The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-11
THE NEW REGIME.
The Lights of the Legislature.
NUMBER Y.
ApANsoS. BosEMoN, AND OTHERS.

w. AQamSOn IS Dlack man, anu represents
Kershaw County, if sitting in his seat and vot-
ing as he is told can be called representing.
Benjamin A. Bosemon is Of mixed blood, quite
intelligent, is the physician Of the Charleston
County Jail, and regent of the Lunatic Asylum.
He represents Charleston County, does not
speak often, and has little influence. B. F.
Berry is white man, by profession clergy
man, and represents Barn~ell County. j. A.
Bowley is black man, and represents George
town County. He aspires to be leader of the
House. and initiates DeLarge, Elliott and
Whipper, but received for his pains Kisses and
laughter, instead of the applause he desired
and Thought he deserved. He is school COM
missioner of Georgetown County. VIM. ].
Brodie is black man, and represents Charles
ton County, as also does Stephen Brown, who
is black man. Neither of them are Of much
service to their constituents. Barney
Burton, John and Joseph Boston are
black men, and represent respectively
the counties of Chester, Darlington and
Newberry, and may be classed among the
silent members. John A. Boswell Is white
man, and representative from Rershaw
County. He is postmaster at Camden, and, as
correspondent informs us, has colored wo-
man for his wife. w. A. Bishop is a white
man, representing Spartanburg County. Like
Boswell, he was not "called" to be legisla-
tor. Lawrence Cain is mulatto and E. J.
Cain black man, representing respectively
the counties Of Edgefeld and Qrangeburg, in
which they hold the offices of school conrm.is-
sioner. They,sand Wilson Cooke, of mixed
blood, and representing Greenville County,
and VIM. S. Collins,4a white man, representing
Marion County, fill chairs in the House, and
are of no further legislative service. The Mar
ion Star accuses Collins of having sold his vote
on the Phosphate bill, for one hundred and
twenty-five dollars.
JOSEPH CREWS.
The first thing to be said of Joseph is that
he was chairman of the committee appointed
to investigate the ''disordered state of affairs"
in tho Third Congressional District. The re-
port of the committee shows the manner Of
man he is. AS legislator he is not worth
much IT, his constituents Of Laurens County,
the me nbers OF the Legislature, to whom he
loaned money at o high rate of percentage.
Joseph is native of North Carolina, and is a
''man of peace" Joseph Is very popular with
the State officials, and it is generally believed
does all Of the secret work that is done by
these officials.
DE LARGE.
|. Robert C. DeLarge is little fellow, Of mix
ed blood, representative of Charleston Coun-
ty, and the leader of the House, having more
influence in it, perhaps, than all three of the
other influential representatives, viz: Elliott,
Moses and Whipper. DeLargc is not cducat-
ed, but is shrewd, q ready adapter, tricky and
full of energy He is as restless as a June-bug,
and 1t is as difficult to keep an eye upon him as
It was for the Dutchman toput his finger on the
fea He seldom sits in his seat, but moves all
about the House, chatting to this or that repre-
sentative; making soto Uoce remarks, and
least once in every ten minutes addressing the
House. 1t is difficult to assign reason for his
Influence, but it Is almost unbounGed. No
measure that he puts forward stops on its way
to an act in the House; the "wheels of legisla-
ton" in the House seemed to be moved, for
htm, by clock-work, of which he alone has the
key. He has thorough contempt for large
roundly whenever he feels in the humor. He
Is now Land Commissioner.
DENNIS, DRlFFLE, DUvALL, DsaARs.
John B. Dennis, who rejoices In the prefix OF
no u of3 In of
army during the late war, and Is now repre-
sentative from Charleston County. He is en-
ployed in one of the state departments. He
was frequently absent last session, spoke little,
and has no influence. VIM. Dritlle, large,
bright mulatto, Is representative from Collie
ton County. Because Of his good humor and
frequent laughing he is called ''laughlng Drift
he," and 'motion Drifle," because he makes
so many motions. Lewis w. Duval is white
man, representative and sheriff of Fairfield
County, with no influence whatever. Francis
Demars is one of the most respectable Radical
representatives in the House, and appeared to
be thoroughly disguised with the company he
was in. He represents Orangeburg County,
and is postmaster at the county scat.
ELLIOTT,
or "Coloneln R. 3. Elliott US he Is designated,
because of his position as assistant adlutant-
general of the State, is a black man and rep
resents Barnwell County. He makes the best
sounding speeches In the House, but there is
little in what he says. His influence is next
to that Of DeLarge's. The only way to COM
pare the two is to liken them to fox and a
bull. Like the bull, Elliott goes roaring along
with head down, seeing neither to the right
nor to the left. If an obstacle present itself
and he cannot break it down with rush, he
gives up. DeLarge will go tripping up to the
same obstacle and if he cannot 20 over it, un-
der it or through it, will run up and down un-
til he can get around 1t. Elliott has gained
considerable notorety by horsewhipping a
low white man in Columbia last summer. He
is native Of the North, and by profession q
lawyer
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