The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-02-26

any note in the State had Its canll late
Tor Circuit Judge. Camden, We are glad
to say. was not among the numb r, nor
is she greedy to have one of the men-
bcrs of her bar appointed on the COM
mission to codiry the laws Of the Sta'c.
JUDGE J.. C. NoETHeop has been
as United States District At
tormry for Sonth Carolina. Thorgh a
Republican, Judge Northrop will give
satisfaction to the people of his native
STATE. It is to be hoped, however. that
he has not agreed as reported, to make
T.. w. NJ. Mackey lis assistant.
The Edgcfeld Adrcrtiser, C"rOl'na
Spartan, SpartanJwg Hera1d, Lnncds-
ter Ledger, and other State papers favor
primary elections for the nomination OF
candidates for the Legislature and
county Offices. We consider the sugses-
ton of the State Executive Committee
in this regard wise and proper, and it
ought to be generally adopted.
The Columbia RyiStcr very properly
condemns the habit Of receiving free
passes" from Railroad corporations as
pracliscd by the members Of the Cen
eral Assembly. Legislators are allowed
by law ten cents per mile FIR all nrces-
sary travel, anl public scntim'nt should
not permit them to apply the money
tlu, received to other purposes, while
tlcy ride back and forth over The rail
roads ircc Of charge.
MANY Of our STATE exchanges are
ccnsu ing the members of III" Genera
Assembly for MT reducing their per-
d,cm. 1t is not 81 much the piy oi ou'
legis ators, Of which the people c)np'ain
as il is the lon. months which they
consume in ding nothing mere than
they cu:bt to have done in one month.
Let IL. pav Senator'S an Representatives
lib"rally. crt haze shorter sessions Of
the Legislature.
TIE report Of the Joint Inves'isa-
ting Committee, which, with the ex.
crpiion Of such passages as might tend
to defeat The ends Of justice, has been
published, is rich reading, and shows
one how recxlessly and corruptly the
peoples money was spent during the
reign Of Radicalism. Isn't it wonder
that the taxpayers Of South Carolina
submitted SO long ana patiently to such
outrascs!
GOVERNOR HOLIDAY, Of Virginia,
has asked the Legislature to reduce his
salary to two thousand dollars per an
mum. The offer could not be accepted
on account of constitutional prohibitions.
The house, as compromise, amended
the bill reducing the salaries Of State
officials twenty per cent. 50 as to allow
the Executive to pay his secretary out
of his own funds. This virtually re,
duccs the governor salary eight hun
dred dollars per AMMAN.
WAsBINGToN' Birthday was ccle.
bra'cd with great pomp and ceremony
by the military Of Charleston. General
McGowan, as the orator Of the occasion
delivered an eloquent and patriotic ad'
dress, and capital speeches were made
by several other gentlemen. Distin-
galshel men from everywhere, and
visiting companies from Richmond were
in attendance and everything passed of
in manner to delight the visitors, and
to make old Charleston proud Of the
event.
THE term of "sick man" was origin.
ally used with reference to Turkey by
the Emperor Nicholas, the predecessor
Of Alexander, the pres mt monarch OF
RUSSIA. In 4 conversation Of Nicholas
with the British minister, SIR Geors"
Seymour, in 1911, the Emperor said
1--WE have on our hands a sick man, a
very sick man. 1t will b, great mis-.
fortune, tell you frankly, if one OF
those days he should happen to die be-
fore the necessary arrangements arl
made. But this is not the time TO speak
to you Of that
An iuvctcratc punst>r, who is moi
wholly unconnec'ed with the State gov
ernmcnt, has directed our attention tc
the significance Of the names on the
roll of thu IIossc, viewed from his IA
vorite standpoint. The colors are rep.
resented by Bl0r: Bronn, White, Grsea
and few Lidchs, with a specimen oI
the Rolttan. The granseis are rep
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