The New York herald., 1877-12-01

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10 matters OF TACT. When IL became known that the
President contemplated the removal OF the troops
from the state House hrli OF horror went through
the hearts OF the republicans OF south Carolina and
they crowded the National Capitol To make solemn
protest and earnest appeals against act which thcy
were bound to hold the iouest treacbcry and
undeserved and untimely wrong of which the his
tory OF political parties furnishes any record.
Rude and euorant ana uplettered as tho great
mass OF south Carolina republicans may be, they
yet loyal and true to the great principles OF the
puuIcan party, aud IN war aud IN peace they had
gathered around the flag OF this Union with all tho
devotion with which tho devout Christian clings TO
never betrayed their trust and they did expect
themselves to be betrayed. Tnrough eight long years
they had been hunted tor their opinions sake, but
they held their faith unchanged, and asserted IL by
their ballots with inncxbc fidelity their party.
Tney know enough TO love their government and trust
It's defenders n the face OF violence, the dead
bodies OF their murdered BRETHREN they went to the
polls aud gave clear majority for the national re-
publican candidates, and having done they
pectcd justice and protection. In spite Of their
monstrance the President, VINO had secured his cleo
ton through their votes recognized the democratic
state government turned them over 10 the tender
mercies OF their excited ana embl,tered enemies.
THE LATE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
We are all familiar with the incidents Of the last
memorable Presidential campaign. We all know that
had the electoral vote OF South Carolina been cast
against the republican nominees democratic presi-
dent would now be occupying the White House
aud democrat would now be presiding over this
carried "C@sar and his fortunes" The republican
officials who constituted the Board State
guarded the integrity OF that electoral vote with
ndelty which neither threats OF personal violence
the mandate OF judicial authority could swerve from
the path OF duty. They attested that fidelity
the dungeons OF the common Jail OF the county To
which they consigned for refusing to obey an
order which, In their judgment designed to over
throw the electoral vote OF the State There was no
hint given them that upon the accession Of Mr.
hayes 70 the Presidency he would remove
the tr0Ops whose presence alone enabled
OF the Offices TO which they had been
lairly elected. No such coming event cas-. its dark
shadow through the iron bars OF their prison in De-
cember, 1876 Verify may the republicans OF South
Carolina and OF the entire South exclam, ~ have
been wounded In the house OF my iriendsl" The
that struck the fatal blow noursned by their
devoted ana unsuspectng service. irresistbiy hore
recall to memory the lines OF Engand's great poot-
the S,ssss sss .sa 20 s p
.iews It's own feather on the fatal dart
oash sssn bis panss ys. eesass far to- ies
he nursea the pnion that impsled the steel
THE ERA OF GOOD PEELIxa.
The republicans OF that State to-day to the
clemency OF tho vctors whatever OF protection re-
mains TO thcm and not 10 the administration they be-
suffered IN silence and borne the ills that republican
ism is heir TO IN that region could they but discover
elsewhere In the South that era OF good feeling, dis
tntegraon OF their opponents or even the uprising or
the old line wing element, which confidently
prophcsed and iondly anticipated The good feeling
is confined to exuitation over universal Southern
democratic dominaton the south is solid and the old
line wings remain undiscovered except through the
offer OF largo premiums In the shape OF lucrative do
Incentives to put IN appearance their numbers
can be counted upon tho lngers, aud they have fol-
lowed so many strange gods since the death OF that
noble old party and been frequently rohablitated
il costumes that they defy recognition by their
most intimate acauain tances; While the President
the dogs OF war; upon tho republicans OF the South
some Of the republican Senator'S who now assaii mo
with harsh criticism because vote according TO the
dictates OF ny Judgment aud my conscience
upon question winch is IN no proper sense .
party question, were either couly neutral
vol a n n HamntOn
ment. | repudiatc and disown the authority Of such
as these to pass Judgment upon my fidelity to the re-
publican party. remember, SIR, the tremendous
political crisis OF last March, whom tho ato only
OF the republican party but Of this great nation
seemed to hang In the trembling balance.
REMlYfscENC. FOR coNKLfSG.
There were "whspers OF holy or unholy alliances"
then, and II was was spoken IN tones louder than
from New YORK, now tho republican Achilles
Of the Senate, would either JOIN the war
in moody wrath TO his tont, bearing no part IN the
battle that big with the fate OF his party Yet my
voice. did not swell the current OF iase surmiso
that imputed meditated perfdy TO the honorable Sena-
tor from New York.
Mr. President. cannot refrain from noticing briefly.
and IN Justice to myself demand that should notice
IT, tho ferocious attack made upon by the Senator
from nnr me- os Mnrds~
article against me, written oy some unknown
person. That article, false, soandalous and
honorable senator, who. naturally, gave TO
Il the right and sanction of his high authority by
making It tho declared ground OF u resolution sub
most falsely imputed to me ana which had, IRON my
place IN tho Senate, most soemnly denied engaging
IN While the gentleman was th us engaged IN making
this malignant attack upon me he discaimed all per-
sonal hostility 10 aud expressed his regret that his
cation % Of % the Sonor Of the The old Scotch
poet, Ferguson, must have gazed with tho eyes OF
prophecy into the future when no wrote tho verse;:
In robes Of seeming truth and trust,
Came sly dissin nulation;
And underneath gided crust,
Lurked dirty defamation
motion OF the Senator from Vermont decided that
..the honor senate" did not require that they
should give thcir sanction to proceeding in which
honorable Senator converted himself into huckster
Of anonymous libela Milton describes the grim
FORTRESS Of hell as halt human and halt snake.
Tncro are acts. sir, basely malignant inde-
Gently venomous as to satisfy me tina. this horrible
compound ands its counterpart In nature itself.
THg PENDING INDICTMENT.
In regard to the indictment against ne | desire TO
say that am ready TO meet II before any impartial
jury OF my countrymen. But the tribunal IN which
that Indictment found has already torestalied the
judgment Of the jury and denied tho accused the
privilege 0i an impartial hearing. The bill was found
on the 30th DAY OF August last at Columbia. Two
days previous 10 the nndng the presiding Judge,
addressing the Grand Jury TO ell the persons charged
with offences in the several bills there exhibited In
open court, all Of which persons wcro known re-
publicans, used tho following language. which
tract from the uIl charge as published In the Charles
ton Ne'cs a'ad Courier OF August 80 1871 and which
In tho Judges own hand
The party which they he accused belonged the
of military conquest They wrested from
other party their htfu heritage to tho state OF
South Carolina.
And again ho said -
Jnrics apt permit the guilty escape through
fear that the innocent suffer You must avoid this
amable error.
We're persons accused OF grave offences against
tho statutes classified before py their political party
reationsy Did ever judge before thus boldly attempt
to reverse tho merciful maxim Of the law that 1T 10
better that ninety and ninc guilty men should es-
cape punishment than that ono innocent man should
suffer W The law numaney holds I'll at the Judge Is tho
counsel OF the prisoner far rs may be necessary
secure for every man accused fair aud impartial
trial. But this Judge counses against the accused
and evokes the hates and passions of civil war and
political excitement against him by branding him as
a creature OF military conquest" In such court
trial conviction Without regard TO the law and
ldencc, and have, therefore, determined to resist
by all lawful means the execution OF any process de-
signed TO bring me within It's jurisdiction.
BUTLER AND THE HAMBURG RIOT
Mr.. PATTERSON argued that General ~ G. Butler had
connection with the Hamburg riot; tnat the Hamp
ton government had boon recognized by The
President and the Supreme Court OF Carolina. He
commented on the adm Illustration Of Governor Cham.
berlan, and SAID that ut one time bo acceptable
to tho democrats OF south Carolina, and again CON-
tha nf tt.n