, 1874-10-19
Loutsiana--.hlr. Charles II. Walkers
Testimony Against the Kellogg
Oppression.
Some Specimens OF Carpot-Baggcr
Spoliatfons.
Another Conference Relative to tile
Eloctiou.Return Board.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
E.pn Our Otet, Correspondent.

l;nes.--moat OF tho ttmo In the Palmetto State.
It Is called tho Palmetto State because Of tho
pcarcity Of the pa.uettos. Thuro aro about half
h-dozon II, Charleston rars as the 6tuyresant
pcar-trces, Of which there is only one, IN New
Yorl. Quo morning, when I lad walked my
foot nearly OF to catch up TO ono Of these myth
ical tfces, tho vegetable origin Of the War; three
gentlemen approached nc. My uausi morning
moaesty Saa suppressed. SAID +.
GenLlomon, IL that
A ArALMr1ro.rnrE? ~
pointing to q kind Of aeedy locust In tito yard Of
ruined church.
10 no, pir," said tho elder OF tie three, a nan
ct Sadpenor ntdrrse, who looked ns if lie would
lilo to invita- mo home with him to talk about
the Constitution Of tho United States, il no
could DO sure l was not a carpet-bagger.
Said Il ''3ty triend III be psrboilcl if you
had any oxcuse FOR rebellion whatever. You
had no good mineral OF animal reason. und, un-
less 500 h vegetable rnason before / lcavo
Ohhrlebton, in tho slhpo OF Il palmetto.trec,
ohnn loso oil confidence In human nature"
Said he: "1f yon w1l go about rniios from
tits spot, to Mr.. Campbell's yard. on Rutledgo
nvcnuo, you will 500 two beautiful specimens of
sho Palmetto Of South Uarolna."
Iwent At A1r. Campbcl!s yard looked with
tho rapacity Of burglar, presently TO Slip over
Lr. Campbcll'B wall and saw nothing whatever
lilo tho storicd Palmetto, except couple Of
paim~1ike bushes, with n thin stem, md slen-
der. fern-liko lcnvca. 1t bothered mo like
newspaper not ono of which ever
guessed. to Boo whnt this miserable littlo tsnsel
OF groom feathers Ind to do with Tho waflke ill.,
stincts Of Commonwealth. How could tho
British caunon-bais at Fort Moulkro have boon
bu;icd in tho trunks OF this ailautus-bush?
.,.. ~ a ,..a. sss %" ~ ~ ;o o".s -. .eu'
famneto'tfce' ana ina' "as H'ado o1 iron lheo
monument over the dead OF the State in tho
Mexican war. 1:was thick, short, reed -joiated
stem. branching in great rank oabbago-loaves ct
sno u W. ', ",s" nnu W ~ apro, ..'1 'Do'o ~
eli, which nngees1cd tomato o-c"toup. Dc
fondod behind tho spongy trunk, subsisting
uko q giraffe On tho cabbngc-tops, the
tmn,o,ta,oT nrear,me In IA inn,ortel bnvr,p rot
49, ,1,a .o,,.nl I,snor ,a,,t ti,o
a.o ~ tho nycr tn tre X tho
~ ~" s4 ~ ~ ~ @
lmetto s ssate, S anu 1oss lss ma'lomaHSs III tno
III, ~ r s ~ ,n trrn NJ Wnoa,a lons M
tnes pasIlmopg ~ 'ne trEa Q. , Mno"leago 81 o.
ano 'A H., ~ .h,,ss .' .3'
ELI nn'u ~ .a IL t.e 'e
thin,ar ta', te scmt nerni;nisn ;,at
-. ~" t'''s4 ~, -: e~tss'."s ..As
tns ta'ile'1o "o"a en'p'e n'a " ssie" ps1tna
uetolu nr.a,, ~ ~. c1'sos pa,,..ita uu't. t.o
H'ou 'ns 1a''''o..",too ...',. ,'',.,.a "
ia rro,nrt ,r,n..;,,, MoAAfSw Tbo ,,,7z.ra ;n A..
promps tfsnstion. ~ aa1, ,,aaM lho ouz7afa ~ the
aiel'cnn t.. eaEa11 u aoutn oaro1ha'-A mean the
sAikey-nu:za5q. ,,,.
"a os aau peon IL eha's'on several oays
oaia ~ oa 'tsena: - H.,
AZ axvhnhan, L presume, hhala see TIC
en1%H1us .W' uctIne es ea, nt,nfke..seasehssts.,
49,, Mny. no! sonIh tafoAna-Gh
AS oa17aLos Aeu' .,,
.nS Now ss.n ~ neG Gono s".io % tmrous9 sne mafke
sna seen no ol"Zafds Whatever. NY tloory had
IEGAs tt'Rt %llN bhAANA1A AHA kI6 U4%EHGT NG[H Ill