Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-28
A Pen Picture Of the Radical Rulers Of South
Carolina

Pen Picture Of the Radical Rulers Of South
Carolina.
CoLuMnIA, S. c., August s.--No more
disgusting burlesquc on Legislation can well
be imagined than is presented in the Pal
metto capital to-day. Northern travellers
(not carret-baggcrs) who have tarrici here
long enough to look in GU the scene, have
said 10 me: "Sir, we are radicals. We
did intend to vote for Grant. But this
thing is disgusting, unnatural, violativo OF
all that is dear to white man-an Outrage
on American civilization; and we can vole
for no PARTY that sustaips it." And, il
every man North Of the Potomac could
take one look at this picture, either in tho
Senate or House, no further effort would
be required TO rout the radicals in No.
vember, horse, foot and dragons.
The Reading Clerk of the House is q
negro. whose blundets in the performance
vi bis duty are frequent aud extremely lu-
dicrous, aud often occasion the widest
moriiment, even in this ignorant body.
A resolution has been adopted, giving to
each Of lie standing committees clerk,
with a heavy per diem, measure rendered
necessary, not Ly ally press Of business, bu:
by the ignorance Of the members. Au-
other resolution, providing clerk for each
delegate, failed, although the propriety of
such clerical assistance was patent TO ALL
And QUO officer is authorized, by resolution
10 employ Two lawyers aud six clerks to
Lelp him with his work. And the Gov
ernor is allowed private secretary, with a
salary of $500 por annun,, 10 help him
with his writing.
Many of the members are of tie real
plantation negro order, and some OF both
"hito and black delegates are actually on
bail 10 stand their trial for larceny, horse
staal:ng aud OTHER crimes. These indicted
felons have recently elected two United
States Senators and three Judges of the
Supreme Court, aud in few days will
neliot for eight Circuit Judges These are
;ac;s. Do you need anything more?
Early i'll July, the World contained
long letter from Charleston, describing a
brace Of carpst-bsggers, one of whom was
Randolph, a lusdul mulatlo reverend, WHO
assisted at Chicago in nominating II. u. G.
That lottor was repubIished in the Charles.
ton Dai!y Ntus, Columbia PAcaiz aud
o;heF papers, copied from the World. 1t
was read to Randolph, who is here as Sem
ator from Orangeburg-read TO hin in tha
Senate Chamber, by one of Lis brother
Senators, and iu the presence Of number
OF other Senators, aud SO far f.om denying
its horrible exhibit Of depravity and bes-
TALLY, he laughed at it all as an evidence
Of his smarlness, aud mercilessly retortcd
on his colleagues by charging them with
similar lewduess and viIlainy, which they
in turn were equally unable to deny.
Letters sent from the South, describing the
characters and needs Of tho men who now
rule its noble but suLdued white popua-
tlon, might seem 10 your readers almost
fabulous; but SO far from being cxaggcr-
ated, there is really no language which can
do justice 10 the theme. And the forego-
ing incident is given as an evidence OF the
f1slity OF reports sent you.
Tho word ':rcLel" should never mora be
applied to the white men of South Carolina.
The great Democratic ratification meeting
which was addressed hero by Hampton
hersAsw and others, recently, was held in
ths open air, in The very midst Of tne ruins
created BY Shorman's army-sn immense
opening in the very heart Of the ci!y-sti!!
covered with ire-scarred walls and CHM
noys, as the victorious army left it. It was
known that Blair ccm .nanded the famous
Seventeenth Corps, which swept Cournbi4,
and yet this vast sssemolage of Carolina's
sons, including Hampton, whose own homo
IS among the ruins, rent the air with cheer
after cheer for Seymour aud Blair. Why j.?
because Blair fought for q Constitutional
Union, and not for military negro govern
ment. He ia for The same Union still. and
these people having accepted the results of
The war, now stand OIL his platform, and
a'k no moro than constitutional liberty.
Will the American people refuse 10 restore
them this Cor, Neao York Worll.
The New York Herald closes a
long editorial obituary as follows:
Nor will tho death OF Mr.. StovoDs
result in consequences less important
and historical than The position which