Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-11-28
FROM The STATE CAPITOL,
THE INJUNCTION EPIDEMIC.
The Senatorial Contest.
from, our Special Correspondent.l
COLUMBIA, S. G., Nov. %.

Inc standing JOKE HeTe ID Law 9Vo
seen the latest iDjunction?' Notwlth-
standing the joking, the suits against
Parker and Nagle have excited a good
deal of feeling among the members of the
legislature. These..gentlemen came here
as dry as bone. The contest for seats
has taken from them the last dollar. OF
course they feel as personal injury any
thing which delays the reception of mon
ey into the treasury or reduces its
amount.
The result of these suits is to excite an
indistinct hope among taxpayers that
their burdens will in some way be light
ened or postponed. Those acquainted
with the financial condition of the state
have no such hopes, but are, on the con-
trary, confident that the legislature must
increase the tax levy rather than reduce
it. The fear that Parker would get hold
of the taxes and use them up, was child
ish. Even supposing that county treas
urers would agree to act with the so-soon
to-be-defunct state treasurer, the taxpay-
ers were not likely to rush forward to
pay taxes before the first of December,
when they could, without penalty, defer
payment for month. Then, too, every
county treasurer is at the mercy Of the
new governor after his inaugur. AS
for the old government, they have been
treated as bad by their regular friends as
they could have expected to be by the
boilers
WHO FOR SENATOR?
One portion of the political world is
glad to see the fight over the treasury.
If there is no money there the senatorial
aspirants will find votes cheaper. No
one speaks of the contest except as
question of dollars and cents. Elliott is
trying to make the fight one of color.
Major Delaney is helping him and his So
norous voice may be heard at almost any
hour of the day as he harangues such leg
islators as may be gathered in the l. y.
u. B. rooms upon the subject of my
Race" If the effort to make the ques-
ton one of color succeeds, Elliott will by
no meals have the field to himself.
Judge j. j. Wright and Mr.. Rainey will
be quite as likely to receive the support
of fcolored men andmore likely to get that
of white men.
John Patterson is conceded to be ahead
in the canvas He feel certain of sue
cess on the first ballot. He has secured
the greater part of the Charleston dele
CATION by his success in securing them
their seats. Until he took up their cause
they were hopeless Of a single vote in the
board of state canvassers.
1t is not known what powerful argu-
ments he used, but it is certain that they
must have been Of the strongest kind. A
few hours previous to the decision Mack
ey was betting two to Cne against Bowen.
The success Of Patterson in this matter
has materially aided him. At his head
quarters there Sc ms to be the greatest
number of active politicians.
Gov. Scott has, also, lots Of friends,
and is making fight which shows that
his long and arduous services to the par
ty and the colored men have not been
forgotten.
Senator Sawyer Intends to make
fight for reelection. At present, there
seems little chance for him to succeed.
In natural condition of things he ought
to have considerable strength. He ought
to be able to control the Charleston dele
cation, twenty votes; the other bolters,
four votes; and the conservatives, thirty
two votes; total, fNy-six votes. 1fhe
could do this he would enter the race
with greater st ength than any of his
competitors. Senator Sawyer deserves a
reelection. He has had more influence
with the administration than any south
ern senator; he has had, too, more of the
respect of the best members of the SEN
ate. Grant is very favorable to him and
he could do more for his constituents
than any man in the field against him.
He has some very strong letters in his
favor from senators FrelinghuyseD, Will
son, Morril, and others, testifying to his
ability, industry and steady republican,
ism.
The election comes off on Tuesday,
December 10, and very little else will be
thought of by the members than the sem
atorial contest and the way to get money
into the treasury.
The first duty of the new legislature
will be to provide for its own existence.
A tax levy must be authorized and 1t
must be heavy one The state treasu'
ry needs a levy of atleast seventeen mills,
to provide for the most urgent of old
claims and the current expenses of next
year.
tt very evident that Judge Melton
has determined to rule y ruin the adj
ministra ton, and that Cardozo is so far