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

~. NolLn{op los the position 81 Units...
Statea District Attorney for South Caro.
lima, the disappointed seekers for the
Office have been pouring out tie venom
of their souls upon him, and have not
scrupled TO resort to the most paIpable
ald barefaced falseboods, misrepresenta-
tion and slander of the man who was for.
tunate enough TO secure TIC nomination
over them. AS sample Of the grounds
upon which this attack IS made, we
quote the following:
Special Dipdtch 70 the Esw York Tlnles
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-On the return
of President Hayes from his Southern
trip, and at the suggestion, it is stated, Of
Gen. Hampton, Judge j.. @. Northrop
was appointed United States District At
.nrney 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 80 fiercely denounced by Gen. NJ. G.
| Butter. The Senate committee (Mr.
Angus Cameron, Chairman,) who inyes-
| tigated last December the election of 1875
in South Carolina, obtained testimony
that corroborated each and every state.
ment Of MIR. Stones report. But there is
no doubt that, for telling the truth about
Hamburg, District Attorney Stone mad
rendered himself especially obnoxious 10
the leaders of tho South Carolina Democ.
racy.
Judge Eorthrop I; NATIVE" and was
recommended to President Hayes as an
honest Republican. The truth is, that
he is one of the most conspicuous repre-
sentativcs of that element in the Repub.
lican party which Gov Chamberlain was
80 enthusiastically eulogized, before the
hamburg massacre, for opposing and de-
nouncng, both officially and personally.
1t 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 male of
his action: 1t might be said, without
violating the truth, that he exceeded his
lawful authority in doing 80. But there
was no other remedy for an outrage 30
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 denouncing him.
Now, 1t 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 q speech During the Rifle
Clubs campaign Judge Northl.p took
IN nHn l.
lenders. Since his nomination he has
shown his gratitude to President Hayes
by praising the people Of his natiye coun-
| ty, Anderson, in South Carolina, for hav-
ing been the first in war against the
Union, aud last in peacel The Ander-
son INTELLIGENCER of Sept. 20 says:
He knew the history of this county,
and acouid nerer forget the zeal ,ciih arhich
her citizens enlisted 6cnecth The Red Cross
Banner Of the lost cause, under ,chose folds
he had sto0d for sereraL years, and he ,oouid
hkepise nercr jorgs, that Anderson County
tcas The last in South Carolina TO be over
come 6y FederaI Jdyonets. 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
val: The whole People of our State upon
the great Governmental reform which we
now enjoy as nation and as State.
He urged our people to continue in their
strides toward q higher and more general
civilization, and expressed the belief that
an era of unprecedented prosperity and
material advancement WINS in store for
u.s."
1t is not surprising that Gen. Wade
Hampton should recommend this man.
but it will be surprise if q Republican
Senate should confirm his nomination.
This article, which hus been very gen.
orally copied by the Republican papers
hostile to Judge Northrop and to Presi-
dent Hayes administration, is fit SAM
pie or the attacks which are made upon
tho 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 tho truth, it is
only necessary 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 an,;
Whipper, against whom Mr. Chamber
lain is represented as making such 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, st 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 great per-
version of his real remarks. The report
made by us &C that speech was written
cut the day after It was delivered from
memory alone, and did not pretend to be
moro ihan condensed synopsis of hia
remarks, which occupied some fifteen OF
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