, 1872-12-31

agree with the negro tlls lno 1teV. Nnitle-
moro ought to be iu Jail, not 80 mucll to geo
how it felt, as because no deserves it. # the
iails or the State had their dues tho South Caro-
| lima Legislature would bo hopelessly below q
| quorum.
Another darkor arose to point Of order. No
one paid any attention to him, however, and he
sat down. Another defended Mr.. Whittemore,
whereupon he got dose from still another, who
hit him thus: "Oh, yes, I knows what you want :;
you want to be lobbied with and button-holed,
| and took in O dark corner that's what's tue
matter" This made it warm all around, and for
time there was IN exceedingly lively debate.
In fact it WIS general squabble, participated in
by about dozen plantation hands,
got the door. The gentleman from Georgetown
was black and ferocious. He was fat around the
body, but lean around the brain. also heard it
intimated By an impatient person that he was
d-d fool: The gentleman from Georgetown
began: "Agmn has C question Of vital import
ance been brought before the General Assembly
Of the State OF South Carolina. Reporter to
me- in low voice: That's the way the id fool
always begins he'll mako seventeen speeches a
day, and begin them all with again. &C.
Whilo hie oloquenco was coming in gush a
colored brother tried to whisper something in
his ear, but WAS met With "go away ; don't bod
der me in my argument!"
Another on his feet and gesticulating as wild
II IS tho wings in Don Quixoto's Windmill,
"Will the gem'an yield"
"No, yield mott"
And he didn't. He had his say, and then
yielded for lack Of breath.
Then there was general tGngle In the 't joint
assembly" Five were upon the floor, all iuter-
viewing themselves and one anothe: at once.
Whittenlore shook his black whiekers and shot
out his white fists as he used to at revival meet
ings in the peaceful State of Massachusetts,
where he ought to bn now, if the good of South
Carolina WAS consulted. At one time there wore
five points Of order before the Speaker at once.
When he got tired Of settling points of order he
lot them go by default and attended to other
business.
After IN hours session the Joint Assembly ad-
journed without e!ecting O Judge, the Senate
retiring to their Chamber.
In the Senate Massachusetts Whittemore
seems to be q sort Of whale among small cod
fish. He has voice like two-year-old bull,
and when ho roars the darkeys prick up their
ears. But he has not the influence with them he
once had, neithor has any other white man. They
have learned enough Of parliamentary Law to
sibility, and without consulting broker White
no1e. They don't ncod any proxy.
remained in the House until it adjourned, or
took recess, as they style it, until the It'll Of
January. This recess is for turkey eating pur-
poses. Your South Carolina Legislator would
rather sink the Constitution than miss his Christ
mast frolc.
They dissolved in very good humor. At
tifteon minutest to smoke and have good time"
Speaker-Iou mean that We have some smok-
ing aud social enjoyment?
Member-That's my move.
Spelker-A1 those in fa7or Of having fifteen
minutes smoke say aye.
The volume of ages was tremendous. In q
few moments nearly every member had cigar
in his mouth. The room rapidly filed with
emoke. Moving about in the cloud we're the
Legislators, shaking hands, shouting and laugh
ing, and conducting the1nselvos much as negroes
do at revival meetings.
To the right. and rather to themselves, wero a
bakers dozen OR 80 Of Democrats, fine, iutelli-
gent-looking men, whose business in the misera-
bio body is to try and stem the tide Of reckless
expenditure and corruption which threatens to
swamp the State. They do not smoke OF laugh
They are not jolly. There is nothing funny in
the proceeding to them. They behold the down.
that are not uttered. Some Of them were in tho
Legislature twenty years ago, and comparison
makes the heart sick.
After the House adjourned I went into the
SENATE. That was on tho point of adjourning
nttoo report whie be- @anted ni o sdopsod. Mt GULL
Negro--I object!
Whittemoro-For Gods sake don't; it has
been before us for two years.
Eegro-I enter my object!
Whittemore-You do not understand the case.
Do lot the thing go through. This ain't the
Negro-Ht ein't? Then tako back nv OBJ
lection. thought it was.
Whittomore--les, you got things mixed.
NeGT0-o1h!
Whtte;noro-No matter it's eli right,
The thing passed, whatever it was, aud tho
slim mulatto Lieutenant Governor declared the
Senate adjourned until the 7th of January.
Then the two dens OF corruptionista camo out OF
their Chambers and mingled together in the
corridor.
In calling tho South Carolina Legislature
den Of corruptionists speak advisedly, and have
nothing to take back. They are even more con-
temptible and rena1 than their predecessors,
rnrd11ot Srnu11 of-o ti,a ~, +
midnight blush. In all the history of oil the
States, and i'll the history of Europe, Asia,
Africa, aud Australia, there is no record Of such
body of '.law-makers :. " as now disgrace the
you can put through any bill or be elected to
any Office within their gift. The mass OF them
aro for sale like sheep in the s1lanbles with tho
exception that they sell themselves.
FA7TERSoS BUYS THEN.
For proof have lo occasion to go far back.
John J. Patterson honght his late election to the
Senate. Without money lie would not have got
e vote, not one. By cxpendinS between 100000
and $4,000 he bought ninety votes-bonglt
11 hero IS no buy sarg d Sn5e 81 &
the money to two negro Legislators
Twenty minutes before the yete was taken
WAS taken in the Senate first, and thore is whore
he paid tho hca:iest, as he wanted the moral
effect Of Q handsome vote On tho first ballot.
He got it. He paid for it. Ho is q Senator,
but le bought the place. He knows he bought
it; the members of the Legislature know he
bought 1t; Governor Scott knows he bought it :;
everybody knows it here, .nd shall do what
can to let other people into the light.
The night after the election he IVES arrested
for bribery, and taken to jail. but released on a
writ Of ha1eas corpus from Judge A1ackoy, with
out petition prayer MS required bv the State
Constitution. But tho thing is not through
with yet. There aro some nice developments
ahead.
This man Patterson is Pcnsylyanan sharper,
wio has been running the Legislature hero for
somo time. He buys them when ho wants them.
It is to be hoped Tor the good Of tho country, If
not for the honor @ Of the Republican party,
that this is his last purchase for some time yet
Flight From Prison Notorious
Rascal Again mt Liberty.
From the Burlington wy Free Press. Dec. o.
Edward Shiette, alias Edward Ryan, for long
time quito notorious Us q deRperado, both in
this State and in Eastern New York, broke Jail