National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-19

u"y VI ule seNeu uayS pdtVie' ho was V"iSS
severely wounded and finally taken pris-
oner on the field and sent TO the Libby
prison, at Richmond. His last military SER
vice was rendered at Charleston, s. c., where,
Under General SIcKLEs, he was for year
Provost-Judge of the city of Charleston, ex-
ercising in this capacity all the powers of
civil and military judge.
When he resigned his commission IN the
army in 1867, and was about to return
home, he was rendered by President JoHN-
son the office of United States District At
tOrney for South Carolina. This he ac-
cepted. lie conducted the Office of District
Attorney with such signal ability that he
continued to hold it, being twice reap
pointed by President GRANT, till March,
1876 when he resigned it TO enter upon the
duties of United States Senator from South
Carolina. Mr.. CoRBIN was elected and
served as solicitor to the convention called
to frame new constitution for South Caro-
lima under the reconstruction act of Con-
gress Upon tile adoption of that constitu-
ton he was elected and served one term of
| four years as State Senator Of South Caro-
lima from the county of Charleston. In the
State Senate, the Lieutenant Governor re-
| signing, he was elected President of the
Senate, which position ne held for three
years. During his connection with the
South Carolina State Senate he intro
dueed new code Of practice for
the courts which became and is now
the law of the State. He also
codiiied the laws of the State covering
legislation, his york being the first of the
kind in South Carolina. His general stat
utes embody and now constitute the statute
laws of the State. As State Senator and
President of the South Carolina Senate he
was known and recognized as the most eon-
servative member of that body and the un-
compromising enemy of extravaganza and
corruption His term as Senator expired in
March, 1872, since which time he has had
no connection with the State government of
South Carolina. He virtually retired from
State politics in 1872, having that year
Joined with Governor ORR and REUBEN
ToMLINsoN in boiling the nomination by his
party of the notorious FRANK MOSES for
Governor He stumped the State against
MOSES and in the interest of ToMLfNsoN.
This boiling movement, undertaken in the
interest of reform and honest government,
was unsuccessful. MOSES was elected and
Mr.. CoRBIN retired from State politics.
In 1871 and 1872 Mr.. CoRBIN, as the
United States District Attorney, investigated
and brought to light and to punishment the
crimes of the Ku-Klux Klan. This bloody
organization, in 1870 and 1871, terrorized {
, large portion of the State in the interest o
! the Democratic party. Its object was, by
intimidation and violence, to defeat the
, amendments to the Constitution and tn,
5 laws of Congress securing suffrage to tht
colOred race. During this period of tive
, years this organization had murdered il
cold blood more than two hundred whit
and colored Republicans, and mercilessly
, whipped and lacerated hundreds more. 1t
-, organization was secret and its bloody worl
a was done at night and in disguise. MI
CoRBIN, at the peril of his life, aided b,
g Colonel MERRILL, of the United State
E army, brought TO trial and punishment sew
o eral hundred members of this organization
l.. and so broke up and put an end TO it. Th
records of the Albany Penitentiary, wher
these criminals were sent for punishment
4 testify to the vigor and success of thes
e prosecutions.
e When the violence and crimes agains
$ the elective franchise commenced in Soutl
a Carolina, in the election campaign Of 1876
= first the Hamburg massacre and then tn
4 EIlentOn murders-AIr. CoRmS was visit
# ing the Centennial Exhibition, in Philadel
= phia. At the request Of the Government
t he hastened home and went immedatel,
', TO the scenes of these outrages, PERSONAL,
y investigated them, and, finding them but
It renewal, in different form, of the horri
= crimes of the Ku-KIux Klan of 1S71-'72, h
Immediately commenced yigorI prost
cution of the offenders in the United State
0 courts. Some fifty murders Of colored mel
n had then been perpetrated, and red-hande
- murdeTers in red shirts were lawlessl
!, securing the country for more victims. II
;. Immediately caused the arrest of som
u 500 of these reckless riders and murderer
| ana tntSt NITtsls % tilCthNN AhS os''efSN VI
II erations of the Democratic party through
s. out the State that Republican voters too
"a courage, and on election day went TO I'll
II polls and voted and triumphaDtly carrie
is the State for HAYES and WHEELER and Il
Governor CHAMBERLAIN. Had it not bee
le for his efforts thus put forth in the nick
ii time the Republican voters must hay
le Welded to the violence and intimidation il
'g augurated by the Democrats, and the ele
l. tion so been.lost to the Republicans.
On the assembling Of the Legislature aft
this election the Republican members, o,
'e of gratitude to Mr.. CoRBIN for his servic
~ to the party in the campaign and witho
u solicitation on his part, unanimously elect'
'e him to the United States Senate. At til
" time, it will be noted, Mr.. CORBIN had be,
practically out of politics for four yea
n. 1t was fitting compliment an
sy reward for his services. lie
&c. now before the Senate asking for his SET
~ Ills right to be Senator from South Carolil
70 has been most fully and elaborately inyes