National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-02-19
CHAMBERLAIN DISCOUNTED.

11fdlC lGSlClS lNNCANGO lAOhA A-Oueh Ns''-
o.:na convey the intelligence that White
Liners, Ku Klux and Democrats generally
are at present busiIy engaged in organizing
Themselves into formidable clubs, for the
purpose of carrying the next election,
"peaceably if they can, forcibly if they
"must" Large and enthusiastic meetings
have been held at Edgetield, Unionville,
PicIens. Newberry and Fairfield counties,
q. which the intemFerate utterances of the
speakers were we'll calculated to disturb the
cGualimitY of the advcnturer Chamberlain.
Until within the past two weeks things
were running smoothly for that individual.
He Lad secured the Endorsement of certain
Questionable newspapers, and many Of the
Oh leaders had promised to stand by him
Ike friends and brothers. But there
a:c always two parties 10 a trade. While
Ex-Governor Perry, Judge Aldrich and a
few other sore-hcadS were willing to tlke
tho white pcasantry over to the Governors
support, it appears that the latter dcmurred
at any such arrangement when put to the
test.
The hail was fairly opened at Barnwell
Court Huus. about ten days since, but the
masses rchclrd at once. and declared in a
-eagthy preamble and resolutions that
Under no circumstances would they sup
gort Chamberlain: that. while they felt
grateful Ter vi hat he had done in d:sCOm-
t,t;ng the Radical party, and thus making
/. easy for hem TO win the next election,
they would not support his re election, be-
cause, il he went hack upon the negroes
VINO elected him. he would be certain to
deceive them also if he had the oppOrtu-
ritv. II WAS in vain that Judge Aldrich
tiled 10 stem the tide, ard Barnwell, along
With her sister counties, will repudiate the
t-eache-ous Chamberlain. In the mean
time, the Governor i represen' ed as being
completely demoralized. Dcspised by Re-
puLiicans and repudiated by Democrats,
he presents truly pitiful spectacle. Even
II the county of Richland, where he has
worked assiduously TO have Democratic
iu-ics empaneled to convict Republicans
on trumped-up charges, the Democracy
have given him "the grand goose, as the
circus men say. Many lives will doubtless
tc sacrificed in South Carolina this fall in
the effort of the White Liners to obtain
control of the Stale, and no one will deny
that these men obtained their inspiration
from the wretched creature Chamberlain,
who for the past sixteen months has been
acting ike one demented. Not a gather
Ing Of any size could be held
II The State without Chamberlain
IuaI:ng his appearance, and haranging the
c.owd upon the imaginary ills from which
the people were suffering. He was wont
t. depict in glowing terms how the civil
~asion Of the HUgUenot and the Round
head was being imperiled by illiterate
negroes" This was the incentive which
the dormant ku KluX needed. Besides,
tie saw how Lamar and Gordon had
tl-cu.ed the Mississippi Republicans, and
they secretly resolved TO emulate the no.
b,e a. example; but. thanks be to kind
Providence Chamberlain will be the
ahettoT, AMI not the leader. Virginia, it
i tue, gave Walker seat in Congress,
bu: the descendants of Charles Pinckney
a-t Henry Middleton will only accord
{ ham heTlan 4 scat in the penitcntiary, at
4 p-ori;icus time, Cor al the illegal acts
dong by him while Attorney General Of
So,i;l Carolina between the years 1862
AZ -. Virginia may reward traitor.
hu: Sc-th Caro'inians will never degrade
themselves by honoFing an migrate and a
I,revc Thus II appears that this adven-
tsr.2s pretendrT, who set out with the de
termination Of being Vice President, and
- he event Of his failure 10 reach that
pace, then TO step into 4 seat in the Senate,
has - length come TO grief, and is despiscd
"a spurnod by the very men into whose
La2 IS lie has so industriously labored to
deliver the Republican party. We have
no sympathy for the man, but we have a
sympathy most profound for South Caro-.
Ina Republicans. who were so lacking in
G:scernmcnt as TO elevate TO place so I'M
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