The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-08-07

Is lDilheu ~ tIeIS VI oSiA
pecially towards the colored race and
by the side of which tho allegations
on the impeachment Of Andrew John
son were technical and trivial.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Col. William Johnston, of Charlotte,
n. c.. was interviewed recently in New
York by q correspondent OF the New
York Herald.
Col. Johnston expressed the opinion
that the Liberal ticket in North Caroll.
ma would be carried by majority of
5000. The sentiment of the colored
people was for Grant. This was due, he
thought, to the influence of Loyal
League organizations. Col. Johnston
said: =,
"There would be no trouble at the
South but for the Loyal Legues: they
have been the prime cause OF all dlsor-
ders even in other States than South
Carolina. It was Governor SCOTS (of
South Carolina) assertion that the rifle
and ball in negro hands was the only
means by which to govern the Southern
people, followed by his indiscriminate
arming Of the negroes as mllltlamen,
that gave birth to the Ku Klux Khan.
The Ku Klux was organized as purely
defensive measure against the prompt
ings of men like Scott uttered to the
negroes; but imprudent rash men in
the Ku Klux led to the condemnation of
that organization. Instead of remain
ing defensive organization their fears,
and, perhaps, their spirit of retaliation
led them into acts of violent aggression,
and for these myself condemn them as
heartily as anybody"
"How does the South look upon
Grant"
GAS bold, though weak and vacilla-
ting man, whose vacillation renders his
boldness dangerous. He has supported
State Governments at the South that
have been curse to the South. At the
request of vagabond Executives, such as
Bullock, Holden and Scott, he has used
the military arm where it should never
have been interposed, and by sending
them armed support whenever they re-
uuested it he enabled them under shad-
ow of his sanction to carry out many
infamous schemes of their own. The
Southern people do not like Grant be-
cause he has been regardless of rights
both State and Federal-both in the eX-
ecution and in the framing OF laws for
the South, He has been harsh In the
extreme in these affairs, and they look
upon him as man disposed to exercise
at all times the military instead OF the
civil law. 1t is, in fact looked upon as
q contest between Capitalization and
civil liberty that is to be decided in the
coming National campaign; and it is
the opinion of the Southern people that
if they fail to offer resistance to these
measures they will go under, and that
when they 20 under the military system
the North too will be compelled to sue
cumb to the same power
"Why, Colonel, is the South so frank
in accepting Mr.. Greeley?"
"Wefl, mainly because he has always
been so frank with the South. In sla-
very times he was unwavering in his
fight for abolition, and the South knew
it. Since abolition has been achieved
he has advocated peace in every form
that he could do. Even during the war
he desired to reach peace by the quickest
methods, and went to meet Thompson,
Tucker and Saunders at Niagara, with
that purpose in, view. Again, he held
out the olive branch when the war was
over, by going bail for jefferson Davis.
And when Lee surrendered, he adyo-
Gated universal amnesty and recon-
mended liberal reconstruction of the
Union. We regard him as man of
noble and generous impulses, against
whose integrity and honesty nothing
can be imputed either by either friend
or foe. The South will take him because
he is an honest man, and they know
what he means. When he fights he
fights, and when he stacks his arms he
stacks them. because he wants peace
and wants others to enjoy peace with
him."
"And these are your general views of
the sentiments of the people South?"
"Yes; they are the views as under
stand the people to express them.
There is one thing, however, in gener-
al way that has struck my attention,
and that was the attitude of Stephens
and VOORHEES, in opposing Mr.. Greeley.
They both belong to the old-type Demo-
cratic school, and their detection has
done much good among men of their
class by convincing them that there was
no "sell-outn of the Democratic party
in the endorsement of Greeley. The
Democratic party did not go over "body
and breechcs," although. Voorhees, has
since recognized the power of the move.
mcnt and accepts the ticket. This will
serve to convince many now that the
movement is sincere, and that each
party is still in existence, though now
united in one common effort"
| BEHIND THE ScENEs.-A leading Re-
publican, says the Charleston Courier,
has in preparation, and will shortly
issue, pamphlet showing up the ras-
calities practiced in carrying through
sundry bills in the Legislature. The
parts the different State officials took in
the matter will be detailed, and thei-
names given; also, what bribcs and
amounts were used to make successful
sundry iniquitous measures. The au-
thor expresses himself rs heartily sick
and disgusted at the rascality that has
been going on, and is determined to
expose it. Ye chosen ones stand from
under, there's heavy blow coming this
time.
Ex-senator Hendricks, the distin-
eIished Indiana statesman, made his
opening campaign speech on recent
oceas;on at indianapolis. He advocated
the cordial union OF Liberal Republicans