The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-05
The R,ascallv Radicals.

A when rogues fall out honest men get
their dues. so when a Radical becomes tne
victim of the deceitfulness, treachery, anG
yillainy of his associates, he immediately
boils over with Indignation. Hon. {. c.
Bowen, a carpet-bag NJ. {. from South
Carolina, has exposed the villainy OF the
Radical party in that State in a conversa
ton with u correspondent of the New YORK
Tribune. We quote:
Gle fMr. Bowenl says that the worst
election frauds in New York are not to be
compared with those perpetrated in every
part of South Carolina. The State eiectloh
law, which was enacted last March, AFFORDS
every facility to dishonest managers ana
SUPERVISORS of election. By its provisions
the Governor is directed to appoint IN each
county a supervisor of elections, VINO, Id
turn, appoints three managers IN eacn elec'
ton precinct. After the polls are closed,
the managers are allowed to nave the Gus.
tody Of the ballot-boXes for three DAYS, az
the end Of which time they must make a
return. In many cases In South caro-
didates for the Legislature or for county Of
fees. and could, therefore, during the three
daysthat the ballots were in their possession,
Tx them to suit themselves. Mr.. Bowen
saws that he can prove that In many pre-
cincts the ballots cast by the people were
taken from the boxes by the managers and
others substituted for them before the
count was made, and that when 1t was
found that even then their opponents
would not be defeated, they scratched the
names of the latter from the ballots in other
districts, and substituted those of their "
candidates. The only place in South Caro-
lima where an honest election was held was
Charleston, and there it took place under
the provisions Of the new United states elec'
ton law. In 1868 Mir. Bowen's majority 10
Charleston was about 1900. This year II
was more than 5000, and yet SO great were
the frauds in the country that ne wa.
counted OUT He Innate the rightluI
majority at about 10000. He thinks the
Republican majority in the State is about
5000. The majority returned is about
30 1000. The people Of South Carolina are
very indignant that they have no redress,
and Mr.. Bowen doubts il the State will 60
Republican ut the next election
This conduct is of Il piece with that Of
D the Radicals everywhere. Even the Radi.
= Gals in Congress are no better. The act to
enforce the fifteenth amendment the new
naturalization law !; the law authorizing
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars TO be eX.
pended in the South for publishing adver.
tisements in paper which are read by no,
one man in q hundred !; and many other o
the unworthy tricks resorted to by Con
gress for the perpetuation of Radical mis-
rule-are as disgraceful as the trickcry o
the South Carolina carpet-bagsers ant
scalawags. There is no hope for the couu
try except in the expulsion of the whole
horde Of unprlncipled adventures from
power.
The evils and outrages under which Soutl
Carolina is now suffering were avertet
from Virginia solely by the efforts Of those
who bega n, carried on, and perfected ''tht
new movement" 1t is impossible to esti
mate too highly the debt Of gratitude due
o those men who, with the aid of "JoHs
F. LEWIS, LEWIS MCKENZIE, GEORGE RYE
and others, prevented the imposition OF
the test-oath upon our State officers,
and placed all the departments OF the gov.
eminent OF the State in the hands of our
own people. We name the most objection
able Of the men whom it is now fashionable
to refer to as those who have deceived the
Conservatives for the purpose OF aiiordlng
us q reason for adding that SO evenly
balanced were the chances for and against
the imposition Of the iron-clad oath In VIZ
ginia, that if LEWIS and MCKENZIE had III
sisted upon its imposition it would have
been administered to the Governor, Lieu
tenant-Goyernor, and every member Of the
General Assembly. We award infinite
credit to the craftsmanship which brought
to its aid such men. II they are satisfied,
surely the people Of Virginia have no right
to complain of the tactics which secured
from such men services SO valuable.