The Portland daily press., 1877-05-18
The ConciIiated States

The Washinton correspondent of the Boston
Advertiser, writing under date of Wednesday,
has this to say in regard to affairs in the
South:
The first election held in South Carolina
since Hampton became governor occurred on
Monday in Fairfield county, Republican
STRONGHOLD The Democrats carried the county
and elected two members of the legislature by
over twelve hundred majority. The colored
voters kept rway from the polls The county
last fall elected two Republicans to represent
them In the legislature and they were mem.
bers of the Mackey house, When the two leg
islatures came together the Democrats re-
fused to admit these two Republicans unless
they would apologize openly and beg pardon
for acting with the Mackey legislature. Refus-
ing to DO this they were denied admission, and
new election was ordered to fill their seats.
The result is, two Democrats have been re-
turued.
Senator Patterson, during an interview with
your correspondent to-day, said that few
weeks ago President Hayes said to him that in
making appointments in the southern states he
should not contine himself to Republicans bat
also appoint some Democrats where it would
strengthen his policy and tend to oblterate
party lines. The news from the West and
Northwest, indicating considerable dissatsfac-
ton among Republicans at the Presidents
Southern policy, has had the effect, Patterson
thinks, to- cause the President to change his
mind in this respect In a conversation three
or four days ago with Mr.. Patterson the Presi-
dent said he would appoint Republicans to
office, but would be careful in making his seec-
tion to get the very best men in the Republic
can ranks for these Offices. Secretary Sherman
also informed Senator Patterson that SO far as
the appointments under the control of his de-
partment are concerned, he will appoint only
out.and-out Republicans who have stood by the
party in the past, and not give good positions
to men who have become Republicans since the
present administration came into power. Sem
ator Patterson says that Associate Justice
Wright of South Carolina will certainly be re-
moved from office. The Republicans, except
Robert b. Elliott, are in favor of displacipg
Wright and are willing to see'an outspoken
Democrat substituted. Mr.. Patterson predicts
that majority of the Republican members Of
tne legislature Will vote with the Democrats in
favor of driving Wright off the bench.
When Ku-Klux outrages were yery common
in South Carolina the legislature, which was
Republican, passed an act levying a special
tax in certain counties for the benefit of widows
and orphans Of persons killed by the Ku-Klux
on account of their political opinions. Infor-
nation bas been received here to-day that the
Hampton legislature has repealed this law, and
Hampton has signed the bill.
During the recent visit of Ex-Governor War
moth here he had an interview with the
President in relation, it was said, to reorgan-
ization of the Republican party in Louisiana.
1t is now denied that the President Is disposed
to entrust this mission to the hands Of man
Il every
l few months according to his personal interests,
Ex-senator West, who stands well with the
administration says if the Republican party is to
| be built up in Louisiana that new hands must
do It, and that the old leaders and party hacks
l must keep aloof or else failure will be the re-
suit. He intends, he says, to practice little
| self denial this way himself, and it will be TO
| the interest of the party if other men who have
been prominent actors in the political history
Of the State for the past five or six years will
1 do the same thing. Mr.. West does not believe
| the President will disturb Postmaster Parker
at New Orleans, although Warmoth is endeay-
oring to obtain the Office in the interest of an
other person. 1t is believed that the President
l has conveyed privately TO Marshal Pitkin of
Louisiana an intimaton that his resignation
would be acceptable 1t is understood that it
is desired for the purpose Of giving the place to
come here against the appointment of Whar-
i ton from both white and black Republicans
1t is charged that Wharton was connected with
| the Bosser massacre in 1868, in which two
l hundred colored people were killed.
| The Evening Star, which has supported the
Presidents Southern policy,in discussing edito-
rally the assassination of the Chisholm
family IN Mississippi by Democratic mob,
says: "One thing, however is as certain ss the
decree of fate ITSELF and that is that if similar
butcheries continue to occur in the South, and
the murderers are allowed to go unwhipped
CT Justice, as they quite invariably are, q uni
versal protest will be raised in the North
| against the persecution of men in the South
| for opinions sake. The honor of the South
| and of the whole nation demands the punish
| ment of political assassins Senators Gordon
| and Lamar have something at stake, if officials
| ing that the Presidents Southern policy is not
made odiOus throughout the North and,
| West by the failure to punish the guilty per-
/ sons in these partisan murders.