Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-10-20

Correspondence Of the SaVdRnah Republican
AFFAIRS IN SOUTH CAR0LINA-CORRUPTlON Al
ELECTIONS--DISUNI0N M0VEMENTS--COOh-
AIDES AND REv0LvERS.
CoLuNsIA, S. c., Oct 10, 1860.
Our State election is over and the complexion OF the
next Legislature Is determined, though will be some
days vet before the result is known. 1t toeraby Ger
tain however, that the party which controlled me sec
ond State Convention here in May, will be In the maJor
tv and that the State committed TO secession IN the
event of Lncons election without waiting for any overt
act During the election in this District, which lasts two
days there we're the usual concomitans o bribery and
cheating never saw votes boughtso openly, not even
during the memorable Mayors campaign IN your cry ID
1885 and 1856 This evil seems to have become 20 com
iron here be looked upon As necessary part OF tue
election and good men, church members were engaged
in It, without apparently thought Of wrong. heard oi
one good case Several men at OF the precincts,
we're offered 81 each 10 certain ticket but h4y re-
fused SAYING they would not throw away their votes iha'
way but oud vote that ticket for $40 As that amOunt
reused they came TO town, thinking they could gel
that price here After walking nine miles, they arrived
here find the polls closed The abominabe system oi
penning up voters, was also in force.
In one room on Main street. there were about MY
confined during Sunday and Sunday night One OF tie
number North Carolinian. died there about dark on
Sunday night and his death not discovered ill Mon
day An inquest was held and the verdict vas that he
died from congestion produced by too much eating ana
drinking The Jury Of inquest entered on Their verdict
their cOnd mnatlon OF TINS atrOclOus slste o p'uhHbi
calling the attention of the Grand Jury 10 it. but the pa
pars Of this city we're tender footed to publish the
verdict or make any aluson to it, IL is d'grace TO
republican institution, this OF catching aud pennng
up men like sheep aud then marching them up 10 the
polls under guard and voiIng them. Ii is to be hoped
the Grand Jury will have the independence to make
suitable presenm,nt that the Legislature will inter
re TO prevent the dgraceu that are enacted at
each recurring election.
An association of Minute Men" was formed here last
week. which already numbers about three hundred mem
bers They have meetings nearly every night and learn
that more than sixty initiated last night SINH
lar associations being formed in various parts OF the
Safe aud the movement il spreading rapidly. cannot
better describe its object than by copying the preamble
TO the Constitution;
"Wc, the undersigned, citizens Of South Carolina, in
iew Of the impending crisis necessarily incident upon
the lection of Black Republican 10 The Presidency OF
the United States and in view Of duties TO our sec
tisn ourselves and our dearest interests which must
fall in the of the triumph Of Northern fanaciSm
hereby form ourselves into association under the name
and style OF the Maute Men, and do further solemnl'
pl dye cur iUes fTtsS and our sacred hOnCr 10
sustain Southern constitutional equality in the Uuion,
or, falling in that. to establish our independence oat
Of il"
The members are required to a blue cockade on
the left side Of the hat and also, soon as possih TO
to procure a Colts revolver, rifle, or some other ap
proved irearm public demonstration is 70 be made
Friday night; and if NAV be permitted TO judge
from the blue cockades sbout the Streets the dem
onstraon will be imposing one, not only in numbers,
but in the character Of the composing it, In public
procession the members required TO carry Ian
tern Almbeau, or other demonstrat implement" ap
propriate to the OCCASION