New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-08

neaers are and how easily they scared; we sent
10 New York and bought $500 worth OF rockets and the
ebt before election party OF mounted men,
masked and it'll white sheets wrapped round them to
every in the county II was just after dark
and they yelled as they went along 30 the nggers would
see them and when they got to the places we'd agreed
q, ,hov sent nm the rockets Next day not id mig
cor dared come out to VOTE They just stayed shut up
in their cabins thinking the Judgment day was coming
mrep Tn another county was told that armed men
visited the houses OF the negroes the hgn' Dcioie 'o
election and took away the ballots that had been strb
uted to them that, not being able 10 wr'e oAc'
get other printed ones, they could not vote heA'
Judge orr thinks that the disorders that are
in many parts of the State arise from various ceu'
chief among which may be mentioned the srming oi
negro militia the increase Of taxation the extravaganza
OF the legislature the corrupt practices OF SONIC pup
officers and the incompetency OF Others the D'ter
cherished by the old politicians on account oi INC
Of Congress TO their disabilities, ana the
OF the white population to the negroes on account vi INC
exclusive supremacy Of their former slaves IN tue o'
Government. The Rebel soldiers are especially rrtaeu
at negro rule During the war they looked forward TO
their return home with the belief that they would then
be bonored by the people and chosen TO office, as soldiers
have been at the North Instead Of this they ma tne
selves disqualified for the most unmportant places
while Offices are mostly filed by negroes VINO once
BACKED their boots groomed their horses or WORKED IN
constantly increases, and was greatly aggraVated
last Fall by the nomination OF negroes by
both parties and the election In the state OF
majority OF negroes to the Legislature ana all ne
groes except to Congress- Many OF tho officers
chosen both negroes and white men, we're VIGOROUSLY
incompetent and not few OF questionable hon.
esty In Abbevile County, the Probate Judge member
of the legislature and the Intendant Of the town
now in arrest for robbng the county treasury The Re-
form nominees Fall better than the Repub
can nominees, and this fact showed the nsneerity oil
the Reform movement, which, Judge Orr believes. was
trick OF Democratic politicians, and not an honest effort
10 put good men in office regardless OF party The Judge
believes that the old military leaders In the State, the
generals and colonies OF the Confederate army, who
have an influence and their former soldiers
resembling that of the Scottish chiefs with their can
could stop all violence and outrage at once by the simple
expression OF their dsapprObation and that they do not
do this because they hope for some political advantage
from the continuance OF irritation and disturbances He
does not expect any good result from the approaching
TaxPayers' Convention, which he looks upon as
scheme OF the Democratic politicians This, he thinks
is shown by the that all the delegates appointed to
the Convention bitter Democratic parsans and also
that the gross misstaements made and persisted IN Oy
the Democratic press and leaders about the taxation and
financial condition OF the State.
The civil provisions OF the recent KuKlux legislation
OF Congress, Judge Orr believes will be Of no value
vhateyer and only in one way the military portion
of the bill be effective 1t will be useless to attempt 70
police the State and endeavor TO keep the peace and en-
force civil law with soldiers but If is clearly the in-
tenton OF the at the Presidential election by
violence and intimidation, TO keep the negroes from
voting the Legislature can provide that there shall be
but one polling place In each county and companyOf
United states troops at that place would secure fair
election To do this, however would require 5000 SOL
ders for South Carolina alone. The Judge thinks that
the hope OF the South for future quiet and prosperity
lies I'm the gradual extinction OF the bitterness caused by
the war in the education Of the blacks In the vlsion
OF the whites parties and In the influx OF emf
grafton from the North. All this will take tune, but
great progress has already been made by the general
acceptance Of equal suffrage by all classes an accom-
pished fact And when the immense social political, and
industrial changes that the South has passed through
are considered be wondered al that the condition
OF affairs ia as good as find themhat so great de-
gree OF order prevails. When Judge Orr connected him
self with the Republican party, some attempt was made
10 practice toward himself and his family that social os-
tracism that has proved effective in preventing NUM-
beers of men of talent social position from taking
like course but his great ability unquestioned integrity
and lifelong prominence in public affairs made the effect
ridiculous. His influence has been very salutary. He
has endea yored to correct abuses prevalent in the
Republican party moderate the intensity Of political
feeling, and to incucate respect for law and ORDER III
half dozen men Of ike character in each county had
followed his example year there would be no hu-
Kux outrages South Carolina to-day and far less rea-
son TO complain the venaty and ignorance OF public
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