The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-01-06
Gov. Chamberlain and Whipper and
... Moses.

The refusal of Gov. Chamberlain to
sign the commissions of Whipper and
Moses was a: bold act. 1t may compel
the Legislature to revise its action as to
these two men, leaving the Governor mas
ter of the situation. In case he gains his
point, the moderate Republicans will
point to their work and declare that they
are capable of reform within their own
ranks and therefore the uprising of the
Democratic party, which was held as
such terrible menace over the heads of
Elliot & Co., may be indefinitely post
poned. 1t may be counted upon with
something like certainty that Gov. Cham
berlain and his allies of the press will
not permit the organization of the Dem
ocracy in South Carolina, if they can
help it, and a successful flank movement,
like that upon Whipper and Moses, will
act as soothing syrup upon the Conserya-
tives. If the black Radicals force the
issue upon Chamberlain, and essay to
overthrow him, matters will become COM
plcated, and may end in political reyo-
ffution. As the case stands, it would
seem that the Governor has the whip
hand. Should this surmise prove true,
the Democratic paraphernalia, 80 con-
veniently brought forward as bugaboo,
will be returned to the hooks and corners
of South Carolina from which it was re-
luctantly lugged. Should this little game
be played, and another outrage similar to
that of the Whipper-Moses election take
place, in due course of events, even the
threat of organizing the Democratic
party will not intimidate them. We
await with some curiosity the develop
ment of this matter. The Columbia Reg
ister calls upon the people of the State to
organize Democratic clubs. Will the
Chamberlain organs echo that call, or
are we to be told that the Governor, who
uttered fine speech at the miseegenated
university the other day, has made such
8 course unnecessary, and that, the
present danger being checked, it will be
time enough for white South Carolinians
to become Democrats when outrages upon
the part Of the black Radicals are repeat
| ed to stich an extent that even worms
would turn upon and sting them? 'ss.
If the white people of South Carolina
shall be lulled to sleep. again, by Coy.
Chamberlain and his potent auxiliaries
on the State press, they will find it hard
work to redeem themselves, on some
future occasion, even under the spur. of
another outrage from the. Elliott gang of
conspirators. We see that the Charles
ton bankers have given the Governor
much comfort, and the rank and file may
follow suit. Mr.. Chamberlain deserves
credit for. the stand he has taken; but
the organization of Democratic clubs
should go on all the same. We can well
remember when! Judge Carpenter was
glori6ed in the same way ;but his subse-
quent course. has in no way comported
with the amount of adulation he re-
ceived from the bench, bar, banks. and
presses of South Carolina. i 1t may be
that Gov. Chamberlain contemplates
species of coup d'etat in favor of Democ-
racy; but the chances are that he will
endeaIor to kill that kind of organiza-
ton, by a tremendous effort at making
Republicanism respectable In this en-
desyor he has most powerful aids, even
in the Conservative ranks, and if good
care be not taken, the call of the Colum-
bia Register for the organization ofDemo-
cratic. Clubs will be like Owen Glen
dower's eyocation of spirits, from the
vasty deep. Never was there such a
chance for the white people of South
Carolina to redeem themselves, if they
comprehend the magnitude of the crisis
and its splendid opportunities; and never
were the white people so much in danger
of betrayal of Their cause as at this gerry
naoment.-4ugu,ta C0nstitutionalist.