The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-01-09
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A Spicy and Interesting Letter

Spicy and Interesting Letter.
happy New Year to you Mr.. Editor. May
you be blessed Sin basket and store and long
list of prompt paying subscribers.
The furry about the reception Of Gen. Grant,
among the funkies who always ready to toss
up their sweaty caps to those in authority, has
collapsed, and people are wondering how all at
once it had been discovered that we are under
obligations to C,esar.
Maj. Perry has spoken the sentiment of every
true Carolinian. We are under no obligations
to Gen. Grant. whatever heldeser1ed for his
treatment of General Leo or his kind expires
sons. about the South on one occasion. nave been
counterbalanccd by his acts rs President and
the pressure of the iron heel upon our nccks
when Hampton was struggling to extricate the
State from the talons Of its spoilers. We can
never forget, or forgive, the indignity Of filling
our State House with his hired soldiery and at
tempting to oyerrule the voice Of the people and
tasten upon us an odious carpet-bag government
which had bankrupted the State.
We have had enough of Grant, aud have no
desire to worship him, or to take him as the
least OF two evils. There is mischief in him,
beware the claws will be found beneath the
velvet.
Hon. ID. Wyatt Aiken seems to have stirred
up the bile i'll his district Well, he likes to give
people shaking up, now aud thon-it is good
for their digestion ana helps to bring to
the front aspirants for vacant seats. BrOthcr
Aiken, however, will have to make the Changers
over, before he can mould them into party
strong enough to accomplish revolution
There lS Ill hos in
iticians 1t is very hard, however, to get around
| brother Aiken's stubborn facts.
The Hampton an Gary ambroglio seems TO
have come to an end, and well for Gen. Gary
and his hackers that it has. Among the jokes
of the season may be numbered that of General
Gary letting Hampton alone if Hampton would
let him alone. Gary the defensive But il
is all very plain to the dulleSt apprehension
that there is Il determination to force Gen. Gary
into the Governors chair, and it is very natu-
raj that those EigcGcIi people should thinl;
that the only way to 30 il is to be on the aggres-
svc. They have otaer way Of managing
things III Edgeheld and they know how to
manage their weapons, too-thcy are skiliul of
fence. Whenever you scc II man suggested for
office from EGgc!ield or Aobcvillc you may look
sharp-it means business, they have counted
noses. | AN not personally acquainted with
Gen. Gary; woulint knew him il was to meet
him ; but, from his acts and speeches and gene
ral character, he is about the last man | would
want to see Governor. We don't want any more
fighting men in powcr-we want peaceablc,
quiet, clcar-kcadcd, discreet, acacious men, who
can keep their tongues still control their tenn
per and Keep cool. Campaigning is over in this
State, we hope, and what is more, most of the
men who have done the hllbusteriug have been
paid up, and it is time TO stop talking about bach;
rations, "Hve done the State some service" and
let in the quiet men who laye been looking on.
Gen. Gary cant do much h.. l.. in the Senate ;
it is u heavy body, somewhat, and will anchor
him, keep him there.
Some very inviGious remarks lave been in
dulgcd in in solc Of ihc Western papers of the
Stot" "tomt the anal ysis of the vRtc cast for Nc
aowau ind Wallace The fling ,s95s-6 mean as
it was UNI Just. Everybody who knows Judge
Wallace knows that he would not enter i,to a
scramble for an oilicc or use amy ticKcry'to at
tain it. lie can tiiOrd to wait, and there is no
doubt but the State will do him Justice
1t Is huhiliating to every right minded man
TO witness the greed for Office and the wire pull
ing and manTuvring that is rcsorlcd to to achieve
success.
Maj. Walihail has got Bob Tooinbs ami Little
.Aleck' in pretty pickle hasn't he? Toombs
~W keep talking. Georgia wanted all--shc nj
ways does. Tomhs, Cobb and Stephens what
precious administration it would have been -
1t is about time for General Toon.hs TO come
Every time Mir. Davis is assaiicl by his enc
mics the better we arc satisfied Of the wis
dom Of the boiy which selected him for Prcyi-
dcnt. There are always plenty of prophets, ar-
the event. IRIS