The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-21
UNHAPPY SOUTH CAROLINA
THE EXCTTE MENT or THE PEOPLE
OTER THEIR WRONGS



Inwicss Interference with the Legislature
The Hopes OF the Business Men Crushed.
CoLUMptA, :. C., Dec. 19-At the grand
Democratic procession In Columbil, three days
before the election. upward Of three thousand
United States flags were displayed The general
Joy inspired by the election Of Hampton IA
participated IN by blacks and whites alike.
Even the Federal soldiers caught the infection.
One of tho companies In garrison here took a
vote on the Governors election. rhirty-sx SOL
diers voted, and the count revealed thirty seven
for u imrtoni When the last county return
was in. giving HAMPTON eleven hundred majpr
ty IN the State, a cannon was brought out to
celebrate the victory. and as It Numbered
through the street four bovs In blue" strsd-
died the gum and they manned 1t when II
reached its destination.
All day at the Democratic headquarters Gen.
Hampton was besieRed by callers eager 20 ten
Ger their congratulations. he old and the
young. the high and the low pressed forward to
greet him. Old gentlemen bent with age. with
silverod locks. were there; little children IN
Then nurses arms ~ere Drought to the door and
chitped ont, IN iping treble, "Hurnh Tor
Htmpton;' and colOred men, who had been
Democratic all along md had suffered ostrncism
ana abuse and even violence at the hands ~
their race Tor their opinions sake crowded IN to
sake q n. Hampton's name and declare that
they were ga ancipated" now.
rms state OF things lasted two DAYS. Then
came the ominous cypher despdtchcs from ch
Chandler planning the bold conspiracy witch
has since been carried out, Of stealing three
states ftOm the Democrats.
"Nili this he "A second LouisianaY was whs-
rered with bated breath, and many thought II
better to die 40 once ~ the bullet than slowly
to At nv TO death under such enormous tyfan-
ny. But lIlmutOn controlled the people. " Let
Us abide, said he, the iugment Of the courts
aud the vcrdicI OF the Northern peotla." His
followers implicitly obeyed HIN. The Leeisla-
ture met. FEEDER i bayonets excluded members
OF the Legislature from the hall that the money
OF their constituents bad built Two thousand
persons. too Auvtous to remain at home,
gencc. Hampton made sDeech, nd not ATTY
OF them went near the Stafc House. lie sent
them home, aud without a murmur thev ubeved.
While the excitement Is great in this citv. ia
the country 1t is fir worse. Every occupation
l. suS pended. cuisines Is at -tandstili. No
money WIS realized on the cotton crop. aud
many people. especi Nv the poor negroes, are
aimo st starving. The policy Of hate instituted
hy the Radicals Is producing ITS legldmate
ell cts. Farmors refuse t. plant crops. Mcr-
Chants refuse 10 advance on credit IN the face u
certain s.. Nor could they n they would, frr
Northern capitalists refuse to trust Their money
January.
LIT me Illustrate the influence Hampton's
political prospects have on the value Of property
Dy Al example. a broker In Charleston had a
tieriion was announced. he received an
ofrr OF $j0D for n. Intelligence. however.
reached tbareston that the Legislltur mad
been elected from the state House. 4 few
hours ia'er the broker received note stating
That the bidder would not close at fpfmrr
h@ures. and would not oif1r more than $3 80.
Merchants here making orders North almost
nNtriabl" add, III HAMPTON and liden are
elected, YOU may increase the order twenty 1--WE
Per cent - Tue FEARFUL anxiety felt 10y the
peOi Is Causing Insanity III some cases.