The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-05-24


tribute to tho S:ato of South Carolina.
Ex-Governor Chamberlain having
been sworn in as Il member Of the
Now York bar, and having opened Il
laN Office i'll that city, LAS been in
terNicwcd bya reporter Of the New
Ior K Ucr0ld. The reporter draws
the following pen-picturc of Che ex-
Governor
"Givcn n small but compactly
built figure, say five feet nine inches
III height, wiry, elastic ald well
poiscd face full of quick intclli-
gencc; a pair of blue eyes that never
speak SO clolucntly as when they
are the tel}talcs cf some intellectual
thought head promaturcly bald.
but with all of it's chronological
knobs sympathctically developed Il
method OF speech at once clean cut.
correct and pronounced, as if every
word Vas measured in Il scale, and
the reader has skeleton pen picture
Of cx-Govenor Chamberlain, of
South Carolina, who has recently
occupied such a conspicuous place
in the political gallery Of the nation,
and who now proposes to settle III
NcY York for the practice of law"
Phlnging ut once IN me0ios res
the reporter asked Mr.. Chamberlain
his views upon the present condition
OF South Carolina. The reply was
that the Democrats are practically in
full control, no effective opposition
III any way being made by the Re
pubhcans. Mr.. Chamberlain added:
,Thc contest for the control Of the
Stale was bitter and violent. I
have heretofore publicly stated my
views of the methods employed by
the Democratic party and sufficient
ly emphasized my condemnation of
many Of them. 1T is fact, however,
that now there is peace and good
order throughout the State,
although I do not think that this
should be to any oxtcnt regarded as
a Justification Of the illcg"l or
violent measures that were rcsorted
to for the purpose of obtaining con-
troll. Still, it may be recognized as
a fact that so far III the State at
large there have been no outragcs of
power or abuse Of the colored peo-
pie or Republicans generally"
In answer to the question what in
his opinion would have been the
result if he had been sustained by
his own party ut home and by the
Fedtral administration, he said:
"Thc contest is now over and T do
not care to parcel out the blame for
present results or to appear to
reflect upon particular individuals
or departments of government.
This, however, [ can say with con-
tidcncc, that if I had been enabled
to carry out the plans and purposes
l. expressed in my inaugural mes
sage of December l, 1874, 1 should
have achieved all that General
Hampton has done. Probably his
full term Of Office will be required to
develop his plans. Had I had tho
same time 1 should have effected
the samo results. My prime object
was the restoration Of government
and an honest administration, and I
think it is generally admitted that
what J. proposed to this ond was
sympathetic with the wishes of tho
intelligent community. I believe
that Ipursued those plans consist
entity and with some degree Of finn
ness and courage. Tt is true that I
was not successful, but those who
have watched tho courao of events
in tho State arc perhaps better
qualified than T. am to SEQ who is re-
sponsiblo for tho failure I certainly
do not feel that + am. I am still Of
the opinion that better condition
OF affairs would havo been reached
undermy administration than under
that of General Hampton, because
no mans civil or political rights
would have been abridged or denied.
AS have already intimatod, I regard
the present supremacy of tho Demo
cratic party us duo to methods
which disrcgardcd tho political
rights of a great number of the citi-
zens of q State. There was large
majority of tho peODlo of South