, 1876-10-31
SOUTH CAROLINA,
CONFEDERATE ARGUMENT.


WASHINGTON, u. e., Oct. M.-Walle Ilamp-
toil's supporters continue their inccndlary talk.
Col. Edwards, prominent lawyer In that State,
has just nale ypcccll III which lu said that
tho Democratic party Intended to resist
tho power VI tue Hoycrn0r ii tho Statc,
and disregard the proclanations Ut
the President Of the United statcs, 10
matter what tho consequences might b.. lie
said: awe know our rights and VIC nre DE-
ter,ninctl to ninain them, cot,c wl,at may, In
spite Of drant's muskcts una bayonots." Iu
tho cul,rsu OF Ills speech l,e asD said, addressing
h,tnscl1 Il, the colurod Republicans: "You nrr
told that We not tn earnest ahout onr refusal
tu rcnt our laads to Republicans who yute
aganst us; but let lnc tell You now VI werc
yss S' t0 ts IL + y aS paGss sss, S our
IL IN earnest. We l,nyo tnken n,ul
tiotl to rent no land to my one wlu votes lilo
Republican tIrkct ut tlle next election, to cul-
smith, OF anything else, who .loes nut vote Will,
uB, to make M advances of food or permit ANY
ono 70 occapY our houses or Premises who folcs
the Radical tlcket agrit. W. l9'ow what W.
aro talking alout. Thu. cotorrd people Will
starve, hut We will not. Now ID your lust time.
Become Dr1n0crats or you arc ruined. tor nir
resolves We luyo sworn 70, and VIC mean busi-
ness.h
HAMrT0N'H RECORD.
Documents have l,eGr RECEIVED here ffotn tho
United states Court In Mississippi showing that
Wn1a 1lamptnn, who aspfrcs IL administer tle
Finances Ut nHt!l Caro,ina ns tioycrnur, 1,lils,-
at.el Ills own Mnas'ciAl attairs t"to bankruptcy
Tho schedule slows tlat lis total Indebtedness
Ia ,&,l ISL, whtlo hts assets ufr S14., +3. llis
asslgnre IN bankruptcy IL NOW Que III ha must
vigorous supporters f6r tho (ovcrunrsluI'. fhu
schedule shows tint he IL scarcely taxpayer III
South Casas!na, asA ts.at he hns Meg!ectsd ta
pAy, both for tho cottul!.gln Inaelinery Oh llia
plantation, and tor tllo supplies to Ills turns
handa.
ENTHUSIASTIC MAasMEErINu or nErusLlcAss.
m&encat, !, In ., :y<s' !@r* /; HNtsaa N >,o.o1,
I,orterS Ut uoy. Chamberlain III this city and
county had n grand l,ass~mcctlng here t,day,
wl!lel! WIS addressed by the leadtng candidates
OIL tho Republican ticket. For st,Iau uHtx'
trained from, apprnrilg OH thu stump. Ex'
Congressman ]iott, thu present candidate fur
Atturnty4ienes1!i III tho Ehalnsprla'n Ticket
WIS t'lc PRINCIPAL oEutor, bt, 0wlng to thu col'
fusiu,t autt clastor resulting from thu GU
t'lnstnsn. atnung THO blacks, his words werr
drowned, nu,l mt,ot ct1ettiyu points were lost ts
tllt,su who wlslcd to l,cur hIui. Thu Lrnonstra
tin cul.nt1latWl ttlAlght IN y torcl'iEs!t pro-
txsaion a.I pyroteel.nfe Display, whlch waa
highly cscdltAble to the purity anu Its. u'ail'
Tho statc-IIo,se Of South Caroltua was brill
iantly illuminated, un.i tho eillblcIJiati: Pal
nlcttu tree iA It's front was rnvcrrl with trans
parcucics which were anything but suggestive
oftts ancb1t and historic rceoF'l. 1t ) 0'rlock
| the procession formed III fruit Of thu State.
lIo,ise, curny torches ulll tEnnsparcncLes, ant
Mlals tho circuit of ttc principal tllorouEhiarca
| of tho city. It WIZ CONFUSED uf men mounted
their wllite employers, boys, ala! natnllHr o1
carriages tlfcu Will ladies. who can By said t.
bs tho etat Vt ca>lorcd society In ColuMbia
! l:ocksts werc shot up al& along TIC route; as!t