The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-09-05
Counterpart OF Mississippi Hgadi-
caIism i'm south Carolina.

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CLARION, were repeated on a somewhat
larger scale in the State Convention O
South Carolina Mongrels. They arr
graphically described in the New York
Herald
''The lobbies, galleries and halls of the
Senate chambers were thronged with a
dense mass of African humanity. Elliott
vacated the chaiEand charged that Comp
troller General Neagle, who supports
Chamberlain for the governorship, offer
ed 800 each to two delegates, naming
them, who were in favor of Moses, to
vote for Chamberlain. This produced a
fearful scene of excitement Every del
egate, lobbyist and spectator was instant
" on his feet, and timid people rushed
frantically to the door, fearing a riot,
and, perhaps, bloodshed. Judge T. j.
Mackey excitedly charged that Tomlin-
son had not only bribed the legislature of
the State to secure the passage of a Ger
tain phosphate bill, but that he had also,
as a member of the same body, sold his
vote on the Blue Ridge and other railroad
bills, and that as far as Tomlinson's re-
cord was concerned he was as open TO
charges Of bribery and corruption as any
other member on the floor At this june
ture the excitement had reached its high
est pitch, and a throng of negroes, both
within and without, surged to and fro
like a great forest shaken by storm,
while a din of yells, curses and impreca-
tions nearly drowned the ponderous raps
of the presidents gavel Judge JAS L.
Orr asked Judge Mackey if he knew any
thing about 50, 900 being offered by two
delegates to control the vote Of their re-
spective delegations in the interest of
Moses. Orr further states that he had
this information from the lips of one of
the delegates himself. Mackey vocifer-
ously reiterated that Orr had gone out of
| the chamber and induced the delegates
in question to make the statement Orr
replied that that was lie out of whole
cloth, and then the chamber again be-
came pandemonium. The appellation
of violent mob is inadequate to give
feint idea of the condition of the crow
at that time.
''Then by combined yells and cries of
''Mr President" from the reformers on
the floor, one of the delegates, who had
been offered brides of 81, 600 by Moses,
obtained the floor, and Notwithstanding
tbs noise and confusion, made a clear
statement of various attempts to bride
him by T. j. Moses himself. This was
bombshell in the Moses ranks, and was
beginning to have its effect, when that
functionary checked off all further de
bate, and Elliott, by the vigorous use of
his voice, arm and gavel, the latter being
persistently brought down with all the
force Of a sledge-hammer. ruled that bal
loting for a nominee of the Republican
party of South Carolina was now in or
der. Shortly after this the vote was an
nounced that Moses had received SO,
majority of ballots, and was from that
moment the candidate for governor of the
regular Republican party Of South Car
DINA in the election to take place on the
18th of October next. The announce
ment was received with the widest de-
monstrations of applause, which contin-
ued for nearly ten minutes. When this
was concluded, committee was appoint
ed to inform Mr. Moses of his nominal
ton; and while that committee was alb
sent the tall and dignifed form of Judge
Orr was seen surging through the dele
gates to the centre of the chamber.
When he had reached that point, be
stopped, and facing the chair said Mr..
President, as | cannot indorse the record
of Mr.. Moses, 1 respectfully withdraw
from this convention. A volley of hiss
es and yells greeted the South Carolina
statesman as he turned his back and
strobe to the door, but before he fairly
got out Julge Mackey jumped up and
yelled out, Let him go, Mr.. President;
he never was long on one side in his life"
The sally of this political judge was al
most madly cheered."
Scenes like the foregoing, are the out
groupings of carpet-bag rule wherever it
has prevailed in the Southern States
By the foregoing it Will be seen that ev-
cry candidate for Governor was openly
charged with bribery, and the man who
was nominated was shown to have been
the biggest rascal of them all. The dis
order and turbulence-though absolute
! " fiend-like,-Were of trifing moment
compared to the villainy which Haunted
itself as a virtue before the public eye.
| 1t is dreadful to think that the govern
ment which holdsat its disposal the lives,
liberty and property of the entire people
of the commonwealth, is composed ex-
clusively of the material which constitu-
ted this Convention. It is frightful to
think that such government is upheld
and fostered by the Administrations which
has in its keeping the interests of the
whole people of the Union. But is for
tunate that the day of its trial and con-
demnation is at hand.
Carpet-bagisIm i'm CoIfaN.
The West Point Citizen exposes a
game of the Radical Board of School
Director, in Colfax county. Prof. Gath