The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-12-07
DUPLECsTr OF GRANT AND RUGER.


mittcd by Grant, Chamberlain and Ruger
against the constitution of ihe United
States, and the rights of the people of
South Carolina, and it is too thin To hide
the motives which acti atcd and the end.
sought to be accomplished by this nliscr-
able friMrrirate acting in concert to
ovcrturn constitutional rights, and to de-
feat the clearly expressed will os the
people Of the State. 1t is on ts face
sclf-contradictory. Tho first sentence
asserts that he iGrn. Ruger) had alb
stained from interference with the organ
ization of the House froui the first, aud
the last sentence admits that soldiers
were posted at the door Of the Rcpresen-
tative Hall, and persons claiming the
right Of entrance under the certificate of
the Clerk of the Supreme Court were
refused admission. Here, then, is an
admission by the commanding General
OF the troops that an atrocous and un-
justifable wrong WIS committed by the
troops. but disrlaiming that he did it.
Grant denincs that it was done by his
order or knowledge, and Chamberlain
rem ms mum. Who did it? The hu-
mi. ding confession IL made by General
Rugcr that it WIS done by person ~ at
the toDr Of the House, who had ito legal
authority for duing 40. Why did Gen
Il. permi, this Irresponsible person to
use his troops To enable him to pcrpctra.c
crime against law and the legislative
rights of ;hc State. The end attained
by this wrong, shows the object with
which it WAS done No sooner was it
ascertaincd that General Hampton h.!
hccn fairly and clearly elected Governor
of the State, and that majority Of
Democrat. had been elected to the Leg
islature, than Grant commenced the
concentration of troops in Columbia,
and before the hour for the meeting OF
the Legislature these tronp, were sta
toned in the Capitol and Mt the door Of
the Hall. A few days previous to the
time for the meeting Of the Legislature
Gen. X. WAS in Florida, but was ordered
in great haste 10 Columbia. Gen. Z.
knew that without the interference Of
troops the will of the people as expressed
at the ballot box would become law.
that Hampton would be inauguratcd
Governor and the Legislature Demo.
cratic. The triumvratc knew that this
would bc effected peaccably, and the
troops we're used, not to keep the peace,
but to enable the Republicans by disrc-
gardng the will "f the people, and
tranlpling upon the most sacred rights OF
man, to produce conflict and bloodshed.
In this they have been disappointed.
There has been no lnwlcssness, except
on the part Of Grant, Chamberlain and
llugcr. There has been no desire to dis
turb the tranquility of the State or
thwart the will of the people, except by
the Republicans, and they have a.:cmp.
ted to produce conflict by exercising
lawlcss usurpations, and thereby goading
the people on TO desperation and vio-
lencc. Chamberlain, by the most un-
blushing ialsehood, had the troops in
Columbia placed Mt his disposal,
Grant wickedly and cognizant of the
falsehood ordered the troops 10 b.
placed at his disposal. and General
Ruger permits q person at the door of
the Hall-a tool OF Chamberlain-to
use them for the preparation of lawless-
ness and to defeat the will of the people.
Notwithstanding General Ruger in
this report disclaims all intention of in
terferring with the organization Of the
House, yet within two days he sent
member of his staff to announce to
Speaker Wallace that if the Representa-
tives from Edgeficld and Laurena did
not leave the Hall before IL o'clock on
the next day, he would forciby eject
them. This he did not do; why, he has
never informed General Wallace or the
country. Such an outrage rs .his, if
would have ended Grantism
and Radicalisn, in the United States.
But why did Gen. Il. not execute his |
threat? 1t is evident that n change in
the policy to be pursued was agreed upon
before freire O'Clock tie merit day. Is it
to the scathing rebuke that
Gen. II. received from Gems. Hampton,
Gordon and Haskell, Who referred him
TO his promises and his proposed viola.
lion Of them, or to the dread of popular
condemnation? When did regard for
The observance of good faith or the fear
of public sentiment prevent Radical
leaders from accomplishing their purpo-
'es? No, the leaders who control the
action of Gen. r. have done all they
iare do to provoke disturbance, and
hey knew that if United States troops
jected those members it would be done
without any disturbance of the peace,
hat there would be no riot, no blood
he'd, without which NIL their hopes OF
lccess must be disappointed and hence
ONE other plan must be devised, so
dious and oppressive that the Demo
rats will be driven to violent resistance.
The plan rs finally developed was that
he State Constabulary force, under the
cad of Hubbard, should enter the Hall
nd eject all who did not acknowledge |
aackey as Speaker, and thus place the
ihole government of the State in the
ands of the Radicals-aa vile ser of
coundrels rs can be found in any peni-