The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-01-19
NATIONAL NOTES.
Letter from south CarOEinsG-
Political Matters There.

COLUMBIA.
Columbia, once the seat of com.
nation very quiet city on
the surface noW-was the pride of
the Palmetto State 0befoh the wah. -
1t was visited by Sherman's army
on its way to the North. | believe
It is disputed whether it was 'Hanp-
toms Legion or FSheTman's Yanks'
who Get fire to the city. But there
is no doubt but it was burned. Out
of l24 blocks or squares, 81 were to-
tally destroyed: and the burned
district contained over 500 edifices,
Including 5 churches, banks, 2 no.
tells, a convent, fouDdries, factories,
and depots, besides a large number
of smaller baildings. The bridges
were all destroyed by the retreating
rebels under Gen. Hsmpion's COM
mand.
But the city bears few traces now
of that great eonflagration.
THE OLD CITIZENS.
Its results are FELT rather than
sEEH--for by this loss hundreds of
rich citizens were ruined, and their
hatred of the North made seven
times hotter. 1t is idle to hope
that there can be any love for the
Union in South Carolina, among the
white citizens ofthe State, until the
last man of the old ruling class is
securely screwed down in his coffiu.
But, ON the other hand, until the red
clods rattle into the grave of that
old survivor, there will be no at
tempt made in the State to bring on
war with the Nation again. They
have been taught to fear its power.
Hence, their one aim now is to Sc
cure the National Government
This was the controlling influence
which led to the violence and the
frauds--cruel and atrocious-of the
late political campaign. 1t was not
in the nature of things that the men
who starved aud tortured the thou
sands of northern prisoners who
fell into their hands should hesitate
to assassinate few scores of ne
groes in order to carry a solid South
Carolina for TIlden and Hampton.
And the proof is overwhelming
that they did not falter when the
Zine came. They find, now, that
they did not kill negroes enough,
and that they did not commit PERU
ny enough, to leave the result in no
doubt. Beth Hayes as President,
and Chamberlain as Governor, are
elected.
HAYES ELECTION ADMITTED.
The Democratic Congressional
CoBnittee before they. left the city
publicly admitted that, both in fact
and the face of the returns,' the
IRannhfno~ D-op;AontfaI
were undoubtedly entitled to their
certificates. Yet, the Democratic
Presidential Electors, by the conni-
vance of the corrupt Supreme Court
here, described, year ago, by Gen.
Hampton, :as made up of "a Jew, a
Niger, and ia Carpet-bagger,' the
three most odious human entities to
the 'chivalry' of South Carolina
have had the effrontery to present
their illegal credentials to the acting
Vice President of the United States !
1t is the old Southern game of bluff,
once so effective; and even to-day
not without its influence.
CHAMBERLAIN ELECTION DISPUTED.
On the face of the returns there
is no doubt that Hampton was elect
ed, and that Chamberlain was de-
feated. A brief explanation of this
apparent anomaly will show why
Cham berlain is undoubtedly the
rightful Governor.
The Representative Northern Re-
publlcans who came here after the
7th Of November, urged the Repre-
sentative South Carolina Republi-
cans to avoid any chance of a dis
pute as to the validity of the re-
turns of the vote for the Presiden-
itial electors. The Republicans here
therefore counted the 'face of the
returns'-without taking any note
of the protests and afiidavits that
came up from different counties
and from hundreds of precincts at
testing perjury and frauds both I'm
voting and in rendering the results.
The Supreme Court tried to pre-
vent the counting of the vote for
the Governor, State officers and the
Legislature by different writs and
various pretexts. This was done in
order to enable the Democrats to
declare Hampton and Democratic
legislature elected. The Board of
State canvassers were threatened
with punishment for contempt of
court il they proceeded to invest
igate the evidence before them until
il should decide the question sub
mitted to IL, Only ten hours of the
ten days allowed by law were left !;
and still the Supreme Court with
held its decision. If the Board of
State Canvassers had waited until
noon, its powers under the laws
h0 n Isv,,s 80
They went to work aud rightfully
threw out the counties of Edgefield
and Laurens, in which the frauds
were unquestioned and the most
C Onspicuous.
EDGEFIELD COUNTY VOTE.
Take Edgefield as an exam
pie. 1t Is separated from Geor-
gia by the Savannah river. Hun
dreds of Geogians came over and
voted there, not at one precinct on
iy, but at every precinct they could
reachi
What was the result?
The State Census of 1875 shows
that Edgefield has
Black male population of 400
White malc population of 1922
A total voting population of 1922
In 1874, Green, the democratic
candidate for Governor, received q
900 votes, and Chamberlain, the Re
publican candidate, 339S-a total
vote of 629S.
This year, on the face of the re-
turns Chamberlain received 3I07
q falling off, from intimidation,
chiefly, of only 29I votes; while
Hampton claims 1857 votes-an in
crease of 1861
Ifevery white and every black man
in the county had voted there would
have been 1922 votes cast. On 'the
face of the returns there were 1874
votes casti Ii every white man in
the county had voted for Hampton,
he would haye received just 1922 |:
bat, although the Republican vote
fell Off only 29I, Hampton claims
that he received 6267 votes! Boss
Tweed rises to the rank of a secular
saint when he is placed side by side
with Gen. Hampton.
Laurens county has as vile a rec