The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-02

Sec, tho conquering Hero comsslY

sins, has been inflicted upon the people
Of South Carolina as one of their p1blic
men, went to Congress last fall to HI the
unexpired term of Mr.. R. B. Elliott. He
took early occasion after his arrival to
pour out against those whom he nomi-
nally represented some Of the malignant
and aaperiye. matter with which. it is
well known, he IL always .Abundantly
charged. 1t was a luxury to Carpenter,
akin to that; he had enjoyed when he
went to Washington as member of the
Anti.T Tax Memorial Committee on money
procured from the State Treasury under
The name OF q. f. Christopher. to have
the opportunity which his new position
gave him, to vote for all the extreme rad-
ical, bitter measures aimed at the peace,
character and prosperity Of tile people of
the South. The force bill, and all kim
dred attempts to throttle them, was more
than grist to his mill. They were cakes
and candy, sugar plums and Charlotte
russo, mince pie, chicken salad, boned
turkey and everything thnt was rich,
mre, nice and sweet to him. They gave
him the coveted occasion to 2 our out his
venom upon . community which he liked
not and which liked not him overmuch.
Upon fhe bin to provide against the in
vasion of States, &C., Carpenter spread
himself. He rolled "the Ku Klux, or
Invisible Empire, with oil its hellish ma-
~chinations, set in operation by leading
lights Of the Democracy" as a sweet
mursel under his glib and forked tongue.
He extolled the enever-to-be-forgotten new
y State Governments at the South as mo-
dels of wisdom, purity and wise admi-
nistration. In swelling period, he de-
fed 'the most malignant Radical-hater
in the country to point to soli-
tary act Of legislation passed by the re-
constructed Legislature of South Caro-
lima which is not in accordance with the
letter and spirit both of the Constitution
Of the State and of the United States"
"They are the picked villains of the
community. They are the highwaymen
Of the State. They nre professional le-
gislAtive robbers. They pick your
pockets by law. They rob the rich and
the poor alike by low. They confscate
your estate by law" See Pike.
He Heextenuated the alleged. abuses in
the administration Of government afTa;ra
by the Republicans Of the sontb What
he maintained before Pres;dant Gront be
repeated !, tb;s anaech tho. thoao
''abuses were in great part purely imal
oihAtvi" Mart he ra.sas - .ha +r...-,oni
Of point made in debate, bv M R.,.
ming. 81 Ol,io. "A IN the rai.xot;on ~
..sociAl restraints' in soutb f,aroI}na
..Sir.. said the coming Jnternal Rava-
nue. Collector, '.the assertion is not true
IN any sense as applied to new South
- Scntf raue,;I oT Iue y may De apPhedl
when trnftio in hnmsn fsesh anI hn%yon, ~ys,
souls was legalixed by the, votes of the
Uemofrsac patty, shall not stop to in
nsve-v noot 40 auJ -. s =. - r. xeow tnat
evefy famIet and village. NAV stiii be he
found indisputable evidence / of. the
n~a ~ q social laws and the absence of
blsachino into tho % fs;rAst;%nad m ~Ss ss,as last
and had the old condition Of things con.
6nued, the day could not have been far
ox ns ~ th"t wnen S. tne power to trace genealo-
forever" ~ A"'o 'en 'o''