The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-10-04
Daniel II. Chamberlain,

~ uth "Aoh i'o Say b LDaL LlC COuLeSSlOu
of Niles G. Parker contains no new
charge of Importance against him.--
Parker's story Of the transactions by
which a ring of rascals loaded South
Carolina with fraudulent debt of
more than twenty million dollars has
a certain value, however, for ir corr
roborates the charges made before
he was Governor, and repeated with
some persistency during a period
covering several years. Ho had as
snmed the ro e of a reformer, and
standing forth in mantle of fraud
ulent honesty, he had the audacity
to to denounce the ring of carpet bag
thieves ofwhich he had been and
still was the master spirit.
Like the other carpet baggers con-
cerned in the wholesale robbery of
the State, Daniel II. Chamberlain
lacked both money and principles
when he went needy adventurcr
from the North. Unlike his pals, he
was shrewd, cloar headed and far.
sighted man, with tho manners of a
gentleman and the intellectual habits
of scholar. Being incomparabIy
the ablcst of the lot, he was by far the
most dangerous. He soon master ed
the vulgar thieves around him, and
became the acknowledged brains of
the ring. When the history of events
in South Carolina for the ten years
following the war is adequately
written, the pluck, perseverance, and
executive force of the New England
lawyer will command q certain kind
of admiration. Notwithstanding the
base uses to which he applied these
qualities.
1t is not of;cn that q man of Cham
berlain's brains writes himself down
a thiof, even in confidential commu-
nications with his contederatcs, and
yet the following letter, written by
him to Niles G. Parker during the
prog ees of the great bond steal un-
der SCOTS administration, fastens
this conclusion upon him:
"SNrr. 90, 1870.
DEAR p: Yours of the 21st came
to mo this evening. was glad, in
deed, to hear from you, and especial
ly that the finances now promise to
weather the storm. l have no doubt
it was we'll to defer the statement
until October.
'There is no special news here.-
For a few days we have had fears of
an outbreak in Laurons and New
berry, but we hear, yesterday, that
the danger is over.
"About the United States Senator
ship, | don't know what to say. l
know very we'll that it is, in every
way, better for me to remain where
l am for the rest of my term. Still,
l am called candidate already, and
my position is just this: If my friends
wish me to become a candidate, for
the sake Of keeping the party from
going over to negropholism, l will
stand; but, if no snch need exists, |
should prefer to remain where am.
What the chances are l have no
means Of guessing now. I will servo
my friends in any way in my powor,
and especially you.
#,"Do the commissions foot up pret>
ty well9 Ehl!! Regards to X
Yours faithfully, CHAMBERLAIN.
This is tie famous document which
Elliott produced in tho Republican
Convention last year, and read that
portion relating to "negropholism,"
hoping to excite the negro menbcrs
against the denomination of Cbam-
erlain, and by means of which he
forced Chamberlain to permit Dunn
and himself to have places on the
ticket. Parker says that he sold this
lettor and two others to Dunn for
$4,000. The"K." referred TO inst