Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-11-08
SOUTH CiROLINA'S WRONGS
WHAT EX-GOVERNOR RANDOLPH OF NEW
JERSEY mas LEARNED.

WHAT EX-GOVERNOR RANDOLPH OF NEW
JERSEY mas LEARNED.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Oct. 90 Since
leaving New Jersey, eight or ton days
ago.l have. largely occupied my time
XII, ys.st, 1 80 ~ aIsssia.sx sou' odfffTr, 70,
declared by the r.esideptof the United
States TO be in an insurrectionary con
diton.
have also spent several days at
this place, Ny object has been % 't'' 90
tain the facts, as far as possible,
and to this end / have obtained
interviews with the leading men
of both political parties. Among
these persons | have seen and convers.
ed with public men from Charleston,
Columbia, Aiken, Camden, and Edg-
field. These places are centres Of pop
ulation alleged to be especially violent
and insurrectionary. OF them, one
and ALL can say that no village pop
ulation of New Jersey is moro quiet
or peaceful and, with a single excop-
tion, arising from causes non.political,
none Of these districts have been dis
turbed. Their civil officers, town and
county, mostly Republicans, assert that
there has been no time within Gov.
Chamberlain's administration that they
could not execute the laws without
assistance from without
Let me enforce this striking asser.
ton. South Carolina has thirty.two
counties All of these have Republi.
can Sheriffs save six or seven. In
mediately after the issuance OF the
Governors proclamation, steps were
taken to procure testimony from the
civil officers of these counties as to
their insurrectionary conditions. |
have seen and read the sworn affidavits
and attested letters coming from more
than one-half of tho Sherifis OF the
counties, including the Sheriffs of Aiken
and Barnwell--the only counties nam
ed in the proclamation as being insur-
rectionary. Every one of these sworn
statements in substance declares that
within these counties there.has been
no resistance to judicial process, no un.
lawful distractions, combinations or
asscmblagcs OF persons contrary to
law.
Thief stated by these civil officers,
the Governors own deputies in the
several counties, have been repeatedly
brought to his attention, but elicit nc
response or change of action.
In order to afford to the Governor
no pretext for mistaking the condition
of affairs in the State, the testimony
OF the Judges of the Supreme Courts
of the State was had, and ssomitteC
to him.
The Judges of the Supreme Cour
are three; the Circuit Judges are eigh
in number; of these eleven officers tel
are Republicans with the exception
|, of one Judge, who was absent, all thes'
non n-political officers testified that they
. are acquainted with no cause tha
y warranted the issuance of the Gov
ernor's proclamation, or that of th
President of the United States.
In private conversation with severa
Of the Judges they have assured m
that the civil power, prior to tn
proclamation, had been full and ampl
in all the counties, and they brande
the Governors assertion to the cor
trary as libel upon the State--a me
ton Of his own to secure his persons
reelection TO the Governorship, an
thence to the United States Senate.
Several Of these judges have beer
until very recently, the warm persons
and political friends of Mr.. Chambel
lain they are oil Hayes and Wheele
men today; they Justly say that sine
the introduction of Federal troops th
civil arm OF the State has been paralyi
ed that men of both parties and race
look to the United States troops I
perform police duty, and that the actio
of the Governor has placed upon tn
President the entire responsibility I
preserving the peace of the State. NJ
7 observation sustains this opinion
Omitting all debate as to the origini
need Of troops in South Carolina, Il
leading men of both parties are anxior
for. their retention and protecting car
ID Seeking information from civil Officer
Of the Federal Government statione
in South Carolina, conversed at gres
length with the Judge OF the Unite
States District Court for this Stat
He has been Republican from Ii
B. beginning, is now and was appointe
by the Republican President, and unit
very recently has been warm frien
and admirer of Chamberlain. He sal
he had been astonished with the Go
ernors proclamation, and althoug
his duties led him to travel in an
know every county in South Carolin
he had not been made cognizant OF an
interruption of civil process, and ha
not seen any violence, outragcs, {
murders, nor heard Of any save in tw
or three instances conspicuously pul
lished to tho country. As to thes
the Governor had published some fact
and suppressed others vital to jul
judgment. As an instance in poin
the Governor had omitted to say tht
the Ellenton affair had began by III
J, negroes endeavoring to outrage d
iencelcss white woman,a and by rcfusl
of body Of negroes to surrender Ii
culprits to the constables posse. Judg
Bryan is now apprchensive as to IL
safety of the white families scatterc
about the s,'arsely settled portions
m the State. lie fears that the tcndenc
tn of the Governors proclamation, and
the presence OF Federal troops, will b
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