the following tariff OF licenses, viz:
$3.50 quarterly for faro; 5000 quarterly for eacn
and every other game Of chance; that In all cases
o separate license must be taken out for each
game played on the premises; that gambling
without license shall be punished by line OF
not less than one thousand dollars or more than
three thousand, or by imprisonment in the coun-
ty jail for not less than three nor more than
twelve months.
PEDDL1NG AND LIQUOR.
There is considerable complaint among the peo-
pie of the State, especially from those living In
the upper couHttes that there Is good deal OF
peddling OF liquors done; that parties have wag-
ons containing one or more barrels OF liquor,
which they drive from plantation to plantation,
retailing their poison to white and black alike.
Lately several petitions have been sent to the
General Assembly requesting 1t to take some steps
to abolish this nuisance. These petitions occa-
stoned the introduction in the Senate to-day OF
hill (by WrighU to "aboisl pedtlling Of liquors."
1t provides that on and after the passage Of the
act it shall not be lawful for any person or per-
sons to peddle ardent spirits in any county In this
State; that any person violating the provisions Of
this act shall lie declared guilty OF misdemean-
or and subject to q fine of not less than one
thousand nor more than two thousand dollars,
and In default OF such fine to be imprisoned
in the penitentiary for not less than three nor
more than six years; that onehalf OF the fine
shall 60 to the inrormer and the other half be paid
into the treasury of the county wherein the Of
fence may have been committed.
ADJOURNMENT.
The Senate today passed the House resolution
to adjourn sine die on the first day OF March. l
do not think that it will be possible for the Assem-
bly, to finish the work already commenced by
that time. Doubtless, when the first OF March
approaches, resolution to adjourn few days
later will he adopted.
STRAY ITEMS.
Colonel D. Wyatt Aiken, secretary and treas
urer OF the South Carolina Agricultural and Me-
chanical Society, arrived tonight, having come
to attend O meeting of the Executive Committee
OF the society, to be held tomorrow night.
When the United States flag on the Statehouse
was hoisted at halr.staf today, as Il mark OF re-
spect to the memory Of Judge Boozer, it was
'unien down." In this way it hung some time,
until itsvas noticed by q man who knew that for
a flag to be in that position meant, not respect,
but "mutiny," and knowing that there was no.
thing of the kind going on at the capitol, went
there and had the Union reversed. l..