The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-09-04

Carolina: and Spencer nnd Hayes, Of
Alabama, will keep Landaulet Williams
in countenance, SO. = +, It is
plain to every man OF sense he.e, that
tha4e is:a ca6spiraoy among the despe.
rata RadinsE to re,urrect the oId:eyy;
OF "a KIuxgfor effect on: the Nortkern
mind and 70 secure the presence OF
troops in the South-not % protect
the negroes at the polls, but TO keep
white men away. Their emissaries
hare every where In the South melting
the negroes to cots OF violence, rape,
arson and murder, in the hope and for
the purpose Of exciting the hot. .blooded
Southern whites to take the law in
their own bands.
Despatch to Ner York SIN.
PATrERsoN's PANACEA. .-Senstur Pat
terson has returned from Snuth Curo-
lima in terrible fright He has no
mauner Of doubt that the war Of saccA
is coming of Immediately. All over
tue State there are mutd ders and rob.
berries without moments pause
There is network Of rifle clubs, I"
under the control Of one secret leader,
who has only to whistle aud i;nInedi
ate'y 20. 00O armed white Demncruts
will spring from the hiding places
where they have been drilling in pro.
found silence all summon, and will
proceed to repeat the massacre of St
Bartholomew's Day. L. is true there
is negro militia; the Stute aImlris-
tration is entirely in tho hands of the
Republicans; and there are Federal
troops at York, Columbtn and New.
berry, who may be relied upon in cuse
of necessity. But all these considera-
tions give Mr. Patterson no comfort.
If the negro militia should be called
out, he believes it would be attacked
and cut to pieces; and he is confident
that the next election will be- fraudu.
lently carried by the Democrats, al-
though their opponents have great
majority OF the population and control
the entire election machinery.
We eau understand how Mr.. Patter-
son must moan and wiring his hands
and shed salt tears by the bucket, at
the bare thought of anything like dis
honest elections. After he was chosen
to the Senate, three membtrs Of the
South Caroiina Legislature made uffi
davit that he had agreed to pay them
varlons sums, from SG5 TO $1,000, to
vote for him, and on this cnurgn he
was arrested and held for trial. Tho
friendly Legislature thereupou de.
posed from Office the magistrate who
had committed him, and also removed
the Commissioner Of Jurors, appoint
ing IN his place negro, who immedl-
ateiy proceeded to su mmon the grand
lN a q 3 ct
lnvalidating all it's proceedings-very
much, Of course, to Mr.. Patterson's
disappointment. The prime agent in
this legal operation was the same ex-
Acknowledgement CAnmberlain whom
Senator Patterson is now. supporting
for Governor. There can be no doubt,
therefore. that if there il any one
thing John j. Patterson does desplse
more than another, it is fraud IN the
elections. -Ne,o YDrG 7riJuA..
Senator Patterson, of South Caro-
lima, left for Harrisburg tonight.
where he expects to meet Senator
Cameron and get his cooperation to
effect the sending Of troops iiuto South
Chroiinn. He will go in search of the
President SO sOou us he has rea-onab.e
hope nf finding him. and will enlra-
vor to impress upon him lie import
ance OF distributing Fedora; troop,
throughout his S.atr. 10 tho adoption
of this policy th"rG j, II serious o.-
lection by the Interior Department.
The Same salntary influence is now
needed morH than ever on the frontier,
aud to withdraw any considerable pnr-
uuu oi the army from there Mt this
season of the year would encourage
the hostile Indians to additional, t!c.,!.,
of violence aud plumber. Betwern the
ln'lIan and the ncgro TIE A,lnlln!s,r.,-
ton INST nov Is pat il Il pcrp!"Xi..g
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