The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-04-09
FROM DIR OWN CORRESPONDENCE

i,lathors.
rFRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE
COLUMBIA, s. G., april 6.
The past week In Columbia has been one oil
more than ordinary interest, the principa
features being the municipal election and the
incidents following that event.
1t was believed that considerable feeling
would be manifested in this election. Botf
parties worked hard; but the minority had
besides the money influence, to contend
against many other drawbacks. 1t may be
said, to a certain extent, that the burden was
borne by a few individuals, who nothing
daunted, as they have ever been under m
GUS disadvantages, put their shoulders to the
wheel and worked with a will to keep the city
out OF the hands of a distrustsul clique. There
were those, however, who sat back IL despair,
and who could not be routed from their leth-
argy sufficiently to bring them to the polls;
some even did not register; some scores OF
voters In Ward l kept aloOf entirely.
The Citizens ticket was made with great
care, and after much consideration; conces-
s!ous were made Ia the forming OF that ticket.
which, under ordinary circumstances, would
have satisfied the most exact!pg. The tax
payers desired to get a few good men OF their
own choice In the Council, that they might feel
some sort of confidence In the future; 1t was
believed that by the election Of these few men
their moral worth and weight would be felt.
In spite of the assertions Of the opposition,
that politics should, have nothing to do with
local government, 1t was almost the 1rst ele-
ment that entered into 1t. Honest men be-
liered that the ~utterances OF those OF the
opposition In this direction were sincere. Yet
u,hop rho AoC noma fur the nr1ltminarV Dr0-
ceedings the lines were as tightly drawn as
ever before, and character and reference were
at o discount In the partisan meetings, and
the same spirit was carried out at the polls,
resulting In the defeat OF the Citizens ticket,
and the election OF q Council of eight blacks
AMI four whites. Thus has the city another
TWO years of financial uncertainty before her,
with the new loan already advertised, for the
purpose of building a new city hall that can
not be afforded and q useless market-a build.
Ing that there Is no more need of than there
Is of q fifth wheel to a carriage. Jobs both OF
them.
Considering everything the election passed
off very quietly. As already reported IN your
t%elegraphic news columns, an attempt at q
ROW. was made at the polls of Wards. It is
believed the whole of the responsibility for
this disturbance rests solely with q c0lored
Radical who was not willing to grant to one
OF his own race that which he claimed tor him
Seu. WIZ JUG lkut w tOIC % AS SooSA AohS
ia the old story, familiar to the readers OF The
NEWS In Charleston. 1t Is all well enough 30
long as the vote is cast for Radicalism, and at
the beck or cali of the Radical leaders, but
when any Independent thinking Is done the
enfranchised must change his mind, get out OF
the way, or stand the consequence of 8 row
I'm the crmp, and he will BIZ very lucky If he
gets of with only a broken head. The result
In the case here referred to was a little shoot
ing BY both sides, q b%ystander AS is usually
the csse-being the sufferer by recelv Ing q
shot In the thigh, considered not dangerous.
The police soon released the arrested parties,
and everything went on swlmm1ngly Until
Thursday night, when the victorious party
got up, what they doubtless would have
called, q torcblight procession. II any
one ever saw such q rabble outside pandemo.
MUM, or inside y, 1t Is one with whom your
correspondent has no acquaintance. All the
ragged boys filed in on this occasion, deeming
II, Undoubtedly, an excellent opportunity to
yell-they improved 1t to their hearts con-
tent. When the procession-it 1t can be dig
nifed by that name-had reached the Column
bia Hotel, some one In 1t sent q stone through
one of the windows, striking 10 the face a
gentleman who was watching the raoole at
the time. A young man Immediately there
upon discharged mis- pistol into the crowd,
without damaging any one, however. This
was the signal for q general pelting OF the
front of the hotel, and some dozen or more
missiles were thrown through the windows,
even as high up as the second story. The
temper as well as they did. 1t TOOK some
little time and much exertion on the part OF
the public aud ~cilizens to quiet down the riot
ers. who were determined to enter the house,
where, If they had done so, no one can fore
tell what would have happened. Subsequently
the rabble was addressed 10 the Courthouse
SQUARE by several of the newly-elected alder
~nnp ona 90 tho Uhnnptnp and Yelling WAS
Kept up late, q very uneasy eplrit prevailed;
It Is estimated that eight hundred dollars WILL
cover the damages Mr.. German sustained In
the onslaught upon his hoIel.
Citizens from the Counties Of Laurens, New
berry, Spartanburg and Union have been ar
rested so Unfortunately that 1t is almost
useless to undertake 10 particula-lze. The
simple fact Is, that the course being pursued
bT'the United States is paralyzing labor and
completely demoralizing everything. How
the counties are to live through 1t Is more
than even the most saDguine dare attempt to
Imagine. In their Impoverished state, just
commencing to recuperate from the effects of
war. the farmers and planters find themselves
unable to leave with their families to seek a
living In more quiet places, and, therefore,
stay at home. They are now being thrown
into prison on all sorts OF charges, ranging
over years OF time, and their families are lelt
to the tender mercies Of a few who are not yet
8IlSSlSus UuI WuV v LA SOoooSeS kSs
crops, nor any hope of any; starvation and
misery, alike to the mother and the babe, spss
near to be In the near future tor Thousands OF
5he. persecuted citlzens of the upper couDties.
ben or where this thing is going to END Is q
terrible matter to speculate upon. One thing
is certain, 1t carried much farther, no small
portion of the Slate will be G%epopulated for
the mere want Of bread. II this is what Grant
and his mlnions are working for, they are per-
forming their work thoroughly.
All planting operations In the above locall-
ties and In the westward counties are about
three weeks behind-band. In those counties
undisturbed by the prosecutions referred to,
the famers are working with unusual vigor.
Fertilizers have been literally dealt in, and
hopes of an unusual yield are INDUCED in.
The frequent SLOWS in many localities have
;henefted the wheat a great deal, and especl-
ally 10 GreenvilIe and Pickens Counties good
The business men of this city are following
the example set by those OF Charleston, and
rather than suffer the uncertainties and an
.noysnce Of litigation, are paying the exorbi-
ta1t demands Of the recently enacted license
Jaw. Even these heavy drains would be less