Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-10-08
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WASHINGTON. October d, 1873.
OUTRAGEs ON South CAROLINA REPUBLICANS
Governor Hampton OF South Carolina is likely
10 be publlcly convicted Of Violation of his pledges
TO President Hayes. The administration has been
informed by prominent republicans of South Car
DINA of the details of plot to break up the re-
publican organization in Sumter county and to
prevent republican meetings there. This move
ment under the leadership of two aids Of Gov.
ii lmptons staff. On account of this information
Attorney General Devens has forwarded TO the
district attorney of South Carolina letter, OF
which the following is the substance:
LETTER FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL DEvENs
ain cases of interference by democrats with re-
publicans In meetings called for taking nitlatory
steps looking TO the election of members OF con-
gress, call your attention especially to section
$500 revised statutes You will be expected to
give your personal attention to all cases arising
under the above section Meetings called fol
the purpose OF advocating and supporting the cleo
ZION of candidates for congress should be undis
turbed, and each party must have freedom to sup
mort the candidate Of its choice. You will show
this to the marshal of the district, who, it is hop
ed, will render you all the necessary assistance by
appointing discreet and proper depu les to execute
said law.
HAMPTON DOES NOT DISCOURAGE THE OUT
RACES.
The attacks made have continued throughout
the campaign, commencing with the primary elee-
tons for delegates to the nominating conventions.
Governor Hampton has had official notice from
the republicans that two Of his aids leaders in
tins movement, ana he has no. interfered to pre-
vent it. On the contrary, after being notified, he
himself spoke in Sumter county and nude no ref
ercnce TO the known attempts to ntimidate repub-
licans, but did declare that the democrats must
carry that county at all hazards, and Senator But
Ter said ii was unnecessary 10 tell them how TO do
it.
SHAMEFUL CONDUCT OF TIE MILITARY.
Armed men have been stationed as pickets
on the roads leading to county conventions.
These men were supplied with State arms, furn-
ished through the United States, were evidently
under good military discipline, had recognized
officers and were known rs members of the State
volunteer militia. AT first they appeared without
uniforms; of late they have attempted in uniform
to break up republican meetings. They have not
hesitated to announce publicly that the white peo-
pie of South Carolina had decidedthat republican
meetings SHOULD not be held, and that any attempt
to bold such meetings might result in personal in
jury. AT one of the meetings of Sumter county
one of the aids of Governor Hampton knocked the
republican chairman from the stand. Another
seized the chairman by the throat and severely in
jured him. The speaker was Probate Judge Lee,
who acted as chairman of the meeting, aud who
al that time threatened both with shooting
and hanging. So many authorized details OF
these acts OF violence have been brought to the
knowledge Of the Administration here that the
President and his cabinet are convinced that there
Is organized movement in South Carolina to
put down by violence any attempt at republican
organization, and that Wade Hampton is giving
this revolutionary and cowardly movement hi
active personal support. 1t is, perhaps, needless
to say that the President is very much surprised
at Hamptons conduct
FoRTU MES MADE IN CALIFORNIA MINING ST OK
Private information from California shows that
immense fortunes have been made n the rise of
the stock Of Little Utah, Sierra Nevada, the JUS
tice and other mines. within the last three weeks
Flood of the firm of Flood < O'Biien has made
$1,000, 900; Senator Jones Of Nevada, who went
west in the spring broken in fortune, has made
81 500 600; W. J. Shafer, formerly of Chicago and
New York, made S55 ,000 Chadwick, who kept
Willard's Hotel mode $780, 900.
SENATOR THuRMAN's CONDITION.
Friends of Senator Thurman here received dis
patches yesterday from Ohio which alarm them as
TO his condition The report is that he is threaten
ed with paralysis, incipient symptoms of which
have already appeared. He is known to have
been very much overwoi ked during the cam paign
his ambition for the Presidential non ination hav-
ing induced him to undertake more than his
strength would warrant.-SpeciaI 10 Boston Jour
nal