The New York herald., 1876-10-10


Mr. Chamberlain has not. evidently. the con-
fidence or support of n good many promi-
nent republicans. This probably endangers
his success, and he seems to imagine that in
this emergency he may resort to the same
means which Governor Ames SO effectively
used in Mississippi, which Governor
Kellogg has used and Mr.. Packard
threatens to use in Louisiana. and
which have been used until they failed
in other Southern States. One of Sena-
tor Spencer's deputy marshals, Perrin,
shot hole through his own hat, cried out
"Ku Klux r and summoned United States
troops, and when he had thus obtained
their aid he proceeded to make arrests CT
prominent citizens and to intimidate the
democratic voters of two large counties In
what way does Governor Chamberlain's
proclamation differ from Perrin's shout of
'sKu Kluxw except that Chamberlain's
cry is exposed at once, and by members Of
his own party?
We have several times urged the colored
voters Of South Carolina to support General
Hampton and tho democratic State and
local tickets. We cannot see how they can
the State their welfare is involved with
that of their white neighbors. Certainly, if
they reflect, they will see that Mr.. Chamber
lain has utterly failed to give the State
peace, prosperity or good government. GEN.
eral Hampton, man of influence and
,1,,v 1alr al !, ,ic
associates on tho democratic ticket to give
the State honest government and to secure
to the colored people every right. Why
should they not take him Mt his word? We
suspect that many of them intend to do so,
and that this accounts for this last and des-
has been SO promptly exposed by members
Of his own party.
We warn the republican leaders that they
had better very quickly set such men as
Chamberlain and Packard adrift. They
cannot afford to support them. In Louisi-
ana the democrats have already appealed to
Attorney General Taft against Packard's
system Of illegal and arbitrary arrests.
They do not ask to be excused from arrest ;
they only ask for speedy trial. Mr.. Patton,
chairman Of the Conservative State Com.
mittee, writes to Mr.. Taft :-I am directed
to request that for the better protection of
the citizens in their right to speedy exami-
nation and ball. the United States mar
shals and deputy marshals be instructed by
your department to take the accused per-
con wban arrastad baforn tha paorac< ~
most convenient United States Commissioner
for preliminary examination. The practice
has been to bring such persons to this city
from remote parts OF the State, often several
hundred miles distant, leaving the parties
when bailed to defray their expenses home.
absence from home at critical moment to
the crops and business, inficts an unneces-
sary hardship upon the accused which will
be obviated by recourse to the United States
Commissioners at Nachitoches, Shreveport
and elsewhere. We deem the request, under
the circumstances, a reasonable one, and in
the interest of the execution of the law, ac-
cording to your instructions. Weask of you
a favorable consideration of this applica-
tion." We have not heard what reply Judge
Taft has made to this reasonable request; but
now comes Governor Chamberlain and stirs
up strife in the hope that he will be able to
command federal troops. These things will
not do. They are revolutionary, and if the
national republican party countenances
them great multitude of voters, who are
now slowly making up their minds. will be
rightly impelled to vote the democratic ticket
in November