The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-04
The MiIitnry Conspiracy.

The people will do well to remember
now the precise history of the employment
of troops first to control the late election
In South Carolina, again to falsify the un-
welcome result and ut last to wrest the
Offices OF ali grades, from elector and Gov
ernor down to Assomblymnn, from the
men who were lawfully chosen.
When Don CAMERON was appointed Sec
rotary of War 1t was generally understood
and widely teegraphed from Washington
that the Administration was determined
to carry two or three Southern Couserva-
tive States, In the old WuLIAMs-BEL NAP
HEsTER-MERRILL style, aud that Mr.. CAM
yRoS was selected on account OF his pecu-
liar fitness for such n job. Louisiana, South
Carolina, and Florida were Indicated then
rs the doomed States. because they alone
were still cursed with carpet-bag Cover
nors and convenient Returning Boards.
The moment il became apparent that
the colored people were abandoning the
cause of CHAMBERLAIN, the alien thief,
and flockiug in multltudes to the standard
Of HAMPTON. the common libentor of
white and black, comprehensive system
of military bulldozing was put in opera
ton. CHAMBERLAIS and PATTERSON rushed
to Washington, aud with these Infamous
men, aud ZACH CHANDLER. Chairman Of
the reckless partisan HAYES Committee,
DoN CAMERON held what were called
conferences" at the War Office. and con-
certed his measures for the safety OF the
ballot in South Carolina. JOIN PATTER-
son of Juniata county, Pennsylvania
where we believe he is wanted on
various counts ana ACCOMPLISHING an old
friend of the Secretary and of his distln-
guishcd father, was left behind to supervise
the details of this military campaign
against an unoffending and defenceless
state. The thieves were supplied with a
large number of Deputy United states Mar
shals, and with all the troops they desired,
without regard TO expense, law, or de-
oency. This, with the possession of the
state Government, and every election
board from border TO border, with the
whites dsaImed and the militia entirely
black, officers and men, ought to have
satisfied even so unreasonable q scoundrol
as CHAMBERLAIN.
But when the votes were counted out of
the ballot boxes, II majority of them were
found 10 be against the thieves, and they
sent up another Macedonian cry TO GRANT
for "more troops" 10 protec. the lawful
Returning Bonrd,' white II threw out
enough votes TO reverse the peoples YER
diet. This also was done according to their
wish. Thus far there had been some sort
Of pretence maintained that the army OF
the United States was acting under the
| orders OF it's own officers, or, ut the worst,
under the direction of u scalawag United
states Marshal. but when the authority
Of the Republican Supreme Court OF the
state was, regularly invoked by the de-
frauded candidates and people, the army
was transferred bodily TO the command OF
| CHAMBERLAIN, for the avowed purpose OF
enabling him TO resist its decisions; and
when members of the Legislature, bearing
certificates OF election issued in pursuance
| OF the solemn judgment of that tribunal
OF last resort sought to enter the Capitol,
they found the rotunda converted into a
barrack room, were compelled to submit
their credentials TO the Inspection of {
corporal, and were finally turned away a
the word of n subordinate thief, who had
stolen, not long ago, the money appropri
ated to furnish that very hall,
The remainder OF tho story Is being told
by the telegraph, and however stohd and
Indifferent the President may be to til,
sufrerings of the crushed and tramplet
State, the people of the free North are
reading II with GREATNESS interest, and q
righteous wrath that may yet sweep dowT
these conspiintors with the power of tn
| hurricane.