The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-04-04

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rudely thrust into power, should have be.
come the easy prey OF the worst element.
OF the mote Intelligent white race and made
to serve their yillainous schemes Of plunder
and spoliation 7 Th, story Of how their su.
gerstitious nature was appealed to how
eheir passions were aroused aud their preiu..
dices excited; how the "leprous poison" OF
hate was poured into their ears by the
northern adventurer and southern renegade
until they were made to believe that their
former owners and che whole southern
people were their worst enemies, and only
waited for an opportunity to re. enslave them.
has turdened the press, wearied the ear,
eng Rsae tbs sheaks siek assszxsess pesss
sdheficsf majority of il black voters. of
Tered, unfortunately for all classes of her
people, the most inviting field for the on.
terprising operations of these twin villains
in crime and in infamy.
WHOLESALE PLUNDER AND ROBBERY.
How they improved each shining hour"
to plumber and to rob her citizens twithout
regard to race, color, or previous condition"
strange to say is most graphically told in
the stenographic diary of one of the chief
plunderers which recent Investigations has
brought 90 light. To mention even the
salient points of tho gigantic and shameless
schemes of spoliation which they conc ceived
and carried into effect while they held the
relns OF power would fill up my hour and
leave the half untold. How, under Scott,
not content with robbing the treasury Of
all it contained and the taxpayer Of his
last dollar, they attempted with scrip and
bonds, issued by thu millions, to put gen.
erations unborn under tribute to their
eupidity and to insert their long, lank, lar.
larcenous fingers into the pockets of poster.
ity; how, under the "native young governor,
who has attained not only . national but
an international reputation as q thief, they
held high carnival and reveled in drunk
en- debauoheries in the halls of the State
capitol, wasting, for what they called
Refreshments" during one session of the
Legislature, the enormous sum of $780,
600, while the poor lunatics in the asy-
lum, whose unfortunate and helpless
condition would have moved heart of stone,
were left to starve or to. find support at
the hands of private citizens whose own
resources were almost exhausted how the
learned, the cultured, and polished leader
of the pluuderers, Daniel H. Chamberlain,
chief architect of the miserable thing mis-.
called government, becoming its chief ex-
ecutive officer, attempted to gloss over its de-
formities and vet how intelligence and virtue
and honestly were still thrust aside to make
room for ignorance, incompetence and vice,
until the polishep carpet.bagger himself,
afrighted by the monster he had created,
cried out that "the civilization of the Puri.
tan and the Cavalier, the Round. head and
the Huguenot," is in danger of being sup.
planted by the barbarism of the negro
Thus for eight years did the people of this
poor, down-trodden, and oppressed State,
with patience that was heroic, bear their
sufferings and their wrongs Promotheus
bound TO the rock, while the ravenous vul.
lures tear at his vitals, presents not too
strong picture of the "prostrate State"
during these sad and trying years.
STRIKING ILLUSTRATION.
Who, while wandering through the beau.
tiful art gallery at the other end Of the
Avenue, which the muni6cence of q
distinguished resident Of this city has ded-
icated to the public, has not felt his steps
arrested as his eye fell upon the brave words,
"The crime makes the shame and not the
scaffold," has not felt his heart to throb
with inexpressible emotion as he l,oked
through window.gratings of prison cell
into that face 20 sad and weary with troub-
led thoughts, and into those mouruful eyes
with their touching expression of quiet,
patient endurance, which the genius of the
artist has made 70 speak so eloquently from
the canvassf As gassd upon the picture
with deepest interest it suddenly became
to mo no longer the face Of Charlotte Corday,
but the impersonation Of the genius of my
own Palmetto State, perseouted, insulted,
and incarcerat;d by the mercenary and
hesrtless stranger and the fslss and traitor
ous renegade; thus she stood, peeripg
through her prison bars, during all those
dark days Of which I have just spoken, pure
and undeiled, without the "crime" which
snakes the shame" J" waiting with calm en-
duranoe her hour Of cruci6xion while still
hoping almost against hope, for the hour of
her dsliverance. With grateful and joy.
fcl heart / turned away. remembering that
the prison bars had already been broken
and the sceptre Of pure and honest govern
mont already restored 70 her hands.
Thus much I have felt Il my duty 10 say
In vipdication Of the honest white people
whom have the honor In part 10 represent
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