The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-19
L talk WITH TIE GOVERNOR.
THB RADICAL PLAN FOE THE FALL
CAMPAIGN.
Tho Militia and the Next Elcetion-oivl
Rights-Educational- Justices-
Stray Items.
IsRoA OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE
Coi iriNRrA Eehri1ary l

COLUMBIA, February IT.
TIE HILIrIA AND THE GENERAL ELECTION.
Last night the correspondent oil The NEWS
had o chance conversation with Governor Scott,
Superintendent Stolbrand and Joseph Crews,
during which many things were said concerning
the action Of the Republican party at the next
election. As the conversation was private, the
correspondent asked the Governor II he would
object to certain portion OF his remarks being
published in The NEWS, to which he replied thai
It was his desire that what he said should be pub
lshed, and he would be gratiaed II 1t were men.
toned In the next letter from Columbia. That
portion Of the conversation referred to Is sub
joined.
The Governor was asked Il there was any truth
in the report that State arms were being distrt
buted throughout the counties. He replied that
arms had been sent to only one or two places-fork
County was mentioned as one-where the "Ku-
Kluxn or some secret organization had been NAL
treating Republicans, beating them and destroy
ing their property.
To the question whether arms would be gene
rally distributed previous to the time OF holding
the general election next fall, he replied that the
Legislature had passed an act providing for the
organization OF the militia OF the State; and as II
was his duty to carry out the provisions Of the
act, he Intended to see them executed as quickly
as possible. He wished to see the militia organ
lied under men who could be trusted to preserve
&order in their districts at any and at all times,
whether the disturbers OF the peace were Demo-
crsts or Republicans he desired to see all classes
in the militia, and 1t made no difference to him
whether Confederate or Federal commanded
them; In fact, it never occurred to him TO ask
such question; all he wished to know was
.twould he obey and execute the laws" The
Governor mentioned one or two Confederate ofh-
GERS whom he had either entrusted or intended
entrustlng with militia commands.
In response to the iuterrogatory: Would not the
arming OF the militia and their presence at the
elections tend to provoke disturbance and cause
bloodshed he answered that he thought not;
that the knowledge that there was fsrce ade.
ouate to check all disturbances would deter the
evll-minded men in any community from COM
menclng or instigating disturbance. "But now
lie. me tell you, sir" said he lyon may rest assur-
ed that after the next election the republican
party will never 60 before Congress stating that
its voters were intiunidated or prevented from
voting by Democrats, Ku.Klux or any organiZa-
tion whatever. Tie Republicans want to have
peace and order during the next election, anu II
possible they will have 1t. II the Democrats can
beat US fairly we Will submit; but we VIII not be
driven from the State, as some propose. We from
the North have come here to stay, and intend to
DO 30. Ii the Democrats choose to practice their old
tricks Of murder and intimidation, the result
will be terrible to them and to the State"
The ebove is almost verbatim statement OF
that portion of the co,irers".lon to report which
permission was asked and granted.
CIVIL RIGHTS.
TWAS generally believed that there would DC
stor..sI Iepate In the Senate to-day over the re-
nort OF the Committee on the judiciary on tue ..1
bi,l to enforce the provisions Of The Civil Rights
bill OF the United States Congress, and TO secure
to tho people the benefits Of republican govern
ment in this State,n and the usual hangers on IN
that body had large accessons to their nunocr
from parties who desired TO KNOW what "euio oc
ssld about "civil rights" About hali'past IL
O'Clock Maxwell moved that the bill be made
the special order for Tuesday next. fasn
hoped there would be no postponemeht. haA'
well gave as his reason for desiring o postpone
ment, that there were several special orders ior
to-day, which were important and Should DC con'
sidered at once. Nash did not know Of any more
important measure than this; he wanted his
rights-all OF thcm-and he did not want 10 "aiS
fifteen minutes to get them; IL would not iiurt II
It were passed to-day, signed by the Governor TO-
morrow and become law. Cain was In favor OIL
taking up the bill at once, saying sail hands were
spelling TO get hold OF it," After few "dIlato-
~ motious,n Maxwell's motion to make the bill
the special order for Tuesday next was carried.
COUNTY OFFICES.
To-day, in the senate, Corbin introduced bill
IN proyide for an election to iii vacancies occur
ring in county offices, the provisions Of which are
that, as by the constitution the election OF judge
OF probate, county commissioners, clerk OF the
Court OF Common Pleas, and school commission
ers rests with the people, therefore be It enacted
that whenever any vacancy occurs in these omces
the county commissioners shall, within thir'y
days thereafter, call au election, giving at least