The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-30
What Governor Scott Thi.ks OF w!hits
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Indignation and dismay. A little later they
we're alarmed 6y their own hobgoblin. Their
own ..Raw head and bloody bones" came
near frightening the life out of them, and at
one moment Governor Scott seriously
thought, it is said Of fleeing with more
speed than comfort from interpreted wrath
10 come, - This he did; NOT do; but he .ob-
tanned, instead dy;an interview with General
Wade Hampton and several other gentlemen
OF position, and induced them to issue 7an
address to the people, in which they were
urged to be-as they always. intended to be
-peaceful and law-abidinga -. -; =
! %,,NoR, Governor Scott either did or did not
believe the Ku-KIux stories then circulating
J among the Loyal Leaguers, and. disturbing
the rest OF many conscience-stricken
| knaye. IfGovernor Scott did not, believe
them, he gave countenance deliberately to
US monstrous tissue offalsehoods as malice
ever ,weared. II he did believe them, why
dldhe seek the assistance Of the very men
who-according to the horrible tale-were
priyily the leaders ofthe whole plot? The Fed
eral troops might have been called int quell
Ku-Klux iusurrection. This surely would
be better than the other plan. What would
King William say il Marshal McMahon hur-
ried'to his headquarters and begged him, Tor
Gods sake, to keep the Prussians from whip
ping the Frenchs The warrior King would
naturally reply, 'That is what they came
here, fort In the same way it would have
been an absurdity for Governor Scott to ap-
peal to General Hampton for safety il he
believed that there really lwas-as he said
that there was-a Ku-Klux, Khan, with its
circles and posts, !, in every county in the
State. ..We,are led to believe then, that
Governor Scott knew, as well as we know,
that these Kd-Klux stories Wer all moon
shine; unless; indeed, the object Of his inter-
view with General Hampton was to deno0nce
the supposed oatragea, and TO give Timely
warning Of the swift punishment that would
follow the wrong -doers. But Governor Scott
took. no such ground as this Far from it.
BE seized the opportunity Of. sneerlng at the
negroes, apd of pretending a Willingness to
turn them over to the care OF the white
Democracy. While every 'loil" tongue was
palsied by dread, Of midnight .hersemen,
clad in nsheets,=and armed with skulls and
cross-bones; while every drop Of !'lol" blood
ran coldIin ..loil' veins;. Governor Scott
the representative OF the negro population -
told General Wade Hampton that he "wished
..the State to. so. Democratic, and wanted to
.suse his Influence to that end" That is, he
wanted to put the negroes in the power of
the ver5 K1-Klux who, according to his own
statement, would either butcher all the freed
men or return them to slavery. And Scott
capped the CLIMAX by telling General Hanp-
ton; that he. was ''tired OF the ncsroesr--
tIred,of the men, who made him what he is;
tired of the men who took him, as it were,
from the pill-box and pestle, and seated him
in the, Executive chair; tired Of the lleu
whom he 80 processes to love and admire
Governor Scott cannot deny that he said
what Is charged against him. Let him doit
ifhe dnre We asknothing better.
I'VE, haYe shown that at the very time that
Governor Scott was protesting so much love
ior the colorsd people, he. was ready to be-
traythem. Either be intended to do this or
sann saenott o1tt to minte words--he told deliberate
ialsehood when making his promises to Gen.
eraf Hampton. He can choose either alter:
native; either is good enough for US. The
policy Of Governor Scott, in regard to the
colered people and the white natives, is tole-
rably well understood What he thinks Of
Immigration Is also Upon record. "A cores
ponGent writes from New York as follows:
"IhayeJusti seen a gentlemen who had a
conversation with Governor R. K. Scott, about
year ago, in which Governor Scott said that
he, was opposed to immigration into South
Carolina, on the ground that, as rule, immi-
grants didn't vote right, or didn't vote to suit
him.
s.Here is specimen of the party policy that
our Governor pursues. He is willing to sacri-
fee the prosperity of the Stats, and the devel-
opment Of her material resources, for the elec-
ton success Of his party.
ssThis is not a piece of gossip or rumor, but
fact, for the trut OF which my informant is
willing to make af davit; and he had the as
sertion from the lips Of DR.. Scott himself"
Governor Scott.is opposed to immigration,
because immigrants "don't vote right" that
Is, because they will not vote for an extrava-
CANT and incompetent government like that
of which Scott is the head. Without more
labor and more means the State cannot
prosper. Capital will not come here, for use
In trade and manufactures, while the people
are taxed to death and ruled by thieves and
rogues. And immigration is opposed by
Scott because all honest immigrants will
vote for an honest government, and will not
join the carpet-bag fraternity who grow fat
by starving the State. -.
The Hampton interview proved the SINGER
ity OF Governor SCOTS love for the negroes.
| And his New York interview shows his m.
selfish desire to develop the resources of the
State, and increase the prosperity OF the
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