The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-11

which permitted them 70 remain for several days
alter the elecsaon IN the possession OF the Election
Scott's Interest That the boxes were stuffed
was actually proved in Court In some instances,
and the Offenders sentenced 70 years In the Pen
itentiary. This, however, IL not serious punish
ment In South Carolina. Governor Scott Is q very
o ocsober 1870 he INDUCED his aeps
perhaps to excess, by pardoning 205 persons out OF
$50 who were confined IN the Penitentiary during
the year. He was attacked by this nt OF compass
sion immediately before the election, and the
released law breakers appear to have been not un-
grateful. It Is obvious that the opponents OF the
negro party had no means OF verifying the cleo
ton. The managers were also, as q rule, candi-
dates Tor once, and having confident belief in
their own deserts and the views OF the voters,
frequently considered IL unnecessary to count the
ballots. They declared themselves elected. very
which they were returned. This saved trouble,
and the majority was not LOCO 1t clearly ought TO
have ma been that or more SO scott frinmphed and
supposed that the leaders of the negroes in South
Carolina are now principally "carpet-baggers" or
in virtue or their white blood. The white adven.
turer is being rapidly dispensed with, and for him,
But FOR MS fatal tuition the negro ne a
would have been infinitely less venal and agrees
stve, aud would probably have been content, at
least for while, to nave followed the lead OF his
more literally disposed white employers. One OF
these interesting persons, ian otiice-holder and
ing termination of his career. The seif-emancipa-
ZION q the the negro ron leading strings nsd con
and hand IT over bodily to ignorant he
groes just escaped from slavery because there hap
the State was nothing less than dat burglary on
the theory and practice of representative govern
this the S
Authorization" Of South Carolina. "Look at the
evidence. ;, he exclaimed Here were lol repub-
her only seven we're white men; % were
colored. In the executive government TO
be Ss the sy nsa a oa M
specnlatng IN negro delegates. But the
Lieutenant Governor was colored, and the Presi-
and the Treasurer of the State and nearly ali
the rest OF the officials. Here was Columbia.
Hall the population was white, but Its Senator was
colored and representatives in the Legislature
and In the city government were nearly all coored
men. So were It's policemen and It's marketmen.
Everybody IN office was negro. AS Tor the white
ronpda But this showing the a'csH
fetal result OF negro rule. The mulat to hav-
ing ent his aid 70 nts pnre blooded African
sion. In preferrne his mothers to his iather's
mixed blood. The "half castas' OF British India
race. But they loyal to it all the same. and in
the late mutiny and rebellion were formed into
volunteer regiments at their own request and did
the natives Of the country. To slavery the white
men Of the South must owe the sorrowful fact that
the ranks OF the negro against them. The
aggressiveness Of the pure. African Will proba-
History, as Mr.. Pike remarks, proves that the
negro in a state Of freedom ls fully as jealous Of
the men OF mixed blood as Of the pure white. In
Hayti ne commenced by getting rid OF the whites,
and then subjected the muatto to similar treat
ment Sambo has lofty ambition and must be
Carolina leads us to fear that the fates are mys-
teriously weaving for him the latter alternative.
hQr ftQaI mo loot
Legislature has deprived this, the CHIEF city Of the
state OF the right Of counting and recording it's own
the Third. The city. has majority OF whites, but
'Tts vote is merged 10 that oil the county, which
chooses AL ut It's on general
French Emperor neutralized the liberal votes Of
the towns by means OF the peasants who were his
Assurance must be made douby sure. The Legts-
lature has passed an act giving to the Governor
mssf0ners tho are to take entire charge0f the city
elections control the ballot boxes count the votes
and, OF course, manipulate the elections IN such
unscrupulous persons as they have in Charles
ton to manage elections, the scheme is equiva-
Even under the present system the. conservative
and property interests Of the city have no repre-
IN c tsnaa ITS M
city proper is literally unrepresented in the poll
tics Of the state The wen known fact that the
State debt OF South Carolina has been shamelessy
increased OF late years is so consistent with the
character of the Legislature and with the acts just
described that it would be supernuous to dwell
than is generally supposed. In 1868, when Scott
became Governor, the debt was less than
OO0 1t Is now certainly over $40 000 O00 and
in all PROBABILITY nearer $30 COO 900. There is abso.
lutely nothing to show for It, Scandals abound on
with the impudent audacty OF the hawk which
takes chicken from under its mothers wing.
Men who entered the State penniless few years
ago are rolling in wealth and freely INDUCING in
ali the extravagances Of the parvenu. The Gov
ernor, on q salary Of $500 per annum, has the
dn SeoTe ne war VAS only is now now
81, 000 while the taxable property has declined
considerably more than one.half IL value; The
Pike gives us Is also the smallest The Gov
ernor Of the State and the former
the son Of the Chief Justice Of the State He had
wager on horse match with negro member
BY the name Of Whlpper. It was for $1,000 side
to witness the race. Mr.. Moses, the Speaker, was
unfortunate enough to lose it and the $1,000 This
existing between him and Mr. Whlpper, for on
the last DAY OF the session %a the latter
s %oed v ieas
for the dignity and ability mot with which ne lost
the wager to Whipperl with which he has presided
by a large majority, and, we presume, the House
separated to 'IquOr up'' at the expense OF the
two chief actors IN thus little farce: These Joyous
occasions. Mr.. Pike invites us to consider Mr..
Beverley Nash. full-bo0ded negro, six feet high,
good looking and with pleasing manners. He was
the slave Of a Mr.. Preston. When liberated we
should have expected to hear that man with 80
high sounding name had adopted the stage as his
profession. Mr. Nash, not less ambitious but
more practical, chose the comfortable occupation
of boOtblacK at Columbia hotel. He is now
Senator, and his original taste for backing extends
to character and to the whole State OF South
Carolina ITSELF His ideas on the subject ofproperty
are worthy Of French socialist. In a public
speech to from 5000 to 5000 people he expOunded
MS views as iollows:-"The reformers complain of
taxes being too high: tel you they are not high
enough. want them taxed till they put these lands
back where they belong-into the hands OF those
who worked for them. You toiled for them, you
labored Tor them and were sold to pay for them,
and you ought to have them" This Is the easy
philosophy OF Senator Beverley Nash, black as
the boots he once industriousiy polished. With
this quotation, suggestive OF the ultimate object
Of the negro rulers IN South Carolina We
may htly close our notice Of Mr.. Pixies start
ling revelations. This travesty on free govern
ment should cease. "The right divine Of kings to
govern wrong' Is not more absurd than the claims
OF majority to plumber, insult and Cypress
minority not much their interiors In numbers
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