, 1876-08-18

SOUTHERN WE'VE OF THE CANVASS.
It. BAlsNwEL1 HHETr, IT., Southern poll
tician of tho irrcconci1ablo order, and editor
OF the Charleston Is. CO. Journal Of Com
mtrre, lns written lottcr 10 tho New York
Ntrald, stating his reasons for supporting
TupES aud HENDRICKS, and Col Joux S.
Mo8nr, tho ex.gucrritla chicftain, has also
writton letter to IN cx-Confodorate friend,
stating tho reasons why ho supports HAYES
aud WHEELER. Both these men woro violent
Robels during tho War. The one used his
utmost endcavors with tho pen and tho other
with tho sword to break down the Goyorn-
1neut and disrupt the Union. Then they
stood on tho samo plane, now on wildly
divcrging lines; and, ~ thoy have givon their
Eoasons for taking these different roals, in
stead Of travelling together, a sketch of their
testimony will provo Of interest, Ms showing
tho condition OF tho canEass in tho South.
Mr.. RuErr brings forward nothing now in
his letter, but, on the othor hand, rcheatBes
Tho stale stuff TINT tue Democratic party
ia tho only party that can preserve
the Constitution, aud give peace and har-
n,ony to thoso living Under it; that it IL the
only Union party, and that, unless it bo snc-
cessful in the pending elaction, it IN tho last
chance for good and stable government In
tho United Stntcs. This is itlentcally tho
aaulo Wow Of tho situation that Iii. RrErr
and hin fellows in tho South held aud ut
tored prior to Mr.. L1scoLs'a election. Thon,
az now, it The Democratic party wero not
aucccsHfel It was TO bo tho ind Ut good coy.
crnmcnt. That party was not Bnccesstul,
md Atr. 1tHETT, in common with tic rcBt Of
tho South, sought to mako goud tho prophecy
by attempting to oserthsbw tho Govern.
nlent, In which they n.iscrably failed, thoro-
by bringing upon themselves the disaster
and misery which hive since cnsucl. Ho
further states, rs reason for supporting
T1LpEs, thu old exploded horcsy of Stnto
Sovereignty, in the operation Of which he
arrayed himself against tho Government
during tho War, anl advocates tho
Democratic tickot becanso ho hopes,
In tho evont Of its auccosH, to
SEQ this infamous doctrine re-establislotl,
with what Interior end in Wow it docs not
need a prophet 10 forcsee. LASTLY, Atr,
RHErr lowis for reform quito as Justify as
Slippery SAM himself, mud urges this ~
reHson why ho iB going to yoto for him.
Upon tho negro Question ho is not quito u
explicit MS ono could wish. Ho IL willing
"to let ulo1n reae], freely thcir own proper
level." What " Mr.. KuETrH idea Of tho
proper lovcl Of negro? What is tho South
orn idea of that lavel3 Wo nocd not n,,swor
thu question. pculiug tho negro question,
ho shisls thu responsibility for Tic Southern
outrnscs in the following manner:
so fur ~ nHtrnGes nse concerned, them tv no
marn osdctly OF 1aW.ahtd!n.. people In tho UntuL
e1Htes than those Of South Enrullsn. IN utoaf lot
me recall that In lH', when two while u,eh named
MorLEr and uLAcKLEpaE, tAc former = man af
uon,e family tnAncHc". met runaway negro near
rarsets Ferry. Oh the EiBtu ltl1er. 10 lutles from
chaslcston. md killed hin by \ hlow on tho head
~ ha tried ta oct away. although the naue of the
negro ~a4 unkHown mud also tho llatnc Ut his maa.
ter. thesc men WIRE tried. condemned. and hung at
WaItctboso. Al thu. tins law az,ssett tor tie pro-
lection Ut all ai1d, With Democratic government,
II will Ike 50 agan.
Yes, but docs not 1lr. InErr remember
that tho negro whom the Two wli,u men
Killed WAS chattol. aud that In destroying
him they destroyed RoMu hundreds or thou
sands Of dollars worth Of property, which
was grave ofEause in the eyes Of the South
ern saveho1era3 Are wllits tnen hnnrpl
Low for killing negroes? Illus auy one been
hanged for killing negroes in Mississippi aud
Louisiana? Has any ouu bcen haugel for
killing tho negroes ut Hamburg ia his own
stato--uegroe who had bccu guilty Of no
ot1enao md who were murdered In cold
blood?
Col. MospY was soldier during the War,
ana We nay therefore, naturally expect moro
manly uttorances from linn thnn from pol.
itlcian, and such proves to DO Tho
case. lie probably had no knowl-
edge Of Mr.. itusrrs letter when La
set forth aia .cGsous for supporting
HArEs md WuEsLxA, but bis letter is W per-
feet IN answer to haErrs gencsalities NJ II
ho had undertaken expressly to rcsuto tils.u.
uo exposes tut fllaey Of Hukr9A yiow Of