The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-01-11

trouble incident to not being able to OBJ
tairs possession of it. This will, no
doa5t, give the Chanbcrlainites more
trouble.
Address and Resolutions Adopted by
Anderson County Democratic Con.
yention, January Sth, 1877.
The condition of public affairs in South
Carolina demands an expression of opin-
ion and declaration of purposes on the
part of the people who pay the taxes and
furnish the supplies for the sustenance of
the government. After years Of misrule,
extrayagance and unlawful exaction on
the part of the Republican officials, who
are alone and. entirely responsible for the
disgraceful history Of South Carolina
since its reconstruction in 1868 under the
laws Of Congress, the taxpayers organ
lied during the past, year, and affiliated
themselves with the National Democratic
party, believing that its spirit and pur-
poses were in accord with the imperative
and supreme needs of an over-burdened
people, whose lives, liberty and property
demanded that security, protection and
peace should be accompanied with genu-
inc and unmixed Reform. of the great
abuses hesped upon the State and the
nation through the agency Of the Repub'
lican party. Compromise and concilia-
ton had failed to secure any desirable
results in the past; the most liberal con-
cessions towards Republican leaders had
ended in defeat and humiliation. There
WAS only single path to success open to
the suffering and oppressed citizens of
South Carolina, and after matured delib-
er;.tipn and the most thorough exanina-
tiua Of surrounding difficulties, it was
wisely determined in August last to in
augurate = campaign against public
thieves and corrupt officials under the
banner of libcralized Democracy, which
pledged itself to the maintenance of the
civil and political rights Of all classes,
aud the protection of every citizen in the
enjoyment of the privileges guaranteed
by the laws Of the l.nd, Under this
banner the South Carolina Democracy
,wcat forth to conquer, and selected as its
standard bearer and trusted leader, Gen.
WaAc Hampton. whose private life and
pubic record is without the shadow of
stain or reproach, and whose conserva-
tive, liberal aud progressive attitude, in
politics pointed him out as one best cal
:su:ated to produce harmony and recon-
cile: past differences Of opininn among all
classes. His nomination for the Office OF
Governor aroused the enthusiasm and re-
lumed the hopes of y despairing popua-
ton, and the wisdom of this selection
wus manifest rs the public utterances oi
Gen. Hampton became known to the
world, His plan Of campaign was laid
down at this place, on the End day o!
September, in the presence OF thousands
of both races, and its peaceful, conserva.
tive character at once attracted the atten-
ton OF leading Republicans, who were
anxious to restore the government of the
State into the control of honest, upright
men. From that moment men of the
opposite party began to declare their
allegiance to Gen. Hampton, and the
ensuing sixty days witnessed hundreds
| and thousands aocking to the standard
OF our chieitain, whose. brilliant cam,
paign embraced every county in the
State. Both white aud black forsook the
falling fortunes of the so-called Republi.
can party in South Carolina, and goaded
to madness and desperation by the nu'
merous desertions from their ranks, the
ingenuity of the Radical leaders was tor.
tured and racked beyond expression in
finding measures to suppress the cam
paign, which bodied only defeat, disgrace
and perpetual infamy as the heritage ol
their wicked. selfish abuse of power aud
position. This crusade against the right
of free American citizens to assemble
peaceably, and conduct a political can
vass il the same manner as in other
States, was appropriately led by Daniel
81. Chamberlain, in his capacity rs Gov
ernor of South Carolina, aud a candidate
for reelection, whose career as a politi.
clan in this State would certainly end in
disgrace as it was begun in dishonor,
unless the tide which was against him
could be turned in his favor. Invoking
the assistance and the power of the Fed
eral government, ); which was readily
granted upon the false and slanderous
representations Of Gov. Chamberlain, it
was his design snd, expectation to foment
trouble, produce. collisions between the
races, and bring about such disorder as
would necessitate an abandonment Of the
campaign On on = the part Of the Democrats.
But such purposes were frustrated by the
wise and prudent action of the law
abiding people of both races, and the
influx Of United States troops into the
State, unprecedented in number during a
period of profound peace, failed to ere.
ate the confusion and CONSERVATION ex-
| pected; and upon the testimony of Fed
eral army officers may we confidently
rely for vindicstion aud justice as to the
| nature of the campaign, and whose testi-
| mony will refute the malicious and Sian
| deruus accusations 30 freely made against
the Democratic party in South Carolina.
With unabated energy and determine
ton, the supporters Of Hampton pursued