The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-12-13

and exciting debate occurred upon the
amendment, which was lost by vote of
yeas 4. nays lob. Pending the reading
OF the other sections OF the bill, at 5X
P. NJ, the House adjourned.
Mr.. EDITOR OF THE PHOENIX: In the
issue of the 1lth, special notice is taken
of my Senatorial vote. Why am 1 80
personally singled out from all others?
You say, John G. Hope, Senator from
Lexington whc vas elected and has
been regarded as q Democrat or Con.
servative, pumped Patterson on both
ballots" My first thought Was not to
notioe this silly aud unnecessary cut at
me, but, upon further reflection, T be-
came sensitive, aud concluded to give
the attack q becoming notice; for do
not RECOGNIZES your right to arraign me
incidious!y for my vote, or make any in
sinuati0ns US to my motives. It is true
that was elected as a Democrat in nay
n6inities-a progressive one-conserva-
tive. tolerunt and fair in my political
principles-and no one is warranted to
place me in any other position. The
people of Lexington, on the whole, arc
conservative; and. although divided in
the late canvass into regular and true
AsOpu OliChucy auu 1dbo 4IOulOCfntos auu
those claiming no strenuous party name,
they were all st.. ading squarely on the
snme platform of fundamental princi-
Piles. Let not the citizens of Licking
ton, ntr h.r Representatives in the Le-
gislature. be misrepresented. But John
Q. Hope pumped Patterson on both
ballots" Why this specially? Did I
not vote in the same manner, as others
did? believe the word plump has been
generally used in elections to mean to
select one from others. all OF which
could be voted for together in the same
category, and give him single vote.
This would be plumper. The Senate
rial election did not present parallel
case. If I pumped, all who voted
pumped for whomsoever they Gina roced
But I was from Lexington; therefore,
there must have been some moro force
III my vote.
or the seventeen who voted in the
Senate, and the seventy-three in the
House. were there mono whose vote was
Of sufficient importance to designate as
plumpers? I would have it understood
that this Senatorial election did not enter
into our County canvass at oil. I was
aware, however, TINT some OF the caudi-
dates were distasteful to majority of
her citizens. In this matter was free
aud independent; viewed facts from my
own stand point, and voted to suit my
own convictions. respect the rights of
those who voted otherwise. and do not
impugn their motives. heed but little
the efforts Of the press, or OF interested
individuals, to vi!lify candidates aud
magnify their faults or virtues, which are
brought to bear in these exciting can
vases. Errors exist all around, and
have observed enough in my life Of the
doings of mankind to know that when
men undertake to proclaim men as bad.
good, or Indifferent, they are likely to
run to extremes. I have found that
when you canvass the character Of men,
that no man Of decency and civilization
is 40 bad as to have no redeeming quail
ties, nor is there any man 80 pure and in
vulnerable as to have no imperfeotions.
L have not taken my position in this case
blindIy. summed up the facts as they
appeared to me, and made out my de-
cree, and when my constituents call upon
mo for tho reasons of my faith I am
ready to give them. IT there were bet
ter men in reserve. as nm unwilling to
admit, they should have been announced
in time, that their history, and blood,
and claims, could hnve boen examined
before the bailoting commenced. With
regard to the severe cenpure that the
editorial contains against tho msjor part
Of the members, every one, suppose,
will judge for himself of its propricty,
and the good or the harm that attends
efforts. But, ''they have prostrated
themselves before tho golden calf" I
have seen no golden or silver calf, nor
ono made up Of currency, but l have
two.leggcd calves. made like human flesh,
before which had To bow little to
como to q level. Enough said, perhaps
too much TO suit some. Your paper,
too, has not reported the action on my
concurrent resolution correctly-it was
not laid over hut adopted Mt once.
JOHN @. HOPE.
Captain W. Il. Bass, prominent mer-