The New York herald., 1876-10-16
Threatening Aspect Of Affairs
Throughout the State.
ylNDlCTIvE SPIRIT OF THE NEGROES.
Forty Thousand Stand Of Arms in
the Hands Of a Mob.
Judge Mucksy on the Circular Of the
Attorney General.

COLUMBIA, OcI III, 1915
"rhs State is Ike bed OF ntrosiycsrine Tho lead
ers doing their best to hold in their hosts, but II
only requires touch slight that given the knob
by General Newton's htlle daughter when He'll Cato
was blown up start the explosion"
JUDGE CARPENTERS OPINION.
"Im a republican, but can't vote for Chamber
lain. Neither viii vote tor General Hampton be-
cause he represents opinions at war with my whole
liie Personally, like General Hampton; personally
/ do not like Governor Chamberlain A man OF his
character is not a. 10 discharge the duties Of the Ex
ccutive OF the State He Is like skiliu forger, who
would be more successful in making forgeries than
burglar"
This was the voluntary expression OF Judge Carpen-
ter. OF this Judicial circuit In my presence iewdays
ago, and give us sample OF what you can hear Al
any time coming from the average republican OF any re-
spectabihty social standing. The difference between
Carpenter and associates is that, while quite
number OF them freely announce their intention OF
voting tor Hampton few Of them disagree as to their
estimate OF Chamberlain. Blows ia thick and heavy
from all sides on that Centlemans devoted head. II
Is openly denounced by republicans as we'll as demo-
Gratis as one OF the most corrupt and unscrupuions
leaders OF the republican party in this State not OK
cepting Franklin J. Moses, who was dubbed by the
Now York Times 'sThe RoDbcr Governor"
CONDITION OF THE STATE.
As to the comparison OF the State TO bed Of nitro
Eyccrne 1t is not at all napt Is the picture
drawn in stating that 1t would require very slight
touch 10 cause explosion. Both parties and
are aroused to the highest pitch Of bitter political
stement The whites are making their canvass with
Ill the energy Of desperation and despair, and the
great ofthe blacks s,ubbornly and supcrsously
rug with the tenacty of political bgots thcir
publican religion. The former are for first in
the history OF the State, unanimous in the great effort
they are now making to recover the government and
froe themselves from tho oppression fastened upon
them. by ignorance corruption and Wholesale public
plunder. On the other hand the negroes, racc
follow their leaders, fearing, as they have been
taught, acknowledgements and bad government
II the whites succeed. and those who intelligent
among them and have pronied by politics realize the
fact that If they once lose the government Of tho
State they regain it This fear operates 10
combine the very worst elements Of the negro in
the fercest antagonism against the whites and, II
possible.
THE NEGRO WOMEN
are more bitter than tho men. 1t Is not uncommon
TO hear OF these black openly announcing that
tho event Of conflict between the they could
use the torch to such advantage to leave the homes
of the whites mass OF blackened ruins throughout
the county The negroes not by any means the
quiet, lambke, docile creatures that some people at
the North believe. They by far more intolerans.
proscrptve and vindcSve against political apostatcs
'oi their race than the whites Consider, TOO,
that they have, as monopolizng the militia OF the
State, over 40, 900 stand Of arms and adequate
supply OF munon to the muskes distr ributed among
theme and will that the 80 900 negro voters
pf South Carolina arc quite formidable body. To
make the matter still these where
Trey should be, in tho armores and arscnnls OF the
state. They in the hands Of the negroes Hardly
cabin can DO found without its old army musket or
breechloadcr, and those other favorite weapons
Of the negro, tho the torch, abroad
endless quantity. With all these warKe appliances,
and with their passions in1amed by unprncplcd
dangerous leaders. who hesitate at nothing,
having the negroes butchered TO accomplish their
ends 1t can easily be seen that in excited political
contest like the present there ample ground Tor
apprehension and alarm among the whites. And IN this
lies The origin AMI explanation OF the rifle clubs
aud the sabre clubs
THE RIFLE CLUBS
distinguished Mississippi orator said hero some
two or three years BE prepared Tor violence and
you will have violcnce.p aud acting upon that
theory the clubs formed in nearly every city and
county in The STATE They are all armed would say
armed 10 the teethbu unlike the negroes, their
belong to them They had to buy ana pay Tor them.
They nave Winchester rifles. pistols and sabres and
ammunition, nearly all purchased from the government
OF the United States In this aspect the case Gov
expression that the State is like
M EARNED military camp 10 not lar wrong; but
have now been in the State almost two weeks and |
have yet TO hear OF any public display sxh
biion OF arms II except Two old pieces OF artillery
which were being tax en- to sumter to nre salute for
Hampton when ho addressed the people there.
HAxpToN's MEETINGS
are tho most enthusiast and orderly OF any political
meetings in the entre country, and the republicans
and their speakers are invited to every o tnem
bcar and 10 be heard But Il is in this that the repub-
licans s.don't tote iair They will hold neetings
ofthci own, nor will they accept the division OF
rendered them ut Hamptons meetings tor their speak
ers. Their policy Is 10 keep the negroes as much
possible from the temptation OF tho winning ways and
isduc,ive Establishments OF iampton's speakers. Its
he rst time snco RECONSTRUCTION that the democrats
81 South Carolina have 'yloopcd 10 conquer, and 1t
amazing, considering tho menacine attitude Of
The parties TO see how keeniy and we'll
they are beginning to appreciate tho homage
quo TO the new sovereign in American citizenship
when his vote Is wanted. They do not bully, patron
izc argue with hc Amerlcanized African, but they
and court him. and often succeed IN gaming his po
hticai anecuons COT any meeting oi hampions ana
rou can now see negroes by the hundred, mounted
and mixed with the whites wearing Hampton badges
and cheering Justify for that candidate OF reform and
honest government
nERALp's EDITORIALS
Adopting tho advice o. the HKRALD's editorials,
which are read by Hampton himself al every meeting
TO the negroes, effort is made to change their opin
ions as TO The national contest On the contrary they
nre told by the democratic ore,oss 10 Tor Hayes
aud Wheeler, but at the same tno TO vote tor Hanp
ton II is this excellent plan OF campaign and admirable
manner OF conducting the canvass that has alarmed
Governor Chamberlain and the republican leaders. As
Ang the negro was kept In state Of tho profound.
.st political ignorance they sale and as Ion as
The democrats refused TO address negro meetings they
safer sull But now the tables turned anu Il
rs the "division OF tnen with democratic spealcrs
which swamps them. IN all these years OF his polti-
cal infancy the negro has remained In bssfui gnor-
government created through the agency Of his vote
The unanswcrabic and irghtfuI exposures. and tho
convincing statements made by the dcmocra,s, have
opened his that he begins TO The and
infexibe justice OF rendering his veract for Hampton
this time honors being both sldes prom
tser The result is that notwit hstsndng the bitter
tagonism prevailing between the races, hundreds are
Joining coored democratic cuDs in every county IN
the State owing 10 this state Of affairs the rcpubl.-
can pian of campaign Is reduced to the desperate
straight OF
OUTRAGE MILL"
and troops. Governor Chamberlain made tho initial
movement when he wrote his fourteen column bloody
garment document, followed by hts proclamation dis-
banding the rifle clubs neither Of which have had the
slightest effect In this State Tho rifo clubs have
framed from meeting drilling, but their orgnnza-
hons remain as intact as ever In fact the members
OF the clubs have TAR unable to intcrpret tho
meaning OF the Governors order Ito dsperse." At
tho time his proclamation appeared on the streets the
q cluhs either Their homca