New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-11
SOUTH CAROLINA.
PATTERSON FIERCE.

WILL VOTE FOR R--VITUPERATION OF HAYES.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBusR.l
WASHINGTON April Ex-senator Patterson went
to the White House this morning TO protest finally
with the President against the removal of troops at
Columbia He found the Cabinet in session, and
was not therefore able to see the President. lie ex-
pressed himself to those whom he met as quite dis
couraged and said that though he had sent repeated
kilograms to Gov Chamberlain he had failed to get
a reply.
lac star prints this evening a conversation with
Senator Patterson At the time it was written the
news from South Carolina announcing Gov. Cham
berlains withdrawal from the contest had not been
received. Mr.. Patterson said to the reporter: You
hear that bell striking ~ o'clock; it sounds the
death llncll of the Republican party in the South"
Mr.. Patterson said that he was apprehensive that
Gov. Chamberlain had weakened, and that no would
abdcate and leave the State House and give up the
archives of the State without struggle. He said
that Chamberlain left here last week with plenty of
nerve and backbone, and meant to hang on. He
thought that when tho Governor reached home he
found the action of the President i'll deciding to
withdraw the troops had thrown the party into n
panic and he had nothing to rally upon.
"You eeeD SAID Mr.. Patterson. "our party down
there isn't like the party you fellows have been used
70 at the North. We-that is the Republican party
and the negroes associate the Government and the
troops with the party. Now if you take the troops
away the party goes up for the negroes then think
the Government has deserted them. Now if Hayes
had gone into Office with good round majority, and
hailn needed the vote of South Carolina and Loui-
sana. why he could have pursued his Southern
policy with Il better grace; but the Republicans OF
the South have shed blood for the party and
hence the ingratitude is all the moro cutting.
Yet what do you think" continued Mr. Patter-
son; "why, because | tell these fellows
hat am going to vote to let Butler into the SEN
ate. they say | am Democrat Yet Mr.. Hayes
RECOGNIZES Hampton, who is Democrat, and thus
DESTROYS all my political chances, and wants me 20
kceo Butler out OF tie Senate. Well, amt going
TO do it with nay vote. viii just tell the friends OF
Hayes that | viii them in d first"
"Nhy" remarked Mr. Patterson, this fellow
Hampton would put me in the Penientary ii n
could. They have been making their boasts in Co
| lumbia that they VIII have to build ore or two
peuilentiarics to accommodate the caTpc;-baggcrs
You see that Canhoy massacre was God-scnd iorus
| tell you if it hadn't been for that massacre we
should have lost Charleston County, and Hayes
condn't have carried the State. Why we lost 100
Republicans killed during the campaign. and over
700 arrests were made; bu, / understand that
arrangements hayc been made with Hampton to
noll pros all the cases. tell you what we CARPET
baggcrs ought TO do. Why, Il it. we ought ali to
| resign and let the Democrats get the Senate
4 friend here suggested that Senator Spencer had
said that he was not going to resign Mr. Patterson
continuing said, "Wo!l we ought all to resign.
Can't understand what Hayes is driving at.'
The friend said he could.
"Why he is selling cut his party. Talk about
dividing the Democratic party South. Why its all
moonshine. Hayes knows it is. lie is 4 berately
selling out his party It Is given ont that he will
divide the Southern Democrats, that the real Ill
fanny Of the apostacy will be surrounded with this
glanor, and the people won't see the real object
in all its foulness lie has sold It's out"