The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-07
cIyIL rig HTS ~ THE sourH.
some Interesting Pccuiiaritics of the Politi-
cal CMnNnss In South Cnrolinn.


CHARLESTON, :. c., Sept. 1.-The pracH-
cal developments Of the South Carolina cam
paign are Interesting under the light Of the
laws OF Congress. mean those which were
passed for the protection of the colorcd people
after reconstruction, and which at the time
were supposed necessary by tho Republican
party to secure equal rights to all men, and the
preservation OF the Union, by means Of the
colured vote. The adjustment Of the scope OF
these laws within the Consdtutlon OF tho United
states supreme Court. upon cases AL Indicated,
has circumscrlbed tneir protective agency In
other words, the Intervention OF the United
81 ties poNer. in the protection OF It's citizens
within state Jurisdictions. Is limited to wrongs
doneto colored people, because they are colored.
During the present campaign there has been
a strong development OF Interest among the
colorcd people in behalf OF the Democratic
party. Take the city Of Charleston. for in
stance In 1870 there were 800 colored men who
voted with the whites. since then that nuuI Der
hIs greatly Increased. In sitting down the Is
sues Of the former campaigns TO a.certatn their
present status, these coloied people hive uatu-
rally aligned themselves with tuat party for
which they h we az times suffered among their
own race. the Democratic tBrtv Is like a re-
cru1tinx scrgcaut. ga,uering up is followers
from these past issues. Tho consequence ia
t"rrinc To the latter.
Tna detection must b. coun eracted by them.
~ tNey ueatie 90 retain the a~CeudAuCV OF their
own phrtN. lhe Only way wuich presents if-elf
TO them ~ ny brute force. anl tuey nave insti.
tgtoi systematic enforcement 10y Illegal and
tpri Oial violence VII. SHOWS "A wi4eapr al
clnsplfscy. Ia spar anours county, tuis
state sturdy old colored woman IS elected 10y
tie ChNtth "a a whipper tor recuSant~. and
men are made To submit to cprpor cna-tise.
inent for any political lnsubO rdinauun. ia Col
letnu county the recusants ar. brought before
the church ami excOmmunicatei. lnis works
tardten from their a,sociat ous IN any phase
OF social lie. In llicnland county tho son of
IA gD = md Ifa "A
hcrents, hunt down the leading culOred Den. O.
Gratis win pistols nd clu.s. ON Cooper tiver,
In Charles ON county. the DEGREES OF the negro
council are enio ced oy hfty Issues On tne bare
back.
IL Charleston city these violations Of civil
rights aie more conspicuous than elsewhere. A
colOreu mau who dares to ayuw himself a Dem
ocrat ID Immediately beset oy the negro mot
ana ocatcn Uy tncm. Inc meeting. wLlch IRE
held FOR the purpo.e Of giving them condolences
in their numerical strength. are a.ssiled oy
rowdN negroes, aud all kinds ot violence use a
TO break them UP. Inc white people have
actually had 10 turn the city into a camp, and
prutecl these cslored DemOciats
ON Wednesday night large meeting Of
colored Dem ncrats WAS called IN tue ward wn,rs
ave. some ntty wuitv men were present to
pro Get them. Notwithstanding TINS TACT, tue
hepu' lean negroes Of the Huuhev u ~ q %
came into the uull ana attempted t. brcik up
tue meeting. A. tueir ITS uemou.trauun, the
white ward secretary sprang TO III feet nj told
them "t.ey must Leave II tncy Ia not 90 80
they would be put OUT and the roWdles siunk
away. Wien the meeting VS. over the prom
lhthk utSIo ~ iubtlAl- were ass l-l tN tne
crowd Of rowdles awaiting them IA the street,
ana the white men nad 10 escort them 10 tuelr
homes for protection against violence.
III the ward above me ntct1n- Was held last
night tog a 1oiit uiscussiuu OF t0tn Ttlo- IN
the DemOci atc nell. he colOre Republic n
speAkers wee listened TO wi. courtesy is 10Th
wnite and cOl0rel DeWucIats, u,f when tue
Democrats neg 80 speaking the rowdyism COM
meuCrd. Tue negroes we're armed with cluus
Democrat WA- cut With a tumpitr thrown Uy
Que Of the rowdies. stones were huriei upon
the building ~ tue same moo from III , outside
1 he u c.sise action upon trc part OF the whites
"a or the previous evening was not adOpted,
ard the coust quencc Wa th.t The meeting w.s q
continuous di-Eraceiul rJv. Afi.r u vas over
the nuncipai D,m ocr4tic nesrOes were assaulted
ana badly beaten.
lho R.puu!ci authorities. hotn State and
municipal, are on the side Of the lowlies, and
even lena them their aid. The cplored secro
tafy Of the ward below ne WIS an. sted on the
day after MS name apps Ell dicer Of he
COiorel Democratic tlUD. tnl ne VS. thrOVn
INT, jail without an opportunity t. get All bv
ono OF the ready Iiidi JIet.c. - upon an old
rLnped up charge Of assault snd b .ttfy.
Tue protrCtlun OF tue sulOred Democrat q
assumed ru Importance m this community
wnIcn SHOULD W known in Tho nation, Tor tnrre
l. no tciiing what a q ~ ulaY tring iOrtn IN IT'S
legitimate exercise. They have no protection
1lOun any u oNernuent lue ruling upon the p IT
~ the Unitcd states Officials appears 10 exclude
the colurud Democrats from the .eneht 81 tue
hU-hluA laws III tue same manner that tie
MED states SuUfeHe Court has excluded the
white people. In other word. toe ulactical
benefit is restricted 10 cOlorrd Republicans. Iu
thl- the tIcr .tiun OF tue ku-kldx law il de-
citlzens alike, no matter what may 10 their
politics.