, 1876-10-17
TIE SOUTH CAROLINA PLAN.


THE SOUTH CAROLINA PLAN.
a white native Of South Carolina has com.
municated to tue New York Tribune a
stirring description Of tho condition Of TINT
State Bince tho campaign commenced, whicl,
sheds flood Of light upon the so-calted
South Carolina plan by which the Oonfedor-
ates and Wllite-Liners propose to overcome
tho Republican majority, and carry tho State
is go long tbat We llavo not room for It en-
tire, and the most. t.that wo can do is to repro
dues tho spirit Of 1t, aud give few Of its
salient points.
Only four short months sgo perfect QUOT
reigued in South Carolina. an honest re-
form Governor was in power From the
very day TINT he WIS installed, Gov. CHAM
uEn1A1s carried out thorough reforms. His
Administration was entirely impartial. Ho
checked the depredntions Of the Legislature.
Ho removed corrupt officers without fear or
favor, and placed good mon in their
positions. He reduced taxes and purified
the courts. Ho brought about con-
ciliation botwoon tho races. In fact,
he placed South Carolina upon hor
feet, and apparently the people Of south
Carolina woro grateful to him. The negroes
trusted him. Tho honest Republicans sus
taincl him. The old Southern aristocracy
lined and wiucd him, and treated him 10
their hospitality. The Democratic lenders
assured him Of their support. Tho Demo-
cratic papers promised to advocate his re.
nomination and recollection. All this WIS
only four montha ago. Now Gov. CnAMpEn-
LAIN is denounced by every Democratic
stnmp-spcakor and every Democratic uows-
paper rs the corrupteat Of tho corrupt and
IN carpet.bagger of tho carpct-bnggers,"
although tho Governor has changed in no
particular OF his policy or bis administration.
How was this etfected7 The chango be-
gan with tho holding Of the Democratic
rasonnl Convention. Tho Mississippi Plan
had previously worked well in overcoming
the Republican majority in that state, aud,
after the Convention had lnndo its nomine-
tions, it was Ret down on tho Democratic
programme that the Mississippi Plan should
be put IN operation all over the South to
solidify its vote for T11pEx. When this
policy was mado known, tho drn-eating and
secession clement Of South Carolina was
oiated with the Lopo of T11pENa succcss.
Tie nsrratorRays:
ray Of hope tlawned on them. Thoy heard Of
1}kN Hill defending Andtrsonylllo and IEFFRnsng
DAVIS In The Congress Of tho United statcs. They
saw southeEhsss oncc more lifting up theIr Acsis
in tho National Capital They could hardly trust
their scnses. And then they looked around them;
pl the Eonshern States once ,norv Democrat.
lc, oxrept South Carolina md Louisiana These
statcs ulonc had Republican Governors and negro
Legislatures. Thcy alone hed aor theIr STEPl.Exs-
~, 0ohposs. LAaAns, lls.Lx, aud rnocron
kNorra In Congress- Then they rentctcti on Mig
a!1s!upi-how her 10. 600 negro majority had buca
transformed Into 30. 900 Democratic minority by
thH use Ut the shotgun and revolver. 1t was true
that tllcy had been relieved from. oppression; that
tAclr confessed debt to their Itcf0rm Governor was
Jat unpaid. arl hut while they supported htu ~
| in tha paet, thera waA no dGnger Of misguscrn-
,ncnt Hut should they rcat content with thls1
| Why not Eet tic upper hand at hDme, and then
make desperats attempt to scixo cn the seias Of
| power al Washington!
Violent Democratic papera were started at
different points. Conservative cdito.a woro
removed to mako room for ti.s-eaters from
other places, Tho Fort Monlts;e Centennial
was made tho occasion. Of the organization
and aruling Of the C6nfedorata aoldiers by
companies, over whom WADE HAMPTON was
placed IN command. The old fru-eatere
rapidly catae to tha surface, among thom
GaEx and BuTLEn, sristocrats dusIiBta, and
socessioniata. They headed the secession
element, and they commenced paving tho
why to tho Democratic State Convention by
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