The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-11-22
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pears. right under our noses here in Co.
i lunbiA. for the Senatorial shoes Of Hon.
F. a. Sawyer. The election. it is ye1-
peoted; will take place curly in the eusu-
ing session. Candidates and their friends
begin to show the ardor and zeal which
go great prize Is oaloulated to stimu-
!=.e. They will ssek an eArly solution
Of who Is the beet man. Thereby hangs
tail. It is not the Ssnatorship alone
which has to be decided, bu. many minor
offices held 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,
bat several men arc seeking the Office,
and many subQrdinates and strikers are
locking on with ravenous eyes. straining
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 men to che surface md front, of
all the high positions that OF United
States Senator has .been the least desc
o;ated and the least abused.
al the regular eiecticn which came on
at the meeting OF the Legislature after
the adoption OF the State Constitution,
Thomas J. Robertson and +. A. Sawyer
bore off the Senatorial prizes. r X
Scott gave way to Robertson, and mo.
destly contented himself with the Go
vernorship. Robertson is native OF
the State, graduate OF the college, o
man of property, of good business quail
acations and integrity. He was elected
without difficulty. and reelected lust
winter over oil opposition. His course
has generally been discreet. It might
have been more generous towards the
people OF South Carolina; but. taken all
in all. We cannot complain Of him, consi-
dering his surroundings aud the neces-
sites which his Radicalism 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 dcae something for o1r people.
He yindioated Hampton, Butler and
Kershaw when rudely and lyingly as
sailed in the Senate. and at one critical
moment. he testified to the good order
and quiet OF the people of the State and
its freedom from Ku Kux outrages; but
w;:hoa. 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 all our
natives who embraced Republicanism.
He was inocolated early, and the virus
entered naturally and logically into him.
In swallowing Radioalism. We should
think "'twere we'll 'twere done quickly" I"
f. A. Sawyer has to walk tho 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 Highlander.
and so comes from the right quarter.
He is I'D Adonis, and pleases the ladies.
BE is fair speaker, and has all the re-.
quisite o,uceit and self-i,nportanco to
make him fuvorite. 1t is not Liberal
ism which has hurt him. He has for
some time, from apprehension that be
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 md his place is wanted We don't
tsngy him much, but neither he nor
Robertson has ever oondescended to any
baseness.
Three candidates press forward to fiji
Sawyer's pIace-Gov. Scott, r. B. Eli
OFT, member of Congress from this Dis
trict. and "honesi" John J. Patterson.
Which of the three to choose2 On dn,
Chief Justice Moses has Withdrawn ia
favor of Elliott, and Elliott denies thnt
nc has Withdrawn in favor Of Patterson.
He says that he will run, in order to make
st'nd for fright and justice;" Tint in.
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