Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-08-13


which he is entitled to, and wants. You will
pay him, or else you will prepare tomorrow
to pay the syndic the three millions you are
concealing, and stand trial for fraud besides" )"
M. Animas turned green, but he paid the
money, and that is how S--G--H--
got rich.
Correspondence of the Cincinnati Commercial
THINGS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
COLUMBIA, S. c., July "a.
"Anything to beat Moses !" is the cry Of a
faction of the Republicans and all of the
Democrats who are not so dispirited as to
have no concern what happens. But Moses
will be hard old coon to manage. In the
first place he has possession, which is vulgar
" considered nine points in law, and is GER
tainly nine points in South Carolina politics.
By virtue of the possession of the Office he
controls all the patronage, and wields it to
suit his personal ends. He makes appoint
ments with an eye to second term" tor
himself, and pardons convicts with the same
end in view. Taking these two classes to-
gether-the penitentiary convicts and the Of
fce-holders-he has a strong team working
in his interest Then there is no denying but
what he has stronger hold upon the colored
people than any man in the State. No man,
T think, upon the ground and with opportuni-
ties for observing will deny this. A few hours
ago I was talking to colored barber about
Moses.
"Who is the choice of the colored people
for Governor ?" asked.
"The most of them wants Moses" he re-
piled.
"Why do they want Moses'" I asked.
"Oh cause he's friend of 'em. They are
afraid to trust many white men, but they
amt afraid of Moses. A heap Of them that's
heard it are powerful bothered because Grant
is down on Moses. Many of 'em don't be.
lieve a word of it, because they say Grant
wouldn't go back on them that way; but |
know it is true, for shaved man that Grant
said the very words to. This botbers the
colored people about here nightly. They
don't know what to do. They don't want to
60 agin Grants say so, and they want to
stand up for Moses"
"How about the country negroes !?
"What, the common corn-feld niggersT
eyes"
20, they don't know anything about it, and
when once you could get it through their
thick heads they won't believe it. They 60
in the path somebody else marks out for them,
and all they know about votin' is just to put
a piece of paper in box on election day."
"From what you know, who do you think
will be elected p
"Moses, sir You can't get the colored
people to endorse anybody else. They are
afraid. They fear Democrat may in some
way get in. Lots of them actually believe if
a Democrat was elected Governor they would
be put back in slavery. I tell you, although
l am a colored man myself, that the most of
South Carolina niggers has got mighty little
sense"
The Republicans who propose to act on
Grants advice and overthrow Moses, are cast
ing about for an available man to do it with
There is some talk of Ex-Governor Scott, but
Scott won't have it. D. H. Chamberlain is
looked to, but Chamberlain has been long
time connected with the rotten government,
and there are those who say that his record is
not as clear as the MONDAY sun. Senator
Robertson is talked of, but he has little or
no popular strength, and is weak man any
way you take him. No one appears as yet
equal to the task of coping with the irrepres-
sible Moses. How South Carolina is to es-
cape him, I do not see. While the opposition
are uncertain what they will do, and depend.
ing on Grant in vague sort of way to help
them, Moses is at work, laying all his plans
to get the nomination. His pardoned con-
victs and oficeholders are busy in every
county, and will appear with Il large and en-
thusiastic delegation in the September conven-
ton.
Moses makes no secret of his intentions.
He says he is known outside of the State as
the "robber Moses" the great South Carolina
thief, and such like titles of honor and affec-
ton, and he wants an Endorsement, "vindi-
cation" from the intelligent people of South
Carolina. To this end he is working for a
nomination, knowing very we'll that if he is
nominated, all the powers Of earth and Grant
thrown in can not defeat him. The negroes
will 20 for "de nominee" if "de nominee" was
the Prince of Darkness himself, pitchfork and
all. So Moses works for nomination, and
plays his cards so adroitly that he will be apt
to succeed.
Meanwhile the Democrats stand off like
poor boys at frolic There is no telling
what they will do, for they don't know them
selves. Those of them with whom have
talked express the hope that Moses will be
nominated that Grant and the dissatisfied
Republicans will throw their strength for
some other Republican; that there will be a
big split, row, a contest something like that
in Arkansas, and that it may all result in
throwing the State into the hands of the prop
erty-holders and taxpayers, or under military
government. As you may believe, the prop
erty owners of South Carolina are we'll nigh
desperate, and would hail a military govern.
ment with thanksgiving and JOY.
From the Democratic party as a party moth
ing can be expected, it is so weak. The party
ofignorance and plunder outnumber it thirty.
five thousand. Thousands of Democrats have
fallen by the wayside in this unequal contest,
become discouraged, heart-sick, and left the
State, or joined the party Of plunder, that they
might share in the spoil-in other words, get
some while it was going. By this means the
Democrats have been growing weaker and the
robbers stronger each year. The temptation
of week mortals to leave hopeless and op-
pressed minority and join the majority, where
they can share the spoils of victory, is very
great. Like Pickwick they think it is safest
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