, 1877-01-15


INTERVIEW WITH ONE ar THE CONGRESSIONAL
coMMlrTEE-ThE PEOPLE MOT FoN CIVIL wAN
-pSH cACsE Of cUSsEhvAIihN-FEAHO or THE
SEGRo-rETHoLECa IN roLlTlcs-1HE mon
rHoM THE R1cE-r'ELps-wApE HAMPTON As
EHsAN.
Hperia. Corr<spondear< NJ 7he Tribune.
WAsnlsHros, ID. e.. Ian. LA member of
the Congressional Committee sent to South
Caro'lna says: ''Thc white population Of the
State arc ull uFn,cd, and arc rs much under the
control of Wade l1aHptan "a The regiment Nus
which ho commanded during tho War.
Thia faet wrM distinctly prored III
the investigation. Directly after the
work OF the Boasd OF State CAnynssers bad
been completed and tho result announced, ride
clubs from ali parts OF the State voluntarily be-
gun to appear In Columbia. II va. the result of
the military habit to which they layu aecus-
to,ncl themselves, and was dictated by the d.
SIR to fcsort to forrt to sustain III opnun,
wlIcl, las 80 ling been common In the South.
II WIS proved by the Investigating Committee
tlut While Hampton literally commanded these
troops tfnr sucl, they wcFc) to leave Columbia.
Among othrr thugs, he said TO them that
he did nut wnut them there; thst tho effect Of
their 1rrtr1lrc would br lad; that tho Coigsrt-
Hionn Comn1lttcr was cunning: nnd tl!nt he
wished them tu % to their houes. They did
tAlk.
Ills WISH Is LAW.
When tho Committee arrived, there were
cons*ratisrly. icw Of tn" ri''c cluba which had
twyoNl doubt fnlly t,Nsl nsmcd aud we'll
drilled men belonging 10 r.1c-rlul, organizations
IN Columbt" 1ntt before thu Committee ar
rived"
TIE TERROR or THE PLANTATION.
The ka1ic lneInlwt, continuing tic converse.
tton, said: "1u,lcc,i, tllrrc IL but uns hopeful
feature tn the South Carolina situation:
Thy ,eE1oss are beginning; +" to-. 'car", , ant
themselves. Tire condition of the tiacks there
Il ycry different frun wat II was at the time OF
Lie outl,rcak IT the lsthciltuu. There arc very
1lIci,y intelligent, reading men among tlletn,
unI, as c!ast, they bare 'tarned to know their
rights, and, knowing, dafu maintain tlenl.'
Several Instances wtlch ratnc under the ubscr.
yat.un Ut tho Committee proves this. beard
q onU n connection with thu order given bv
l,onl.t. IL seemed to ahow the spiFit gwen
of the colorci women. "as told by
hou.cllol.lcrs that the coored w'1tirn, evidently
through some prertstlsl, -onsertc!! artlon' aald
10 their employers soillrtEling Hike this:
ptNAH's TI!KkAT.
"'Thm nic elubs ur. r.nin: hero to inau'
Eurate tits. Hampton. 1I3t il not our concern;
w have = 'ths',s 10 d. with that, 1nt. 7 ons
Is Killed. W war, y.'u all that the CtsJ of Co-
fusab|l will lie laii IN nsllct' .....
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ~ POLITICS.
- .tlNl tIH HQIiltn IHcl&lL H. AnEJ LlAtE
mnre terrible "ra!,on cscn than the ,iaa Of shs
Whitc.Li.lcI. II they ars stirred to frenzy.
they wuai,l. mn,loutictliy, have recourse 10
.hc torr,ls uni tn tho pesiplcuI'-hot!te.
s'..ec were. The while people know, .th!s, aud
arc atrald. This. 1nurc thzn anything elsrt
IL t!r rause whts b has determined s0 many OF
the white people tu spcak for pcacc, and to
Iidcn hy yiolrn.c. tic wl!itc pcuplc of tho
South lu not Wisll war.
uxs nil ArrnoyEp
"Tle sentiments of Be-, In use thoroushlY
tSs2t in tfsF hc1ti s. m thte % u s to,a Se
who were 'iry!urtblu III reare aslL Invisible III
,ssfn, xst IT. Ts{ % v x1,t ,o...ra,se ns @ iusass ass
determined ,nt to have It. Tt!rrr wuull ba
DARE fLol.D ~ TnEllt REAR,
wliirh was not tsre IN l>t'l. Ihel', the old
cilarg- of their slaves. "hn sArcd for them and
supl,l,rd their wants. This white Southern
plat,trr woull scarcely venture to do That now.
II t!!ere is to BE- ut APPEAL u tho sword, IN any
trusted ] Ut ilo,nc. II tic wi;ic pcopo
u tic South engaged In war upon
Wy sasS auSftho To- ,h tho 10y soSisT IT,, est.y w"ula
know this, aud ar. llflny determined that uoth-
iDg II tho kind shall happen.
coLoHEu WOMEN At THE TOLLS,
"Thcro wus ahot4cr instance, lu Beaufort
County, which shows the part the eoloscd
womcn have takcu., They went 70 tho polls.
determined to Ito what they could 10 preycut
corruption Of tns ta!los'box. At one precinct
distribute tickets. Ills ticket wAs IN exact tul-
tuition Of tha regular lscpuollcan Ticket.
i had been printed lii rcd lux, nk9
tie Republican ticket, but contained
The rntt1s Democratic State ticket.