Year: 1873

COLUMBIA, July 6, 1878.


EDITOR DIspATCH-The weather here
remains without change-hot, dry and
dusty. The moon has undergone q
change since the date of my last, but
the sun still retains all its fervency oi
temperature, and is believed by oul
most far-seeing astronomers not to have
veered in the slightest degree from its
old-time course. It's good sun-just
as good as ever before but cloud to
intercept its burning rays now and then.
would command our gratitude and pro-
mote our comfort.


Speaking of hot things, brings to
mind the fact that political affairs are
getting warmed up considerably of late.
Candidates for official positions are rap
idly multiplying; conventions (of the
same old sort) are being held by the
two prominent political parties; nomi-
nations made, and matters and things
fixed up for the fall election. Much has
been said here about reforms in gov
ernment matters; none but honest and
capable men should be the recipients of
official trusts; that honesty and decency
ought to take the place of thievery and
" Mobilier" scoundrelism, and that
the Government (the Federal especial
ly) be restored to its former political
and moral status. Such has been, and
still is, the apparent demand of the
main body of our productive popula-
ton, and how far they will be able to
effect such changes, this deponent don't
know. 1t is clear that the changes spo
ken of ought to take place; that the
Government has been run on the mill
tary, gobble-and- grab line, until there
is but little left of the elements of which
it was originally composed, and that it
ought to be administered strictly within
the limits of the fundamental law run
by the civil authority, and redeemed
from its (of late years) wicked ways.


But whether ever again political mat
ters will be as well regulated and settled,
and the people as steady and contented
as in earlier periods of our existence, is
a question which, at the least, admits of
grave doubts. There appears to be a
general discontented and restless feeling
prevailing throughout the entire coun-
try, and for one, 1 am free to own that
l am not able to discoverthat it becomes
any less as pe advances. The change
of TIP poll Land the principles in
mar instances-of the government, at
then::comiug OF the sol disant and hyp-
ocritical Republican party, caused
hell itself with all its demons of con-
tamination and destruction, to break
loose, and not until a general gathering
up and returning to their old homes of
the misunderstanding peace-disturbing,
soul-destroying emissaries from the land
of satan, will peace, contentment and
happiness again prevail in our country.
A loose and general demoralized state
has existed in nearly every department
of society under the reign in power of
the present dominant ring-streaked and
speckeled party, the only cement that
bound them together being a common
sympathy of hatred of every man of
finer principles than themselves. But
as am waxing somewhat prosey, sup
pose Mr.. Editor. that we attribute all
our political, moral and social woes, to
the excessive loyalty and patriotism of
the present ruling political conglomera-
tion, and grant the subject truce. We
are not going to quarrel with anybody
about politics.


That bareheaded fellow that rides the
hog In the columns of the Dispatch dis
playing the advertisement of Jameson,
the jeweler. is not entirely so handsome
specimen of the genus homo as have
seen, but he has fierce, determined
appearance as though he really meant
business. There is not modicum of
either love or sympathy known to 81 list
anywhere for the pork and sausage
branch Of animate nature, and let the
bareheaded rider put the critter through
till the squeal is forced out of him, at
both ends. When the sqneal rings out
sharp and shrill. it will draw notice
more closely to the advertisement.


But while I have no sympathy for the
porcine brute. 1 have heap for that
poor fellow who is carrying around on