Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-11-08
Letter From South Carolina.
ORANGEBURG, S. c., Nov. 8, 1877

ORANGEBURG, S. c., Nov. 8, 1876.
Mr.. EDITOR: - This is a great day
| with a large portion of the people in
this place. The usual County Fair has
been abandoned to give place to a splen-
did reception of General Wade Hampton.
Many of his old associates in arms are
here. All of the shops in Il stirring
town are closed. Windows. gate-ways
and dwellings are ornamented with flow
ers and adorned with notices. Arches
are built across the street covered with
sentiments expressive of hope and Joy in
the election of Hampton as governor OF
our down-trodden state! Cannons are
being fired. bands of music are playing,
and over and above all the multitude are
shouting with wild and incoherent hurrahs
for their military hero-but these shrill
screams are in perfect accord with the
noise of the char ging "Johnies," as they
rushed upon our lines again and again.
amid the fearful conflicts Of the Will
derness. We could always tell their
wild screams from the more grave and
sensible shouts of Yankee soldiers.
But those charging columns staggered
and fell back from the wcll-directed fire and
charge OF the Federal troops. So it will be
in this case, they may shout, parade and hire
the colored me to ride in theircolumns and
Join in their wild acclaims. but Chamber
lain will still beat out Hampton by 10000
minority. We don't know extctly what
You think at the North about this appeal
OF our Governor for help and the response
of the Government in return by sending
on L. S. troops. but down here we know
it is not only required. but it does good like
u medicine. 1t is such Il gentle reminder
that " Uncle Sam " is still living. and the
good lessons he has heretofore given can
not be forgotten. Although these Rebs
have, on the whole, poor judgment, they
are blessed with tolertble good memories.
and the sight of the BOYS in Blue" seems
to impress them that after all this is not u
mere matter of inlimidating and killing
poor deftnctless colored peop!e-there is
somebody else concerned in this affair.
1t is passing TRANCE that the poor whites
of the South VIII still shout and vote for
the bearing aristocrats who have
crushed them beneath their tread from the
. ,rliest history Of this section Of the oun
try. But this shows the force of habit as
we'll rs the blight which Slavery has burned
into the very soul of those who were its
former victims.
10 uloIIOW we are 10 see lIle OlIlef sue.
Gov. Chamberlain is to be here with us
and some Of the prominent defenders of
The republican party of our state.
If the readers of The FIREMAN were
here they could see the reason why Eiamp-
ton and his legions cannot make the Mis-
sissippi plan work in South Carolina. The
colored people here are of Il different
stamp from those of Georgia and Missis-
sippi. They have caught from the old
chivalry not only some of their best blood,
but a little of the tire-eating spirit, and it
will no, down at the beck of the old mas
ter. 1t would have lone YOU good to see
some of u darkies crowdinG upon the
columns marching under Hampton ban
ners, and shouting for Chamberlain into
the very teeth Of the noisy democrats,
Another reason why the old game of
murder and intimidation will not work
here Is that we have 4 Yankee Governor.
They call Chamberlain all the hard names
they can rake from Their vulgar vocabu-
larry. but none of them call him Il fool +.
lie knows too much. and the NeWc f
Courier, in noticing his recent letter in
,hs New York Irlbnne, says he writes too
much SO we Judge most of his political
foes think in and out of the State.
We noticed one motto over our street
reads, THE three curses-Scott, Little
Moses and Chamberlain" But we think
the last will not be to them the least, as
far rs their democracy is concerned. and
they must have the Yankee carpet-bagger
for still another term. This great and all
absorbing question with us. both national
and State, will be decided before this
reaches YOUR readers. But if we were of
the kind that CANDLES Oh election, we
Shout not hesita c to vouch for the repub-
lican triumph in our State: but to us the
national election is in greater doubt. Yet
we hope for the best, while we design to
he prepared for the worst. Our hoI e is in
God and the final triumph of the right.
a. WEBSTER.
Thursday afternoon of last week, three
or four little children were PLAYING in a
BAN belonging to Griffith J. Davis, who
lives in the south part of Poultney. 1t APP
pears they had matches. and through some
mi>hap. the barn WAS set on fire. 1t burn
ed very rapidly. and a little son of William
G.. Pritchard. aged seventeen months. fail
ed to make his WAY out and Was burned to
y crisp. The others all escaped unharm-
ed.
4 little fellow ran to his mother, the
Other day, and asked. Ma. can | have
some bl cad and iam?' His mother, wish
ed TO break him of the bad habit. replied,
" When | WAS of Your age | couldn't get
anything 10 eat between meals if | want
ed" "Yes.' said the boy. after a mo-
mcnt pause, but You didn't have Il
good, nice mamma did von?" This SIT
tied il in favor Of the young tlalterer.
According to the Midllehurv Register.
the stockholders Of Addison railroad do
not seem to be pleased with the conduct
of tn" Central Vermont, in removing the
rails from their road and exchanging them
for the worn on iron upon the Rutland.
Hence. they have obtained IN Injunction
against any further prosecution of the ex.
change. claiming that the tenants of their
PROF ertv have nc right to take IF their
rails and substitute those of i. much infer
lor quality
The 4th of March mex falls on Sunday.
consequently Inauguration day will be on
the 9th. The Senalorship of Mr.. Ferry,
now acting Vice President. expires March
81. 1t will be necessary for some one 10
be appointed to fill his place until the
NfNNNN IIt>l(itll comes
into office. Whoever is thus appointed
will be President of the United States for
one day. that is, from II o'clock noon, on
Sunday. the 4th, to - o'clock noon on
Monday. the 5th, when the President elect
will De sworn in.
The BATTLE OF BENNING TON.-Charles
NJ. Bliss. of the Bennington Historical So
cIety. delivered an address in Representa-
tives' Hall. Montpelier. Thursday night,
on the Battle of Bennington. He urged
the Legislature of Vermont to give en-
enlargement to the erection of i battle
monument on the battle ground of Ben
ninston. and invited the States of Massa-
chusetts and New Hampshire to assist in
the work. The ground has already been
broken, and something ought to be done
before the Centennial next year to make
the enterprise 4 success.
The crop returns for October, AS prepar-
ed at the department of agriculture. indi-
cate a reduction in the yiel1 nf ,rLo,. e