National Republican., 1878-07-09

was neld f0r mayor ana aldermen OF sum
merville, at which the Republican nomi-
nees were elected by large majorities. But
the Democratic incumbcnts of the NUM-
cipal Offices, contrary TO law, positively re-
fused to vacate and allow the successful Re-
publicans to be installed into the positions
to which they had been chosen. The Dem
ocrats have organized several additional
riae-clubs, and threaten to bury hundreds
Of niggers' IL the Republicans persist In
claiming their just dues. So glaring hns
been the outrage practiccd at summerville
that even Judge THOMAS JEFFERSON
MACKEY, the man who stumped South
Carolina for HAYES and voted for TILDEN
has endeavored to interpose and accord the
their rights. This Quixotio Judge, hied
him from the mountains to the sea-
board, and sitting at Chambers, de-
creed that the Democratic election
managers should count the votes and de-
clare those having o majority Of the votes
duly elected. Dut the unterrified" very
quietly, but dcterminedly, advised the judge
to go to-"a warm climate,n telling him
that he would do well to consider the old
couplet-
They who In quarrcls intcrpose
| WIN often wipe bloody nose.
In other words, that articles of impench-
ment would be instituted against him be-
fore the Legislature If he undertook TO In
terfere with the internal workings Of HAMP.
ToN's lambs in the municipality Of Sum.
mervillc. Thus it will be seen how HAMP.
TON is keeping his pledges" with which
he gulled HAYES administration into recog'
nizing him as Governor, despite the whole
sale slaughteriug of Republicans at Ham
burg and Ellenton because of their persist
ency in supporting the nominees of the Gin
cinnati Convention Here are Republicans
elected TO positions which they are not al
lowed to occupy, because of the threats o
rifle clubs; and even the edicts Of judicia
officer are in vain, as against the pronuncia
meHto of HAMProN's "roughs."
This action, of the blood-stained Democ
racy is designed TO discourage Republican
from entering into the approaching Stat
canvass and it Is by such means that HAM
TON hopes to obtain new lease Of powe
in South Carolina.
Not long since, when ex-senator STEPHEl
A. SwAIis, Of Williamsburg County, at
tempted to reorganize the Republican part
at Kingstree, the Charleston Ne,cs and Com
ier called upon the Attorney General to as
certain whether or not evidence could b
obtained to send him to the penitentiary.
Verify, are HAMPTON and his thugs dem
onstrating practically the folly of the be
stOwal of the elective franchise upon tn
blacks of the South, for while their enirau
chisement gives the South upward of sew
enty additional members of the electorf
college, and an equal number Of Congress
men, yet, by the bull-dozing process the
overcome immense Republican majo
tiles and convert an importar
clause of our Constitution into by-wor
and q reproach. And all OF this occurs in
mediately under the eye of the Administer
ton, and yet that great and good man
not even admonished that such conduct
at variance with equal rights" Let NJ
y HAYES remember that he was twice swor
as President to support and defend the Coz
, stitution Of the United States, and let hi
protest against these acts Of lawlessness b
, proclamation or otherwise, even though l
, does not possess the authority to use Il
army as posse comitdtus to protect citizei
against such high-handed outrages.