The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-14
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VAO1Aok tAo huCAoub philosopher WHO
went about with lantern in his hand,
searching for an honest man, was re-
warded with success, is q matter upon
which we have no authentic information.
It is to be hoped, for the credit OF our
common humanity, that he was. Should
the cycle have returned for his meta
morphosis. and re-appearance in the
flesh, to pursue again on earth the OBJ.
jeots of his former life, we would caution
him against making the attempt in our
reconstructed Carolina, amongt those
who, by a providence most remarkable
and past finding out, have the rule and
destiny Of the State in their hands. The
State Republican Convention, which met
here month since, both regular and
boilers. was in nothing SO remarkable as
in the exposure, ly its members, of each
others dishonesty and falsehood. Orr,
Neagle, Whittemore, and others, exposed
Moses, Jr., and his agents in bribery and
corruption. julius Meyer, of the Barn
we'll delegation, revealed to the Conven-
ton the astounding fact that Moses had
tampered with him only the night be-
fore, and offered $4,000 for his vote and
that OF his three colleagues. Elliott dis
closed the secret maohinations and the
unblushing rascality OF the Chamberlain
faction in the effort to gain ascendancy.
Mackey touched the raw in Whittemore
30 artistically and mercilessly that he
wilted as he never did before, reminding
one of gourd vine touched by frost.
He laid it heavily on Tomlinson and
several others. making. by the way,
very lame and poor apology for his chief.
In the Boilers Convention, at the Court
House, the same deleotable proceedings
went on. Deep answered unto deep of
villainy, and it is yet mooted point
which faction threw most mud, or dived
deepest into the mire of filthy crimina-
tion. We would readily give the palm
to either were the other dear charmer
away. AS it is, we have the embarrass-
ment of riches of nastiness, and are in q
predicament Of doubt ss to whether we
Gun touch either with ten-foot pole.
Orr. Corbin. Sam. Dickerson, Sam. Lee,
ct al, all pitched their voices to the same
tune. Corbin designated Mackey as the
''tiend upon two legs"-a polite way of
saying, we suppose. the devil upon two
sticks. Whether fiend upon two lege
is any worse or better than the tradition
al didbolus of the hoofs, horns and whisk-
ing tail, we shall have to leave to Radical
experts themselves to decide.
Since the adjournment of the con7en-
tions, the same edifying line Of COM
ment and disclosure has been followed
in public meetings. The work goes
bravely on. The oolored troops fight
nobly. Abuse is the order of the day.
Mackey does not tire; Orr's snort is
heard in the mountains, and Corbin's
zeal lie only surpassed by that he e1hi-
bited in his persecution of the so-called
Ku Klux. The bland Cardozo and the
erudite Judge Melton have singled out
Mr.. Reuben Tomlinson for their special
attentions. So far, we are bound to soy
CuuC tuoy IcSt COutcutcO Will tdRuo all6-
cations. unsustained by proof, which
Mr.. Tomlinson has challenged, but
which is not forthcoming. As was once
answered by lady when asked her OPT
Mon of the courtly Martin Van Buren,
"Well, he i'll pretty good imitation OF o
gentleman" 30 we incline to hope that
Mr.. Tomlinson may prove the man We
are all in search of. He seems to us q
pretty fair imitation, at least, of an ho-
nest man. We despair outright of find
ing any one of that class in the company
he keeps, if it be not he. We cling to
him as our only hope of deoenoy and
character among the dominant party.
Our disappointment will be great, should
he fail to come up to the standard. We
have reserved our decision upon his
case, and asked for light both from him
self and his acousers. We shall for q
time keep our lantern trimmed and