Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-05-01
WHAT HAMPTON Is DOING.

The so-called impracticables who oppose
President Hayess policy are not to be left
without some cause of complaint, If Wade
Hampton and his friends are correctly repor-
ted. A dispatch from Columbia says that true
bills of indictment have been found by the ..
S. Grand Jury, against 200 of the Ellerton
rioters The evidence in the Ellerton
cases." says dispatch to the New York
Times, " clearly showed that the Hamburg
massacre was the first act III political con-
spiracy to carry the State by violence, and
that Ellerton was the next step" Also we
are informed that the District Attorney says
with bitter irony that with the evidence al
ready in his possession he would be willing to
go before a jury composed of Northern Dem
ocrats 1t is to these indictments that refer
ence is made in the following dispatch which
is dated Columbia, S. c., April %
Strong efforts are being made to secure the
aid of the President to stop the prosecution of
those engaged in the Ellerton and Hamburg
massacres. Resolutions now before the
Senate charging that the prosecution is a po-
ltical one, and that the President should stop
it in furtherance of his policy of Cancellation.
All prosecutions for crimes committed in
furtherance of the conspiracy to wrench their
rights from the colored people and drive away
the Republicans from exercising any power or
influence in the State are "political' in the
eyes of Mr.. Hayes's new found friends. In
the Times Columbia special, above referred
to, we are further informed of some matters
which give the Presidents critics something
to talk about Here is what we refer to:
No other Republicans have been seated in
the House. Lee, member from Chester, has
been excluded on the charge that he
Postmaster when elected He was not mott
fed to appear before the committee. He
could have proved his resignation was &C
cepted before the election. The highest Dem
Ocratic candidate was seated on the Cronn |
plan. Thus far white from the Re !
publican ranks has been seated.
Possibly some Of the commercial supporters |
of the administration viii think that The era
of good feeling is being purchased at too |
heavy price when they are informed that |
" Hamptons message is regarded as the first
step toward repudiating the bonded and float
ing debt of the State. The following dis
patch would also seem to indicate that Hamp-
ton was going to help the Radicals to a rein
forcement of their opinions concerning the
Matthewsan policy;
Chicago, Apnl PA Journal Washington
special says: The fact that Governor Hamp-
ton in his message to the Legislature Of South
Carolina yesterday, made no reference to the
President or the National Government is
much talked about i'll political circles and
there are various speculations to his
motives To-day General Banks expressed
great surprise at the omission, and thought it
showed a painful lack of appreciation for
what President Hayes has done for the DEM
ocratic party III South Carolina, ''As Hamp
ton was made Governor, said Banks, ''by
order of the President, and not by the votes
of the majority of the people of South Caro-
lima, he should have taken the first official
opportunity to thank the President and
Administration for their action Hamptons
failure to do this is significant, and indicates
clearly that the troubles in South Carolina
are not in reality over, and that Hampton
promises will not be kept.