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Show A PICTURE Of COLUMBIA, S. C. This city was once the home of the r haughtiest, the wealthiest and most . I aristocratic families of South Caro-: Caro-: lina. It is now ruled by the negroes. From the judge of the supreme court, a black, ignorant brute, down to the lowest magistrate, the power is in the hands of ignorance and vice. What they have done with this state for the last ten years is a matter of hiatorv, and be who pretends to expect any j other result in the futuro from power thus misguided is a philanthropic fool or a political knave. Tho course of justice in the magistrates' magis-trates' courts here is painfully ludicrous. ludic-rous. The ebony judge is strong on one point, that of tines. If the party fined does not have the money the witness must pay it; or perhaps tho best dressed man is picked out and directed to ante. Justice must re-ccivo re-ccivo her dues. A belligerent and irrascible Dutchman (an anomaly as great as a ferocious sheep) employs a great many negroes in his shop. When they won't work, ho loses his temper, and commences to knock down the knaves. These outbreaks always cost him ten doliarj a head. Onodayhonot only knocked down one of his lazy crew, but gavu him a good thrashing iu exchange for some insolence. This accomph-hed, without with-out putting on his coat and with his shirt-sleeves rolled up, he marched into the presence of the inky Midas, and, pulling out his purse, exclaimed' "I've licked a nigger; how much is : it?" A member ol oong.css from this J stale, as bluck as a kitehen pot, m ir-ried ir-ried a very pretty yellow sir! very light yellow a sort of a p ilo Naples yellow. She was formt rlv a l.ive. After living with the lion. Massa Lampblack for two or time years tnis woman met her former master in the street iu Columbia. je "topped "top-ped and spoke ti t:or. He ; sked tnr imong other questions, how ahe wns pleased with her position in lifo'' "Uh I" said she, "M.Ler Charlie, I -au't stand him meaning her hus-?and), hus-?and), niggers is very well in their jlace, but I don't lite po much soeiation wid 'em. " Louisville V-urier-Juurnal. |
