The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-23
TFson OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE

TFRon OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE
SUMTER, July 19.
The dog-days are upon us with vengeance
but We have cool nights, and ought not to
complain. The health Of our town Is remark
ably good, whooping cough NOTWITHSTANDING
Crops are looking well. Cotton growing
rspidly-some planters think too rapidly-and
corn is unusually fine. Our vegetable gar
dens are not so good this season as usual
The early spring MAS very cold and dry, ana
the late spring too wet
Politics do not disturb us much. The lines
are pretty well drawn. Nearly all the whites
are ior Greeley, and the blacks and State OIL
cials and hangers-on 60 for Grant. Tne Issue
ia narrowed down to the question, snail we
place In Office man of undoubted ability ana
integrity. o edged by career OF honesty ano
virtue to administer the government IN gooo
faith for the people, or man OF military e1.
perIence only, with little capacity, and. If not
h'mself corrupt, without moral OF intellectual
weight sufficient to check the corruption
which Is undermining the government!
The restoration Of peace and good feeling
between the North and South ls only an Incl,
dental element In the contest. The Radical
Republicans depend upon tne continusnce s soa OF
of the Country for political capital. The fusion
iats look to peace and natural confidence as
the resnlt of an honest and national admins
ration of affairs. Of course, In such an Issue
the whites have no difficulty In making selec-
ton. .,o ro,ndo of
paragraph has been going sos e lUumus nnnagea ID
defalcation to Judge hailing from tnls section.
Many smart things have been said ABOUT tnls
afYsir, and the public ears and eyes LOT scan-
del have seized upon the rumor win aVlolty.
Now. 1t Is certain that no State 1udge nas u ~
his power to use public funds, He draws nus aus
Pay, when he can get IT, ana Gob1Se onae ~ si that
the rnmor has reference to some dlHculty OF
several years standing between United
States internal revenue officer, just alter Cne
war, and the government. That gentlemaI 10
now a Judge, and In this way tine romor mas
originated. know nothing OF tne eaU ersIs oCl VI
casion, a highly honorable gentlemen OF un,
blemisheG reputation, whose voice was husned
in death, was not only charged as defanlter
but published as such by government autnor-
ity. A relative defended his memory IRON
the unfounded charge, and showed tnat tne
government actually owed MIN large oaiance,
which has been since paid to the estate, ana
amonnted to several thousand dollars. This
example should at least Induce suspension
of Opinion until some proof ts adduced TO sus-
Tmr railroad arrangements are still In an
unsstisfactery state. Freights are too hlgn,
on both cotton and merchandise, and our only
railroad line does not seem inclined to show
us any mercy. We are losing business for
want OF competing line, and what we lose 10
this way is serious loss to Charleston also.
As to passenger travel, nothing conld ne
worse We spend nearly as much time at
Florence, waiting for train to carry us to
Charleston or bring us here, as is consumed ID
the entire journey. Fifteen hours from mere
to Charleston-seven of which are spent at
Florence! We trust some change will be de-
cided upon before another business season
comes round. JUNIUs.