The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-04-13
Hsmuton.,u the. State House.

q Hampten-i an thasSt2to House.
The news We publish from Columbia leaves no
doubt that Gov. Hampton is now in full posses
sion Of the State House ard all the necessary |
records. papers. &C., belonging to the Executive
Office Chambsrlain's last pronunciamento, as
he leaves the office lie has disgraced, is in keep
ing with his whole conduct since the last cam
paign opened. u is full Of falsehoods and in
oeftiiary teachings. He dies hard, and in his
last throes Of political life in this State sends
forth a stream of venom and vitupera,ion more
malicious-and more damning to him, because it
was written on his death -bed-than all his other
Infamous acts.
1t is evident to us that in his fall he strives to
incite those ignorant and deluded partisans who
have followed and sustained him in his disgrace
ful trail to deeds of violence, arson ard base re-
venge. Perhaps nothing would be more pleas
ing t. him when he leaves South Carolina, for
South Carolinn's good, than to look back and
see the whole State, from the mountains to the
seaboard, in one solid blaze Of incendiary 6re,
and the demons he has pampered dancing around.
rejoicing in the havoc it was making Of the
property of the patriotic people Of the State
We believe him 80 heartless that he would
gloat over such a scene with serene satisfaction.
With the news that Gov. Hampton has actual
possession of the State government, we shall be-
liasa tiat vininry is cnmplete. but until then
there are many ways, known only to uuprinci-
pied Republicans, to delay, evade and destroy
an honorable contract.
In answer - our notice last week Of the in
vidious remarks of the Spartanburg Herald, up
on the unjust freight determinations, that paper
says:
.'The people of Union have to blame them
| selves principally for their condition. The
freghts. we suppose, are about the same to
Union pro rata that they used to be to Spartan
| burg until another railroad was built to this
point. Why don't they build another railroad
| and break down the monopoly, or move up ia
| Spartanburg, where we have competition in rail
| roads and all kinds Of business, and where we
have cheap frcights, cheap newspapers and
cheap overy,hng.'
The frs, para ragraph has some very ungenerous
and ungrateful truth in it. Had the people o.
Union put the $3.50, 900 they subscribed to tn,
Spartauburg and Ashevillc road into narrow
guage road to Chester, they would soon have had
q ccmpeting line and reasonable frcights, ant
built up their own County town instead o: aid
ing so materially in building up Srarlanburg
whose people, speaking through their press, thu,
ungrat cfully insult them after securing the hen
eft of their liberaity. We can inform the Ed
tor Of the Xer0H that the frcghts ''uscd to be-
just what we are asking now, pro rata, and nc
unjust discrimination was ever made to buill
up unieb to the ruin Of Sparlanburg.
Now, If Spartanburg will be rs liberal tc
Union MS our people have been to Spai tanburg
by subscribing Sl5o,ooO to road from here te
Chester we will go to work "and build anothc,
railroad"
When the S. artanburg and Union road was
first built Union subscribed to it ST., 900 more
than Srartanburg did.
In suggesting that the people of Union move
up to Spartanburg, the Editor displays consil
cradle of ;.ihe dog in the .lnanger' feelings
FEELING not rcciprocated by us We only ask 70,
n fair fight for business, and with that wo would
ask no odds from Spartnmburg.~--
From all parties Union is now receiving most
| unjust and ungcncrous Observation-Disclosures
so from those to whom she has Dcc. most liberal
AMI for whose beneft she has sacrificed most.