The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-05-21
The Views of a Prominent Candidate tor
Governor.

MANASSAS, 4 correspondent VI liio AA"6 NV"
Coustitutionalist, has recently interviewed Hon.
ID. H. Chambelain in the city Of Washington,
and has obtained a free expression of that
gentleman's views upon the condition of public
affairs in South Carolina Mr.. Chamberlain is
s. prominent candidate for the Gubernatorial
nomination by the Republicans and represents
the formidable interest of the bondholders,
which gives additional Importance to the re-
suits of this interview. The correspondent
premises the account of his conversation with
Mr. Chamberlain, by stating that much genu-
inc sympathy is being expressed for our unhap-
ply condition, and although Congress could not
interfere in the precise manner indicated by
the memoraists, there is reliable information
that the Federal troops will be withdrawn from
the State in ample time, and every facility
granted the taxpayers, to insure falr elec-
ton
I'm answer to questions put by the correspon'
dent. Mr.. Chamberlain asserted that sympathy
for once proud people induces him to do all
in his power to save the State from the dishon-
est knaves. white and black, although it was
h;s dissemination to retire from politics alto
pether, and pursue the practice of his profes-
sion. which has proven highly remunerative
for the last two years. The exigencies are so
pressing, however, that he can no longer refrain
from going to the front, and obeying the divine
Injunction which commands that we break
the laws of the wicked, and pluck spoils out of
his teeth !' The interview then continued as
follows:
Reporter-Do you regard Moses administra-
tion as being success in any Particular? has
he not arranged the bonded debt upon just
and equitable basis?
Mr.. C.-The trouble has been that the ignor-
ant and dishonest Legislators have seriously
interfered with the finances. For Instance,
they have scaled the bonded debt down to QUO.
ON the dollar, entirely ignoring the ''conver-
sion" bonds, which considered direct ref1ec-
ton upon myself as Attorney General of the
Scott administration. Now, l know the State
is able to meet her obligation, and every cent
of her bonded Indebtedness must be paid.
Reporter-But I thought it had been agreed
on ali sides that the conversion" bonds were
issued without authority of law.
Mr.. CT regard the bonds of which you
speak as being altogether as equitable as any
other Indebtedness Of the State, and, if l am
elected, the last one of them shall be paid
dollar for dollar.
Reporter-How about the floating indebted
ness of which hear so much
Mr.. C-Well, we will redeem the Blue
Ridge scrip, but the legislative "pay certiti-
Gates" must be repudiated, and parties to those
gross swindles sent to the penitentiary. If GER
tain men had their dues, over one-half of the
General Assembly which last sat would be put
into the custody of Gen. Dennis. Here al
Washington, there has been much corruption,
Credit Mobilier speculation &c. but for down
right yillaiuy, commend me to Moses and the
thieving horde by which he was elevated to
Office.
Reporter-Is not the contest narrowing down
to fight between the Massachusetts, men and
the native born Republicans, whom we Demo
Gratis call scallawags?
Mr.. C.-I must confess that my experience
with the persons whom you call "scallawags"
has been none of the most fattering nature. l
think with few exceptions in the South, the
lowest elements of your society joined our par
ty merely for the loaves and fishes. 1t was
natural that life long abolitionists of the North
and East should be advocates of equal rights,
but no sincerity can be ascribed to the native
born Republican (so-called.) No wonder the
party has been brought into disrepute when
such men as Bowen, and Smalls, and Whipper,
and the notorious Joe Crews, and dozens of
others are held in Offices which they dsrace.
The idea of sending such man as Smalls to
Congress- where he will 60 this Fall unless the
people bestr themselves; and before two years
roll around, 1 guess the notorious "Joe Crews"
will be trying to hang up his hat and cloak in
the "cloak ROOM at Washington. This is the
last opportunity the people will have to secure
good government for South Carolina. If they
will elect me Governor, I will make their gov
ernment eminently respectable. | will stop
all these centraliziug tendencies in the State,
and restore the old usages as far as | can, and
convert the Executive office into receptacle
for decent people. At present it is impossible
to obtain an interview with Moses without
running the black gauntlet, and striking your
head against couple of horse shoes which he
has nailed over his door to keep the witches
away Moses and the "scallawags," as you
call them, make too much fuss over the negro
any way, when the fact is, they have no more
use for him than the Eastern men have. Some
Of the Western men are just as guilty in this
respect. There is Scott; he has the assurance
of frontiersman, who will treat negroes as
though they were gentlemen. His atfability
to them leads them to believe that they are the
peers of the ancient gentlemen of South Caro-
lima, whose manners they ape with surprlS-
ing degree of accuracy to nature.
Reporter-Do you not think that the great
boon of freedom should content the negro, and
cause him now to take a back seat?
Mr.. CT think so, and his friends generally
do. Only pretentious individuals try to make
him believe that he is as good as other people.
Reporter-Will not Moses be able to attract
in some manner considerable number of
blacks to his support?
Mr. C.-I fear so, but the white element
must combine on me, whoever opposes
him.
Reporter-They will hardly combine on you
when you declare your intention to redeem the
Infamous conversion bonds" and the notori-
Gus scrip"
Mr.. C.-The least said about these matters
now the better. propose to give them re-