The New York herald., 1872-08-31
The Presidential Campaign in the
Palmetto State.
AFRICAN REPUBLICANS.
Sambo Solid for Grant and
Carpet-Bagism.
A C0LoRED GENERALS OPINIONS" ;"
Greeley a Democrat and
sumner Ditto.


Berry SORRY FOR MASSA SUMNER, Berry
COLUMBIA, S. c., August 81, 1872.
Presidentally and nationally speaking, the visitor
to this former hotbed of secession-now the ma
tional hotbed OF Africanism-has no difficulty In \
asceraining the political situation but State poll
tics are in a glOriously confused and uncertain
middle. In the first case there Is little probability
of there being any contest in November, but in the
latter the prospects bright for lively fight be-
tween the ring thieves anu radical politicians and
the reformers and honest republicans in October.
During the past three four days, as the readers
OF the HERALD are already aware, this city has
been thronged with the most precious specimens
OF politicians OF the republican party from every
section Of the State. or these there several
classes-none of them, however, possessed OF much
greater political virtue than the other-though
there were few among them who had claims to
honesty, integrity and respectability. There.
were the sharp, shrewd white carpetbaggers
from lankeedom-types Of whom were
Whittemore, Of cadetshp notoriety, and
Bowen, famous as the bigamst; then there were
the negro carpet-baggcrs, scarcely whit less cum
ming than their white confederates and equally as
corrupt; then the native white ''scalawags;~ and
lastly, the pure corn-ncld negro politicians, who
comprise the rank and file OF every republican
ter are however, more representative than any
other class, but during the past week they were SO
preoccuped by local and State politics, candidates
and wire-puilers, and the
PRICES TO BE PAID FOR VOTES,
that II was almost an imp0ssiblty TO get a word
with one of them any other but these subjects.
While In the rotunda OF the State House, on Thurs
day last, accosted huge, tall black African, ar
rayed in white linen dnster black pants and
towards the door of the Senate chamber, when
cried Out:-
"Are you delegate to the ConventiOn9'
eyes, is" said ne, turning half round and view
ing me. as your"
"No" l answered; "but would like to have
little private talk with YOU"
''All right den, you hurry. Is You for Moses or
ChamberlayneY How much is you payngs"
81 not for either, and have nothing to Offer"
''Den who in de h-ll Is you fors Use in hurry"
'I'm for nobody. just wanted to have q talk
with you for a few moments"
.'Den why de debil don't you talkP Use in debil.
fish hurry"
"wcl," said I, ''are you Grant or Greeley
Wany-
"If dats all you want,
D-N GRANT AND GREELEY TOO"
And, highly indignant that should have occupied
his precious time without Offering him pecuniary
consideration, this specimen politician dashed
away and vanished in the door of the senate Cham
ber. tried to interview several others with about
the same success, and, finding it impossible to OD-
tain anything definite In relation to the Presiden-
tia contest from this class of soveregns resolved
to try one of their leaders, and the very man pre-
sented himself to my minds eye in the person OF
GENERAL W. j. wHIPPER.
Whipper is a native of Pennsylvania where he
was also educated. He graduated credtablv In
that State, and, removing to Michigan before the
war, lie commenced to practise law. When the
war broke out he joined the army, and by his tact.
galantry and bravery rose rapidly to dis
tnction. At the close OF the war he
made Beaufort, one Of the largest negro
counties in the State, his adopted home. He was
elected TO the convention which framed the present
State constitution, and has ever since as senator
occupied prominent position in the affairs OF the
STATE and Is now regarded as one OF the few uncon-
taminated public men in South Carolina. which has
both races. To his credit be 1t said, too Whppcr
had the manliness and pluck to bolt the convention
when Franklin J. Moses, with his fupi record,
was nominated tor the Governorship OF the state
and it was his leadership and example that carried
such large number OF colored pred delegates with him h,.
cally OF the finest specimens Of his race to be
seen, while intellectually he is vastly the superior
OF the most intelligent Of them. SO en-
crossed were they all with the events of last
week between the regular Convention and the
Boilers Convention that 1t was some time before
could get Nhipper's attention for lew minutes
and then had 10 interview him as we rode in his
buggy from the state House to the Court House,
the latter being the place where the boilers were
General, do you think there win be- any con-
siderable number OF c0Ored men who will vote for
Greeley for President next November 7"
General wuIPPER.-No; do not think there will.
There will be some, to he sure. but think scarcely
cOrpOras guard In the state"
"You regard II, then, beyond the power OF any
human agency which might be INVOKED to carry the
General WHIPPER-I do. The colored vote OF the
State IL as certain be cast for Grant that the
majority OF the votes OF the Convention were cast
apo you not think it strange that the colored
people should refuse to v5te tor Mr. Greeley, the
best part OF whose life has been devoted to secur-
ing their liberation from slavery and subse-
guently their enfianchlsement as citizens OF the
United Statesp"
General WuIPrER-Yes, ft does seem rather
strange but there are various and very cogent
reasons why it should be so. The colored people
are deporably ignorant, In the first place. They
were born baptized and whatever little political
education they have Was obtained In the republi.
can party, OF which General Grant is the recognized
leader and national standard bearer. Sad expe-
rence OF the hands OF the white people has taught
SUSPICION AND yrsrRrsr
the candidates, either State national, supported
BY the white people. The very support o. Mr..
their ignoraice, to regard him as democrat,
secessi0nlst and. worse still, perhaps, Ku Klux,
him under any % circumstances whatever '''' III
(which OF the Presidential candidates 40 you in
dividnally preieIrn
litically, prefer Greeley, but policy, my own in.
terests and. at present. the interests OF my in
DEMAND THAT SHOULD SUPPORT GRANT,
(which intend to DO in the campaign with all my
power aud ability wherever find II needed. II
would be madness In me or any other colored or
white public In this State to array himself on
the side OF Greeley. 1t would be but briei pre
ude to his political death and %y eafa Tnsr w.rUa' rar% the
h "Do the coored people know or appreciate tnc