The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-02-14

TO govern, IL is found in this. w hitte-
more IL a thoroughly corrupt man
one of the sort Of which The South
Carolina market IS pretty well stocked.
A. CoLoRED MAN
then pitched into the Rev. Wittemore
in cruel manner. The motion to
dissolve, without electing Judge, he
did not like. That's one of his
tricks" he said, pointing his long fin
ger at the Rev. Whittemore; "he
does thing and then goes agin it.
He goes back on himself and every
body else. know the gcn'em. He
don't want any judge up thar in the
Eighth district. lie ought to be in
Jail up thar hisself, without any judge
to try him, and see how it felt"
l agree with the negro that the
Rev. Whittemore ought TO be in Jail
not SO much to see how il felt, as be-
cause he deserves it. II the jails OF
the State had their dues the South
Carolina Legislature would be hope
lessly without quorum.
ANOTHER DARKY
arose to point OF order. No one
paid any attention TO him, however,
aud he sat down. Another defended
Alr. Wbittemore, whereupon he got a
dose from still another, who bit him
thus: "Oh, yes, knows what You
want; you want TO be lobbicd with
and button holcd, and took in dark
corner; that's what's the matter
This made it warm all around, and for
a time there was an exceedingly lively
debate. In fact it was q general
squabble, participated in by about a
dozen plantation hands.
Finally "thc gentleman from
Georgetown" got the floor. The gen
tleman from Georgetown was black
and ferocious. He was fat around
the body, but thin around the brain.
| also heard il intima,ed by an impa.
tient person that he was a d-d fool.
The gentleman from Georgetown be-
gan: Again has question Of vital
Importance been brought before the
general assembly of the State of South
Carolina" Reporter to me in low
voice: That's the way the d-d fool
always begins; he'll make seventeen
speeches in day, and begin them all
with again, etc.
While his eloquencc was coming in
gush colored brother
TRIED To WHISPER SOMETHING
in his ear. but was met with $50
way; don't bodder me in my argu-
ment :"
Another on his feet and gesticulat.
ing as wildly as the wings in Don
Quixote's windmill, asked "Nill the
gem'an yield :"
mo, | yield not"
And he didn't. lie had his say,
and then yielded for want of breath.
Then there was general tangle in
the Joint Assembly" Five were on
the floor, NIL interviewing themselves
and one another at once. White
more shook his black whiskers, and
shot out his white fists as he used TO
at revival meetings in the peaceful
State of Massachusetts, where he
ought To be now, il the good of South
Carolina was consulted. At one
time there were FIVE points of order
before the Speaker at once. When
he got tired of settling points of or
der he let them go by default and at.
tended to other business.
After an hours noisy session. the
joint Assembly dissolved without
electing judge, the Senate retiring
TO their chamber.
IN THE SENATE
Massachusetts, Wittemore seems to be
a sort of whale among small Goldfish.
He has voice like two-year old
bull, and when he roars the darkies
prick up their ears. But he has not
the influence with them he once had,
neither has any white man. They
have learned enough of parliamentary
law" to know they can sell out on
their own responsibility and without
consulting broker Whittemore. They
don't need any proxy.
| i remained in the House until it ad-
jjourned, or took recess as they
styled it, until the 7th of January
This recess is for turkey-eating pur-
poses. Your South Carolina legisla-
tor would rather sink the Constitution
than miss his Christmas frolic.
They dissolved in very good hu-
NOR. At 3 o'clock member moved
that Eve do now have fifteen minutes
to smoke and have good time"
Speaker-You mean that we have
some smoking and and social enjoy
ment?
Member-That's my move.
Speaker--All those in favor of hav.
in fifteen minutes smoke say aye.
The volume of ayes was tremend-
Gus. In few minutes nearly every
member had cigar in his mouth
The room rapidly filed with smoke.
Moving about in the cloud were the
legislators, shaking hands, shouting,
and laughing, and conducting them
selves much as negroes do at revival
meetings.
To the right and rather to them
selves were bakers dozen or so OF
| DEMOCRATS,
fine, intelligent looking men, whose
business in the miserable body it is to
| try and stem the tide of reckless ex-
penditure and corruption which
threatens to swamp the State. They
do not smoke or laugh. They are
not jolly. There is nothing funny in
the proceeding to them. They be-
hold the downfall and degradation OF
their State with thoughts that are not
uttered. Some OF them We're in the
Legislature twenty years ago, and a
com nnarisnn makes the heart sick