New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-09-02
POLITICAL.
SOUTH CAROLINA.


BRUTAL ASSAULT UPON THE EDITORS OF Ihb
CHARLESTON REPUBLICAN,
COLUMBIA, s. c., Aug. 10.--The campaign III
the Palmetto State may be said 10 be fairly opened
at least far the "Union Reform Party
il concerned. Its candidates have been IN the
field for nearly six weeks, but thus far their efforts
have been confined to the upper or mountain
counties where there ia aarge preponderance Of
white voters. This party Is thing Of very recent
BIRTH being not than three or four months Ola
Some time I'm April the editors OF few Of the prominent
Democratic journals OF the State assembled IN TINS cy
for the ostensibe purpose Of holding Press Conven-
ton but really devise to restore the state to
Democratic rule These political wirepullers were too
wise TO attempt this old dshonoed banner OF
Democracy but decided I'm their recent cOncaye, to Sc
lect new for that same old cOon," adopt new
platform adapted TO the changed state OF political affairs
in this Southern country and thus run into power upon
the ignorance and creduy Of the people. 1t was finally
decided to call Convention at the State capital on
the 10th day OF June.
Delegates were elected from nearly all the counties in
the State and liberal advances made to the col
ored men in order 10 wheede them into giving their
moral support TO the Convention by attending it dele
gates. In this however they failed utterly, not more
eight cOored citizens having been persuaded
to take part and OF these few there was not single
representative man. The Convention was made up ex-
cusvey the old Rebel Democracy, and contained but
few representative OF that organization The
Convention profuse in its promises To the coored
men, After days spent in the useless attempt to i'm
pose upon the blacks it was finally decided to call ts ne"
candidate for popular favor the Union Reform Party
and to select IA a leader a man from the Republican
ranks with prominent exCOnfederate General as sec
ond on the ticket This latter selection was deemed
necessary the fact that the old arisocratc element
OF the State could not by any possible means be induced
TO vote for any "natye South Carolinan, ana an
ex Rebel at that There is just much political In
rather among those who were arstocras as there
was when Massachusetts judge not permitted 10
remain the state, and were tared and leathered
on the bare suspicion Of being Yankee preacher OF
peddler Of seditous tracts" / have Travelled all
through the upper tier of counties, where large majority
OF the population is white and in some localities the feel
ing against Northern men, Yankees, as they are all
called ia intense In the districts Of Abbevile, Ander
SON. and Edgefeld where Randolph, Vance, and Martin
were murdered in cold blood solely because they were
Republicans the feeling is bitter that II the state were
placed under Democratic control every Northern man IN
those counties would be driven out in two days ibis Is
the evident design of the "Reform Party" and 1t must
seem strange to people Of the North who are unac-
ouainted with the actual state OF affairs that such man
as Judge Carpenter who recently elevated by ING
Republican party OF the most exalted POSITIONS III
the State should allow his name to be USED lor s"ch
| purpose; when Northern friends know MN Oc''er'
they may possibly wonder less.
New England but has lived nearly all Of his life III the
| West and Southwest He has claimed ctzen'hp
Kentucky Illinois, and Arkansas, and in each OF tese
States he has always been political asprant IN heh
lucky he was of the counsel for the prosecution III
the noted Matt Ward case in illinois he was a disburs
ing agent for the United States Government; In Ar
kansas he held some political position, and his first al
vent into this state Register in Bankruptcy.
am informed by tine United States DistrictAtt0rney
that while Carpenter yet awaiting his commission
as Register lie called at the Attorneys ONCE
introducing himself, and applying for the position OF
Assistant Disrict-Attorncy place that commanded
salary of 1850 a year. He did not get the place. and
from that time he has not felt pleasantly toward the
Distfct-Attorney. Carpenter had hardly warmed his
seat az Register in Bankruptcy before he began lobbying
ia the Legislature for the position OF Judge OF the trst
Circuit comprising the City of Charleston. &c. He
secured this being very little known, and in fact almost
the only available for the place But his political
ambition has been at rest, and, finding that he
could not secure the nomination for the Govern
orship in the Republican Convention, he deter
mined to cast in his lot with the Democracy.
His recent opening speech at Charleston in which he
used the language that generally characerzes the lead
ers OSthe tribes OF Tammany has stamped him ~ poit
zeal adyentuTer VINO would do almost anything TO
secure his ends. Indeed lis whole canvass thus far has
been insult to the Intelligence OF the people OF the
State. HE language is that OF bully, and his manner
and style that OF rst-class Ward politician III the Mack
erelyille district in NeWYork.
The most outrageous charges are made against the
present State Government charges that bear the evil
dence OF alsty upon their very face; and yet this man
goes about over our state appealing to the prejudces
and baser passions of the whites by telling them that
any one Of the present Radical state officers is thief
carried the matter far to charge the murder OF
Randolph upon the Executive Of the state, saying that
he did Il for political capital when it il known TO
every of them that Randolph was murdered by
captured, escaped from the Penentiay and was after
ward shot and killed BY OF the state c6hstabulary.
| took the trouble one day lass week 10 TO the
very spot where Talbot, the man who killed Randolph
himself killed. and learned all the facts from those
who knew everything connected with the affair Yet In
the face of ali this these fellows make these charges Tor
the purpose Of securing political sympathy at the NORTH
Maine Texas will reiterate them. The charges in
gard to the state debt taxation immigration, &c are
ment has not Increased the debt Single dollar as can
be proved by the Treasurers books mt any time Taxa
and ~ grafton has been prevented only by such men
d. Wyatt Aiken who no laboring shall occupy
his land his equal until after his death; and by such
sheets The Charleston NeuS, paper which large
number Of the people here believe s subsidized oy Dem
Ocratic politicians i'll the City OF New-Hork as Free
Trade organ.
Gen Fuller the candidate for Lieutenant Governor on
the Reform ticket is one-egged eXConfcdeTate GEN
eral. Until his connection with this Reform movement
ce e d h. a na ram 59s P e made t 10 o c
more designing men, Butler was an active supporter OF
power to make it OF stringent character pos
sibe, but failing III securing certain provisions which
strumcnt voted against the bill its final passage,
and has the stand mp and tell the colored
whom he asks TO support HIM that he opposed
to that infamous scheme. have examined the Journal
OF the House OF Representatives. for that period and find
the facts above stated
With a certain portion Of the white element of this
State the peculiar style Of argument used by the Reform
extremely popular. That portion usually denomi
mated the chyalry 0l, who believe any OF their
number equal To five Yankees applaud this kind OF
speaking TO the echo. No argument is needed to gain
the sympaes of this class of society Just call North
man thief" "rObbcr," or murderer" and you
have struck chord in their hearts that yhrtes in per-
feet unison with the baser passions of Their pros
poets for success however very limited indeed The
old Rebel Democracy or the unreconstrucedand there
many OF them here yet-turn out To hear them in
force. few cOlOred people attend, more nom curiosity
than from any sympathy with the movement, but TO
the party's achieving any triumph in the coming cleo
lions Is about much likelihood of that there