The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-05-02


oeN Governor OF tho Whole People
What Republicans Say About HiIn-Th.
Prospect for the Futuro-No, OFpositior
to gIampton's Ro.eieCtfon.. 81 -
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fAr. 3. p. Clark, tn Ee Springfield Reprbifeaa.
CHARLEsToN, s.. c., April 10.
It Is one year this week since The Uni.
ted StGtes troops were removed from the
State House, Chamberlain formally sur.
rendered, and Wade Hampton became
universally recognized as Governor OF
South Carolina. The changes that have
been wrought In this twelvemonth ara
nothing less than wonderful, and chal.
leuge the attention of the whole countrv.
A year ago found the people of the Pal.
metto State, after months Of the most In.
tense POLITICAL excitement, divided into
two opposing parties-the Democrats
flushed with their iong-delsyed victory.
the Republicans embittered by their final
defeat and genuinely distrustfal OF the
future. The negroes saw at last the suc.
cess Of that party which they had been
sedulously taught for, years would signal
ize its accession .o power BY relegatine
them back into slavery, and awaited .its
course with the most serious appraBenI
sions. The white Republicans witneased
the triumph Of the party which num-
bered in It's ranks the Bour5ens sud ire
concilables, and looked with dread to the
future, The more Intelligent, To- be- sure,
listened .;;:i SsaS4T 70 " ado HnI1l ninn's
premises, gave him perhaps the credit of
sincerity, but still doubted his ability to
fulfil his pledges and control his party.
The close Of the year finds eye:ything
absolutely changed. The political ex:
element which had long kept the State
in turmoil has disappeared, and comIlete
peace prevails. Financial distrust has
given way to s feeling Of growing conf
dence, as the stability Of government
has been restored and affairs have settled
into their normal condition. The rela.
tious of the two races have steadily i'm.
proved, till . far better feeling is already
reached than was ever before known.
The people are working more generally
und energetcally, and the universal tes-
tlmony OF all employers Ia chat they have
never had so little trouble with their
hands eince the war rs during the past
year. The Democrats have had full con-
troll Of the government for twelve months
and Republicans are free to confess that
their rights were never SO, well guarded.
The negroes find their fears Of new
slavery gfoundless; they see none of
their rights curtailed, and special pains
taken t. Develop their militia, h;;ch ~!h;;;cfh. IA
to be at once mustered out With the ac. m
cession of the Democrats. The Bourbonb
and irreconciliables have been sup
pressed, and the liberal policy of Wade
Hampton haa triaDphed over all opposi-
tion, till he 10 tr. day, as truly as was ever
any man in American history, Governor
Of the whole people.
The snccesa which Governor Hampton
has thus achieved is only to be described
as one Of the greatest personal triumphs
OF the present generation. Indeed, / do
not recall another case ih our history
where q man has made wishin the brief
space of o year 80 complete conquest of
the party that opposed him, at the same
time that he has retained. and even
strengthened, bis Ekee!d :n.rre:.. :n.rre:.. his owa
original followers., The testimony freely
aSd heartily volunteered by Republicans
all over the State surprises even one who
felt somewhat familiar with the conr=o of
events, aud woald be nothing less than
startling TO the average Northern parti.
san. Within the past week have talked
with c number Of the leading Republi-
cans both in Charleston and Columbia
such men as ex.Jldge Melton, of this
city, the most eminent native Republican
the party in South Carolina ever had,
under Chamberlain and
also circuit judge under Republican rule;
Chief Justice Willard, the Northerner,
whom tho Republicans made assnciate
justice of the Supreme Court, and the
DemeqraticN Legislature; : last, year. at
Hampton Instance. lpromo:ed to- the
highest place on she ,be,. .cia 4 G. M.
Wilder, the postmaster q! Columbia,
colored man of good standing ard much
shrewdness; Collector Of Internal Reye-
nue. brayton, whose headquarters are in
this city; Benjamin A. Bosemon, the
postmaster Of Charleston, q colored man
of coed Northern education and high
personal character; @. ii. Baldwin, the
collector of customs at Charleston, a
Conns scicut man by BIRTH and g gorge I.
Cunningham, Republican ex-Mayor Of
Charleston. 2esiles these, i have ques-
tioned the fegrJ whom Imi3 3hs chance
to have for my 'driveii or who carried my
bag, so / have annnded all phases Of Re-
DcDlaCAn fncii1P.s iEt, ~ 4. f,.sr 0tti
TIE coii t.nrrent eestinonv of ali, tbess
Republicsns,a ,awhite and blsct. in -ths
inost awesDitSS commendation of Gov.
ernor Hannpt0n's course, and the most
Dr. B6aetnrj,T of Charleston G,s Srsa ,ri sei.
lcatea "a 4 AZ ss;siaY sTS .3bS lifst crsb.
ern scf,5bis s Yoii ma si5i eslfofa IN ss IS.
pressing Rbsclute confidence in Governor
his cnTiYae.,F Wa have m co5nTIainti
whatever To mats. He has Kent ali his