Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-24
SOUTH CARvLlNA AND IlS
JUDO

South Carolina, would seem to be the
browning acts of infamy of the many
by which the people of that State have
bern cursed since the war. Whipper,
one of the most Infamous negro poll
ticians in that State, one whom Gov
ernor Chamberlain says is incapable
and utterly unit for the Office of Judge,
has been elected to preside over the
Charleston circuit, and Moses. the
robber Governor, who prostituted his
executive powers to the worst possible
purposes, is honored with a like posi-
ton in another circuit. Governor
Chamberlain, himself Republican,
says of their elections: "Ihe calamity
is infinitely greater. in my judgment
than any aUhich has fallen on this
State, or, I might add. npo'a any part
of the South. Moses as Governor is
endurable compared with Moses as
Judge"
The Governor thinks that the effect
OF these elections will be very serious.
Among the more Immediate conse
quences, says Governor Chamberlain,
will be the thorough and effective re-
organization of the Democratic party
as the only means left, in the judgment
of its members, for opposing SOLID
and reliable front 20 this terrible ere
vase of misgovernment and public
debauchery.
And Just here we desire to be heard,
surely not in a spirit OF fault finding
nor with censure, but in kindly advice.
We have for several years watched the
politics of our neighboring State
State whose sons have left their i'm
press upon the history of the country
by records of great purity of personal
character and ability in the councils
of the nation, which cannot be OBJ
scured even by the fends of corrup-
ton and rascality vino now misgovern
that sorely afflicted State. We have
looked on, seldom with approval. gen
orally with misgiving, and always With
the best hopes and wishes, at the IN
equal fight which was being
waged within it's borders
If occasionally we have lost patience
and spoken harshly, it proceeded from
q heart filed with the kindliest emo
lions for our oppressed and suffering
kindred and friends. We were as we'll
satisfied then as we are now that coali-
tions only postponing the evil
day, and the time would surely come
when the white people of South Caro-
lima would be compelled to meet the
foes of government, and the plunderers
of their State face to face, and the
years of ida dalliance and possibl y
unfortunate alliances would lily fit
them for the terrible contest.
Now the wager of battle has been
thrown down, the Rubicon of endur
ance has been crossed and upon the
very verge of the utter ruin and over
throw of lawful government it elf, the
Radical hosts have mustered their for
ces. They must be met and overcome,
OF all is lost indeed. Indignation
meetings are too late !; resolutions OF
of town meetings are idle. Action.
action. action, speedy, just and firm
action by the lawabiding people of the
State alone will rescue them from i'm
pending evil. The issues are not po-
litical but vital. A corrupt and ignor-
ant and psrtizan judiciary will bring,
speedily and terribly, the direst conse
quences upon people. We recollect
too we'll and with too much sorrow
the time when in Tourgee's District II
this State, seven barns, in which were
gathered the labors of year of as
many poor and honest husbandmen,
could be seen at the same time in flames;
when in several counties it was unsafe
for mother or daughter to leave the
protecting roof, for even the. most or
binary purposes, for tear, that they
might fall victims to the lust of negro
ravishers. And, too, we well rec ollect
the terrible measures which the
whites, thus left by this judge to the
tender mercy of these fiends, were
compelled to take for protection and
retaliation.
"A war of races, murders, cruel but
frequentlymost righteous punishments
followed and too, ensued the abuses
into which license will always run. And
then came government interference.
The organizations of the worst ele-
ments of society into military force
under a notorious cut-throat and rob-
Der followed. A governor sought to
retain power, and we expect to secure
plumber, by an usurpation of the most
dangerous powers, and exercised in
the most brutal manner the utter
helplessness and cowardice of the ju-
dietary; the great prostration of bust
ness and the widespread alarm and
terror in every household. are all vi
wildly impressed upon our mind as they
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Tins of these terrible events.
That was indeed dark day for
North Carolina, which is now happily
passed. Every one of these troubles;
all the property destroyed; all the in
dustries that were paralyzed; every
drop of blood that was spilled every
life that was lost, are directly chargea-
BILE to the corruptions of the judiciary.
The want of confidence in the integri-
ty and honesty of the Judge by law
abiding people, and the security which
thieves and incendiaries and murderers
and ravishers felt in the friendship and
protection of the officers of the law,
caused all the troubles which afflicted
this State.
It is from just such fate we would
save our neighbors. And it cannot be
done by longer courtiro affiliations