New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-28


the Soulh continues. In South Caro-
lima two Republican leaders have been
shut up IN Jail to keep them from hold
ing meetings. A meeting in Louisiana was
broken up by an armed mob, and i'll one
of the counties of Texas the Democrats
will not permit any political activity what
ever on the part of their opponents
The state of things in South Carolina, as
described by an old Union soldier. shows that
that State, as well as the others, is to be car
ried at the coming election by military power
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HOW VICTORY Is BEING WON.
TWO PROMINENT REPUBLICAN LEADERS IN SOUTH
CAROLINA LODGED IN JAIL TO KEEP THEM QUIET
AN OLD SOLDIERS ACCOUNT OF THINGS
HAMPTON'S EXPECTATIONS.
lBY TELEGRAPH To TRIBUNE.l
WAsHINGTON, Oct. 27.-InfOrmatiOn has been re-
ceiyed here of an event which illustrates entirely
new feature of the policy of the South Carolina
Democrats, by means Of which they intend to be
victorious in every county and Congressional dis
trict of their State in the coming election.
For n long time they have been at work trying to
intimidatc State Senator Duncan, Of Orangeburg
County, a colored man. and to force HIM TO resign
his seat and suspend his work in the present can
vass. Failing to scare him. they have now found a
white man who swears that in the last canvass Mr.
Duncan promised him, if successful, to secure his
appointment as County Auditor. a warrant for the
arrest Of Duncan made ont by the Democrats
after obtaining this statement, and just before
the time appointed for the meeting OF the
chairmen of the Precinct Committees Of the County
at Orangeburg, Duncan, who was county chairman,
was arrested and lodged in jail Bail was procured
in the sum of - 800. it being furnished by Mr..
Webster. Thcreupon the same informer swcre that
Webster was also promised by Duncan the Office of
County Treasurer. and warrant was issued for the
arrest of Webster. thus rendering him ineligible as
bondsman. Duncan and Webster were both locked
up in default of 5000 bail.
People in Washington who know Webster say
that he is a man of unmpeachable character, andOf
much influence. He was Methodist preacher in
NewEngland, and, before the war, went to South
Carolina as q representative of the Northern MethO
dist Church. He has since BEEN and is thought yet
to be, the presiding elder of tie Northern
Methodist Conference of South Carolina. He
was, for some years, president of the
Clahin University, of OrangebuTg, and Editor
of The Free Citizen. He is well known throughout
the State and yields considerable influence, but
has made himself obnoxious to the Democracy by
his fearless championship of the colored race.
Current events in South Carolina now seem to
herald the early dawn Of a peace as profound
and sincere as that which prevails i'll Mississippi
and Arkansas Governor Hampton, in a recent
public speech, claimed that all except two cOun-
ties of the State are sure for the Democ-
racy, and that those two are only doubt
full Republicans there and in Washington cOncede
that the return of single Republican to Congress
is no longer thing to be hoped for The Demo-
cratic victory is in fact already won. not by the
version of Republicans to the support of Democratic
principles and Democratic candidates, but by their
practical acknowledgements
private letter. written by gentleman who went
to South Carolina originally the surgeon of a
Northern regiment. and who married and settled
there describes the state of things as he them
as follows:
our conventions broken up by the red-shlrt Democ
racy. Republicans can no more exercise their political
aud party rights in South Carolina than they could In
Russia or China. Freeoom In tue South is sham and
the courts. BOsh You might well appeal to the
devil TO protect you In your religious rights. They
held and Whenever has been attempted has been
violently broken up.
Wade Hampton has recently been credited by Re-
publican writers in the North with abundant good
intentions, but it is said that he finds himself unable
to control the fre-eatng element of his party, and
hence allows outrages such az that at Sumter and
Williamsburg, two weeks ago, to go unpublished
and unrebuked. The facts as they come
from his own friends do not bear out
this explanation Of his failure to carry out
his sworn obi gatons and the pledges made to those
who had a right to ask them recent number of
his organ The Charleston NecS and Courier. contains
an account of a Democratic meeting lately held at
! Hampton Court House. where Governor Hampton
was one of the speakers. The audience gathered
from all parts of the county the men being dressed
| in red shirts and the ladies in jackets of the
sanguinary hue. After the band had PLAYED " Dixie"
and "Sweet Bye and Bye" Governor Hampton was
introduced as " first in war; first in peace and first
| in the hearts Of his countrymen." In the speech
which followed he is reported to have said that he
| had no doubt now as to the result; he saw men
enough before him to carry the county II they
would only stand shoulder to shoulder. lie called
upon them, one and all, TO uae their utmost eXer-
tons to settle all existing difficulties in order that
"they might march united, bold, defiant, following
the standard of the red shirt to glorious victory"
of the most innocent character were 1t not for
the fact that the red shirts in which the majority of
the armed auditors of Governor Hampton appeared,
and 10 which he so approvingly alluded, are SYM
! bOical of nothing except the blOOdshed and viO-
lencc with which their wearers are sworn To accom-
plish their purpose of carrying every Congressional
district in the State on the 9TH of next November.
| In the light of recent events at Sumter and White
Oak, standing shoulder to shoulder and follow
! ing the standard of the red shirt to glorious vie
| tory" are to be figures of speech when
addressed to South Carolina Democratic audience.
NO COMPROMISE.
GENERAL DByESs TELEGRAPHs TO THE DISTRICT