The New York herald., 1874-08-18

uOck 10 tue CITY, anu 20 iTOm Ouo pOuClC6l DOW
wow--they are not deserving OF the name Of meet
ings-tO another. A close contest for the state
oenH se% or that ocs not sase
dark in color, but In tricks that are vain" several
shades scksr than sketch Tna Of gsyer
have collected together another demorailzed
tween the factions are OF frequent occur
renee; but, luckily, no further damage
followed. although knives and pistols have Deen
drawn by the score. They are not prone TO listen
to advice, aud all arguments put forth Tor the pur-
pose OF convincing them OF their pending danger
pass unheeded in the general scramble for onice.
The streets present more drunken scenes and tho
crimes or burglary and robbery are aarmngly on
the increase. The courts are illeG with petty Of
lenders, and the trial Justices reap rich harvest.
When II Is remembered that IN 1885 1t was rare to
see a arunken eolofed man a more correct Udg-
ment can Oe formed OF the downward moral tend
enuy ~ s vs sHq ans see s
remedy education. Is being applied with all the
yigor tins minority can bring 10 bear. The numer.
Gus horde OF trial justices are the appOintees aud
tools OF the Governor. ana II tney do not subserve
his interests they are instantly removed. II an In
he is pardoned without delay In this city of 600
Inhabitants there are five ol these trial Justices.
no OvERDRAwN PICTURE
of the condition OF affairs; IT may be by some con-
sdered TOO harsh to be placed before the world as
whose correspondent during the past eight ye0ca
has MANY times an visited sysvy l9eal,gin ths ssa
made. 1t is not Aatcult TASK fqr one who has been
Of much 81 this demorallza,ion. To . great degree
bilious onice seekers vena! 0nlclas and Ignorant
3issracsiui legislatures, Who to carry their pro.
seIsc tios, n9m6efing By the score, from the rics
fields aud cotton piahtations. Year after year
these strikers" have hung aloaaa ,gc capial nm
tGrIitiess and are content TO gam scnnty uVlne
by their wits. In the country things are not
Ind hnff M
any since the war.
sucn as i have described form great pafeQ{
the power that will dictate the selection OF meMA
bers OF the General Assembly. The willy poirh
clans control them aud tney manifest but little
disposition to step aside and eve place ior better
those honest republicans wno nave still nope Of
reiormlng the party IN this State. The responses
are any thing but encouraging II the masses, be.
cause they have the numper. persist In the old
course 1t is not duicuit to forecast the result k
Will not oe tolerated. The respectable portion u
the repunlcans-I mean those whose record has
not been loued by mal!easance or mlsleasanoe III
! ofice aud those who nave not as yet takeu any
active part II pOhtlcsnave indicated, should this
staLe oi afiars continue their intention to With
Draw. This sitting process may develop latens
fore apeared upon the surface. Then, too.
since the present campaign has opened pc
cuilar questions OF caste nave sprung uBs
Ihe blacks, enyous OF the muattoes. who hold the
larger number OF the Offices, are not SLOW to make
known taer malice, when canses dlssensions m n
every political gathering such remarks by the
blacks to the nluiattoes as, 'iOu're noting put
| hall Drudder OF the democrats, anyhow" you're
none black to suit" &C., are frequently heard:
This claim to 0flce on the strength OF coiored
majority manflests Itself everywhere. anu one o2
the aspfrants for the seat in Congress vacated by
MIR. Elliott bases his claim on color alone, ana u
| now canvassing the district 10 that regard Mr.
Elliott intends to Withdraw entirely from the Con-
gressionai contest, with view OF election TO the
| Legislature, where, without doubt, ne WIN 10
CHOSEN speaker OF the lower house. What emo
OF arithmetic Is used 10 induce the giving UP ot ah
olce Of Sc, 900 for the legal salary Of which II
$500 leave for others 10 1nler
THE GUBERNAroRIAL CONTEST.
The elements that will give shape to this CAM
paign are gradually developing themselves. Ihe
1rst element worthy OF notlcel is Governor FranKnn
], Noses, Jr.. the present incumbent. People Oue-
SIDE the state have little iaea or the real i0rces
and causes which have given this individual MS
success hitherto. From 1868 to 1879 ne was
Speaker OF the lower house OF the Legislature, and
! was known and admitted by ali to use BIS position
for his own benefit. In 1872 he became candidate
ior Governor, and, owing to the extensive an
popularity OF the Scott ADMINISTRATION, ana, as rs
alleged by the plentiful use OF MS iraadulent pay
certificates, he got the nomination OF the repuDii-
can convention. "bolt'' was the result, ana
Reuben Tomlinson. gentleman of ability aud
mated as the candidate of the reform repuoll-
cans by the convention OF n,srsr S9rters pre-, e.
ksss Ssd y"res @ ne nova a's dccsases
Convention held its meetings in the Court House.
within stones taNw o. e tS Sss denta
tire opposition OF the 0ld-tlme democracy to any
thing that bears the impress or repn0ilcan,sIn'
The leaders OF that party, aud notably tne prin
cipal organ-the Charleston NetcS-gave no sap
port to T0mlinson, the reform candldate. ont
secretly and Indirectly lent all their inhuence "a
the success Of the Moses ticket.
Moses was eected and the ticket Is known an
over the country. BY his personal prOnigacy OF aa
kinds by his leves upon those having Important
measures before the Legislature; by mis- tudis
eliminate and shameless use OF the pardonine
burg lor grand larceny, he has finally made niIn
self so odious that no sane man OF his own party
now a candidate or denomination and, wha
is strangest OF ALL there is an undercurrea =. n!
such a result. Hints are freely heard on the
streets, that Moses is in negotiation with the de
Scrae to appott n sn o aot
count IN the candidates agreed upon. Again. I
Is said, the democracy desire the nomination Q
Moses as the weakest possible candidate OF hi
party Their programme viii then be 10 put ut
General Kershaw. or some such man. and relyins
on tue dlstrust ielt by Grant and the party q
Washing ton, set up an opposing government. a
In ARKANSAS, and call upon Grant to recognize TIM
anti-Moses party. AT any rate 1t is certain tina
mocracy, and they are now pointing out the SIN
OF his opponents for the republican nomination
This Is certainly suspicious. The only sale or hon
orabie course ior the democracy would seem to %
to nominatc q worthy candidate OF their owl
not present u candidate OF good character, thet
chances OF success are by no means desperate.
TIE DIsAFFECTION OF THE NEGROES
with Moses and his class is certainly deep and an
mstakaDe, ana stranger things have Eappenet
than large number OF negroes 70 ing FOR d aem
ocratic candidate this fall in preference TO Nose
or anybody like him. At present the person mos
likely 10 concentrate the support OF the anti lose
republicans Is d. II. Chamberlain, gentlenal
whom the democratic Nelcs and Courier calls -
man OF polished manners, OF ripe aDlty anu Q
eminence in his proiesson'-that OF law; bu
whom 1t Is just now attacking with vlolehc
which Clearly shows his strength with MS Ow
party. His responsibility for the acts OF tne stat
administration while he was Attorney General
subject upon which much NAV be said on Dol
sides. The prevailing opinion seems TO acauit iii
of any wrongful connection with them. HIS ger
eral tone and character which have always bee
unexceptionabe, add greatly 10 THIS impression
and with his acknowledged ability and experienc
render him by far the most formidable candldat
tor the republican nomination.
Outside OF this gentleman the names Oh ex-GON
ernor Scott and George l. Cunningham, presen
Mayor OF Charleston, are mentioned. The iorme
Is not known to possess any considerable strength
ana the TACT That he has held the ONCE for f0u
years Will alone make him an improbable cand
date. Mr.. Cunningham is not known TO the Stat
at large, and does not seem to have any fOllOwln
outside the city Of Charleston. The montn Whlc
Still intervenes between the present time and "a
tioxa pta