Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-17
Poor South Carolina.
From the New York Herald. ]

bed of uitru glycsrine. The leaders ale o'lps
their best to hold 10 their hosts. bui it only re-
ouires touch as siight as that given the kuoo
by General Newton little daughter when tel
Gate vas blown up to start the expIosion.
"l'n republican,, bu. | cant vote 1or
Chamberlain. Neither will vote for General
HAMPTON, because he represents opinions at
war with my whole lille. Personally, | like
t1eperal Hampton; personally, do not like
Governor Chamberlain. \ man of his chsrac,
Ter is not fiji to discharge the duties oil the Ex-
ccutivc of the State. He is like ,kltul torrcr,
who would be more successful! IN maklog Tor
scries thau burglar.
This was the voluntary expression 81 Jude
Carpenter, OF this julcIsI circuit, III my pres
cnce few days ago, aud | give 1t as sample
of what you can hear at any Tune coming from
the average republican OF any responsibility or
sociai standing. The difference between Car
penter and his associates is that while qulic
number of them freely announce their inteu-
| too of voting for Hampton, few OF them disa-
grac - 10 their estimate at LhaulDer alu.
| Blows tall thick aud heavy irom ali sld2s GU
| that cen lemau devoted bead. tie IS openly
| deuOuuceG BY republca0s d We'll as democrats
| a. oGe OF the most corrupt aOd unscruruuus
leaders OF she republican, party 10 this SAFE
not excepting EIaDkliu }. Moses, whc "aa
dubbed Dy the New York tlmcs '!:.e Robo.l
| t1oyCraor.
AS to the comparison Of the State to a bed
OF nitro e yccrlue II Is not al All iuapt, nor Is
The picutc overdrawn 10 s!atiog that 1t would
require d very slight touch 10 cause 20 expo
siyu Both parties and races ere aroused TO
tie highcs; piich Of bitter po.t,cal excitement.
The whites are makluG Their canvass wlih al
the cuersy Of desperation aud despair, a0d The
! great mass OF the blacks stuubJIuiy ana super
s!iiicusy cling, with the tcnaclty oil political
i,isJts To their republican rsllSioD. me iJr'
Ter arc, fJr the first lluc 10 t0c history OF tae
| state, uuaDuous 10 tie great fori tney are
Cow making 10 recJTcr the governments aou
free themselves from the oppression fastened
upon them by lgu0iancc, corruption AMI whole.
sale public p,uudcr Ga the other laud the
negroes, as a race, follow heir l@a1crS, icar!rg,
as they nave beau ,aughC, acknowledgements
aud bal government !; tee whites succeed, and
those who are intelligent among them aud
have prytitcd by politics rcatlz. the t.ct tina; Ii
hey oIcc lose TIE government ii the State
| they can never cg.lu Il. THl> fear operates
to combine the very worst elements nf tie Dc.
gro raco.iu he hercc,t antagou!SGu against h
whites, and if possible, the uagro wJnen are
more bitter tiau the In! u. IL l. 0Oj uac1nmo1
n hear Of these biack atnaZons openly ann0unc
| log hat IL, he even! CT d couh!c b,t"eeU i&t
races they could u.s. ,ho torch o such Gciva1
taga - 70 Leave the HOMES .; tl2 Whites :. Liaa
oi !,Is K u41 rulos thsUucJ ouL Tia ,ouGly. 10,
uegruc> arr uol ~ any t..saG> INC 4li:!, tauo
! .;kc, doc:tc creatures that >ou. = :o!i@ Il b
North believe. They arc % In u.oro in.c, T.
rant pru>crips,ve aud viui!cs!re aGaln,t poilu
cal apusta,e- vi their o~: race thlu tie Willie
are. Consider, TOO, that they have, as no OF
olizng the militia OF the State, over 5000
st, I'D OF arms aud an adequate :uppiy ol Ill
nuoitiun to The muskcts distributed amcng
them aud il will b. seen tIia; ht -, 0pp negro
voters of South CaroI!Da are quite d lp.uid4
bic body 10 make the natter ,ll wors; theet
arms aro not where they should be, n the ar
u,ories aud al.cuais Of me State. They are IL
the hands of The grocS. Hard s & cshln eau
be fouud without u old army mu-kct or ueH
brscchoader, and those other tavorltc weapons
OF the uegro. the razor and tic tu.ch. are
abroad in endless quantlty. WIN II! these
wa:ike appliances. and with Their passions III.
famed by unpI.ncipicd and dsugl rCu, leaders,
wno hesitate al uUthlDg, DOT even a. having
the negroes butchercd 70 accomplish tLclr ends,
ii eau easily be seea nat III Al excited political
contest like the present there vas ample ground
for appreheG-lon and alarm amOug the whites
And in this lies the orlGlu ADD explanation OF
the rifle clubs and the sabre clubs.
a distinguished Mississippi orator said here
, some two or three years ago BE prepared
for violence aud you will have no v!olcoce,
and acting upon that theory the clubs were
formed 10 yearly every city aud county 10 the
Sta,e. They are all armed--l would say armed
to the teeth but, unlike the negroes, their
f arms belong to them. They had 10 bu7 and
pay for them. They have Winchester rifles,
pistols aud sabres aud ammunition, neariy all
purchased from the government OF the UGltcd
States. II this aspect Of the case Governor
Chanbe riain S expression that the State i; like
an armed military camp Is not Tar HroGg;
but have now been III the State a!mo>t TWO
weeks and / have yet to hear OF or see aoy puo-
lie display or exhibition of arms, If | except two
old pieces of artillery which We're Deing taken
to Sumter to fire salute for Hampton wien
he addressed the people there. Hampton )
meetings are the most enthusiastic and orderly
of any political meetings IN tie entire couotIy,
aud the republicans aud their speakers are III
vited to every one OF them, TO hear a0d 20 be
heard. But it Is 10 this that the republicans
don't tote fair" They will DOT mold nsetops
of their own, nor will they accept the DIVISION
OF time teude1ed them at Haupsons meetings
for their speakers. Their policy Is TO keep the
negroes as much as possible from the tempta
ton OF the Winning ways aoi seductive bland
lshments OF Hampton's speakers. 1t is the
FIRST time siDce rccon>tructlpu that the demo
Gratis of South Carolloa have stopped To COZ
qucr, and ii is amazlg, considering the NE
naciug attitude Of III parties, to see how keen.
~ aud We'll they are beginning to appreciate the
homage due to the new sovereign 10 American
citizenship when his vote IS wanted. They do
not bully, patrouze or argue with the AmeTl
csuizea Aiiicau but they Coax aud UT hin,
ard often succeed III gaining his political aztec
| tons. 10 TO any meeting OF Haurtan's ADD
you can DOW see negroes by the huGdrcd, mount
ed AMI mixed with the whites, wearing lamp
! ton badges aud cheering Justify for thai candl