Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-03-30

PORT ROYAL HARoR-sALuBRITY OF CLIMATE
FERTILITY OF soIL-PoLITIcAL sITUA-
TIoN

PORT ROYAL HARoR-sALrBRITY OF CLIMATE
FERTILITY OF soIL-PoLITICAL sITUA-
TON.
BEAUFORT, S. c., March %, 1877.
Editor Of the Free Press and Times.
Notwithstanding the intense political ex-
citement through which We have Just passed
ian excitement incident to hotly contested
State and national campaign this ancient
town is rapidly growing both in population
and commercial importance. The national
emblems Of every first-class European power
may be seen floating in the Eephyrs Of our
beautiful harbors of Beaufort and Port Roy
al; and vessels of the largest tonnage may
sail up to the very wharves of Port Royal,
without the assistance of pilot. The SUI
periority of our haIbor over those Of Charles
ton and Savannah is having fearful effect
on the trade of those two cities. and many
OF their more enterprising and lar-seeing
business men are seeking locations at Port
Royal. The proximity of this place, with
the best harbor on the South Atlantic coast,
justifes our expectation that at no distant
day the building up of the beautiful semi
circle described by our bay, will unite the
two places already so inseparably connected
in destiny and interest.
We rejoice in one of the most healthy
localities in the world, and the salubrity of
our climate is oqualled only by the e1traor-
binary fertility of our soil. Excellent pas
turage is easily made so that if the agricul-
turist desires to engage in stock raising he
will find his efforts seconded by a very mild
and brief winter during which he may con-
tinually prepare for the busy spring. Farm
ing life here affords pleasant cOntras: to
similar life in New England, where your
farmers are hedged it with snow and ice for
five or six months of the year.
We congratulate you on the ending OF the
long suspense that characterized the closing
of the national campaign. Our congratula-
tiCns are the more sincere because of our
terrible suspense concerning the sequel of
our State canvass,-a campaign in which
murder, intimidation and fraud attempted to
defeat the will of the majority Of the people.
o! if the Northern Republicans could only
realize how much hardship, sacrifice and dan
in order to secure the triumph of those glo-
rious principles represented 1--WE still be-
lieye) in the person Of President Hayes,
we feel sure they would rise en- maSse and
demand that justice he rendered to that
Spartan band. that through honest effort and
unceasing toll saved the nation the misfor-
tune Of Democratic administration for the
next four years.
The Republicans of the South simply ask
for Justioei We ask that the fearful battle
we have fought and won unaided by
Northern presence or money be not wrested
from US by Federal inactivity. We ask that
the ballot box be 50 protected here as to
guarantee to this State Republican form
If government. Fully aware Of the cor
ruption hitherto hiumphdnfiy existing in
our ranks, We are also cognizant IF the fact
that the Republican party here under the
able lead of Governor Chamberlain succeed
ed 80 well in checking this corruption Ia
corruption born of Democratic cupidity and
sustained in too many cases with Democratic
money!, as to win the plaudits Of the
Charleston NaCS and Courier, the lead
ing Democratic Journal in the State
journal that frequently declared, prior
10 the nomination of Wade Hampton,
that nothing but EARNED force" could de
feat the reelection of Governor Chamber
lain and yet this Journal now declares that
Hampton. having received the constitutional
highest number of yotes,'' is the legal Gov
ernor. without any regard to the method
and means by which 1.-THE highest number
of votes WIS obtained
The Supreme Court has never decided the
question as to who is the legal Governor, the
Chief Justice having recently died and the
two Judges now composing the court fail
ing to agree and TO increase our troubles
some OF our Circnit Judges have decided in
favor of Chamberlain and some in favor of
Hampton Nor is there any possibility of
the case being adjndicated by the Supreme
Court, for the Legislature only can fill the
vncancy in the Supreme Court bench, and
the Legislature can be convened only by
the GoyernOr-and on whom the guberna-
torial mantle has fallen is the question at
issue.
1t will readily be seen, therefore, that
nothing but the strong arm of the Federal
Government can release us from the terri
BILE dilemma in which we are placed. That
the administration of President Hayes will
be equal to the emergency is the prayer Of
every Southern Republican.
l "have yet many things to say unto
you, but | will reserve them for another
l.. s.. LANGLEY. J