The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-01-20
EDITORIAL NOTES.

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....... EDITORIAL NOTES.
The Governor has appointed A. L..
Cobb as Treasurer of Greenville County,
in place of J. M. Runion, resigned. The
resignation of Mr.. Runion was occasioned
by reason of his failure to give a new
bond.
The Union Times may rest assured that
there will be no attempt on the part of
the Anderson hHeAigencer to undervalue
the services of any newspaper working
for the good of the State. We will not
even venture upon conundrums hereafter,
for fear that some of our sensitive
brethren may take offence.
We learn that Judge T. H. Cooke has
purchased property in the city of Green
vile, and intends making his home in
the "Mountain City" The rumors that
he was after the Richland Circuit are
therefore incorrect, and the Legislature
will not have an opportunity to inflict a
Judge Of Whipper's stripe upon this
Circuit.
The depositors in the freedmen's bank
will be glad to know that the Democratic
House of Representatives has appointed
strong committee to investigate the
corruption and waste in the management
of the bank. The belief prevails in
Washington that they will recover q con-
siderable part of the lost money and will
punish the men who stole it.
Numerous petitions have been presen-
ted to Congress asking for repeal of the
bankrupt law. These have generally
emanated from business associations in
the large cities, but have not as yet in
duced any action from Congress. 1t
would be, unfortunate for this law to be
repealed at this crisis in our monetary
affairs, for it would doubtless continue
the prostration in business with which
we are now afflicted. .,,
There will be meeting of the Demo
cratic National Executive Committee on
the 22nd day of February next, at Will
lard's Hotel in Washington, to arrange
for the time and place of meeting Of the
next Democratic Nominating Conven-
ton. The Committee will doubtless fix
the time for meeting little later thaa
the time fixed for the Republican Con-
veution, which will no doubt throw it
about the lst of July. The place ofmeet-
ing ought to be in one of the Western
cities by all means, and all the indica-
tions at present are that st. Louis, Mo,
will be designated.
Hon. John Lee Carroll was inaugu-
rated Governor of Maryland on Wednes-
day last, with imposing ceremonies. The
oath of Office was administered by Chief
Justice Bartoll, and the band of the
naval academy furnished the music
Mr.. Carroll is great-grandson of Charles
Carroll, of Carrollton, who signed the
Declaration of Independence, and who
was the thirteenth Governor of Maryland
twelve proprietary and colonial Cover
nors having preceded him. A life-ike
and full length portrait of Charles Car
roll looked down upon the scene, and no
more brilliant assemblage has been gath
cred in the old Chamber since the day
when Washington resigned his commits
sion as commander-in-chiefo of the Amer
lean army on the 23rd of December, 1888.
Many distinguished persons were present,
and the event is worthy of the centennial
year.
The members in Congress from South
Carolina, with the exception of Col. F..
w. M. Mackey of the Second and ]. Ell.
Rainey (colored) of the First District,
voted against the Amnesty Bill. Rainey
did not vote at all, and Col. Mackey is
the only member from this State who
voted for the passage of the bill. Hoge,
Wallace and Smalls all voted against it.
Nothing else could have been expected
from such men. Hoge has no idea of al
lowing sectional or race prejudices to die
out if he can prevent it. He has been
made prominent man by the use of his
inAamatory, virulent slang abuse Of our
people, whereby he has kept the colored
people under the control of himself and
his compesrs in political infamy. He is
vile imposition upon the people he
processes to represent, and it can be
truthfully asserted that he represents
none of the better or more substantial
elements of our Congressional District,
which was constituted to suit his indi-
vidual interests in violation OF the law of
Congress.