The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-12
TO THr EDroR OF THT PH1BrNsr11xI::

To THr EDuo1 OF THS PHas1x:
During the period which has elapsed
sinoe the death Of Judge 0rssu. and
more = e9peciallyaiuoe the qualification
othy Mrdin the Unio. Herald. Of tie
9Th instant, / have waited palfeptly
for expressions Of opinion Iron the
people upon this importsnt subject.
I consider it the duty Of oyery Citizen
Of the State to make the question Of
election Of a Judge, who is to decide
upon matters OF Law and equity be-
tween man aud man. matter Of indi.
vidual as we'll as public interest. I
also consider it his duty to use his in
huence, 80 far as is consistent with
Justice and personal dignity, to the
election OF an upright, honorable. ca
pable Judge. Until within few days.
however, but little has been said, aud.
as far as can be judged, but little done
toward this end. Two days since, two
articles appeared in the Union Herald,
one signed "Republican" aud the
other "Oonservator." The first wos
evidently written by some ono who de-
sires the position for himself or for
friend. as the only qualification re.
quired is that he shall be Repnbi-
| can. In other words. the candidate
may be totally unqualified in every re-.
speot to gill the office. bot If he could
be counted on to vote for the meauest
dog in the State, should he be nomi-
mated for Office by the regular Repub.
iican party, then he should receive the
vote Of that party for any Office to
which he may aspire. "Conservator"
takes q different view, aud although
his candidate seems to stand no chance
Of election, "Oonservator" certainly
has no reason to be ashamed of his
nominee, for the name of General J.
B. KershaW is Synonymous with nil
that is upright. gentlemanly and pure
That he is honest and capable, no one
will deny; that a just and equitable
construction of the law in all cases
brought before him would be certain,
were he to be elected Judge. none can
doubt; but then he lacks what is to
some most important. and to others
the only, requisite-the belief that q
Republican can do nothing wrong, and
that a Democrat can do nothing right.
So much for Gen. Kershaw.
Now am free TO say that we're all
other things equal. being q, Republi-
can. should prefer tolsee 2 Repnbli.
can elected; bpt where snch marked
differences exist, lWhsie the candidates
are incapable and dishonorable upon
the one hand, and honest and capable
upon the other, no true man can hesi
tate. I do not advocate the election
OF any man. but elmply ask what every
citizen OF the ,stAssaheeas, g right to de-
,sand. that. ths sbest man be chosen.
have no persoualC Cacquaistsnce with
any of the. candidates except F. j.
Moses, Jr., W.lJ. WhippSr and L. O.
| Northrop OF the first named gen.
tleman ~ I have aslready. spoken. and
hundreds can testify to the truth OF
my ssatepenEs.- or w. J.. Whipper,
the less said as to his qualification to
hll the office of Judge, the better.
That he is unreliable, upscrupilous
and dissipatsd, is we'll known. Mr.. Il.
Q. Northrop is. without doubt, far the
best man talked Of In Republican cir
cles; but has he the ability and expert
ence tc at him to fll such respsnsi-
bio position? Is he sufficiently we'll
read in law to decide justly and rightly
all cases which must Of necessity come
before him? My opinion, aud that of
those best qualified to Judge. is that
he is not so qualified. Bot should he
be elected, he will not throw that diu.
grace upon the State aud the Republi.
can party that must of necessity fall
upOn them from the election of either
of the two frat named candidates.
There are men in tho State who can
be elected, who wonld reflect credit
upon both the State aud the Legisla-
ture that elected them. Let such q
man be chosen. aud thus prove to the
people that our representatives are not
actusted solely by selfish interests, and
that all oficss within their gift are not,
as charged. 6!led only with those who
have been deepest in corruption aud
party trickery. In the election oi
Judge for the Third Circuit, let the
action Of tho Legislature be such q re-
buke to the Chief Justice Of the Su.
preme Court OF this State. that he will
not again go demean himself as ia
lobby in the interest Of his own son,
and more especially when that son is
SO netoriously bad, and when no one
can possibly know the fact Of the sons
.ontrageousiy bad character better than
his own father,. EDWIN F. GARY.
Cossu,p7rvss, TAKE Nor1cR.
Every moment Of delay makes your
cure more hopeless, and much depends