The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-21

famous urOCI IN ttlOU anu letttfS VI NHamotF-
lain, and hts bold and INSCRIPTIONS usurpation |
Of power In causing inoGensvc citizens TO ne |
dragged from their homes at night upon false |
afidavits, for the purpose Of inumdating the |
Democrats, and thereby securing himself and |
hts followers new lease Of power.
The plot was laid three weeko ago, when the |
action OF the II deal State Convention alienated |
hundreds OF Hepubllcans aud welded the |
Democracy into 4 unit. The nrst step was to |
incite collision between the races. This sue
ceeded first in the attack upon colorei Demo-
Gratis and the beating OF white men In the
streets of Charleston by two bands Of negro ruff
nans. the Live OAK and liunky Dory Clubs, and
sc ondly, IN the riot at Blenton. Al the latter
place huudted OF negroes rcsisted the arrest OF
q negro rohber named Pope for whom war
rant had teen issued, and wounded the sheriff
uf the county. Many OF the negroes were armed
with new Winchester rifles, Just issued to theln,
AID the Captain who VS. kllled mad a letter In
! ~ nave stood by YOU. You must stand by me-
The whites VINO were involved w that riot
as Federal troops arrived ON the scene to pre-
| serve order. hey nave not assembled as armed
1 bands since, and. although protesting their In
hngness to surrender themselves " required.
| Aud yet Chamberlain, without attempting TO
have recourse to the courts. declares that law Is
! powerless, and neys that the State may be flood
! ed with troous. Thirty-two arrests were made
| In Aiken county day Def re Yesterday. rhe par
| ties gave bail, were Iee sed, and went home.
In he me time Chief Justice Moses and Asso-
cate Justice willard OF the Supreme Court,
and all eight ~ tue Circuit Judges. have testified
IT, the peace aud GOOD order IN tue = ate. The
sheriff. Of Aiken and Barn WE'LL ana a number
Of Trial Justices nave gwen similar evidence.
states District Attorney Cornin, who spent three
DAYS In AIKEN county, aud came back VITA
serted that the Sheriff OF Aiken dared not at
tempt to arrest any offender, anu the Sheriff
s Sf ns Stheu even saV tns aid 81
! The assertions IN. de by Chamberlain as the base
OF his appeal Tor troops are all contrnverted. In
/ o. N AT n mtif a
bJluly thrown on the mask; series OF dragon
nade- may now De expected throughout the en-
tire state Tue picture presented Is Illuminating
to every decent citizen
Tue Attorney General at the behest Of Grant,
| writes AN opiniOl winch hagrantly violates the
spirit and letter Of The IAw ana the Contribution,
aud sets aside recent decision n the highest
loosely liueis whole people and calls for troops.
these are poured In, deputy marsnals are ap-
D. rty, aud are made the sole triounuls OF JUS
ice, at whose word be proudest cit zen may he
10 called rebelIYn, and even the state judges
| they nave EXPRESSED an opnIJn Of the uncon-
sututiSn.li VI laits opinion.
ENTHUSIASM UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
| In the mean time see no waning IN the en-
thusiasn of the Democracy. lnrir zeal Is in
| de d inrreaslnl, ana they are more tnan ever
determined To overtnrOs the corrupt crew wuo
have 80 long fattened upon them. Hampton's
canvass ~ al ever-increasiDx ovation. At
place call Rock hill, In this State, ON Thurs
day nignt, two thousand pc sons stood IN a cold
by MN and by tue other csnvassVts. The ne
groes are coming pidy into tue Hampton
clubs. Judges Mackey aud Cooke aud sevciai
other leauinx Republicans advise them ~ sup.
purt HAYES aud " heeler "a the represe mt ,tvss
Of Repu0ican principles, aud Hampton as the
embodiment Of justice and honesty. OF tnose
negroes who do not support liluen many viii
join tue Democrats on State issues.
A few years ago the colored vote was full
measure of Republican strength: nut that day
mas passed. 1 he cVlored voter ~ he gains ex
Derience, learns tntt the game played ~ tue
leaders ~ one OF self-argfand izement: aud he
which he himself vii derive most practcal BEN
ent. Each precinct leader has his adherents,
VINO follow HIM bhndly as the one from whom
puUiioan ranks IL not Tor Chamberlain nor for
Republican tueas but In Charleston 1t is for
Bowen or Mackey, IN Columbia for Nasn Mi
mott, and m eaoa county Tor smith or Jones or
Brown, as the case may be. And smith. rather
than ~itness tue election OF Brown. who has
defeated him for some potty once, will shout
lusl,iy Tor hainpten anu tue D,ln ocratlc county
ticket. BESIDES this, the ell. bisiasin Of the
WHITES, "nd their long. though peaceful, proSes-
sions, impress the masses with sense ~
streng Il and as no negro wishes 10 thtowA~v
MS vote, ne puts 1t where he believes II vii do
h,m the taost good. In the rice regions. hun
dreds Of Degroes were " hipIed oy armed bands
| OF negroes, VINO deted arrest, aid put several
shenrs and consta6ies 70 uisht. ieeerAlus
were sent TO Cnam oeriain for aid. but he granted
| none. ine whipped negroes are joining the
Hampton CiuOs ~ scores In AbUevuie county.
which MS heavy majority VI culored voters,
thous nd bl ,cks have Joined the club aud Ihey
ride In the Hampton professions WIN great en-
juynent. Indeed, the cOlored rfot I'd now fUrul
a conslicuUus 70 ,ture at all these meetings.
All these thinss explain ths despera'e straits
TO which Cam Oerlain snd his crew are reduced.
the trooIs are relied upon TO stop TINS deiec-
Gen, Rurer, commanding this department
reached Columbus last night, aud at ono re-
paired to The Executive mansion Tor oou fec
snce with the Governor. As tue psopI. con
Sdently eYpe I a m,ntaIv eoyssnment before
the Rauicai tactics are exhausted, great in,er-
est was felt In Tue distinguished visitor, ana .
number OF citizens Caiied uion him to dAv.
he impression made upon them by he Gen
erai vas quite fayoraoie. Il ID hopei ne wll
I of al NIL nIIDhl hQi fnuL
arrests, anu VIII instruct hls suoordinates To
exercise their discretion In ob,yiDg the COM
Ipands VI the deputy mdrsaals.
REPUBLICAN PLANS.
The Radicals opened thsir canvass In the
state on SA nlday, spesAine IN tue towns VI
Creenville, EIgeneid, and sumter. AZ every
place the Democrats outnum bered the Repuo-
licAns, but quiet prevailed q all these places.
As an instance Of bow the campaign 10 70 be
run, Will bri, Nv sketch the incidents OF the
Elgensld me ting wnioh TOOK place Ne,lerday.
Two or three Rioicai speakers left Column IN
asputy marshals with their pockets stuffed tuIi
Of blank warrants. Two comvanies of federai
but to make stili further show, two
more companies we're brought over from
GeoTgia, and Ia rched to The scene. At short
distance from the place OF speaking the four
Companies were drawn up with loaded guns.
ready for action. Around the 81 nd were a
squad of Deputy Msrshals Of the United States.
wac we're on me alert 10 seize and nus,ie OH
arrest meaning so many dollars OF Uucle sanl's
money their breeches' pockets. mus the
meeting was conducted WISH IL 10 ne fclnem-
oered by the people OF the United States tnat
while our irVuuer outposts aie deserted. md
our settlers orutaly murdered oy lnuians, four
companies OF troops can oe spared TO attend a
poll icai pow-wow. The RadicaIs fondly de-
sired a Disturbance, nut the Democracy We 40
preteXt for one. The meeting was excessively
, tame all the way through.
This is tue second stage In the canvass. At
, or, scot he odds dn ectly in favor Of Hdmp-
ton. 10 he elected, however, he must run the
gauntlet OI the ballot box, tue military pnwsr VI
the Site and OF the United States, the influence
OF the Admlnlstr alton, mo the manipulation OF
! | votes by the Board OF Election Managers, ma.
jOity OF whom are Radical ONCE ulders and
candidates for u1lce. Al these foroes are onnl-
Y | bIueu to make good John J. PattersOn's asser-
ton, that tuere are i've years OF goou stealine
b. | in South Carolina yet." And they cal, this free
| country, and speak OF tue sacrsdness Of the
, | ballot bUxl
Oae Of Father Tan's Partisan Marshapl
s Account Of the Affair.
: WASHINGTON, Oct 20.-At the Cabine
. meeting to-day read the o1ieial report Of II
y NJ. Wallace, United States Marshal for Souti
u Carolina, on the political riot at Brick Church
near the town of Cainhoy, =. C. Stripped O