The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-11-08
ATTACK UPON JUDGE NoRTHRop.

4 - a
States District Attorney for South Caro-
lima, the disappointed seekers for the
Office have been pouring out the venom
of their souls upon him, and have not
scrupled to resort to the most palpable
and barefaced falsehoods, misrepresenta-
tion and SANDER of the man who was for
tunate enough to secure the nomination
over them. AS 8 sample of the grounds
upon which this attack is made, we
quote the following:
Special Dispatch To the Mep York Times
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-On the return
of President Hayes from his Southern
| trip, and at the suggestion, it is stated, of
Gen. Hampton, Judge L. G.. Northrop
was appointed United States District At
torney for South Carolina, in place of
District Attorney Stone, who had resign
ed. Mr.. Stone is the District Attorney
whose report on the Hamburg massacre
was so fercely denounced by Gen. M. G.
Butler. The Senate committee Mr..
Angus Cameron, Chairman who inves-
tigated last December the election of 1876
in South Carolina, obtained testimony
that corroborated each and every state
ment of Mr.. Stones report. But there is
no doubt that, for telling the truth about
Hamburg, District Attorney Stone had
rendered himself especially obnoxious to
the leaders of the South Carolina Democ-
racy.
Judge Northrop is a native" and was
recommended to President Hayes as an
honest Republican. The truth is, that
he is one of the most conspicuous repre-
sentatives of that element in the Repub-
lcan party which Gov Chamberlain was
so enthusiastically eulogized, before the
Hamburg massacre, for opposing and de-
nouncing, both officially and personally.
It was the faction which brought dis
grace on the party in that State.
The elimination of the wrongs done by
this dishonest Republican faction was
the nomination of Moses and Whipper
as Judges. Gov. Chamberlain resisted
their nomination, and stretched his Ex-
ecutive prerogatives to the utmost to pre-
vent their Inauguration. This is the
mildest statement that can be made of
his action. 1t might be said, without
violating the truth, that he exceeded his
lawful authority in doing SO. But there
was no. other remedy for an outrage so
great. The Governor succeeded. Every
Democratic paper and leader in the State
was loud in his praise. The leaders of
the bad element in the Republican party
were equally fierce in denouhcing him.
Now, it.has become known that Judge
Northrop was in the caucus that nomi-
mated Moses and Whipper, and not only
worked for them. but advocated their
election in speech During the Riie
Clubs campaign Judge Northrop took
great care not to offend the Democratic
leaders. Since his nomination he has
shown his gratitude to President Hayes
by praising the people of his native coun-
ty, Anderson, in South Carolina, for hav-
ing been the first in war against the
Union, and last in peace! The Ander-
son INTELLIGENcER of Sept. 20 says:
"He knew the history of this county,
and auoald never forget the zeal aoith aohich
her citizens enlisted beneath the Red Gross
Banner of the lost cause, under aohose folds
he had stood for several gears, and he aoould
lskeaOise neuer forget that anderson County
aoas the last in South Carolina to be over-
come By Federal bayonets. The Judge
then complimented our people upon their
| patriotic and prudent course since the
surrender, and, without direct reference
to politics, congratulated US in common
with the whole people of our State upon
the great Governmental reform whichw
now enjoy az nation and as State.
He urged our people to continue in their
strides toward higher and more general
civilization, and expressed the belief that
an era of unprecedented prosperity and
material advancement was in store for
US"
1t is not surprising that Gen. Wade
Hampton should recommend this man,
but it will be surprise if a Republican
Senate should confirm his nomination.
This article, which has been very gen.
orally copied by the Republican papers
hostile to Judge Northrop and to Presi-
dent Hayes administration, is fit SAM
pie of the attacks which are made upon
the nomination of Judge Northrop. To
prove that this article was written by
some one totally ignorant of the matter
about which he was writing, or that he
was totally reckless of the truth, it is
only necessary to analyze two of the as
sertions contained in it:
First. The charge that Judge Northrop
has been one of the corrupt Republicans
of the State is for the first time made
public, and with it the charge that he
supported the election of Moses and
Whipper, against whom Mr.. Chamber
lain is represented as making such a. he
roic fight. Of course Judge Northrop
denies these statements, and has strong
circumstantial proof of their falsity, for
he was the administration or Chamber
lain candidate for Judge at the time
Judge Shaw was elected, and was again
the Chamberlain candidate at the last
Judicial election, at which time he was
chosen by handsome majority for the
Seventh Circuit. Some weeks after the
election Judge Montgomery Moses was
impeached, and Governor Chamberlain
appointed Judge Northrop to fill his un-
expired term, thus showing that he was
friendly to him, and completely negativ-
ing the charge that he was connected
with the Moses and Whipper election.
So much to begin with.
Second. The reference to Judge Nor
throp's speech at Anderson is agreat per-
version of his real remarks. The report
made by us of that speech was written
out the day after it was delivered from
memory alone, and did not pretend to be
more than q condensed synopsis of his