The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-19
GOSSIP FROM THE CAPITAL.
rhe Rival Camps OF the Senatorial
Aspirants-1uembe Elect Flockang
to Columbia, and dL-arning the Ways
tsRaSairo Dark and the Tricks that are
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frnoa OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
sc. COLUMBIA, 8. c., November ls.
One would naturally believe that the excite
msnt and wrangllng of the recent campaigns,
national, State, county and local, would sat-
1sfy an average community, U! such does not
appear to be the case in Columbia, and the
unusual cold snap now here is being consider
ably moderated, in appearance at least, If not
I'm fact, by the political warmth accompanying
the contest for the seat in the Ubited States
Senate, to be made vacant by the expiration
of the term of Senator Frederick A. Sawyer.
Indeed. Columbia might be said to be frozen
nm. were it not for this. Ice orms daily In
her streets, disturbed less frequently than lt
would be. were It not for the "Epizootic."
The malady Is confined to the equines
thus far, and the several c0Dstltu-
ents of the aspiring candidates present
no features as to an eplzootic attack, except
that In lieu OF nasal inconvenience; .ney yas aae
kept busy In many instances running aiter
the several aspirants for the honors named;
and. perhaps, in the length OF their ears.
Some one certainly will claim the honor OF
having the longest auricular organs, II even
they snail be out-brayed In the result OF lne
cular clique this may be Is q difficult task.
whether Honest John will manage to SWitcn
Off his opponent and send them Scott free, Is
by no means o certainty. Every day develops
new plsns, and latterly Scolts chances have
been rapidlE- improving. The .'Hoot Oh al
evil" will probably be apoweriul auxlliafy,
but the numerous select" who hover daily
about the respective "headqua, ters" of the
candidates, are not by any meaus satisfied as
TO where MammoR is to come from.
Patterson'5 rooms are those occupied oy
NeaEle over the saloon near the Statehouse,
during The State convention. They are
for Tine 3be
while liquid fire iu seemingly inexhaustlble
and venerable looking bottle awaits the
srrlval Of the thirsty members from the rural
districts, to whom and such others as may cal,
It's neck is always on the stretch. The hoor
has been profnsely sawdusted-a si&nlncant
procedure. In the rear of this room Is the
aanctum. .sanctorum, where, If you 80 please,
Won could speak In a mans ear without being
0baeryed. Further description is unneces-
sary, as If you chance to visit this city tne
crowd outside will serve as hnger-board 10
point the wey.
The 'scoloner." most prominent opponent,
ar this writing, Governor Scott, has encamped
short distance on his flank, In the cottage
iormerlg occupied Gy State Senstor Arnlln,
now defunct In state. The Governor ol Ohlo,
to use the term OF tae last Inauguration pray
ist. has things nicely fixed for the entertain
ment oil his friends and supporters. Between
these two objective points KIND OF sysiems-
tic and running Reconnaissance is nightly 10.
dulged In, the secrets ami details WHEREOF
your deponent, at this time, deposeth not, but
awaits With patience better defined lines OF
operations. The campus OF Congressman
Elliott is quiet and orderly. Silent seDtiaels
90 to and from, but whether rs Romans on
the watch tower, or as raedlators, none out
eide the charmed circle can tell. Now
and then you meet with an augurer,
who, with q nod of the head, suggests
that Judge Wright, Of the Supreme
bench, may have ''somethiDgito say about this
thing" and another, who would not wonder
Ii, aEer the hosts had been well lost In the
wilderness, Moses, Sr., might find the way out.
or rather, 10. Certainly such coup, with his
son to back him, would stretch the purse
slrinps Of any railroad man-would strain any
scrip supply, especially If the taxes f1r paying
the same were eDjoined, and would also cause
q scattering among the reckoned friends IN
the coming General Assembly OF the lo-pe ex-
Governor.
What bearing the numerous injuncions.
mast and prospective, may have upon the pro-
fecis OF The aspirante, 1t is not possible 10
slate; but there is an uneaslness among tnose
who apparently depended upon an early dec-
sion In the scrip case the Eamors 9as S
party in their efforts are doubted by many aud
believed by few.
Looking at the composition Of the next Gene
raj assembly it cannot be doubted, is
an Improvement on the last-it would not be
uDiust to surmlse that their retiring brethren
had inspired them, by example If nothing
more, with desire 10 own good horse or
honse. The venerable Pompey Sharpshins,
mentioned In former letters, walks behind his
Eoizooticky steeG. while turning the stumble 10
his rice patch, with feeling OF pride that 1t is
his and that he has made the halls oflhe capt-
tal building resound with bis oratory,. It
would mot then be altogether strange II his
compeer should benefit oy ia sSiy put y0a 5Eol
isctsd hil;s. and the prospective contests for
clersshlps, chairmanships OF committees, &C.,
viii doubtless afford those, 80 disposed, ample
opportunity for the exercise OF any knowe0ge
an pa1np6 CANiGcs