The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-12-09
A CARD FROM SENATOR
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NOVEMBER %, 1874.-To the
Editor Of the Ne1os d Courier: In the
issue ofyour paper Of the 10Th some cor
respondent chooses to:diseourse as fol-
lows in reference TO- me After giv-
ing a LIST of standing committees as
elected S:bH ~ the Senate he adds sub.
stantially, "F1xED Up in CAUCUS
and voted through By thea Regulars
without trouble. The Conservatives
are almost entirely ignored, the only
one appointed to d craftsmanship be-
ing &c. Hope, Of Lexington, who was
generally looked upon in the last ses-
sion asFa blind follower of Whittemore
and the:Ring.''" Heresis an sssuup-
tion Of: .privilegeswhich; would justify.
me in calling this writer to accounts.
and demand the amende honorable.
but I consider Such wide departures
from the truth as worthy ofSbut little
notice. My friends.in and out of the.
Legislature, and,in N.Y. county, who,
are, at all impartial, know that the;
above statements are wholly untrue iu
the ESSENTIAL parts. " Where is the evi-
denee that ? am ;ajbkHd' foalot0er of
any:1erson7orpsrty?. / have eyes to
see for myself and will enough to act
as suits my judgment I claim to be.
an = Independent and constitutional
Conservative. and stand by my tights
as guaranteed blythe constitution of
the: government. It isa little strange
to me that there should bejsuch, a in-.
gering desire to create prejudice 50 IN;
necessarily and uselessly: NowI will
state the facts as they are in regard to
the caueuses which made out the: two
lists ofcommittees and,agreed upon a.
list Of nominees, Chairman and mem7.
bers Of the respective committees and
presented It for action. I was not in
vited to it. II was not noticed as q
chairman atall, but placed upon four
committees--commerce cand.manufac--
lures, interpretations retrenehment
and medical affairs. On this list was
placed Cmore' or + less on each commit
tee) some who were on tie list of the
Regulars. :The Regular Republicans
also:3 held nominating caucus, to
which they were courteous enough ttpol
invite me, unexpectedly, as an indie
pendent Conservative. and showed me
they placed me on their list, first, as
chairman On the committee of agrieul5
ture, and thensas a>memheE of the'fQl7t
loving committees: On enrolled bills,
on interpretations, on public lands, on
county Offices and officers, on medical
affairs. These two lists were acted, OBJ
simultaneously,in the following: order;
ef:Chairmen; first, :. and then the re-,
nlainder of the members on each
committee: The chairman = Of the
committee on agriculture was first
nominated s.; HopeNon list No. l, T.
O. Donaldson on list:No2. ,made'by
the Independents and Conservatives.
These voted against me. generally and
sustained their nominee. ! was elect
ed by the majority: Fhis being tie
decision, and the weakness of No.22
being 50 apparent, I sa~ipo necessity
Or usefulnessrin turning this Or; that
way in filing up the respective com.
mittees with suitable number of
members as they stood on list No. I.
In fact; the Independents and Conser-
vatives ceased. in a great measure, to
fight for .theiE arrangement Of the
committees. These are indisputable
facts: and where is the justice Of
censuring my course, or charging me
with going back on my political
friends y Have they notiset ne the
example p In all common sense and
honesty, where is disqualification for
charges of blind followinrgs, and the ef-
fort, with such small capital, to IN
spize prejudice against me?I. When
yon try your hand: again, endeavor to
be more fair and truthful. And let
me assure you that such efforts fail to
elevate your position or benefit the