National Republican., 1878-11-11

BtLi-DOIlSG THE ADMINISTRATIONS.
A more graceless set Of rOgues than the
leaders of the Democratic party in South
Carolina never pulled hemp" or gazed
through iron-bars With consGeuces scared
and hearts desperately wicked and depnvcd,
they scruplc at no act of !niamny 10 enable
them the better to override the law and rob
a large class Of iellow-citizcns Of their con-
stitutional rights. A private letter just re-
Ceived from n prominent Republican at
Charleston, states that HAMPTON aud all Of
his State officers personally interested them
selves before the grand jury at Columbia to
secure the indictment of ex- Governor CHAM.
BEILAIS and other prominent Republicans,
for the purpose ol holding such indictments
rs rod of terror over the heads of the Ad-
ministration at Washington, and thus force
Attorney General DEvENs to nOHe pros the
cases against the Democratic ruflians for
violations OF section $500, Revised Statutes
Never did blackmailers go more systemat-
icGlly to work than have HAMPTON and his
companions TO force the President to con-
done crime in South Carolina. In the first
place, the charge upon which they have had
Mr CHAMBERLAIS indicted is preposterous.
| II ia a revamp of an old scandal, which has
time and again been pronounced false by
even Democratic investigating committees.
But the miscreants hope to accomplish their
object nevertheless, believing that Mr..
CHAMBERLAIN will become alarmed at the
prospect OF not receiving justice at the
hands Of a rihc-club jury, and will exert
his influence to have the cases nO''e pressed
against the buil-dOzers and ballot-bOx stun.
ers In the recent election and thus escape
the doom which the red-handed South Caro-
lir' Democracy have in store for him. In
other words, the South Carolina gentry are
holding CHAMBERLAIN as a hostage for the
liberation Of the hundreds of rullians whc
have be IN arrested by direction of the At.
torney General for conspiring against the
freedom Of the ballot
Since matters have assumed such an atti
tude the Administration cannot afford Il
parley with the Democratic rascals o
HAMPTOS's domain, but should At once
supplant the ignorant NORTHROP by II com
petent District Attorney, and proceed to
convict the culprits who have already gone
too long unwhipped Of justice.
The indictment against CmAMBERLAIN il
Of piece in common with WADE HAaIP
TONS braggadOcia tactics. Let him, if h,
dares, incarcerate CHAMBERLAIN, or an,
other innocent citizen, for tho purpose 0
shielding his guilty followers. The eyes o
the loyal North are upon him, and he may
ycl live TO feel the weight of an outraged
public sentiment
By his treachery, duplicity, and villain,
SO often evinCed since he was wrOng(ullS
permitted to occupy the executive chair o
South Carolina, he has contributed more I
convince the country OF the mistake In ex
tending olemenCy 10 rebel leaders at tn,
close OF the wsr, than have all the acts o
his colleagues in treason combined, lie /.
the recognized head of u graCeless set o.
traitors, and spits upon the Goyernmcn
which extended him an undcserved elem.
ency. In all of his inglorOus career no net
which he has committed will more greatly
tend TO make him infamous than his base
conduct in attempting TO smirciI the rhu'
acter OF Mr., CmAMBERLAIT, Il grnllrmul