The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-26

REPTBLICfN ICCOTNT or ms
tLRK DISREPUTIBLE CIREER.
what President Granr- Personnel Organ
saws About the Nan Whom Grant il Try
Ing TO Make Govrrnor Of south Carolina
by the Illegal tsc at Federal Troops.

saws About the Nan whom Grnm is Try-
Ing TO Make Covrrnor Of south Carolina
by the Illegal Use at Federal Troops.
Prom ne N.uonM HsrubHcIn. Feb. 7.
Gov. Chamberlain of South Carolina IL
present receiving some notice from tho press
Of the country in connection with the open lot
Ter recently addressed by him to Senator Nor
ton. II may not be embarrassing to our readers
To- be Informed something about tho antcc''
don's OF the man. We NAV rem irk, en- pissdnt'
that few years since ca ,mberlhn was daly
denounced by the Opposition press OF the
South a. being the most corrupt man In south
Ciroiina and It was to him, more tn to any
other man. that tho misgovernment which
All ctcd his state attrout bic.
After serving FOR a time as a sergeant and AZ
terward a commissioned ON ,cr In a company
Of colorcd cavalry uppn the sea coast OF South
Carolina during the latter years OF tho war,
Chamberlain settled down upon Wadmalaw
island, where he engaged in the culture Of Sea
island cotton. he catered TO tho worst preju-
iices u the late y liber tied blicks. and actually
ronspred with them to prevent the return Of
their old owners to the homes from whence they
h.d refueeed. DIR. MciIeury, now OF Napoleon.
OHIO. who was then IN assistant surgeon In the
United states army, and stationed on wadma-
aw Island under the command % NJ iJor- Gen.
Scott. then in charge uf the Freed mans lure al.
declared, In letter addressed TO a gentleman
IN this city. that six months Of the time which
be should have devoted TO the care Of tho sick
was expended In preventing wholesale misst-
ere of the whites through the Vaccinations OF
Chlmbcrl I'm" SCOT. the General commanding,
pnce threatened ChambOrl Ain with the " ball aud
ca In If he did not cease his efforts t. array the
blocks against their Old owners. The jenkins,
Fipps. and others wadmaaw Island Gao at
test the truth OF this statement.
As cotton planter Chamberlain was not
success. u l. said that lie never plid his labor
err. but Of this We know nothing fur her tn
rumor. At an events, ne was IN needy circun-
stances when he took his seat III the COnstitu-
tiunM Convention Of tine State as n delegate In
ANN, leoS, ana the lithe FORM OF the then em-
brio covert ur was covered by an army blanket
coat, which. from rs patched appearance, re
minded one OF the historic coat Of many color-
- TINS convention Cnamberl IN exhibited al
the traits OF tue dcmagogue. He introduced.
snd suupoitej at LENGTH resolution skiing he
General Governmenf TO .pptol rate $4,0OOOO) to
purchase lands for his homeless constituents
BY just such trtckcry he succeeded In having
bis name placed upon the state ticket for At
torney General, and was elected, and entered
upon ne discharge 81 his duties when Scott be-
came Governor.
As the Attorney General 1t his business
70 protect tue interest OF the state, but We Ind
HIN engaged IN various schemes whereby TIE
treasury under the management Of his ireud
Parker, was depleted. The Land Commission
sw ole was concocted by him, and ex Treasur-
er PARKER states that ChamOcrlain got the
.iaus share III TINS fraud upon the state, getting
dollars where c. T. l. size and himsef only got
cents Daring all this time the embryo re
former wa- III dormant STAKE, ana was on the
most intimate terms with such men a. Moses
aud Nhlpper. lie was noisy IN mis- denuncil-
non OF /. moor Is and they IN turn heaped
Their anathcmas upon him. 50 completely we'd
ded was lie to the negro, and 50 bitter he
10 the south Carolina whites, that IN ISL, when
bis infant child deceased, he called In "A colored
preacher named Harris to perform the last rites
In is7l the uiscovernment Of Moses rendered
u necessary that new leader should h al the
Iickct, and Chamberlain nominated for
Governor, receiving the support IN the conven-
lon Of Wnipper and Others whom he now de-
nonnees 30 unpopular was Cnamberain that
he receiver OF the bank Of the State had to be
eIoash, into requIsition. and over 10000 OF that
elected. This is fat weil known to- every
south CMolinian acquainted with the politics
efthdt state. Possessing no personal magnet
SIN, and with a questionable record. II took
hard work to elect him No sooner had be
went hack" upon the honest yeomany who |
,ad elevated him. The height Of his ambition |
Conquer on the Repuohcan side ne At once made |
= somersault into the ran9s Of the Opposition. |
while ev mining tho vouchers of the tie sury, |
discovered the loss Of $4,000 worth OF coupons,
which. Uer REDEEM tion, had been distracted |
thereftom by Niles c. Parker the late treasurer
suit against Parker for the recovery Of the
sm9unt was at once Instituted, and the de-
fend ant lodged In Jail IN default OF bail. He
was tried N Jay on a civil aeii.n, aad verdict
ing that on, that sum mad been traced To the
possession Of Parker, the balance, according to
the evidence Of one Ladd. having been appropri-
hied by Cham BERLIN. During all this time
Chamberlain was out OF he state. and declined
20 render any assistance In the prosecution Of
bis OLD friend, tue ex-Ireasurer. PsrAer, hav-
Ing - friend court" In the person Of the
Governor, refused to make restitution, aud
nfter remaining In jail for over a month. where
be was frequently VISITED 10y Chamberlain, cir
CultJudge WAS brought into requisltiOn, ana the
defendant released on straw jail, MS wife be-
coming his surety for $3.50. hus ended the
Iafker na-cO, and vet the trial was heralded III
owe. tue country 10y the Democratic press az be-
ing a fne piece Of reform work by Chamber
lain Parker ia now in New jersey. whore he
dehes ChdmOerlnn, because he knows the ante
cedenis Of the reform " Governor,
Conspicuous among the allies % Chamberlain
u f. l.. lardozo, the present Treasurer Of the
state, VINO Is a mixture OF the jew, sp .niard,
ana negro. He came to the surface "a Secfe-
tary OF state under SCOTS administration, and
was subsequently elected Treasurer when Moses
lhe Cnamberlain- kimpton Bond Ring in New
YORK ana IN leIl lie took the gre seal OF the
state u that city aud Illegally affixed II t. num-
beress bonds. 1t during that year that
chamberlain, as Attorney General, approved
the Official bond Of Kin tou The nnarciai agent
Of the state. without any security whatever,
Henry Ciews Co. having signed IL only wit
nesses. mat he has done some good Thugs
since lac has been Governor We are willing TO ad-
NIT ahd give MN due credit, but that lao IS the
ony honest man in the Republican p rty in
south Carolina, IA he would nave the world be-
.ieye. Is imply farce He VIII YET experience
~, 4 the same power winch made him can and
mouth there viii he one IA his state So low
I'D him honor hut he has staked everything
upon his coup a ddt, and will leave no steps an
taken to deieat the party. Blood stained WI
imn- are his aiders ana abettos The c.ss OF
men whom he aided the United States District
Attorney IN conyictlug and sending to the pen-
Tertiary ~ 1871 f!r ku-kl lXism are MS lilies
and supporters. Ex-rebcl generals, who nate
the negro worse Than they do SIN, fill his ante
CHAMBER and enter into his councils
FOR every drop Of blood nat Is shed this sum
mer AZ d fall Chamberlain will be responsible,
anu II there must be victim 10 his rapacity,
berlain will be made To atone for n. We do not
counsel lawles-ness ana disorder, hut II Cham-
their attacks upon the inorensiyo blacks, he
should hSve no difest punishment meted OUT
90 MIN. Verify should this adventurer pa i'm
peached, for ms longer continuance in power
viii be a peril and a shame.