The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-11-16
THE RADICAL PROGRAMME,
A BLUE LOOKOUT FOR wH1rTEMoRB
A Plot Against corbin-rhe whitte-
more Misunderstanding a Senator
The Best Man Wins.

IRON AN OCCASIONAL CONSEQUENTLY
COLUMBIA, November IA.
The approaching session Of the South Caro-
Ina Legislature promises some developments OF
special interest to few senators and State OH
ciala and of interest to the citizens OF the State
generally. l--. ne ~ :: =
Among the first duties OF the Senate will be q
reorganization of that body. In doing this, It is
understood that an attempt will be made TO pre-
vent the official polygamist, corbin, from RETAIN
ing his seat as senator from Charleston. Also, to
deny the right OF the perured scoundrel- White
more to a seat as senator elect from Darlington
County; to order q new election for senator from
Charleston County, rejecting the claims OF MI Mr,
Bates; also new election In Abbevflle and Horry
Counties to fill the vacancies caused by the
deaths of Hon. q. Buck End Hutson ]. Lomax.
1t is claimed, by the senatorial opponents Of
CorbIn, and they are numerous-his ridlcule OF
their arguments and defeat Of their plans by his
untirIug energy not being calculated to inspire
friendship-that he is no longer entitled to his
seat, he having forfeited it under the law debar-
ring any one from seat in. the Legislature who
holds State or Federal office. -. - ;s.;,,,
Asregards Whittemore, there arc i've Radlcat
seven Conservative senators will vote soidly with
them, making twelve. votes. It is believed that
several more of the senators will he Induced TO
vote the same way. Altogether the prospects for
the kicking out Of the reverend rascal are 1aVora-
ble His opponents take The true ground, that ne
is more entitled to stone-breaEing position In
the State penItentlary than seat in the Legisla.
sure.
Franklin ]. Moses, Jr., the great warrior who
has cried for blood under two banners, yet under
neither has he spilled any nor sought the places
where there was O prospect Of its being spilled,
will doubtless be reelected speaker wlthoat any
opposition to speak Of.
Daddy Cain still aspires to seat In the Senate,
and the profits accruing from the chairmanship
Of the committee on printing and on stray bills
after getting sIeave OF absence" for three days,
and "seeing the capitalists Of Charleston" As
the vote for Cain was much larger than his oppo-
nents dreamed OF, it has been thought best by
the ruling faction to concliate him by some stray
bit OF patronage AS he ls well acquainted with
the "ins.de worKingsn OF the land commission,
the chief position IN that political machine is
spoken OF for him. However, In this connection
It would NO. be out Of place to state that there is
growing feeling among the legislators looking
to the adjustment Of this costly swindle.
The election Of an United States senator will
be fruitful source OF trouble to the General
Assembly, and will result in the pockets OF the
influential members being increased by the con.
tributIons OF the aspirants for senatorial honors
Governor Scott, Attorney. General Chamberlain
Secretary If State CardoZo, Comptroller Genera
Neagle, and Robertson, late Incumbent are
already in the field. Neagle, according to gene
raj report, Is prepared to pay the most for the
privilege; In fact, it is well known that he has
already made bids for the votes Of two members.
The feeling OF those OF the Radical members,
whose opinions know, is favorable to the Attor-
ney General, but they say that so long as there
are so many candidates In the neld, they do not
care which Is elected, and viii give their support
to the one who Will do the most for them, I. e.,
Increase theif bank accounts.
That thanksgiving proclamation Of Scott's Is
looked upon as sort Of serious joke from his Ex.
cellency. II he had proclaimed that thanks be re.
turned because we, Scott, Parker, Neagle & Co.,
have, by the obtuseness OF several thousand dar
key voters, been spared, for two years. the pain
| full necessity OF darkenIng the portals OF some
| StlCc luSllLuttOu uSu Will SuCSlo VI iiS hoeots
courts, then the aforesaid darkey voters nigh,
! give thanks, as they had been Informed by some
OF their speakers during the campaign, that Il
Scott was reelected he would pardon oil coIored
| men who were convicted Of crime. But for his
! Exceency to deliberately, through nm offlcia
proclamation, call upon the citizens OF South Ca
rollna, whom lie has designated as assasslns, and
I by proclamation and through his tools lnsulted
| and robbed, to give thanks for return to power
Of the men whosecry has been "Rule or Ruin," is
regarded as wilful insult. Many hundreds o.
the citizens OF South Carolina will doubtless pay
lno attention to this proclamation. 1t seems tt
| me that any citizen who observes the day in tht
way designated, would oner an insult TO hi'
Maker by playing the role Of hypocrite. f.
| THE FRENCH .A.aMF OF TIE LOIRE
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