The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-31
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IFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, December 90.
Considerable comment has been indulged In
in regard 10 the recent quarrel between two
Radical knights, Hubbard and eX-Colleetor
Smith, which happened last week. Smith gets
abused on all sides because he did not shuttle
off Hubbard's mortal coil, and Smith in return
abuses Hubbard and says he Is coward, and
never struck him. On the other hand, certain
parties state that they witnessed the
whole affair, and that Smith threw up the
sponge. One person states that he has the
broken cane in his possession. We venture
no assertion, but allow Mr.. Smith to make his
own statement. He has written card, IN
which he states that. .being perfectfully well
acquainted with the affair between himself and
Hubbard, growing out Of the adjustment Oh
certain accounts, in which Hubbard acted on
the mart of the State, the statement that lie
was cowhided is as grand lie as
ever came from hell ITSELF" Mr.. smith
IS DELIGERENT.
and warns the man who told the story so well
that "he may be waited on" From Smiths
rersion Of the affair we learn that on some DAY
lasl week he was passing the olllce OF HUBBARD
in company with one OF HucS&ris consLa-
bles-one of those "wholly dependent ON the
latter for charitable liring'-when he crossed
the street and was hailed By the chief. Smith,
ESQ he says.) at the approach Of Hubbard,
s.lold him to halt, and he thought 1t best to be
obedlent, and peaceable conversation Oh
some minutes took place"
T. !. MAcKEY SOUNDS THE .A.AEM.
The remainder of Mr.. Smiths card is inter-
csting, and We copy It:
.tAiter the third or fourth call Of Trial JUS
ticc Mackey, of Charleston, 10 come away, he
QIubbard) left me. During the brief inter-
view he well knows That told him that
would give him every satisfaction. Alter he
left me applied epiLhets to him which we're
severe enough, but which he never returned
/ then lett him and was far up the street in an
enclosure when, while examining my pistol, l
accidentally shot myself. When l net Hub
bard saw no stick or whip in his hand. II
he had one he dared not show it,
Comment unnecessary. One OF these men
must fall now sure-Cr what is sweet revenge!
AN EN1GMArTCAL GOVERNMENT.
II has been suggested. and aptly, too, that
the coat of arms OF the State be transmOgrl-
fed into an interrogation point, with anxious
taxpayers and lelllded oflc,-seekcrs earnestly
gazing at 1t. It Is ''whcre Is tllls = ana "Wller3
IS tlaC!' and who's got my money!" ana
'swhere does it all go TO p and thousand
other questions that are being piled daily. 1t
has again been suggested, and as aptly, TOO,
that as the only palmetto at the State capital
is an iron one over the monument IN the Slntc-
house grounds, that the sobriquet OF the State
be changed to "Grin and bear it."
HOW TO APPROACH THE MoGuLs.
Taking into consideration the very unmark-
ed ability of our State officials, their vast
and extended experience at home, abroad and
in South Carolina, their Icing so unaccustom-
ed TO mixing with the surging ''plebes," 1t
isn't at all wonderful that they load them
selves down with "frIls," and invariably
show every stranger out OF the DICK door
who comes to transact business Ihis seems =
matter of no moment; but when combined
with the s'shave" business. it becomes q
powerful adjunct.
1t isn't every one in the ring, even, that un-
derstands how to approach 6 State official. In
the first place, the better your case the better
your chances Of never putting it through. NO
one here has any respect for an honest man.
He is clean Gown to zero, with some consider
able prospect OF never rising In this age
Don't ever deceive yourselves by Lrnmpin5 up
a fair. decent. honest scheme, ii you want It
considered at ALL The best capital to 80 In on
here. from mis- Excellency down to any ephem-
eral commissioner" Is threats. 90 TO the
Governor; present to him o good opportunity
of exercising his pardoning power; say poor
man of eighty, with sixteen starving children,
sentenced for life for stealing peck OF
meal 10 feed them; say the most aWlully
touching case Imaginable. VIII he grant it !?
Certainly. If you go through the performance
OF threatening that you will ilnearih some vile
scheme. 1t don't make any difference IL YOU
know ANYTHING vile or no; every one will llink
you do. and IL will answer us we'll. But, then,
Won must follow the thing up You can't eX-
pect men who think Inferno loo good for those
who keep Il promise to do anything lor you
unless you keep after them close. and prevent
them from hedging at the last moment. And
if YOU take The advice of those who have been
there, :ou will feel all your pockets before you
leave. Force Of habit sometimes overcomes
force Of character.
rtake the Governor, for example. He mist
pardon any offence, and "chalk 1t up against
Ills picket line account il not already "eX-
hausted' The remainder OF the officials are
of a batch, only more so, and can be approach
ed most successfully after the manner Of their
figure head.
These remarks are Of interest only to those
who may contemplate doing anything here at
Columbia. To such I9trust they may prove
profitable Always bear in mind that here
man has friends so iong as lie can be made
available and no longer.
TIE CANVAS DOWN.
As Scott and the 'crowd' have all gone
home i. e. North and 10 Jersey, and The circns,
of which Whittemore is ringmaster, Hurley
ticket agent, Leslie 1nancier, Byas clown, has
pulled down Its poles and the chattering as
semblage gone too, you can imagine nothing
is being done On Monday the doors will be
thrown open again, and on Wednesday the per-
formance will begin. We shall have more red
flags and blood and lively time all around.
IN OYER ESTIMATE OF COTTON.