Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-12-13

Mr. James l. Campbell, OF Charleston,
South Carolina, is native of Massachusetts,
who has lived for ffty-two wears in Charles
ton, where he has had large and lucrative
law practice, and acquired wealth and in
iaence List year be was elected to the
State Senate, and as a member OF it he op-
posed some of tine measures proposed by his
| Democratic associates to make it more
difficult for the Republicans to exercise
their right TO vote. The measures
were adopted, however, against his protest,
and he then announced that he would
offer himself as candidate again this wear
in order to test the opinion of the people of
his district as to the good faith ana policy of
those laws. lie is and always has been
Democrat, but he was, this year. an inie-
pendent candidate. The Republicans voted
for him, and, Of course, he was defeated In
response to an inquiry by correspondent of
the New York Iri5nas, NJ. Campbell said
THE journal you represent Is, | am aware,
one of the fairest Of Its party, and should
be pleased to assist you in any way in my
power But | believe that the Democracy
Of the country have at least an equal in
terest with the radicals in denouncIng and
exposing the frauds that have been
committed, and conceive it to be
my duty to give to my own party,
rather than to our opponents, the benefit
of any evidence may have in my possession.
am willing to say that since the election
| have employed experts and spent some
money in gathering information, which |
intend to keep and use III the most ehec-
tive wav and will add that if any Demo
cratic newspaper desires tn know the facts
and will cali upon me, | will furnish it
with evidence that will be conclusive.
About 3 500 c1lorcd men were prevented
from voting. The radical vote here is about
l. 500, and the democratic vote 5000 when
it ali comes ont. But the white people seem
ed to take very little interest in the election
this wear, and the Democratic vote must have
fallen of from 500 to 900, while the Ridi-
Gals who were allowed to vote came out very
strong OF the honest vote actually got into
the. boxes the Radicals had from 800 to
= 900 mai ,rity. received at least 1000
Democratic votes and the solid support OF
the radicals, making my vote about IL, 900
(lt would nave teCu it,1NN II Iue negroes
had all been allowed II votel. Nv opp,-
uent received about ; 900 vote They gave
him II 900 and me 1000.
The testimony OF Mr.. Campbell may be
commended to attention Of the people and
plpcrs that are pooh-poohins the Southern
outragcs on the ballot We trust some
Democratic paper will be found, independent
enough to give the full facts to the public.
BFfoRF the next Congress meets the cheap
money dclusion will hav be uioncd by
those of its supporters who wish to preserve
any reputation for intelligence and Judgment.
Ono DAY, in Washington. Senator Wilson
was dcnouncing the Know nothing party
with great vgor in the presence Of Con
nccticut Representative, who interrupted
him. saving, why, Senator, You and
used to belong to that PARTY, dIdn We
"Oh, yes" said Wilson, II believe We did
train with them spell hut tell YOU, sir,
| have mighty little respect Tor any man
who didn I abandon them about the time vIu
and did" This anec1Ote has an aIplicI-
ti1n to present circumstances that men who
have acted with the Greenbaek party would
do well to take advantage of.-Bos5H Aa-
rerfisfr.