The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-02
NOTES IND GOSSIP BIZ MAIL.
Thanksgiving Day-The Metropolitan
Police Bill-A Pretty ConsPiracy
Against the Public Peace.
rPRoM oUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE

COLUMBIA, 8. c., November 30.
Toe exhortations Of Messrs Grant and Scott
to day Of thanksgiving AID prayer were
pretty generally regarded in Columbia to-day,
and 1t has been dies non IA the courts and
Legislature, except, indeed, in the lower
house OF the Assembly, where an effort was
made to get up meeting ind renew the
quarrels of yesterday, which effort failed for
want of quorum. The House, 1t may be re-
membered, yesterday adjourned until to-day,
in disregard Of the Thanksgiving proclama-
claims of the day proved stronge, than even
those OF the amateur debating clul, called by
ghastly courtesy the Legislature, and the buzz
yards gave way to the turkey.
Among the plots on foot against the peace
and comfort OF The State, which Ill be de-
veloped within the next week, ne Of the
most important Is the movement t. carry the
device known as the metropolitan police bill,
through the Legislature. This Is trick sug-
gested to the Radicals soon after heir crush
Ing dsfrat in Charleston last su MINER, and
which has for its object the wren ching from
the people of that city one of the important
fruits OF their victory, namely, the ,olice gov
ernment of the city. and the pad onage In
volved therein. 1t tis device borrowed from
the willy Radicals Of New York City, who,
when they got In power In the Legis-
lature, finding the City of New York
overwhelmingly Democratic, proceeded to
dlvest Its people OF self-government, and en-
rich themselves by saddling on the city cost
ly and cumbersome set of State commissions,
which insnted Its citizeus, plundered its
treasury, and opened the door 70 that gigantic
system Of fraud, which has recently culmina.
ted In such political upheaval as has never
before agitated any American community.
n IA nf Novu York nlQn
haye been added, 1t Is understood, all that was
bs lin the metropolitan police system
of Ohio; both have been adopted with
as much Ingenuity as is pc sessed by
Messrs. Mackey,. Bowen, Pilsbury, Hen.
the case. and the scheme will be launched iu
the Legislature on Monday or Tuesday next,
probably by G. G. Bowen In the House aud
George F. McIntyre In the Senate. The bill Is
drawn to include the Cities Of Charleston and
Columbia, and will involve an expenditure OF
about 100000, with the sole effect Of enrich
foothold in the now emanclpated City by the
Sea. The commissioners named In the bill
are Willoughbyl Pillsbury and Hen
bricks The latter, with ex-Detective
Hernandez aud host oil other sore-heads,
are here from Charleston. industriously engag,
streets. They claim to have the HUOse secnr-
ed, and to have received the assurance BY the
Governor OF his cooperation and approval, but
but 1t Is said that the bill will inevitably be de.
feated in the Senate. OF the latter body one
or twNwhite members, who have been known
hitherto as comparatively honest. have ex-
pressed their decided opposition to the bill, on
the ground that, however suited such meas
ure might be 10 the pecqniary capacities OF
New York or Cincinnati, II was unnecessarily
and prepost orousy expensive for such COM
munlties as Columbia and Charleston.
ssa PICKET