The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-27

Inc craftsmanship Oi Luo cOWWitteo VI way
aad means upon mere politician, and effort
are in progress to secure the appointment TO
the most capable, experienced, trustworth,
man who can be picked out, irrespective o
party. sPRlTE.
FIRST DAY OF IHE SESSION.
[FRoM OUR REGULAR REPORTER
r COLUMBIA, Tuesday, November 26.
The statehouse was crowded this morning
with the members and hangers-on of the Gen
eral Assembly, those having business In the
Emitted States Court, and the usual throng oi
Ioungers and slghtseers, In which, OF course,
the colored element predominated.
In both houses the session was opened
promptly, the floor, Hobbies and galleries being
packed with spectators. The Senate was
called to order at noon by Lleutenant-G Cover
nor RansIer, all the senators being present.
After prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Webster, the
colored chaplain of the last Senate, the lieu.
tenant governor addressed the Senate as fol.
lows:
Gentlemen of the Se1aate-Pursuant to the
provisions Of the consultation you have again
assembled to assist In devislDg ways and
means for the support OF the government OF
our Commonwealth, and to enact such mea-
sures as ,he wants OF your constituencies re-
quire at your hands. To our condition and
wants, and TO measures deemed necessary
TO be applied. your attention will be called by
the proper officers at the proper time. I may
be permitted to remark, however, before bid
ding you an affeotionate farewell, that when /
addressed the Senate upon my enterHg upon
the duties of the Office Of LieutenantGoVer.
nor, and as your presiding officer, took 90.
casion to refer to the fact that so 1mperilled
were the lives OF citizens In many counties
OF the State that extraordinary measures had
tobe rssorted to by the Government OF the
United STATES for the protection OF life and for
the preservation of the public peace; now,
however, believe that peace and security
prevails throughout our borders. better state
Of feeling exists, especially between the two
races or classes composing In the main the two
political parties, and Democrats have even vo-
ted for Republicans al our recent election.
Though political parties exist as a matter of
course, and are almost necessity In gov
ernment like ours, yet all must learn how 10
differ politically and yet maintain friendly re-
latlors and Join hands In every proper effort
lookintrto the welfare of the State and the
tions of the people. Every consideration
necessary to our we'll being as q community
demands concessions, forbearance, practt-
cal acknowledgment of the equal rights OF all
under the law, and determination to live In
the present and for the future. and nos In the
past. There must of necessity be feeling OF
good will and more harmonious relation.
ship between whites and blacks If either de-
sire to prosper; If we desire to live together
in peace and tranquility; If We desire that
capital should ;be employed and labor
encouraged and protected; Ii We desire to
have q agovernment built upon something
likel an enduring basls-a government es-
sentislly epnblican-whlch, while projecting
the life, the liberty and the property of the
citizen alike, will 30 guard the honor, the
faith and the credit ofsthe Commonwealth and
nrovide for the necessities OF the people as to
colamend itself to the respect and the conf
den(je OF the country and the world. That our
condition, financially and otherwise, is not
satisfactory; that our political party lines (as
has been truthfully remarked) are very nearly
race lines, or the lines that might be drawn
bstween the white and the colored people,
and consequently an apparent antagonsln OF
race and an absence OF hearty good feeling ex-
ist, Is but natural sequence following In the
wake Of the revolution and social CONFUSION
which swept over this country Ike whlrl-
wind within the past twelve years. The Re
publican party, ,Ibeing numerically the strongest
and therefore the governing power, and its
creature, the administration, can In thousand
WAYS do much towards creating healthier
etats OF public opinion, strengthen It's own
strength, and dlsarm those who are born 10
complain, and who would destroy that party
as lpVernIng power. On the other Eand,
those who have more at stake In pecunlary
sense In our success as community can also
do much. Let them recognize the Inevitable;
In nQUQADinp
vast resources, and rebuilding our waste
places; wipe out and obllterate sectional dis
tinctions, and throw our doors Wide open to
capital from any quarter, and welcome all who
come amongst us-the dlsreputa0!e Will carve
ont their own future; concede TO the humblest
citizen the free and untrammelled exercise
of his civil and political lights and priVil. ges,
and thus break down that :feeilng CT lnistrust
aud want of confidence 80 naturally enter
tsined by g.. large class Of our people. But,
gentlemen, am trespassing upon your Time
and possibly upon your patience, and leave
this subject for treatment at another time. AS
10 many OF you, gentlemen, this Is not our first
here, as to others 1t Is; together you form the
Senate and will have importent duties to per-
form. 5 To YOU, gentlemen, with whom have
baen for the past two years associated, and
to your obliglng and efficient clerk and his
su6ordinstes, am I peculiarly Indebted Tor
whatever OF success have achieved as your
presiding officer. Your kindly aid and uni.
form cOurtesies and consideration have made
the duties of the chair comparatively light.
and lam sure that my accomplished success
sor will deserve and receive the same treat
ment at your hands. shall leave you, gen.
tlemen, upon my successor qualifying, tor
other fields of labor, carrying with me proud
and pleasing recollections Of my connection
with this body. bid you, gentlemen, fare
we'll, invoking the blessing of Almighty God
upon each of ysu, and hoping and believing
that you will discharge the important duties
devolSang upon you with an eye single to the
best interests OF the entire people, and for the
good of the State.
A letter was read from Gleaves, the Lieu.
tenant Governor elect, announcing that be
was unable to attend on account of Illness.
On motion of Whlttemore, Swails was then
unanimously chosen president pro tenn. The
following subordinate officers were also unan-
fmously elected Woodruff, clerk Sissons,
reading clerk, and J. E. Green, coored, scr
gsant-st-arms. long discussion upon the
election of chaplain ensued, resulting Ia the
abolition of the office, and appointing a com
mittee to invite the clergy residing In or Wis
iting the city to open the proceedings oy
PRAYER In rotation. Wnittemore moved that
the finance committee be authorized to ap.