The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-12-02
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Columbia Correspondence.
-. - COLUMBIA, Nov. 20.
The Legislature has again, amidst fears,
hopes and uncertainties on the part OF
the people, met in annual session.
With few exceptions the members were
promptly in their seats on the first day.
There were some new faces in the hall,
and some familiar faces were missing
some of these last we are certain will
never come back. Whether this fact will
be deplored by the people generally, I
leave each one to answer for himself {;
but the ruling faction seems to think that
the feeling of grief at the demise of one
member, at least, is universal, as the
Speaker has appointed one Of the most
prominent Conservatives. to help grieve
over his loss in the way Of resolutions.
Gen. Wallace, Of Union, was appointed
on the Committee to prepare resolutions
Of coincidence at the death OF Joe. Crews.
A very large number Of bills and no.
tices Of bills have been submitted to the
House for consideration. From their
number, it would appear that an entire
revision Of the Code had been determin-
ed upon. Whether this would be 9 ben-
eft or not, am unable to say. But this
plethora OF bills and notices Of bills need
cause no alarm, as it Is common. .expe-
dent resorted to by many members to
get their names in the papers, and to
curry favor with constituents at home.
Some men wish to appear to advocate
what is popular with friends at home;
but it is sometimes amusing to see how
little effort is exerted to accomplish tho
very measures which they pretend TO
advocate. This being fact, I am unable
TO give at this time any definite informa-
tion on any of the bills now up before
the House. :
Since the adjournment Of the Assens-
bly, last Spring, that portion Of the Ro-
publican party here in Columbia has
added great deal to the history Of South
Carolina but Of course this history hss
mot been made public. If It were pub
lished, it would no doubt expose hide
GUS mass of chicanery. and corruption:
AS this history (unwritten) forms Link
in the general plan under which the Re-
pubicans have been and are utin to act,
it becomes necessary to thoroughly un-
derstand 1t to be able to draw correct con-
clusions as to the meaning Of the other
parts of the play. But it is dropping out
by degrees, and we hope to be able before
very long to put it all together for the
benefit Of your readers. This much I
can say, however, the Radicals have in
Iaugurated their campaign for 1876; and
encouraged by tho elections at the NORTH, /,
and by recent combinations at home,
their policy will not be such as will sui-
fer the white people of the Stats to re-
main any longer in passive and nnre-
lsisting state. $50 ii's
The House to-day (Monday) refused to
pass the bill Furnishing persons for buy
ing stolen cotton, tho they might know
mt the time that it was stolen. If the
Legislature continues to refuse to pass
proper laws for the protection Of indi-
yidual rights, solely on the ground that
some cotton thief may thereby be pun
ished, the farmers must take the matter
into their own hands and protect them
selves. The action of the Radicals OH
this measure, in refusing to amend tn,
law 80 as to reach criminals, is sufficient
to damn the party in the eyes of all hon.
est men, and would suggest that it bs
remembered against them at the next
election. II.
Immediately on the heels Of the House.,
refusal to pass the above bill, it adopted
laudatory resolutions in honor of Joe.
Crews. The resolutions declared that h,,
was an honest and upright man, DC, and
that he was killed on account Of his po.
ntical sentiments. The Conservatives, oil
course, did notvote yes. -.
. The new tax bill was laid upon th,
members desks to-day. It provides for
levy of 104 mills for State, and 8 milla
for County purposes. You will observe
that there Is little difference between the
present bill and the one the Governor:
vetoed; yet this new bill was prepared
by the Governor. When we see these
fellows down here getting rich and living
in magnifcence upon the hard earning,
of the people, and when it is known how
hard 1t will be for many of themto bare.
ly subsist during the coming winter
owing to the failure Of prices and crops,
and when we SEQ the Legislature refuse
to pass such measures as will protect tho
little they may make, and at the same
time pass-or endeavor to pass-measuresI
depriving the whites of rights enjoyed!
by every people on tho globe similarly
situated, is it q wonder that q man can'6
become reconciled to such fate7 Re.
conciled! The thing Is simply impossi-
BILE
While the elections In the North have
encouraged the Radicals, the election in
Mississippi has encouraged the Conser-
vatives equally as well. It is time for
the State and for Anderson County to
wake up. Our people have beer fed on
sugar long enough. It is folly to be con-
tinued to be thus fed, while our dearest
rights are being taken away. 8.
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