The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-06-29

men. Here is q man notoriously
guilty Of shameful and criminal
acts. If the United States au-
thorities had not already neglected
their duty in the case, he would
hare been admitted to the peni-
tentiary Of South Carolina, just
about the time he is approaching
the bar of the House 10 take afresh
upon his periured lips the oath OF
Office. The law of Congress ex.
plicitly provides that if any mem
ber of Congress shall, directly or
Indirectly, receive any pecuniary
or other valuable consideration
for procuring any office or place
under the government, be shall be
liable to Indictment for misde.
mcanor in q United States Court,
and, upon conviction, shall pay a
fine not exceeding ten thousand
dollars, and be imprisoned in the
penitcntiary for term not ex,
ceeding two years; and be there
after disqualified from holding any
Office Of honor, profit or trust un,
der the Government OF the United
States. The House has resolved
that he has done these things; it
has itself prescribed Ibis penalty
for the doing Of these things; it
now asks whether, ignoring the
guilt, and dcfying its own. law, it
Shall rcadmit Mr.. Whittemore-
perhaps that ne may vote for the
repeal of the odious law!
We have consistently urged uni.
7crsal suffrage and universal am,
nesty as the true solution for the
problem presented at the close Of
the war by the conquered South
We have never held that negro
suffrage, coupled with disfranchisc'
ment Of whites, afforded such a
solution. We point now to its
disgraceful workings in the case
Of this man Whittemore, and ask
honorable" members-Whitte
moro himself is soon to show an
admiring world what this high
title, honorable" means-to con-
slider. the result and draw their
own conclusions.
ANOTHER REPUBLICAN JoJRN
DISGUISED AT THE FRANKS OF
THE RADICAL RING-1N SOUTH
CAROLINA.
tFrom the Philadelphia Tele2raph.)
We have before referred to the
corrupt ring Of Adventures that
now rules South Carolina, and has
made Republicanism q term of re-
proach with every honest citizen
of that State. After Whittemore
was driven from the House, he
demanded from his fellow plum.
dcrcrs reelection to vindicate
himself. Governor Scott had but
to take the stand demanded by
every consideration Of official and
personal integrity, and White
more would have been driven from
South Carolina as he was from
Washington. But he could not
strike at the disgraced Congress
man without striking at himself.
Congress has decided that either
laws or individual action calculated
to intimidate legal voters vitiates
a majority, if employed in further
ancc Of that majority. Will il
now inquire into the laws and
acts Of officials Of South Carolina
by which the defeat of White
more was rendered impossible, re
eardless Of the vote cast by the
people? If the Republicans ir
CONGRESS do not vindicate the
namc of tho Republican party
from completely with the system
attic corruption and lawlessness O.
the banded thieves in South Caro-
lima and other Southern States
Republicanism will become hiss
ing reproach both North anc
South, and the better elements O.
the nation will accept any form 0:
! opposition to overthrow the ad
vcnturers who cloak the mos
shameless wrongs under the shad
ow Of the Republican party. Lei
Congress meet this question now
with a pGomptness and determine
ton that will demonstrate to tht
nation that it can have no sympa
thy or fellowship with the politi
cal highwaymen who arc nov
roaming through official channel:
in the South, in the name Of Re
publicanism; and the Republicans
in the North, and the Republicans
in the South, will be saved from
the defeat that must lneVltaDlJ
follow open disgrace: Let Whit
temore be met at the threshold
and sent back, because he left
criminal, and returns doubly erin
inal by the frauds he employed tx
effect his pretended reelection
and honesty in the South will tak'
courage and bring forth goot
fruits, and Republicanism every
where will be vindicated from
completely with the vampires wht
have so baseIy prostituted Repub
lican power in th G Southern
States.
"Bridget, wish you. would stel