The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-03-07
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COLUMBIA, 8. c., March s..
Itisa generally admitted fact that the life
olknewspaper man is not bed Of roses. 1t
Is not conducive to unalloyed happiness to be
always onthe q1, u;ue for the casual cowh!de,
nor does it.produce any feeling of rapture to
be constantly dodging the possible pistol; yet
such is the average experience of the journal
ist who, in this abode Of iniqulty, keeps his
eyes open and records his honest Impressions.
This it Is to be an honest writer in the camp
Of the Ring, and 1t is not at all the thug upon
which to fatten. It is unpleasant to have to
look with dlstrust upon ones fellow.man, If
he happen to approach with one hand in his
breeches pocket, and 1t is discouraging to be
compelled to take wide det0tlr and 60 to the
edge of the sidewalk In turning corner; Yet
these are the habits which your correspon-
dent has perforce acquired, together with
various other preventive and protective de-
vices, whereof one has five barrels and avery
light trigger. But If the profession ofjournal-
ism and the practice thereOfin this place at this
time have their perils they have also their pleas
ures. Hthe correspondent come In for bis share.
Of contumey, he also receives an occasional
compliment, and your correspondent has
to-day received q most fattering compliment
In the shape of q motion made IN the Senate.
It may have been noticed that the average
tone of this correspondence has not been q
tone of affection for the members Of. the Sen
ats or House. Your correspondent has not
seen any reason to admire Them, and lie has
not found 1t In his heart to love them. He
knows they are unconth, he is persuaded they
are dishonest and he shrewdly suspects that
they are bad lot generally. Ee has been re-
cording these candid Impressions with some
degFee Of persistence and regularity since
the 2Sth Of last November, and It has at last
dawned upon one of the bright intellects of
the Assembly that your correspondent is no
the compliment, and 1t was very neatly
awarded this morning In the shape of mo.
ton by Senator Hayne that the correspondent
Of TIE CHARLESTON NEWS be forbidden Inc
privileges of the floor of the Senate. The
motion went over, under the rules, until TO-
morrow, and it may be that q disappointment
is to come and that the motion may not pre-
vail; but In that case 1t will still be the
earnest -endeavor- Of your humble cor
respondent during the remainder OF the
session to deserve at the hands or
this scurvIest OF all scuryy assemblies the
modest and well earned compliment Of expul-
sion. The abstract reason of this desire TO
get rid of an outspoken correspondent OF the
Independent press is sufficiently indicated
above, but the concrete cause In this case is
the recent statement in this correspondence
that an offer had been made on the part OF
certain members OF the Assembly to with
draw all opposition to the proposal to con-
struct dam across the CoDgaree on receipt
of five thousand dollars. This charge was re-
sented by Senator Hayne, who chose to apply
1t to himself, although the statement was not
Intended to point to him. He now assures
me that he was nota party to, or cognizant
of. this offer, and I have no reason to discredit
bis positive statement. That the offer was
made there has yet been no denial, and there
has been to-day an emphatic confirmation
of the truth of the charge, but of The accuracy
OF the amount named in the statement.
The proceedings, to-day, In the Senate were
brief and unimporant. A number OF bills re-
cofYed their second reading and three or four
were passed, as already reported by telegraph.
Some debate was had over the House resolu'
zion to provide for a levy of eight mills tax for