Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-11-04
Saturday, Nov mber 4, 1876.
4 Man Who Traffics on Public Ca
lamitieS.

The colored cit zcns Of South Carolina are
leaving the Republican party by hundreds.
declaring their purpose TO vote for MASS"
Wade" Hampton. Perceiving the danger Of
losing South Carolina in tic Presidential
election by that detection, the Administration
here determined to join that State to the Rad
ica cause by bayouets, as they subyerted the
government OF Louisiana two years ago for
tie same reason. Attorney General TAFT,
who was already victorious before he left Ohio,
for his effort 10 make vile sectarian strife ~
that state. is the fit instrument chosen for
lighting anew at the South the fires of Sec
,iorai strife. Sheridan, who called the people
of Louisiana "banditti," Joins Taft in the last
desperate struggle Of the Radical party to
provoke war of races, and to keep from
being obltcrated "the color line" as a division
between parties at the South.
These proceedings are infamous in their
spirit. They are the last fresh proof how the
Radical leaders make, in order that they may
traffic, upon public calamities. There is no.
ilinp so desirable for the happiness Of the
negro at the South and COR the peace of the
North. as that the color line shall he abolish
Ell as the division between political parties
When there are honest white meu and colUred
men in both political parties it is certain that
there will be no further occasion or pretence
II an, federal interference in behalf of either
a.e But when that time comes for which
Wade Hampton Is 50 successfully laborinS IN
South Clrolrua then the occupation faunters
OF tie bloody ,hlrt' will indeed be gone
These proceedings are also perfectly lawless
Nut merely is the evidence superintendent
that nu cause exists such as Gov. Chamber
lain ALLEGES, but the p!au upon which At
torrey- Geuerai TAFT Is entering Is plan based
up..r the disregard and the subversiOD of the
latest decisions Of the L ;. Supreme Court
tan It's nine judges Republican save oneD,
which had defined the s;ope Of the consiltu-
tional amendment, aud had pronounced wholly
unconstitutional the whole law Of Congress
Hereunder, which Taft is gaivaniziug into tie
s,iuphuce Of vitality for these most base aud
nwles, partisan uses.
Now we call the attention Of good citizens
everywhere To- these proceedings. We call the
attention of Republicans to the fact that the
partisan necessities of the corrupt and selfish
leaders who control their party are inducing
them o. ,rampc under foot the authority Of
the Supreme Court, eight of whose nine mem
bcrs were placed upon the bench by Lincoln
and Grant. We ask honest Republicans TO
consider whether they can afford, by voting
for HAYES. t. side with the bot corruptionists
rather than the calm jurists Of their Own
party.
For Hayes not merely profits by these pro-
cecIinss. but refuses to protest against them.
That is true, and that should be his allsuficieut
condemnation Is a candidate for the Chief Mag
is,racy Of the whole Union. But besides, he
has given the country sufficient reason to be-
lieye already that if elected be would not be-
As he professes to be, 10 favor Of giving self
government 20 the South, aud letting the States
Of that region work out their own dcstiuies
without Federal usurpaiiou or Federal bayo-
nets
Where was Gov Hayes at the time Of the
Louisiana outrage? When de Trobriand dis
pers,d a State Legislature at the point Of the
bayonet: when even the most unscrupulous
Radical Senators shrauk appalled, from before
The risen wrath q tie people when mrn