The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-11-22
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The s.natori.l Contest.

tr# 4ho 0enAtoFA0A contest
An xS.ive csuvissiis going Oh, leap.
peass. right under our nosea here in CO.
lunbiG. for the Senatorial shoes Of Hon.
F.A. Sawyer, The election. It is az.
peosed;; will take place curly in the ensu-
ing session. Candidates and their friends
begin to show the ardor and zeal which
so great prize Is calculated to stimu-
late They will seek an early solution
Of nho,issthsi beet man. Thereby hangs
tail. It is, not the Senatorship alone
which has to he decided, bat many minor
offices 'hell in connection with it. The
string Of positions which may. one by
one. be vacated by the success OF some
one gaining the highest at the top. will
present the liveliest attractions to all as.
pirants down along its line. The Office
now, you see. is not seeking the man,
but several men arc seeking the Office,
and many subQrdinates and strikers are
locking on with raveuous eyes, straininp
to ascertain what are likely to be the
possible vacancies,
Since the great revolution in our State
affairs. which brought a new set and
order Of uen to the surface and front, of
all the high positions that OF United
States Senator has. been the least desc
oiated aud lib least abascd.
AT the regular election which cano on
at the meeting OF the Legislature after
the adoption Of the State Constitution,
Thomas J. Robertson and F. A. Sawyer
bore off the Senatorial prizes. r X
Scott gave way to Robertson, ard mo.
destly contented himself with the Co.
vernorship. Robertson is native OF
the, State, graduate OF the college, o
man Of property, OF good business quill
acasions and integrity. He was elected
without difficulty. and reelected last
winter over all opposition. His course
has generally been discreet. It might
have been more generous towards the
people OF South Carolina; but. taken all
In ell. we cannot complain OF him, consi-
dering his surroundings and the neces-
sites which his Radioalism imposed
upon him. He is nota speaking man
hnt has an active mind when applied to
practical matters, aud is capable of
much energy. he has quietly and
silently done something for our people.
He ;yipdioated. Hampton, Butler and
Kershsw when rudely aud lyingly as
sailed in the Senate, and at one critical
moment, he testified to the good order
aud quiet OF the people of the State and
its freedom from ku Kiux outrages; but
without avail. It was in the book of
fate that that cruel game must be
played through. Robertson should be
regarded as the least odious of ali our
natives who embraced Republication.
he was inooulated early, and the virus
entered naturally and logically into him.
Tn swallowing Rsdioalism. We should
think" 'twere we'll 'twere done quickly. -
F. A. Sawyer has to walk the plank.
Why. exactly, we cannot see He has
been school.keeper. and that is popu-
lar and much Wanted calling in our
new Africa. He is q New Euslander,
and SO comes from the right quarter.
he is On Adonis, aud pIeases the ladies.
He is q fair speaker, and has all the re-.
quisite o,uceit and self-importanco to
make him favorite. 1t is not Liberal-
ism which has hurt him. He has for
some time, from apprehension that h.,
would be counted out, emphasized his
Radicalism. He is narrow. minded and
bigoted enough to meet all the extreme
demands OF party. But he is played
out, and'his place is wanted. We don't
fancy him much, but neither he nor
Robertson has ever condescended to any
baseDess.-.
Three candidates press forward to fill
Sawyer's plaoe-Gov. Scott, r. D. Eli
OFT, member of Congress from this Dis
trlct, and "honest" John J. Patterson.
Which OF the three to choose? On du,
Chief Justice Moses has Withdrawn in
favor OF Elliott, and Elliott denies TINT
nc has Withdrawn in favor of Patterson.
he says that he will run, in order to make