The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-09-21
EDITORIAL NOTES.


nation for Congress from the Third Dis
trict at the hands of the Republican
Convention. Hoge had the good sense
to withdraw, as he was not desirous of
changing his luck after SO many triumphs,
and he feels confident that COL Aiken
will be our next Representative. Purvis
contested the nomination with Carpenter,
but the white carpet-bagger was too
much for the "man and brother" albeit
he is the same genus as to foreign i'm
portation.
1t is currently reported that the infa-
nous MAJ. Lewis Merrill, (the man who
is said to have received $S5, 600 for; hound
ing down innocent men charged as ku
klux, is to be sent to- South Carolina
once more. He is to have three hum
dred colored troops this time. As he
proved the most active fomentor Of strife
and discord here before, he is the very
man that the "bloody shirt" villains wish
to station here again. He will be ex-
pected to do such satanic work rs no gen.
tleman of the army would consent to
execute.
The name of Mr.. John G. Thompson
no longer graces the head of the editorial
department Of the Columbia Union
Herald. For some days that paper failed
to place the name of Elliott among the
nominees Of the State ticket, but at last
the name of this worthy, whom Judge
Mackey dubs "the leader of the robber
band of South Carolina" is put up for
Attorney General, and Mr.. Thompson's
name omitted as editor. If-he has with
drawn rather than edit a sheet devoted
to such q motley crew, he deserves con-
graduation for this evidence of self-re-
spect.
Will Governor Chamberlain enlighten
us with information as to the person who
attempted to make him pay for Elliott's
silence, either in money or promises? ?
AS the disclosures were by no means
overwhelming, there is no evidence that
some arrangement Of the matter was not
made. The Governor owes it to himself
and the people of the State to name the
man who thus attempted to corrupt him.
But, moreover, he owes it to R. B. Elliott,
the nominee for Attorney General upon
his ticket, to make clear breast Of the
whole affsir, otherwise the public will
have the right to believe that the nomi-
nee for Attorney General attempted to
corrupt the nominee for Governor, and
that the latter is now keeping the secret
of the formers connection with the in
famous attempt at corruption. Give us
all the facts, or own up that the Repub-
ican State ticket has corrupt men upon
it in the most important positions.
The Keowee Courier says: Carolina,
an old servant of Gen. Hampton's family,
died at Cashiers Valley last week. On
Thursday night his remains were brought
here and on Friday taken to Columbia
for interment- whole expense of the
transportation aud funeral being borne
by Gen. Hampton. This is an every day
illustration of the care and treatment Of
servants by their old masters, and is
truthful commentary on the misrepresen-
tations of the Southern people" Think
of this act of General Hatapton, colored
men, in carrying one of your race two
hundred miles that his remains in death
may rest among the graves of his kindred
and friends. Has Governor Chamber
lain ever done such an act of humanity
for any colored man in South Carolina or
elsewhere? Can you fear to trust your
interests as citizens to man of such
philanthropy and Christian virtue as
Hampton?
Judge Shaw and F. J. Moses, jr., have
submitted the question as to the Circuit
Judgeship to the Supreme Court for de-
cisiou. 1t is understood that a hearing
will be had in short time, and the de-
cision in the case of Moses will also de-
termine the case of Whipper. In his
reply to Elliott the other night, Cover
nor Chamberlain declared that he was
ready to obey the mandate of the Su-
preme Court, which had the power to
compel him to sign the commissions of
Moses and Whipper, and there had never
been time when he would have refused
to sign the commissions, if so directed
by the Supreme Court. It is triae sim
gular, while this matter was in allegiance
and the Governor entertained such views
as to the power Of the Supreme Court,
that he went so far as to issue commits
sions for four years to Reed and Shaw.
His present declaration is inconsistent
with that act, in our judgment. Can q
Governor issue and revoke commissions
at pleasure?
POLITICAL NOTES.