The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-01-11
Address and RasoiuaIoh5 Adopted by
Anderson County Demoefafic Con-
ventl0u, CANARY 9Th, 1877,

Carolina demands an expression Of opr
ion and declaration OF purposes ON the
part Of the people who pay the ts1ea and
furnish the supplies for the sustcnancc Of
the government. After years of misruIe,
exttaxagance and unlawful exaction on
the part Of the Republican officials, who
are stone and entirely responsible for the
disgraceful history ef South Carolina
since its reconstruction in 1868 under the
laws Of Congress, the Taxpayers organ
lied during the Psst year. end affiliated
thenseive5 with tue National Democratic
party, believing that ito spirit and pur-
poses were in accord with the imperative
and supreme needs Of an over-burdened
people, whoas lives, liberty and property
demanded that security, protection and
peace ahould be accompanied with genu-
inc and unmixs1 Reform Of the great
abu+es henped upon the State and the
nation through the agency Of the Repub.
lican party. Compromise and concilia-
tlon had failed u secure any desirable
results in the past the most liberal con
ce"sinns toward. Republican leaders had
ended in defeat and humiliation. There
WIS only u sing:. path to success open to
the suffering and oppressed citizens Of
South Carolina, and after matured DELHI
er'.ti"n nnd the mont thorough cxainina.
ton of surrounding difficulties, 1t was
wisely determined in August laAt to in
ausIrste campaign against public
thieves and corrupt officials under the
banner Of libcraiized Democracy, which
pledged itself to the maintenance Of the
civil and political rights of all classes,
sud the projection Of every citizen in the
cnjoy,uent of the privileges guaranteed
W the laws nf the l,.nd. Under this
banner the South Carolina Democracy
wrnt forth 70 conquer, and selected rs its
stan'larl.bearer aud trusted leader, Gen.
Wl:!r Humpt'n whose private life aud
paoic record il without the shadow OF
stain or reproach, und whnse cnnscrva-
tive, liberal end progressive attitude in
politics painted him out ~ nne best cal.
'n.atei t" produce harmony and recon.
'ile past differences Of opinion among all
clnsscs. His nomination for the Office. of
Gnvrrhor aroused the enthusiasm and re-
iuned the hopes of ~ desparing pnpuia-
tion, and the wisdom of this yelrctiuu
Sa' manifest as the public uttrranreA nf
Gen. Hampton became known IN the
world. His plan or campaign was laid
down at this place, on the End day o.
September, in the presence OF thousands
of both races, and its peaceful. conacrvu.
tive characte! at once attracted the atten-
ton Of leading Republicans, who were
ais;uiis &: :ss:c:e 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
>! aud thousands aocking to the seandsrd
OF Our chia1tain. whose, brilliant cam.
paign embraced every county lin. the
State. Both white and black forsouk the
falling fortunes OF the so-called Republi-
can party in South Carolina, and goaded
10 madness and desperation by the nu-
merouH desertiona from their ranks, the
ingenuity of the Radical leaders was tor
turel and racked beyond expression in
hndiny meaaurea to suppress the cam
paign, which BODIED only defeat, disgrace
and perpetual irfamy ar the heritage of
their wicked. selfish abuse of power aud
position. This crusade against the right
! OF free American citizens to assemble
peaceably, and Conduct political can
v'sss ~ the, same manner as in other
Statca, was appropriately led by Daniel
II, Chan,berlain, In his capacity "a Gov
ernor OF South Carolina, and candidate
for reelection, whose career aa politi.
ciaa IN thia State would certainly end in
! diegfaceSlas it waa hagun in diahonor.
s:s!==. - shA '.l.GA .syhicl. sgaa 'aesins. h;r,
could bs tifne's in his favor. Invoking
The Asaiatance rand the power of the Fed
eral government, which uao readily.
1: ss-e ;.:.sa s.Asa spnh she false and alanderous
representations Of Gov. Chamberlain. it
|,Was bis, deaign phd expectation to foment
troub!e.l produce collisions between the
faees, and bring about such disorder as
would necessitate al abandonmens Of the
oNnpaisn on the part Of the Democrats.
But such purposes were frustrated by the
wBe aud prudent action of che law
abiding people of both lracen, and the
influx Of United States troops into the
State, unprecedented in number during a
period nf profound peace. failed to cre-
ate tho confusion and CONSERVATION ex.
Is7ut5a, aud tPys tae ts5silluy Vi ( s;i Cd
eral army officers may We confidently
rely for vindication aud justice ~ to the
nature Of the campaign, and whose testi-
mony viii retate :he malicious and Sian.
derous accusations 90 freely made against
the Democratic party in South Carolina.
| With unabated energy and detefniina-
tion, the supporters Of Hampton pursued
the right aud Stunned the wrong, until
the nth of November gave to thesn
grand and enduring victory over pnblic
robbers and eonfessed ithbeeilea as public
ofaciallsirr}insspl, whose stock in,trade son.
4aiaA ef. tnhharl,.- 1satra vnunnca and
whore efforts were weak ana es,wkrdly in
aliofdihg ptotsetioa ID. the governed.
,Ehe spIsndid triumph OF the Democracy