The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-01-25

ferred TO did nut renew their pfopcsition.
Judge Cook soon after Abandoned Hayes.
and both he mud Judge Mackey, as lam
informeSt voted not only Cor Hampton,
but also 5or Tilden.
The campaign went on rs before.
General Hampton being candidate
for Governor, confined himself III his
epeeches chiefly to State politics. Ibe-
lisve he considered tbs election fthe
State ticket, as more important to the
State than the election Of the national
ticket, but know he desired the election
Of both. The consultation at AbbeviIle,
winch was not seii.sT HI !E=.scsss had NO
effect whatever In chilling tie enthusiasm
for Tilden and Hendricks. The electors
continued 10 speak at tne appointments
made for Hampton and the State ticket,
apd carried on tue fsns fur .:iis ;ii6rn m anu
Hendricks with all the powersand yigor
they possessed up to che very day of the
aiae:.s:. Indeed, s!:sy 1, di,als d,,al MT cease
their efforts then, but believing they had
carried the State fairly, they cast the
electoral vote FOR Tilden anG Hendricks
and sent il to Washipgton.I Iu order, if
possible, to reap the fruits of their labors.
they have continued the struggle up to
the present hoar. They polied $1,000
votes for Tilden. of which $4,000 or 49,
coo were cast by colored men; aud in
doing so they performed what friends as
well as opponents considered an impossi-
bility. Contrary 10 the expectations of
all, they carried the State, or csme with
in q few votes CT doing 80. Itis not be.
liered thai the people Of any State in the
Union were more enthusiastic, worked
harder or more willingly made sacrifices
for Mr. Tilden than the white people of
South Carolina. In proof Of this, refer
ence ia made to the following indisp,,Ia.
BILE statements: i- "a
1st. The white people of this State
were Hsolid for Tilden."" It is not be-
lieved that 200 native whites, excluding
ohiceho!ders, voted against him. g
I'd. Many fthe colored people voted
for Tilden, In; different paris ofatha
State "Tilden Colored Cube" with red
shirts, banners and badges were COM
mon. 4A
3D.. With large colored majority, the
contest on. our pait was considered by
our opponents as foolhardy. Yet SO gal
liant waa the fight that It is now admitted
by all that we came within few votes
Of carrying-if we did not actually carry
the State for Tilden.
4th. Some Republicans, mostly ne
groes, voted for Hampton and Hayes,
but not large number. Except in rare
instances, the vote was-Tilden for Pres
ident Hampton ior Governor. In the
whole State the vote for Tiden was not
two thousand less than that for Hsmp-
ton T! sf3 gssa 15is
5th. In the white belt, consisting of
the upper counties, the vote for ,Tilden
was Identical with that Of Hampton.
They ran pdri passu, aud in some coun-
ties Tilden led by few yctea.
Even under the "peace aEd prosperity
policy, az the white people voted for Til.
den ind Hendricks, and it Is most conf
IDENTIFY believed that the large colofed
vate rnl!ed for them was secured alone
by that wise and just policy which was
strictly In accordance, with Mr. .Nildcu's
letter Of acceptance. l.,7,,,. -
We think these facts prove the SINGER
itg. good faith and activity Of the Demo
cratic electors for the State or South Car
olina in the late. canvass, and that Tilden
and Hendricks were not deserted
Under these circumstances it is morfify-
ing to fail, If thar be the result; It 10
more mortifying to faillby a mere hand
full of yotes-less than 900; but is still
more mpytifying, because it is uniuft, to
be told that the State gave q lukewarm
support to Mr.. .Tilden, and was lost to
the national Democracy By the bad poll
cy" OF one who was not an elector. but
Candidate for Governor. S,.s;.-
Yours, respectfully,
s,5.7. tsa S. MCGOWAN.