New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-28
THE THIRD-TERM STATE.

y,pws ON REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS ON fhfe'-
pEvr GRAMS AvMIlBiLilY AND P,osr'CiS-
Talk WIN CoLOErD sTaTEsMAN-0'AN' ~
.c.,Nsr nIR DEvIL--TIIE THIRD TEEN fOfOiAE
WIN TIM NtGsoB%
sroNA srArP CORRESPONDENT or rIis rEinuShl
COLUMBIA, s. c., May 24.-The pretty capi'ai OF
Eoutb Carolina has already fallen int" the siagna-
tiop If Summer Columbia when the Legislature Is
An session or In the midst Of political campaign
and Columbia during the recess ale very u'u"io"'
pac,s Tho visitor ut this misses the huStis
crowds In the hotels tho throng CT idie hee'"'S
swarming about tho State Honse the da'nonuS anu
fast horses of legislators suddenly grown rio"' .o
see.ly carpet -baggers the scent al ei'"h'' 'no
rural Senators ard Representatives ga'hc''" :"
siJawslk groups fer tho discussion Oh PnoI'c
Attain. and the Northern tourists bound Tor
FLORIDA but taYryng horc for a day to take peep
nj the r,euagcrc on exhibition at tho state House
This season the place is unusually dull. for the last
sessiop NJ the Legislature was remarkably unprohi-
able 10 its members and very few OF them can ad'd
TO spend the whole year at Che capital Parker Is III
jail awaiting trial for his crimes against tue stare
Gov Moses having failed in tho business or ceahs
faro in which he embarked after leaving tho LSec'
tive chair is quietly waiting for turn ol the "neo'
of fortune which may bring him once more INTO po-
iitt~l prosperity. On wall ACROSS Inc street SEQ
avery strange reminder of tho Old times in poster
Announcing the delivery If "A Lecture on
.ReJ;o;on by His Exceency Gov. r. D.
.Moscsv Gov Chamberlain is steadily pns'nE
his reform movement and every now ana theh ci'
roes the head Of a dcfanlting County aud'tof oI
Treasurer or of an incompetent lrial 'usuee !"
this work ho has the apparent cooperation 81 inc
Treasurer and the CohtTollcr-GoneI" WHO INC
people appaud and the corrupt politicians grow N
Ill unlertone at every now indication tbat inc Az
ministrntion is detegmped to give South CaTohha
Ns.ONs. 4
Thousand times the present comparative dizziness
than the flush days Of rascatS which were tho us
praco Of South Carolina Business rs really settling
down npon firm foundation. and all wcii-intormen
and sayaeious men agree that with the fnihilcit Oh
promises of good government the State VIII eu'ei
upon a new and prosperous career
One of the first subjects claiming attention on my
arrival here was the prominence of South Carolina
~ The thrtl-term State. This pretlnnencc WAS SO
cured 10y the action OF the Repnblcan convention
held in this city last Fall Referring to the pro-
cs.dinrs of that Convention, / find the record
of tho third term declaration: On motion oi AIR.
Ninort tho following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
p,s,,cd That IN he distinguished soldier md states
man now lead OF onr National vcnmcnt WI re
oguze who in leane as Will MS ~ VA, ~ $50,
fnat fidelity Of purpose aud ineslity OF oh'ccr Ger" md
The icrnancncy OF The grand ana glorious rrindnl,s
Which have the CORNERSTONE 81 The gea, ~ pun
we ple.ie ourselves 10 the port OF President Grant
for third tenn assured tina, by So doing we shall pro
serve THU pclco and unity sh:ouo"ou' lno ""0' ''
Try ~ necessary to iis prosperity
DESTROYS of ascertaning tho strength OF the Third
Term party, have made some inquiries as 10 inc
paternity of this resolution anti the extent 81 winch
IL is now sustained by the South Carolina Repnb-
noans
"Wbo Is this Mr. Minort " asked of Democratic
editor.
oIo pC
pretty well known bore as a POLITICIAN OuI soou
deal better known as u gambef.'
To the same question prominent Republican
replied "Minort is u sporting character, coiored
man one Of the most unpriDcipled sconndres III
our disreputable party in this State. lie was can
didat for State Senator from this county List year.
but was beaten by Beverly Nash, another negro,
who could put mp good deal more money"
"IIow was it that such fellow got the start OF
everybody ess in coming out for u third termT
"Oh bless your life. no was mere pnppct. You
don't suppose lao wrote tho resolution donbt
whether he can writs his Patterson was the
mall Senator Patterson 1t was matched by him
and Collector Wortbington of Charleston, and no
body in the Convention had pluck enough To go
against the man who has all the money of the party
and controls all the Federal patronage III the State
Times have changed since then few OF onr best
mel are now in favor Of Grants denominations but he
and the negroeSD
Pursuing my inquiries found tha Gov. Chamber
lain while having very high opinion of Grant, was
by no means in favor Of his reelection. He doubted
whether Grant could carry . single Northern State.
unless there should be great reaction in Lis favor
before the election II next year. Judge H. H. Gar
pcnter occupied about the position, but agreed
with Gov. Chamberlain in the belief that the Presi-
dent might depend upon the vote OF South Carolina
although every other State in the Union might DO
Against him. The OflieehOders manipulate the
Conventions and find in them very plant material.
Ex-Copgressman Elliott (cooredl tho rresent
Speaker Of tho House Of Representatives of the
State has no objections TO third term
Der &C. but Is inclined to doubt the expectancy
Of denomination in view Of the state Ut public
opinion in the North The Hon. Lewis Cass Carpen-
ter who voted for the Force bill in the last Congress-
and has since been appointed Collector Of Internal
Revenue for this District, is inclined to
. look UPON . third term with favor than
either of tho others with whom ] talked
but said that President Grant had repeatedly
informed him tas well Us Senator Sargent of
California that he ANXIOUS TO retire from the
White House. Another prominent South Carolina
Republican however says that he has had from no
less distinguished a person than Wee president
Wilson the assurance that Grant is candidate for
third term; that he is confident Of receiving the
nomination. and. furthermore, that lac firmly be-
lisyes his candidacy to be the only hope Of success
for the Republican, party.
Whie enjoying drive to-day, met Gen. Beverly
Nash, who 10 considered one of the shrcwdest polit
clans Of his color in South Carolina llsAfrican pro-
genitor could not have surpassed him IN blackness
He was "a slave until freed BY the Emancipation
Proclamation and during tie war WAS Confederate