The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-19
SOUTH CAR0LINA'S PERILS
APPREHENsTONS or 4 SERIOUS CON
ELICT or IUTHORTTY.
Chamberia'n's Legacy 81 Anarchy to Gov.
Hampton-Wherc whites and Black. sre
Already Arrayed Against Each Other.

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| Hampton-Wherc whites aud Black. sre
| Already Arrayed Against Each Other.
CHARLESTON, $. O., March 12.-The Hegra
is Mt hand. The carpet-bag crow. who have in
tested this State for years. are quietly preparing
| TO vacatp. Mr.. Chamberlain. the head centre
| mas settled his little accounts around Columbia
procured a purchaser for his mansion. ana
| with Corbin ct al, who had the sole right Of
| digging phosphates in the Underwater region
under the name Of the Marine Phosphate and
Mining Company, has disposed of his entire in.
tercst In said monopoly toa company of Charles
ton merchants. In other words, he has folded
his tent" and Is seeking for new fields of pron,
and honor. The news which comes to us from
Washington that he has agreed to abdicato has
been corrObratcd in divers ways. Tho chief of
these is the testimony of one of the Republican
officials who saw the President on Friday when
Hayes said his own State. Ohio, would not en-
dorse q carpet bag Government. aud he did not
blame South CarOinians for feeling likewise.
While however, this question Of flight IL in
Allowance in the minds Of the carpet blgcrrs
and IL waiting for an endorsement OF public
opinion from the North. 't me give few ol the
effects which have resulted from the anarchy
Mhl,h IL the natural condition of the situation.
or; Chamberlain has dcployed throughout the
and Trinl Justices OF his own nppointment
These men are daily rnid ng upon their fellow
cltizens. according to thcr ancient right and
custom. The tax collectors find worry few dupes.
Those whom they Hre able to blackmnil are the
their capitation and other petty taxes fhe
Trial Justices, however. have a pretended right
TO raid white and black alike. And they do il.
In thls city these gentry have never borne an
ehvlaDle reputation. but now. when they have to
salary from the tax collector. they have become
rapacious One Of them sent his constable for
So wait e., Sdy who had TGbukgd one Of her scr
was boy, and the Trial Justice divided fairly
with him; His grandnothor WIS delighted with
and granny wns the second victim while the
boy shared again with the Trial Justice.
These white and black women ARE specimen
martyrs OF the system which y now prevalent
They. rs women submitted. Many men acqui-
is Hem sSs % n s rr Innn ,s scs Why
bernn Trial Justices should be- allowed to con-
tnue their practices. Hence there is continu-
suit conflict Of authority in which the whites
VIII support one side and the blacks the other
One white man who was arrested by n Cham
berain Justice did decline 60 obey and imme-
diateiy me two races were arrayed. The blacks
gave CIV way bn, they may be- better organized
What amount of blackmsil these Trial JUS
tees nave levied ON our people can ncv,,S be
the order does come from Washington to Cham
berlain TO ahdicate, 1t should be- emphatic
depreciation. Gov. Hampton cannot be ,,v ,ry-
where 10 enforce his pacic policy If endurance.
ana the cons 'qurncn may yet be "A collision
which he and Mr.. Hayes. and all who desire
ponce. may doplore.
Announcer hui feature of the delay II the condi-
ton OF the State charities The boards Of
trustees Of these Institutions wore appointed hv
IN" Chamberlain Government. These boards
d.clin" 10 recognize Gov. Hampton. who has
plenty OF ready money raised from the vomn'n-
ry taxation of the State. and they still cling to
Chamberlain. who has not n dollar in the treas
ury They Will not give the oficial receipt for
the money 10 Keep theirros pective charges from
actual starvation. They are moycd up with the
hope that the good time Ia not gone. and that
they get can continue their system of irr, spon-
sIbe trustrcship for the wards over whom they
are placed. In their positions they can divide
the appropriations to suit themselves but un-
der IN" Hampton Government they ARE held tu
n strict accountability. They took In" first two
months appropriation from Hampton. hut after
the Inauguration of Mr.. Hayes. thinking that
Chamberlain : prospects were becoming better.
they ignored the hand which had fed them. The
consequence Is that the lunntic asylum with its
large concourse of white aud black patients and
the state Orphan Asylum. with ia crowd Of lit
tie pickHninnies. are without relief from hunger
while there are ample means ready for their
support.