Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-10-19
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JUDGE COOKE ON GOV. CHAMBERLAIN.
Judge Cooke, who some time ago renounced
his connection with the Republican party Of
South Carolina, delivered q speech at Camden
last week, and took the occasion u tell bis
hearers something about Governor Chamber
lain. The correspondent Of The Charleston
Negs and Courier says:
After humorous introduction, Judge
Cooke commenced on Governor Chamberlain.
Chamberlain would not accept Hampton's In
vitation, because, as he had told tie speaker
himself, he was afraid that if the colored peo-
pie came to Democratic meetings, they would
hear the truth and be converted. He charged
Chamberlain with recommending the pur-
chase of He'll Hole Swamp for $l75, 600; not
worth over $4,000. The speaker next at
tackled the land commission. Chamberlain,
Parker and Neagle stole all the difference be-
tween $4,000 and 100000 appropriated
for lands for the homeless. He received $780,
900 for aiding the phosphate bill. He Gin
1879 added $1,000,000 (after being scaled
by 30 cents on the dollsr) to the public debt
of South Carolina. Chamberlain would not
allow Scott to prosecute the land commissions
ers, because the people who owned the lands
we're rebels. All the bonds issued during
SCOTS administration were issued BY advice
of Chamberlain. The land commission spent
100000 when the acts only permitted $780,.
900. Chamberlain advised that the land
commission could use the money in the treas
ury. Chamberlain had not reduced the taxes
as claimed. In 5cott's administration the
taxes averaged 81 mills. The next four
years the taxes averaged IL mills. Of these,
two years belonged to the administration Of
Governor Chamberlain. Cardozo first filled
his pockets and then retired. Scott had moth
ing to do with it. z 5,aa
Chamberlain's reforms are SCOTS. With
out Democrats he could not have effected q
single reform measure. Chamberlain recent
ly bought for $4,000, of ex-T Treasurer Parker,
all the papers which implicated Chamberlain.
But, before delivering them up, Parker took
Photographic copies of every one of those
papers. Chamberlain procured Pufer's dis.
charge as receiver, by which the State lost
one hundred thousand dollars of the funds OF
the Bank of the State. Thirty thousand dol,
lars were taken out of that fund and spent by
Chamberlain to elect himself Governor. He
produced the cancellation of Pufer's bond
with D. 81. Chamberlain's name upon it, and
wished Chamberlain wefe here to listen. ''e
Chamberlain was asleep in the cars while
the Combahee riot was going on. Judge
Mackey woke him up. He said: "Wake up.
Go back to Columbia. Protect the colored
people," "Ohl no." said Chamberlain, II
must 60 North for my family"
Chamberlain was like the Irishman's horse.
He had two qualities. When he started, all
hell couldn't catch him, and when you caught
him he wasn't worth dam. Chamberlain is
coward. He had said that at Abbeville
there was rush, and he heard the click OF,
numbers of pistols. I was there, said Judge
Cooke, but saw no rush and heard no click.
I have never seen but one man with a, pistol
during this campaign. During the same
meeting Chamberlain followed nae very close
ly; he insisted on my dining with him.
Chamberlain received large sun Of money
($3,O0O) to bribe Judge of the Supreme
Court. He put the money in his pocket; and
never paid the note. He attempted to bribe
one of the Judges of the Supreme Court.
Chamberlain really was responsible for the
election of Moses and Whipper. /He left CO.
lumbia knowing that these men were to be
elected. Chamberlain, too, urged Democrats
to organize and to arm themselves. Cham
berlain is responsible for the Hamburg affair,
on account of the character of the. ,appointees
of his officers at Hamburg. His proclamation
shows that he has given up the contest, unless
he expects to Eli this entire State with armed
soldiery. But if he did you would still vote
for. Wade Hampton. His proclamation is
without warrant of force or of law. Cham
berlain was direct lineal descendant of the
thief upon the cross. If Hampton's soul
could be placed inside of Chamberlain's body,
one of two results would inevitably follow:
either Hampton's soul would freeze up, which
could never happen; or Chamberlain's body
would be bursted.
Judge Carpenter has no more use for Cham
berlain than I have. He hates him like an
adder. He did not write letter, as the other
Judges did, because he was at variance with
Chamberlain, and thought his motive would
be misconstrued. But Judge Carpenter Is
fully in accord with US. E. D. Morgan, who
is running for Governor Of New York, owns
seven hundred negro slaves in the West In
dies, and has them branded "E. D. M" so
that be can have them caught when they run
away. :,
Judge Cooke then explained to the colored
people the true condition of the political ques.
tim.
William Boykin {colored) INTERRUPTED the
speaker, and said "South Carolina has been
very sick and diseased. We have tried three
doctors-Dr. Scott, DR.. Moses and DR.. Cham.
berlain; none of them could cure the disease.
am now going to try another doctor. In
mense cheering.1 This colored man had been
q leading Radical up to to-day.
Judge Cooke, continuing said: Chamber
lain had perjured himself in trying to escape
the consequences of q suit against the Union
Herald. He solemnly swore that there were
other parties owners of that paper, besides
Cardozo, when he knew that those
two we're the only persons who had any inter
est in that concern.
Judge Cooke next took the State ticket,
nominated by the Republican party, and COM
pared some of them with the Democratic can
didates. Then, with an eloquent appeal to the
ladies, be closed amidst tremendous applause.
SPOTTED TAIL,S DAUGHTER.
A gentleman writing from Fort Laramie,
Territory, tells the following roman
tic story about the daughter Of Spotted Tail,
the famous Sioux chief: AZ
Twenty yards from the new hospital, on
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