The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1875-07-16
Gov. Chsmberlain's Cihse,

oPpOsiHS the vi tne oONeTnOr III ct-
forts to give the people of South Carolina teo
years of fair government. So far as we have
read our exchanges we have not found q line or
word in any one of them that warrants such q
conclusion. On the contrary, ail-without any
cxception-bave cordially endorsed his course,
so far that affected the State at large;
but some of us have not fallen down and wor
shipped him; we have not filled the columns of
our papers every week with filsep,e adulations
Of the Governor and those conservative journals
that assume the championship of his admins
tration. We have dared to speak and write of
Attorney General Chamberlain calply ami ac-
cording to our own convictions ~ what is due
to the people and Mr. Chamberlain himself.
Some of our exchanges tell us "Governor
Chamberlain is q necessity We do not en-
dorse that, in full. Gov. Chamberlsin's course
we grant, was necessity, not merely for the good
of the taxpayers of this State, but more espe-
cially for the perpetuaton of-the Republican
party in the country. The wires were worked
in Washington, and he responded. 4 The condi'
tion of South Carolina began e oRSA the eyes of,
the people all over the countSs corykpiion
of the Republican party, and weiffounded fears
even temporary one--in this State, that par
ty would surely lose the next Presidential cleo
tion, and perhaps South Carolina also. We have
no idea it was any love for, che people of this
State that prompted the leaders Of Che Rspubli-
con party to demand the reform, although I'VE
acknowledge that we are greatly bstshtted BY Il,
and arc pleased with it -esen ifitthould prove
to be but respite from theformsr Hhmoas rule.
We would not place straw 10 ~. Chamber
| lains path so long as he continues3R tho course
| he has marked out. r~
Other journals say the time sslscl "a for speak.
ing of Attorney. General Chamhertin errors
was inopportune. There We didcr tidely. We
thought then, and still link, tk6yf&s NAs most
propitious for reminding him andlhis friends
that the odium of lis former assstiAtions was
still clinging to him. and as arrcsia OF some Of
those associates were about TO comHbnce, ah OPP;
portunity would be offered him TO Move lis All
sertian that he IVES ssinnocent o. anytf The lt10
and corruptiep imputed TO hin Whit hsws AT.
torney General. For our part, NO Ssrs sincere
ly desirous that he should prove u Self guilt
less of actual participation in .hososfrauds,; and
his champions said he could do so. But how
| Stahuo thS SaSe uOM. lhTheI, oHc Ul MS dssOCl-
ates, has been in Jail for some weeks awaiting
trial = nkGpmmcnccd last week; the evil
demo- hos been closed; in that evil
dencs j ~ tS0hd tlatia the division of the re.
tsult Of what Is vsry syilsptly ffauS,lep. spec
ulation in bond Coupens, $50, ,oO0y was 'set
aside for Attorney General Cham terain. 1t
Is truo that tis ssme witasss ssys, 1he was not
aware tiek Mr. Glsnbsfisin knel anything
about the; transsesiep: 81 ,whsthsr pc received
Asss So g2s 3ss ss4s! ss ssssy7Ii1lirt n
-. sss' Z u y 'sIs:s 8 ''ss 'as..'s'' s''
Eievins ] - Ts The )ch.sles,on
Hers ssj sR, we afS- -isfrned
| that Mr.. ChnnbS Ms, and is stilt absent
from the ststs: and sare led to inf pr that he
cares III, ,iittie sbt1 he trial and the effect it
will hsts upon me- official character, or the
interestsaSf the State,
| Governor Chamberlain is not here 10 speak for
himself, and we feel warranted therefore, in
| printing an extract from private letter. plated
May IL, 1875, when the charge that Governor
Chamberlain was mixed up with The ebupon
frauds had not been made In tht lsfter in
| question, Governor Chamberlain said |: "The
| ,rhoie coupon business, for which Parker is now
| held ,ras ner TO me III last February- neuer
| heard of such a transaction III then. Who were
in it cannot TELL but do knory vbo is not.
Now, we would like 10 take Gov. Chamber
lain's statement as truth but it'does seem
strange that he should abscn. himself from the
State, Just Mt the time when he knew his name
would be "mixed up with the coupon frauds"
under the solcmnity Of an oath.
| When we consider the utter indifference dis
played by the whole Radical gang when charges
of fraud and corruption are made against them,
Mr.. Chamberlans indifference to the now
on trial and kis apparent dont.care style oi
u treating nil notices of his connexion With those
Iwho we must believe did cOn4Irt frauds, natural
+ " compels us to place him in thc same schedule
3 OF crime with them.
Like Leslie, Whittemorc, Crews, Hurley. et il
omne gesns, he appears not to care whit fo
tho sccusssioussp,ade against him, and while h'
II may nots Ike tksnss smile with chlditc bland
: t.uess 1t the frssds they have been accessory to
& md claim pssiss for their sharp psseiess, il
! Ecertainly does NOT seem the least lssrbed a
3 his name being placed In the same category
, 5Hs evjdsssly aims to have two ysss Of good re
= g1kd ~ Gqxsrnor in the bsljaeEh yig
a Sut ~ trl@s of the many rrcyiods gcft -
( EfScord, a1dewc don't object 70 that. -
81 what We complain Of most is the Hsty--w
: may say premature--and falsome dslhpse {
d 4 Governor chamberlain, by some ef peper
8 lin the state while they arc carnesk sa9 ersis
8 ent in their demands for the srrcst sp& ptnvi
Is tion Of fssery other official who asf1d sith hi