The New York herald., 1877-09-13
WADE HAMPTON.
Threats of Assassination on the
Way to a County Fair.
SPECIMEN on NORTHERN INTIMIDATION
The Governor on the Iniquities Of
Carpet-Bag-ism.
REPUBLICAN lNVeS STlGATlON
(pY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

FEY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
CHICAGO, SEPT. ~, 1871
Governor wadc Hampton, OF South Carolina, will
address the Agricultural Society OF Wnnebago county
at Rockford, H., tomorrow night On his journeyu
that point he stopped here short time to-day,
during his sojourn waited on by HERALD repre-.
sentative. The Governor was not much inclined TO
touch upon political tupics, AID remarked that he
would much prefer conycrsns agr culture than the
political situation. He then mentioned the fact that
JEFF Davis had been invited years ago TO address
this agricultural association at Rockford and
tho Grand Army Of tho Republic would not
permit him speak. Anonymous letters sent
TO Mr.. Davis, in which threats against his
lie should hc mako the attempt accept the invita-
tion.
THREATS OF ASSASSINATION
81 have been threatened myself anonymously" sad
tho Governor. II havo letters now in which
threatened with assassination If dare attempt TO ad
dress crowd Rockford but these letters written
by towards. The meancst anonymous letter ever
written think, was mailed from Chicago 1t was
addressed thus
"'To Wade Hampton Columbia. S. e., or wherever
else the damned villain may be- Curses on his SOUL"
cARrET-rAG iNQUiTEs
The Governor then sad:--"l SEQ by the papers TO
day that Miles c. Parker has male confession touching
the inqutes OF the Chamberlain admi They
all confessing Parker used to be State Treas
urcr. lie arrested, tried and convicted, but
escaped from the State BY the way you know, secret
investigation is being made into the crimes committed
by cx-ofcc holders In the State Of South Carolina
Some OF the papers striving to create the impress
SION that mi inquiry systematic persecu
ton OF innoccnt parties rhs Is great injustice to
the people OF State and TO the administration of
THE GovERNoR GIVES the FACTS
"Now let mo givc you the facts, said the Governor.
n.Ntffc ufnhhV In ny
certain whether any funds had heen msapproprated
by officials or tho crealt OF the State improperly en-
ploycd Tho resolution for the appointment of the
committee offered by u republican, majority OF
the committee itself republicans. The Grand jury
republicans II am not mistaken. The inquiry IN
Short is essentially republican measure, and when
all the evidence against the rngscrs Is brought out
there will not be a republican in the who will not
sustain tho committee and the Grand Jury
CATALOGUE OF CRIMES.
Tho crmos OF which these fellows have been guilty
embrace bribery, forgery perjury and all the forms OF
downright thievcry, and tell YOU, SIR the ocial cor
ruption and roguery OF Tammany or OF Twecdism
werc not conceived more liberal or magnificent
than that which characterized the republican
administration In South Carolina Why sir, just look
of tho evidence brought out by this ''investl
gation!" Before the 1t cost about $780, 900
10 run the machinery OF State government. Wheu
these bad men came into they had the Logisla
ture which they manipulated at pleasure In the
Legislature one session there ninety negroes
had been originally field hands and who could
neither road write This body appropriated $35OO0
pay Tor public printing for one session. That was
nearly as much had formerly cost to the whole
State government This $3.50, 900 put into the
hands OF ring styled The Republican Printing Com
pauy,' which kept two complete sets of booksono set
designed to deceive tho puoic, and the other showing
just where the stcalings went
DISCOVERIES MADE
sThc Investigating Committee have discovered that
OF this $3.50 900 the of $l22 600 paid out in
oross 70 procure ns passage 9, ui iUr tns appropf
forty legislators who had accepted brbes. Opposite
each name Was the amount asked by tho bribe takcr
and also the sum paid him. Under the single head oi
legislative expenses over $4,000 disbursed in the
interest Of corruption. There is plenty of evidence that
faces OF warrants were tampered wth For example,
warrant issued by the State called for $1l, 600;
the first two figures were deity converted to A,
swelling the amount to four times the original sum.
A icilo " named b. F. wntemore VINO. you will recol.
ec expelled from Congress for trading cadet.
was one OF the leaders OF this gang Of plunder
ers and this Parker, wuo now comes out with Q
conesson In all the rings and can II he WILL let
out some hideous secrets A good many OF the rob.
cicrk of The Senate, aud kept complete diary OF all
the thcving transacons is telling all he knows, and
he Will probably bc the means OF making large rcSttu
ton to the State treasury
.'Aave you reason TO think, Governor, that Cham.
beriain shared in these stcaliugsf"
al can't say to what extent Chamberlain realized OF
these spoils He was connected, know, with nearly
all the boards but he says himself that he was igno-
rant of he vianics that being perpetrated or
the people. Again say II does us great injustice Ia
ascrbe this investigation and prosecution to political
ntagonism 1t furnishes the highest Justification of
the government which our people inadguratcd last
iaL-the government founded in popular detcrmina-
tion to break up the rings and overthrow corrupt
government, which was depressing and at the same
| time robbing thcm
CoLoRED PEOPLE
'Thc colorcd people are heartily in sympathy with
these efforts 10 uncover frauds and bring the olhcia
punderers 70 justice"
The Governor was here asked II there any po.
Iitical excitement among the masses his State al
THIS tmo; especially II the whites were antagonzina
tho negroes
'rhere isn't particle of excitement down there,'
was the Governors reply 'Only one negro" he
continued ''has been murdered by white man since
election time. and the murderer this Will DO
punished to The utmost limit OF the law The negroes
not interfercd with in tho slighes degree
Ihoy have been organizing new companies, and
have promised TO supply them with arms as
can. The negroes placed practically on the same
footing whites Tnero good state OF feeling
coming about and think the color line wall disappear
altogether tho next election" In conclusion the
Governor said the people of his state at present wcrc
ignoring local and national politics and devoting them
selves making peace and money but when the next
Presidential election round they proposed to OK.
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