New-York tribune., 1876-10-16

redeem our5.ycs; and if the United States Govern
met t1ics 10 put Us back why chen vii! not sub
nit as Penn did in LOuisiana, but the Government
shall have TO force to obey and we shall r>Is. to
the last man" Such is the talk at every ircsidr on
every verandah, and a every street corner IN South
Carolina. believe that the WHITES, if put down,
will have 10 be kept under martial law They will
never submit 20 the negroes again, eyon with
Chamberlain TO control them.
DEMOCRATIC CONVERTS AMONG THE NFGRoEs.
There has been much said of late about the in
tmidati0u by negroes of those of Sheir race who
wish to vote with the Democrats; and it has been
asserted that large Numbers Of negroes have turned
Democrats. despite this intimidation. Now, when
tie canvass opened if the State had been scraped
with a tue-tOothed comb, not a hundred colored
Democrats would have been found within its bor-
ders-out of $4,000 colorcd voters. The white
voters number GOOOO and fraction Therefore,
thcy had to overcome n negro majority Of $1,000.
This they could only hope to do ri et G'ns and
through intimidation. But if they were to do this
mdisguiscdly they would iniure Gov. Tildcu's
chances for the Presidency, and might be subjected
TO military correction. Their papers and speakers
began from the start to appeal to the cOlored people
TO vote for Hampton Then came accounts that
negroes were beginning to join Democratic clubs.
Then paragraphs descriptive of the great professions
which have greeted Hampton and the other nomi-
nees az they have stunped the State. For instance:
" A conspicuous feature of the procession was
column of % colored men, who have recently re-
nOunced Republicanism and become Democrats.
They were enthusiastically cheered.'
But unfortunately none of the spectators could
ever find ont who these proselytes were. At last
hints of the truth began TO leak ont Wade Hainp-
ton and his stumpiug party number about 30 men.
a oil in, tla
about, though only about third of them are candi-
dates Well, these gentlemen are making Their CIR
cult real pleasure tour. Each of them Is accom-
panied by his colored valet or waiting-man. Vow
these wating-men are to man Democratc-obse-
quOus old family servants, who snecze WHOM their
masters take snuff. So large is the party that two
special have to be chartered on every railroad
they 90 over These colorcd waiting-ncn have
formed in every procession the mysterious " column
of % c0lored men, cried mp rs recent converts IN
the papers, their numbers being swellcd by Few
local or imported colored Democrats. These wait
ing-men of Hampton and his merry company have
furthermore been made 10 join every Democratic
precinct club in the state where meetings were held
while they were in town; and twenty-five new
converts" is triunphantly paradcd at the head of
the Charleston daihcs the next day.
But negroes have been seen at local meet
waiting men were not present. These consist
invariably Of two or three colorcd Democrats
really 20 be found in the ncighborhood,
while the rest are imported for the occasion from
other places at a distance, their expenses being paid
ont of thc treasures Of the parading clubs. On
some occasions, unable to procure real Democrats.
Republican negroes from distance have been hireC
to come and form the column of converts almost
any OF them wi,l do it for dollara day and travel
inq expenses. have been informed by prominent
Democrat that at one bacllwoods celebration
where they failed through some reason To get any
blacks at ali 10 attend, the chairman Of the Commit
tee of Arrangements gave tie cue 10 party OF
younr white men, who coolly rubbed thrir
faces aud hands with burnt cork impToyiscd
wigs. took their places in the line with
the utmost gravity, and played their parts uudc-
tcoted 20 the end The papers, after chroniclins
"ney accession" VIII often add "this makes 90
cololcd men altogether who have joined the club
Urt stranger attending one OF these mr'''u-o
would notice that the members bcnn 60 nin as soon
as th. secretary calls the roll of calarcd members
and he would hear only two or ihrec resp .H,rs ."
five or six dozen uame,. And, let Enn a''cid as
of ygn as he plea ri. hc would never SEQ more Cham
two on tir.s uceloas I'm the ball The explanation
is that Che colord membership OF The club i+' on
paper. g., while the bona h.c m.mlrr are t.r'e Iu
number
Tur CUaHiE .IE RIOT
Pu. wfa. about the Casa .,tan lioti VOL tlo
,lr. i.. tha ncaoos do iusuilate e naa of ia..r
color Who io>ires for any reason 10 tGu Democrat.
They viii tuIu kim out OF ia.ir clurchy; non" oI
the women wil marry him, or tai. WITH him: ,ie
men also os-racse hia and ii Doe ia caUgl, r.i-r"
there arc no ST. ito mon. he ls sure 90 heIa" .r-,
stoned and beaten. Ihe nac-pr- irowl down and
punish cocr'l Democrats as st"rnIE a- 3D., wines