Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-01-22

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a local organization. The Convention was
called to order by General J. W. Denver, who
said that its objects were the preparation of
memorial to Congress, asking for pensions fol
all survivors of the Mexican War, in the pas
sage ola law similar to that of 1871, giving
pensions to the survivors Of the war of 1872
also to adopt measures for the organization Of
National Brotherhood of Mexican veterans
and for representation at the Centennial
Exhibition at Philadelphia, in 1876.
A committee was appointed to draft con
stitution and bylaws for the brotherhood, and
another committee to prepare general con
gress Resolutions were adopted, requesting
the War Department to furnish the conven
ton, for preservation, copies of the muster-roll:
of those who took part in the Mexican war.
Congressman Elliott.
-T The speeches of Elliott, member of Con
gress from the Columbia district, have attract
ed some attention, not only in the Congression
al halls, but throughout the country and the
charge has often been made that his orator.
cal efforts are the emanatons of other minds
the opinion prevailing that Butler, of Massa
chusetts, usually writes out his speeches fol-
delivery. This however, is only conjecture
It is not probable that Butler could find the
time in addition to his regular labors, to write
out lengthy speeches for other members to de-
liver. Elliott, no doubt, receives "inspra'
ton" from many of his white conferrees, of
whom. as q "black diamond" he shines with
peculiar lustre in the dapple constellation
composing the Radical leaders.
From the Congressional Directory, it tappears
that Elliott was born at Boston, Massachu
setts, in 1S42; received his primary education
at private schools; in 1858 entered High
Halborn Academy, in London, England; in
1855 entered Eton College, England, and
graduated in 1859; studied law, and practices
his profession; was a member of the State
Constitutional Convention of South Carolina
in 1868; was a member of the House of Rep
resentatives of this State from July, 1868 to
October 1870; was appointed OH the 25t1
of March, 1869, assistant acknowledgement
which position he held until he was elected to
the Forty-second Congress; and was reelected
to the present Congress as Republican.
The Taxpayers Convention.
- The Executive Committee of the Tax.
PAYERS Convention met in Charleston on the
3th>instant, and after full discussion the
following preamble and resolutions were
adopted, from which it will be seen that the
Tax-Payers Convention Of the State is sum-
moned to re;issemble in Columbia on the 18th
of next month:
Whereas, the convention of the tax.payers
of the State of South Carolina, held in May,
A. D., 1871, with view to the protection Of
the ghts of the citizens, adjourned, subject
to be re;issembled on the call of its President
and Executive Committee and, whereas, the
necessities of the times and due regard tor
the common welfare of all interests and classes,
requires that the Taxpayers of the State
should again meet for counsel therefore,
Resolved That the Tax-Payers' Conven.
ton of this State be summoned and requested
to re;issemble in the city Of Columbia, on
Tuesday, the 18th day Of February ensuing
at 12 NJ
Resolved That for the purpose of enlarging
the said convention, the taxpayers OF the
State of South Carolina who are opposed to
the frauds and corruptions which prevail, and
who are in favor of honest government, with
exact and equal justice to al, are requested
to meet at the county seats OF their respective
counties, on the first Monday of February
ensuing, and then and there elect or appoint
additional delegates, equal to the representa-
tion of each county in the House OF Repre-
sentatives of the General Assembly, to repre-
sent them in the Taxpayers Convention OF
the State, with view to the security of right
and the prevention of wrong.
W.D. PORTER, President.
The Chief Justiccship.
- President Grant was equally untortu
nate in pleasing his party friends by the
nomination of Mr. Gushing for the position o.
Chief Justice, as in his previous selection o.
Mr.. Williams for the same position. The
objection to Mr. Cushing, however, was from
an entirely different cause. lncapacity was
the objection urged against Mr.. Williams
while the democratic antecedents fMr. Cush
ing were ofsuch a nature that the Republican
leaders we're almost unanimous in rejecting
him. Soon after the nomination of MIR. Cush
ing was sent to the Senate, it transpired thai
on the goth of March, 1861, he had written
q letter to Jefferson Davis, then President Of
the Southern Confederacy, recommending tc
his favorable consideration man named
Roane, who desired some position in the Con
federate service. The letter was found among
the Confederate archives and though 1t does
not contain single allusion to political at
fairs, yet the fact that at that late day Mr.
Cushing was in the confidence of the head Of
the Confederacy, was quite sufficient to con
demn him in the eyes of the truly loyal. The
pressure was so strong that the President
withdrew the nomination, Mr. Gushing in the
meantime, having requested him to 90 so
This action was then followed b. the nomlna'
tion of Morrison R. Waite, of Ohio, which
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