The New York herald., 1876-07-20
THE HAMBURG MASSACRE.

DEN's DUTY IN THE PREMIsIs AND OF Gov
ERSoR -woRTHLEssNEss OF
THE cARpEr-BAa GovERNMENrs-PoLIT
EFFECT MORE THOUGHT OF THAN An AT
TEMPT TO ENFoEcH THE LAws-ArTI1UDE
OF THE SOUTHERN PEOPLE,
New YoHx, July Is, 1915
To EDITOR THE HEgALD:-
observe In your issue OF this morning that you call
upon Governor Tiden to speak out touching tho
dsgraceul Hamburg brutality This call sounds SIN
guary strange considering tho source from which IL
comes Why need Governor Tden speak at this time
on such subject, Why should the subject concern
him at ALL either In his prcsont position as
Governor OF New York in hts prospective position OF
President OF the United states II strikes that It
is the duty of Governor Chamberlain to look after the
Hamburg transaction He and his followers have
brought about such state OF things and il IS their
duty to correc, and put stop all such dsgraccfuI
and inhuman transactions Don't seek to throw the
burden any one else. You say that the people OF
the Northern States very tired Of the carpet bag
m,sgovcrnment OF Southern States and the Continual
calls for federal interference which it involves This
true, verv true; but you are very much mistaken
when you say just when everybody is ready agree
that tho inhabitants of the Southern States should be
permitted to manage their internal and
domestic affairs something ike the Hamburg
outrage occurs, and then every democrat
North who loves justice and far pav
grts his teeth and resolve in his heart that yo
time for the democrats to come In. Every democrat
land great many good republicans as we'll in the
Northern States who loves justice and fair play, not
only think that the time has come for the republicans
to 60 oct but have the strongest conviction that the
democrats ought and shall como in. As an evidence OF
the ability OF the democrats 10 the Southern
questonto restore peace and order throughout their
bordersalow me TO refer you to the state OF things
In Virginia and Tennessee, and Kentucky aud issour
and Arkansas and Texas and Georgia. Now. let the
people OF South Carolina elect Wade Hampton Tor their
Governor at the election and shall hear OF
such affairs the Hamburg brutality, and II you
would your great and powerful pen day by day to
bring about TIE election OF good and true democrats IN
all the Southern States shall have peace order and
prosperity throughout the South just as the
desired object is reached. And to have peace and
order and prosperity the Southern States have
the same blessed state OF things In the Northern
States Grant and his administration are alone re-
sponsibo for the bad and disgraceu state OF ansrs
South Carolina, Louisiana and Mississippi, and nobody
knows this act better than the editor OF tho NEW
YORK HERALD, the greatest paper in the world. Go TO
work right and do your BEST and the country will soon
be happy and prosperous We will all help You Re
spectfully, c. W. C.
PS-You say "supposc Mr.. Tlldcn in the White
House and another Hamburg massacre, what would he
do9 What would be his attitude What his action ?"
Why, he would do just what every other sensible,
honest and true man would do-namcy, advise tho
people OF the State in which II occurred TO elect honest
and democrats to Office in all the departments OF
state and peace good order and strict observance OF
law would follow. his attitude would be, ofcourse, pas
sivc and his action nothing more than required OF the
Governor far lies in his power, TO bring the guilty
parties to trial and severely punish Them Suppose
such a brutal affair should occur in the State Of New
York, do you think Governor Tilden would write a
letter to the President some member OF Congress
IN order to make political capital out OF III Not bit
OF it, He would go to work ut once and bring every
guilty man answer before tho law and have him
punished according to law. Why doesn't Governor
Chamberlain SO and do likewise? His party has pos
session Of tho State, possession OF all most OF the
offices and able in all respects to enforce the law.
Why doesn't he do II? Why 90 whining about de-
nouncng tho perpetrators and calling upon the North
people rown upon and denouncc the outrageous
actY 1t is all for political eject Let him and his
party step down and out and give the control 10 good
democrats and all will be we'll and mt peace very
speedily. II is strange that you do the whole
thing in a nutshell and counsel accordingly.
THE REMEDY FOR EVILS IN THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY-ENoUaH OF WHINING APPEALS TO
THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE.
New YORK, July 1s 1876.
To TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
In your comments at different times upon tho la,o
riot Hamburg. S. c., you have tuninten tionaliy
believe and hope done but scant justice 10 the law
abiding spirit OF the Southern people and have left an
impression that they are only waiting relie from the
weight of the federal to naugurate system OF
lence and bloodshed because, say, the better
thinking people of those States unable control the
lawess element This is not fair, far South Caro-
lima is concerned at least, and think 1t also unfair
tho other Southern States The statement OF Governor
Chamberlain to Senator Robertson, published in this
mornings HERALD, should not be taken placing the
matter altogether in It's true light $50 far as the facts
concerned" Tho Governors report is madc up
chiefly from that Of Attorney General Stone, but does
not mention that Mr. Stones report based entirely
upon pare evidence; that the witnesses were all
negroes and that many OF them had been participants
in the riot believe the report OF the Attorney Cen
eral TO have been fairly presented from the evidence
called In, though tho points may be difficult
prove IN Court but there can be no douor that the
evidence OF the whites should be listened to and
ceive It's due OF credcncc before you your
readers arrive at the conclusion that this other
IN the South are due to the awless disposition OF the
Southern people, or that change IN tho control OF the
State governments from tho republican to the demo-
cratic party would be attended with danger to the hio
or liberty OF the negro.
II would seem that you had read tho letters Of your
own correspondent tMr. Nordhon 10 lutte purpose
carclessy watched the results OF the change in many
Southern States from carpet bag 10 democratic govern
ment arrivc at the conclusions you do E,orning
In a leader upon Governor Tldcn's opportunity. One
amer another n reign of terrorism has passed out
of the hands of the republican party those OF It's
people, and Immediately peace has been restored
within its borders and among its citizens OF all color
But ia those States still controlled by the republican
party, where offences against good order and humanity
have been committed, have you ever known an ap-
peal for support 70 enforce the Law and punish the
offenders be made by the State Executive TO tho ci
zcns OF the State; If such made YOU would
quickly whether or not sense OF justice and hu
manty pcrvades the south. Unfortunately IL docs not
suit the views Of the republican leaders that the whto
people OF the South should control those states
appear 10 the country al large other than the
emes the negroes ana oil the Union In consequence
their assistance is never called in, ana the whining
appeal salways made TO Washington Yet, Governor
Chamberlain has asserted, time alter tine that since
he has been IN Office, IN every effort Tor the good Of tho
State hs bes, aud most cheerful support has been
derived from many who were and politically antag
onistc TO him. In this very commuric cation to Scna-
tor Robertson, ho refers to the manner which
those people dcnounce the CRIME Of which he
treats The reason, and the only reason
why such disorders arise in South Carolina Is
that she Is not under democratic rulc the people OF
the State have rethcr the making the laws tho
execution OF them. Tho same sets of awless ruians
you properly dcnounce always existed and always
WILL South Carolina IN New York city and state,
but In South Carolina in former times they were con-
trolcd by mcn whs, occupying tho executive and
judicial positions OF State they loved guarded her
honor and good name as they did their lives. From
such men murdcrers had but litto TO expect
hope tor Such would II be nSain to-day were her gov
ernmcnt ssan the control OF her own people and the