New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-24
The POLITICAL CRISIS.
sOITTU CAROLINAS WRONGS.


LETTER FROM A RESIDENT or 80 YEARs-rliE COSY
OF GoYERNMENT-wIY DEMOCRATS ABANDoNID
CHAMBERIAIN-THE LATE CAMPAIGN.
IN the Edtt0r Of The Tribune.
SIR. 7 claim that If there is man In the
sou who can give an unpreudced statement aDoht the
political affairs here, ought to be able 10 90 So an
citizen OF the State and born and reared ID Ohese
County. I am SO years OF age, descended itoH JUG
scotchIrigh Covenantcrs who opposed to Slavery
and from whom Inherited my antislayery sentiments
have been a Union man throughout my life, have been
always IN the minority, always opposed 10 nuhc-
ton, secession, &c, was member OF thc ceiepr'ou
South Carolina Union Convention Of 1882, have maze
some personal enemies by my Union and antl-slaVuy
sentIments No man has according to his ability. done
more TO oppose what considered the unwse poitcm
career Of South Carolina But must say that no people
over went into war with stronger convictions OF beng
right than South Carolina. She most unfortunately
had been educated into the belief Tor Az years
that she WAS ovcrtaxed and enslaved by the North.
OnehaIf OF best have been swept away leaving
thousands helpless widows and orphans utterly des
tue and the country hopeless poverty for at least ms
eeneraton But the of all is that for the last eight
,cars VIC have been robbed ard pundered OF the poor
remnants by the war; and governed by ignorant
pcrors i'm conjunction with the most unscrupuous set
Of thieves that ever infested any country ING
thieves have pundCred and utterly banKrupteu the
state which Gov Chamberlain has admitted on various
lions appears not to be known what the ndeD
cdness s but supposed TO be increased to some
where between fifteen and thirty millions Oh uoiI"iS'
before the war the expenses OF the STATE Gov
crp,ncnt were from 100000 to 100000 per annuh
now when in abicct poverty, they spend from 72Ooo-
600 to $2,5OO,O0O per aHnum. TINS ahOuht j io' "ii
nary expenses of riunug the Government, ana inde-
rcndcnt Of their ai .e neiyng jobs whore they have
robbed by the million. Formerly the members OF inc
LEGISLATURE received from SO 70 800 per session Now
they receive $500.
The cariet-baggcrs during the campaign, began at
once their old policy of making inamnaory appeals 10
the negroes telling them that their great friend Grant
Ind sent the troops with orders to them to vote the Rad
cal ticket; that they did they would be put back
into slavery if the Democrats got into power.
More house burning has been done in the last eSt years
than since the country fir, settled Wearc all salts
fed that Il Is TIE result OF carp.tbag teaching Is wen
known that some of them have penly advocated it.
They uhe rogrocs) have been told that the are
faxed the better for them CHE ncgroe '' our ahu'
would be sold Tor taxes
lineage; he il Il proud. Bightoued ceuti"Idn hcdpaDc
Of fdSehool and tFclchcry. lie was a c'hSoI,a I've
rs il was practicable. remember well expression 81
his occasion when hc was opposing some 81 the
measures Of tie ultra States uSh5 men OF ms stare
rbc sturdy oak winch has withSoGd the storms OF cen
turtles aud sheltered the red man OF me forest
ires axmau Of the forest" Even II Hampton
and the leading OF The state had been WicE'f enough
Rainry has CHARGED know rooitiveiy that such was
not tcir policy, winch and TIE avoidance by
~ possible means Of giving Chamberlain any pre'ct
for calling fU" United states troops 10 thr state No
people could been more g,ieyed and cnagnca tnan
ilty NcPc a. the Hamburg affair. We all predicted h
~ rr TIA; Chamberlain would delighted with Il NJ an
ccusa Tor calling troops ami il did answer bis pur-
pose well. , tin,
/, via mary others, were in favor Of voting
for Chamberlain, IN return for his recent at
Tempt at reform, hut when he was n2ml-
mated 10 run With Elliott, GcdveS, and taidoZa
we deserted ma IL OhauJ Tlaul declared IN MS li1
he sucrcc, that be cord serve the STATE 10 no purpose
il r!refed with sci Of thieves AM -npramusfs f0uf
wears since, when supported Carpenter, the Con-
seryatiyc Republicans made an effort - run conplO
mise ticket ana tailed We therefore finally concluded
10 r,u stru@t-nut Democratic ticket. selecting the
most Intelligent and best men cOnid get have no
prciudiccs against NCrilc!n men.
Eiinz IN ny s3d year. as" and iuiirmity warn me
that 1879 lands running out. on, how SAL tAa
u-t pa~S away before the fires Of STRIFE ana >rciCn
nate resulting nom the WAY have ceased To hHiii! I,
tins could hardly expect iiut Oh! sucb CouaolIuCn
A. vixen an about 80 step down upon TIE pcv,h oi
eternity, before make tie l1l step, could 'ok Back
and ..e poor, doWutgu!!eH sat" rising once more
euyfrgeI los Hampton ami an intelligent Legislature
di,lr. 10 equal justice 20 both races, ana proving 10
t Norm nat We tte true friends OF TN, dependent
race among H. This I5 ny humnc pral tr
DAHILL GREEN STINsON.