The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-11-09
What Ex-Governor Randolph of New
>, Jersey has Learned. n O.
COLUMBIA. s. C. Octoh,

COLUMBIA, s. c., October 20.
Since leaving New jersey, eight or ten
days ago, ! have largely occupied my
time with those districts Of South Caro-
lima declared by the President of the
United States to be in an insurrectinary
condition.
have also spent several days at this
place. My object has been to obtain the
facts, as far as possible, and to this end l
have obtained interviews with the lead
ing men Of both political parties.
Among these persons I have seen and
conversed with public men from Charles
ton, Columbia, Aiken, Camden and
Edgcfeld.'' These places arc centres of
population alleged to be especially vio-
lent and insurrectiohary. OF them, one
and all l can say that no village popula-
ton of New Jersey is more quiet or peace.
full; and, with single exception, arising
from causes non-political, none of these
districts have been disturbed Their
civil officers, town and county, mostly
Republicans, assert that there has been
no time within Gov. Chamberlain's ad-
minlsirntion rnat they could not execute
the laws without assistance from without.
Let me enforce this striking assertion.
South Carolina bas thirty-two counties.
All of these have Republican Sheriffs
save six or seven. Immediately after the
issuance OF the Governors proclamation,
steps were taken to procure testimony
from the civil officers of these counties as
to their discretionary conditions.
have seen and read the sworn affidavits
and attested letters coming from more
than one-half Of the Sheriffs of the coun-
ties, including the Sheriffs of Aiken and
Barnwell-the only counties named in
the proclamation as. being insurrec-
tionary: Everyone Of tliesessworn state
ments in substance declares that within
these counties there has been no resist
ance to judicial process, no unlawful OBJ.
strnctions, combinations, or assemblages
ofPcrsons contrary to law.
The facts stated by these civil officers;
the Governors Own deputies in the sew
eral counties, have been repeatedly
brought to his attention, but elicit no
response or change of action.
In order to gford to the Governor no
pretext for mistaking the condition of
affairs in the State, the testimony Of the
Judges of the Supreme and Circuit Courts
o::he Stats was huG, and submitted to
him.
The Judges of the Supreme Court are
three the Circuit Judges are eight in
number; OF these eleven officers ten are
republicans; with the exception of one
Judge, who was absent, all these non
political officers testified that they are
acquainted with iio catise TINT warranted
lne Issuance of the Governors proclama-
ton, or that Of the President of the
United States.
In private conversation with several of
the Judges they have assured me that
tne civil power, prior to the proclama-
tion, had been full and ample in all the
counties, and they branded the Govern
ors assertion to tho contrary rs libel
upon tile State-a.mution Of his own to
secure his PERSONAL reflection to the Gov
esrnorship, and thence to the United
States Senate. ,,t
several of these Judges have been,
Until very recently, the warm personal
ana political friends of Mr.. Chamberlain;
!hey are all Hayes and Wheeler men TO-
aay,; they justly say that since the in
Hoduction of Federal troops the civil arm
ol the State has been paraiyzed; that
meo OF both parties and races look to the
United States troops to perform police
auty, and that the action of the Governor
Ias placed upon the President the whole
responsibility of preserving the peace of
ae STATE My observation sustaitis this
opinion. Omitting all debate Us to the
original need of tr0opsin Sonth Carolina,
~. :ne -ading men of both parties are anx-
nus ior their retention and protecting
sm sase. Seeking iniorhiati0n,y from civil
.....s the Federal government
s.aloned in South Carolina, ] converted
r.. great length with the Judge of the
S,d SSn..ed States District Court for this
Hs a'e. ne has been Republican from
o % uSeginning, 10 now, and was appointed
me Republican President, and until
SsY YTecehtly.ha been warm friend and
SYYiser oi Chamberlain. He said he
ns naa 1een astonished with the Governors
R.Sitia:lnnqqtion, and although his duties
H anlp' 70 travel in and to know evety
b.lty IN South Carolina; he had not
ns't. made made cognizant ofany interruption
s,elyii' S;,, process, and had not fseeh, any
~ Sioeacc, outrages or murders, nor heard
my save in the two or three instances
av."spicuonsly published to the country.
.o 40 % :sste, the Governor had published
4Hs tacis, and suppressed others vital to
n519s Judgment As,;an instance in
H.. the Governor had omitted to say
,bs hss the Ellenton. affair had begun by
Esne Es,osa f!ndeayGr;ng to outrage de-
fnss, fsi,asss ~ white woman, and by the re-
The e, oi, q body of negroes to surrender
Jaa.c curpEits Itei the cons;able's posse.
tbs tbaase g Bryan is' now appfchensive as to
aon. .iely OF the white families scattered
stn.ps' 'he :, sparsely settle portions Of the
GnTs. G'rss "a g tears that the tendency of the
tresSs tnors PROCLAMATION, and of the
he Lee L, OF Federal troops, will be, in
,rSo1n uu'ndr{eds of townships where the
viii not be stationed, to give