The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-12-31
The Norfolk 1irJiGian donncd = neat ani!
,ccomius new dress yesterday.
SOUTH CAROLINA STATESMEN
OF TO-DAY. ..

SOUTH CAROLINA STATESMEN
OF TO-DAY.
an INTERVIEW TlrH sEGEo coSfaLssAAs-
now HE LIVES AND WHAT BIZ sAYs--TEE So
cItI TROUBLES OF IIls wiFE-HE TELLS How
TIE LEGISLATURE OF SOUTH CAROLINA HAs
BgES BnuGuT-SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS the
PRICE or 4 sr:SATORsGif.
(Dr. Redald's letter from Columhia: s. <, TO the
Cincinnati Commerclal.l
Yesterday went around to Sc tie black
lion in his den-I beg pardon, ho..r-tor lie
lives in styles such as few White ptopie IN
this smitten city can support. E"!o.t was
originally from, Massachusetts, where he
picked up and crarnmed In good education
and enough lsnowlege to support Sh:nSie
down here. Being an aspiring young Iian,
he wisely concluded not 10 settle IL TIC solid
State of Massachusetts. lie wanted 10 wing
his flight to some cline where lis own race
predominacd. Africa would li.yv been the
most copgenial point, but rs thu! j some
distance, and as man can't gIt tii-rc With
out having his stomach Turned wrong
side out crossing the bIlny deep, IL
lott set his sails for the next best
Afric,ni2ed land, and hove TO ii Edge
field, South Carolina. There he pflcti1ed
law, and fell i'm love with beautiful three.
fourths white damsel. As soon as Le had
lost and won n sufficient number Of GlsaS 10
have what the calculating and cold-bi0odcd
world calls start, he married aud moved to
Columbia. Then the c3Ipred people pAt him
in am office of some sort, and then in an
other, and finally pitched him, head first,
into Congress, where he made sensation on
account Of color and previous condition anu
an ability to sDeuL. The white noodles of
that mighty body were ustonislled to ind u
colored man who could talk as much az they
could, ill as large space in the Giobc, and
have as many ideas to the square yard. In
fact Elliott was well received by The gentle
men, but
uRg. ELLIOTT WAS HoT ~ TUE 14p!Es.
She had colorel blood in herinferior veins,
md therefore must not move IN Washington
white circles. 1t is sad commentary on
human dap.arity to say. Art the wives amt
daughters of the congHSsmen vino owcli
their positions to the ballots Of tho colortd
race would not associate with Mrs. Elliott,
but it is true, aud u. an impartial historian
Of current events an ob!jgled to record il.
But ] will go back to where was awhile
ago, if can lind the place. Oh, ycS-thc
Elliott interview. | called ut tho cooTpd
statesman's house, o. Lazy street. The
house is an attractive tWo-storv, with Man.
sard root, green blinds, large porch, and two
fountains playing in front. y small yellow
!,ov received me. I inquired for the states
man. The statesman slept. Could / see
him: The boy sald he would take up my
naine. The statesman awose, and jumped
out of bed like cricket. | was shown into
the sitting-room It is gem. A rich car
pet covers the floor, and three large glass
fronted cases OF choicest books stand against
the walls. The nantes and tables are CO.
yered with ornaments, and everything l. as
neat as Il pin, and arranged like a charm.
Tie congressman came down III
SLIPPERS AsD pEEss!NG-GowS.
He is II short, thicE-set man, very black,
and with the typical features, even to the
slant Of the forehead. ri" il, no doubt, one
Of the snariest really black iil'n now living.
Az a Etwyei' he hiss front TANK, ana CAN held
his owa with any CT that technical ana
learned profession vino ranSt u this State.
While his face is black ana his feature; t!chIt
there is nj absence Of the African dialect.
! He talks like Il wcl-bred white nan.
"Mr. Elliott" said, after sGinc pre!;nl-
ma, cory srsation, "the opinion IS Abroad
that Patterson bought lis ELECTION TO the
Senate with money!
1.-The opinion il correct" hr answered!
quickly; 4" that's what lie did do"
"What do You thin6 1t cost him"
"Well, the amount is rariously estimated
ut from
FIFTY TO sIXTY-FrE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
suppose about fifty Thousand Is what he en-
pended"
How would he haye rl;r croTidcd be
had expended no money!"
Not at all. / dou't believe he would
have got vote. He owes his election en-
tirely to money. He bought up the Lestsia-
turc: that is the truth OF the matter
.That Ii 4 hllu.llIahng sutrlnlat,i sa.G
81 know it is," he replied. y" but 1t Is the
truth. Now, understand me nln not sny-
ing this out OF personal feeling. was "a can
didate before the Legislature and was de-
feated. / can bear defeat. but the humilla-
ton the thing has brought upon our eolored
race; that's What huTtsms, huf rage is 90"
on trial before the world as to It's fitness to
govern. What will be said after such 4
WHOLESALE UuN luS-up aS tHIS' hio NoA"i'''
men, as you know, are in large majority in
the Legislature; and then for them to de-
| lberateiy sell out By wholesale is blow
that we CAN'T get Dyer Tor ye!gs, It's d blow
ut our integrity, our honesty, our manhood.
| The report has gone to the world that the
| colored legislators making laws for South
| Caroina have been bribed by wholesale, and
| the report is unfortunately true. What will
the world think of it,"
! told him the world would thlnk it
PRETTY H4RD cssE.
| Eyes" he continued, sit was Patters0n'>
money that elected him. His strength was
| in his purse. He had no claim upon the
party he had no party status in fact. He
was mere trndeSInan, Il Spectator, 4 jobber.
Others before the Legislature had c.uims
Scott had claims; had claims. The narty
owed us something; il owed Patterson no.
thing. Take my case | am Il man of color
The colored people of this State arc gTeatly
in the majority. / carried this district at the
hast election by over twenty thousand ma.
joritv. If this senatorial election had been be-
fore the people would have beaten Patterson
ten votes to one. The legislators are the re-
personalities of the people, so we must con-
| clude that there Is something wrong"
Suppose Mr.. Patterson is not allowed 10
| take his seat:"
"Well, then. there will have to be another
election. Then If he can be elected without
all .sfrIt oh .,1,1