The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-22
ABRAMS IN sOUTH C.iROLINA.
The shadow OF Government with Real
Bnyonct. Behind II.

CHARLESTON, 5. c., March 1s.-Thc pre-
tended Chamberlain Government in this State
would he simply an alsurdity were it not for
the protection 10 receives from Federal troops.
AZ present it consists of cN.Gov. Chamberlain.
who imaginc- himself still Governor. ~ h.
daily sits in tho Executive ofloc of the Capitol.
surrounded by a company of Federal soldiers.
H. has nothing to do. and has no money to do
It with. His Treasurer. Compirollcr-Gcnoral
and other STATE on '.r- are enjoying their sine
cures IN IL" same building, under the pruter-
tign of another company OF the same troops
- Two blocks uptic street.-the state is governed.
There Gov. Hampton Is found daily up 10 his
eyes in business. Ii- Treasurer has plenty
81 money. ANA an his ~uioiiiudioS arc busy.
T,4n ug.c or,, rgrI2n, WHAT pr.sgn rs he
allows tlr rest To huus. Four negroes W re
hln u on pa .aiiud in Aiken county on
lr .Hv, Wlllg the mn wis rrprioyed ly Gov.
Hampton. tn - worr tho mitlnm n who
killed "ld Nj Huu-nman. u Northern German.
pagn. ami t.l,n burn 81 his house. Tni- power
OtfI 40 and o. job us au uffr .Uu' 90 -uurrnl+y
and IT, easy rNer,.~o at present hy Gov. Hanp-
ton i@ remarkable. thtnilwrlain makes no
pr.t'n-iun amy eu % authority.
TIL" iN" Governments. % IN 81 ran So lio chilled.
run site hy s,d'. hk" II snh-tauoc and rs
sI" iNN. ll' lbt 'r les so quiet AMI imuni rial.
4 is atH'ly lHr."utihlc until one looks II up.
From {. iunna e. the North Carolina linz il
dos not exist. But in thc~r drn-rly negro
couui''- below Columbia It -till haunt, me- with
il SPECTRAL aud fearful shade. In the up
state, the white pr"pl' are an cons 'ryativa
and law-ahing citi1 rs. like their chosen
where H. sayasr blacks still hoast Of Cainhoy
and their other ma~-trrv~ of the whites there
ir.snm" i"rehoiins. oi trouble.
whle GOV Hampton Is ing Mr.. Hayes H.
tn comran lrr-in-ehicf OF the armies and n. w
of the United States To- remove hi- soldier. who
props up Mr. Chamberlain with n havonr, in
t'iumhH. thry know that this removal from
their -rDuon throws Tho responsibility OF s,lf-
g--N ~ IN a O. "a
c"rd,ngv Yesterday there was a large pnrad, of
the rnf clubs. To XIV" security 10 Tho commit
Patrick Day. AMI. as President Grant had for
hiilrn the cor incarceration of Wa~hiuEton-
p9y M"s ,nmilTht p,st l." Try ihr hrNi patron
Salnl VINO should come along IN" Irish were
oft in lull force. and many Of the nntiV" clubs
escorted them. All WIS praseahl". There was
no angry &. nln'mi,"n 81 the nasroes. ~ some
esp i-il. AMI ING "f"ct If the parade up1nthom
J. c1l"ulat | g. showthm the white peoI.r mean
Cov Hampton has organized Stat, rou-tah-
uldry 81 .iul d, %. uud' ran at pass 'd iurns
mG.rtn" ,om al ~ i 4n1" W"n1t fnt w., r
\" -nun %; o." i.rH soldier j. mos % from
i1r stat l''i-'. i'l - CONS 81 u.1rN VIII nk"
carp t-ni- government VITA Nuui-h.' Thrr. Is
nn Place. r.r. ii iI'.- 10 ami tu' uiIplu a..
..,., "Y,I IN rNh"l j.. MnNr q
which InrtDud tNo'r boom. The negroes hi,r.
hrDn cH- liu- a.lt iurthr s-r"t 81 tl."ir falinr'
euriant'.d. Sulr OF them hav" con.G,J.i n
WIS thr rl- 'aiv OF their lrll"r- am il.,
have dec u.d ',tnrnN tuom oa. ami II tn-5 .in
mor nnh" am mort i'r tho Ii publican pprty.
Th'y Ntll tHk", thy say, none but mon pt the
~. ~ ul.i hl.fA -' llli sriiN.
There is on" crucial diniru'ty in the way Of
this proposition. IT." n"@ro'- demnnd a ina-
experiments On account OF their num"r al
superior IS. Ih'rr mr. many men Of ini gritty
~ th ""nmuniy wh" declare thry d. not '.n.
lnf D. nf 'nnl party. uut there ar" none Of
them willing - oonttln this demand of tlit