The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-03
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Il TALK WITH JUDGE MICKEY,
Hhat Ho Has to Say About the State of A.
fhlrR at Wac,,,nrtn,
fCharlotte observcr NJ, q N

tcharlotte observer, MaySo.]
'uogo L: y. Mackcyj 6f Chester, S,
~, arrived in the city yesterday from
Washington, whitlcrhe went tc testify
before the Wallace (forme.ly ,:noyH
as me !cllet) committee. Il part of
.iis .nsl l!estlnlohy was published in YES
sHIJsoay HJy mornings Observer. judge
i,h"Hhe! i,on! was ore Of that class Of Repub-
tao@i'S on' who refused to affiliate with tho
.nrt class OF Radicals represented
| by Scott, Chamberlain, ct .ta omne
genuS, and threw his strength in favor
Of Hampton. He was subsequently,
elected judge by Democratic Legisla-
turc.
Judge Mackey has boon in Washing
ton for ten days, and has had full OPP
portunity of finding out the situation Of
affairs at the capital. Hc talks re-
markably well, and freely expressed
his opinion on the situation at Wash-
lngton to O groupo of gentlemen col
lected at the Central Hotel yesterday
He is convinced that, by Saturday or
Monday, at the ftlrthcst, the Demo-
clats will have decided to pass the ap-
preparation bills md go before the
country on tho manly efforts they
have made to dispense with troops. at
the polls, and in favor Of free cleo
tions. :. -.
AS to the bill abolishing the Jurors
test oath, which he considers far moro
important, he says that tho President
told him, III conversation day before
yesterday morning, that he would
sign 1t AZ soon as it was presented to
him; that he had said this much at tho
meeting Of the cabinet on the day
before.
| lie says, further, that tho element in
congress which urges refusal to pass
tho appropriation bills in tho hope of
compelling the President to acccdc to
to their demands as to the riders, is
composed entirely of Northern Dem
ocrats. The Southern element in
clincs to tho opinion that it would be
nnwise to adopt this course, for the
reason TINT tho Republicans would be
able to gain something at the North ut
least by their cry Of revolution. Tho
logical sequence ofthis, Judge Mackey
argues, would be to stop the wheels of
government entirely, close all tho de-
partmcnts, disband the army, and call
i'll the national ships of war from tho
high seas. The actual result, he claims,
would bc that Ncrtncrn Republican
capitalists would offer to furnish the
means to run the government, and
would then cry out that thcy had saved
the republic.
He represents Senators Hampton
and Butler as favoTiny the policy of
passing the appropriation bills, and as
expressing the opinion that tho Demo.
Gratis have nothing to fear in going be.
fore the people with their record.
Mr.. Hayes trouble, he thinks, is
that he is under the control Of the
worst element Of his party, and has
struggled with his conscience against
the party necessity. He has been per.
suaded to think that tho Democratic
party in the South is nothing else than
the old Confederate army without the
uniform; that it is N,ll-flcdged and
ready to fly at tho first fair day.
Senator Hampton, ho says, will
make his first speech In a few days,
and will haye word to say about
Confederate brigadiers.
"A novel suit has been instituted III
q Cincinnati court. Mr.. James L.
i Ryman, prObYietOr of the late Sunday