The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-21
MORE BARGAINING IN SOUTH cARoLIN1
Another Exchange Of Prisoners TO be Made,
but the Blacks Len Out.

but the Blacks Len Out.
CHARLESTON, S. c., April 15-At the ses-
sion Of the United States Circuit Court for the
trial Of the election cases the first thing which
attracted my attention wns the absence OF the
usual stenographcrs. who have always hitherto
reported these So called outragrs for publication
as Congressional documents TO be- distributed
among the stalwart Republicans OF the North.
Upon inquiry was informed Tint there was
now no money to pay for these luxurics. The
outrage mill had at last broken down.
In fact. the whole affair appears lame In COM
harrison with former efforts. The District At
torney and his assistant are gentlemen OF lin
tied legal experience, and they stand alone
against the ablest lawyers OF the Charleston bar.
seconded by energetic representatives from
every bar in the State which IL interested In ;he
trials. This lameness OF the Governmentindi-
cutes to many that 1t is another put up iob-thHt
It means an exchange OF prisoners in decent
way to appense public opinion. On the dockets
OF the United States Court there are. am in
formed. many old Ku-Klux cases remaining
OMEN; and then there are the election rioters OF
1876 besides the election cases OF 1878. Therc
cannot be less than 500 white citizens OF the
State whose names are, enoraced IN THESE
charges These men. no doubt, are annoyru w
this uncertainty hanging over them. Thrr" may
b., some among them who deserve CONVICTION.
tions gotten up by the Republicans for intini-
dntion. under circumstances which foreshnd-
owed onvlction. whether the men were guilty
or not These circumstances have now pHssrH
away but the cnses make u show to the world,
and furnish q, prrteM Tor 4 cartel between the
Republican Federal Administration and the
Democratic State Government.
am informed that the State authorities arc
willing to compromise 70 81 tn9 tneveS VINO
eminent will wipe out these dead dockets; and
that. strange, TO say. tho after is unwilling TO
exchange. am further informed that Patt'r-
son already has papers which would protect
him II he were TO come 10 South Carolina, ana
that Chamberlain and Kimpton feel perfectly
secure. whether there is amy exchange OF prs
oners or not The secret OF this strange condi-
ton Of public morals is simply what Cham ber-
lain is reported to have said. that II South
Carolina pulls ihs covering from or him. she
will be astonished 10 ind who were his
Democratic bedfellows." II will thus be
Democrats are In the public cartel for exchange,
yet the real parties To- be- benefited are behind
the scenes and are influential enough to control
the State Government. Good Citizens say u Is
NIL wrong. and that all the guilty parties should
be convicted on both sides. But the logic OF tho
compromisers II enectivs. They say; Chhin e
berdn. Patterson. and Kimpton will never be-,
why wont they be tried 2" "Becnuse two
yenrs have elaused since tho Democrats came
into power and they have not yet been tried,
and wont be; that ~ the long and short Of it,
The cnse stands thus The bad men OF the De-
moe racy tnot these 500 accused who nre to he
screened make the bargain with the bad men
OF inc hpubllcnn party. Let us tAfuHHE"
prisoners"-that is. themselves. And then they
bind tie State and Federal Governments re-
spectvely TO confirm the bargain, As to the
gaping people. who look on nj THIS strange
spectacle. these gentry think they have no busi-
ness with public affairs.
There Is one feature OF the situation, how
ever which publ" opinion condemns. This
immunity dors not extend TO the colored race.
SmAlls. Cardoza Sam Lee. &C.. all colored men.
have been convicted and have the sentence OF
the law hanging over them; while their white
associates have either been pnrdoned. like l..
Cass Carpenter or have never been tried. like
Chamberlain x Co. These colored men are re-
gnrded rs tools. who knew but little better. in
the hands OF Chamberlain. Carpenter Co.. and
yet they suner. while the real culprits ENJOY
their liberty. SmHls has had his case removed
to the United States Supreme Court on this very
ground-not that he Ia not guilty. tut because IN
his conviction. and the immunity OF his white
brothers. there hns been. MS he asserts. viola
ton OF the constitutional amendments.
| was about to write that the Republican party
should have taken better care OF the interests OF
| their colored brethren. But Smalls seems To be
| impressed with the idea that Mr.. Hayes did
| embrace him in the first batch OF exchanged
prisoners and that II is bad faith which detHin MS
| him. AT any rate he is here in attendance upon
| the court. awaiting his tx hnngr. He Is u
| shrowd fellow ana argues earnestly for some
| convictions. But MS soon as he cHn arrange tho
| cartel. he will no doubt. be- tho diplomatic
| bearer Of n yo.uminOus petition for the pardon
! OF the newly convicted bnllOt-boN suffers from
the colored people to Mr. Hayes. Smalls Is gener-
Gus He would include Chamberlain Co. In
the benefits of this exchange. and lot the dead
past bury its dead.