The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-04-03

"what do you think OF Governor SCOTS
/ present course ~
: "The Governor is between two fires now.
He is endeavoring to please both parties. You
ace. the Governor sees, as We all do, tnat a
| change is bound to come in the political flrina-
ment here. and while. he wants to avoid an
open rupture with the powers that be-, he 10
vet anxious to prepare the way to an easy
march into Senator Sawyer's place."
"Do you think the Governor Is anxious to be
| senator 2"
ION YES (! and that detestable Moses is plan
hing and plotting to be Governor. But Moses
| wifi be defeated If he ever runs. The;coloreu
people will 60 dead against him. BE has de-
ceived them 80 often.
I'm what way?"
ssOh by giving them bad advice, in order
to accomplish his WI selfish purposes. For
Instance, in q political campaign ne attends all
their balls and parties, and dances whit the
colored women OF low degree ir. society, tell
| ingtheir fathers and brothers that ne prefers
! their society to that OF The whites, and natter
Ing them up to the topmost notch. Then,
when he has got their votes, he quietly. lg-
nores them, and never notices tnem VINO
placed him in power. By such means, and by
his unblushing ras-cal-i!y, he has won tne
| contempt Of the colored people, and Is now
| excluded from their society,""
sis Speaker Moses the only one that has
done this |"
:'Bless You, no sir. They all do 1t. Oh !!
they are q great set OF s-c-a-m-p-s."
500 you think Governor Scott Will 60 over
to the Democrats Z"
"Oh, no, but I think he will become q Re-
former. He is very much disguised with the
people around him"
w%HTrTEMoRE A GREAT SCAMP.
"How about Whittemore p
uWhilteInore Is Il great scamp, and the col
| ored people nut no confidence In him ut all.
He is q rascal, and is only using the colored
men for his own benefit. II all the Senate was
composed of such men as he. 1t would re q
most horrible body
Il thought Whittenore was trying 10 De
honest 800.
ran never succeed in that. He is q natural
born ~scoundrel, and | tell people SO whenever
my opinion is asked"
oh nv. no We wouldn't receive him.
He is too low TO be tolerated for an instant"
WANT TO GET NEAR Mr.. BEECHER
.snall YOU remain in Columbia In future p
inquired. 49,. .,
'.No, we are making arrangements now to
resign our offices and move 10 brooklyn. !
am told that it is a b-e.a-u-tl-lul city, and i
should so like TO live there. BESIDES society
Is so much better there, ana we can atteno
MI, BeecierS CHURCH.. VII W. w Oil v Ii
Beecher so much. I coul0 put my arms around
his neck and kiss him for the great service ne
has done us. Besides, we are just o little oil
afraid OF the Ku-klux-klan. Things are
getting 10 such o pitch here that | believe the
Ku.KlUx will visit Columbia before long, and
when that terrible time comes we must be
away from here"
Then You hold ohlce here, do you :"
sOh, yes, we thought We might as well have
our share too (laughingly.)
'.Can you afford 10 give Them up and move
to BROOKLYN ~
By this lime the hour had grown late, and
we rose to leave.
"Do YOU think you could aid us in finding o
house in Brooklyn % said Miss Kate.
l replied that I might write to some tr!enc
there.
"Wlat are the principal and most fashiona
Bile streets there p inquired MISS Lottle.
"Remsen aud Montague" said.
'Could a house be procured In either oil those
streets p
81 presume so, but at a very high rent"
..That makes no difference" was the re
spouse, and, with a parting grasp OF the hand
we retired from the house.
Such was my interview with these most re
markable young ladies. Al.