New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-01-09

| REV. MIR. WEBSTER
| The subioned letter. taken from ZioWs Herdld
| Bo,tonD Of December %, 1876, gives an account
| of the shameful manner in which Dr. E
! Cooke of the ClalD University, was treated lbe-
,psc of his poIItcal views and hIs connection with
| the University while travelling on South
Carolina railroad. This letter followed one
| from DIR. Cooke. IN which he spoke very highly
| of Governor Chamberlain's administration, aud
| referred to the determination of the Demo
| Gratis TO Obtain control of the State at all
| hazards "C0axng, intimidation, force and
| blood have been the record III several OF
| the Counties" he then said A month after
| the publication of Dir. Cookies letter, Mr..
| Webster reported the scenes described in
the following letter DR.. Cooke voted for Gov
crnor Hampton last Fall, and has since denied that
! lac has ever been intinidaied.
From Zion'S Ilera'd - nee. o. 1876.
| Mr. EDITOR: On Tuesday, the 9th inst, DR..
&C. conncrcJ viii tlr collpg. al I'M, parc We took
rassagc iOr our the night tram over the = C.
liallVid. which leaves Columbia at : O'utch ana al
riyrs here about midn, glt. We noticed that IN,
were crowded than usual but took orr seats III tnc
I,t-ca,s ear, designed for the u-c o. g,ht"mth ana
ladies. and both c,as"s were ~ usual occuWns me car
We mad lust LETT Tie cry when man came Abruptly
TO seat and gruiy asked who W'r. what "as my
name ana how long had been III SuuIh CUOluai GA
nv quietly informing him that | lived IN OraugcbuGg,
mad resident OF The STATE Tor eleven years, hc
seemed partially satisfied that not tdr no
seated a back lie put HE Doctor through
| u set OF mterrogati"ns ~ tnough he had bee" 'I-
poIncu by Hampton Losi,urc iuqu,itor-5 Lea al
Tor Satc. 1hc Doctor made In" best Of hS ui.-
pleasant position, reply mildly. But ~ soon Appeared
that had ONE south Carolina fion' the stat, OF
3as,acuu,es, mad been but short Tine compare
lively, III S0uth Htod' ms W. , IL w. ,,,,.
CERTAIN that the Decor was tue man thty were ANXIOUS
| to iiud. Inc insults aud abuse thdt ioo"t" c'hho.
| Ia. drscrI ed lie was called ID son Of
! a D." and all the vulgar and Insulting rplthets
thai be- rakrd :Om the ang phrases OF thrIe low"
grogsaop politicians. As all M pass nEcis ~ the Gar
seemingly approved Of the attack upoL U.s. Thought 1t
lrIt going the sccuudctss car just forward oi tne
| one had been occupy ing. But was soon followed
aud best these men, VINO wanted 10 KNOW ! hdn
not son who Lad euItcd Radical paI or, ard whrr 90
| was m thai time As H. came to wltn me,
they prob his tnou-ht ne Ignt be on the train Incy
u>,d language TOO iou and hOrrid 10 10 repeated lhI
threatened tu put me oil ON my saying NAT
won appeal conductor Tor protection, They sara,
"tncv did not d iOr he c0ndhctor That thcy
ran thiy shcDang." | IaHy told that they wouh
give me twenty Gays leave the state ard II did not
| 70 IN nat time, they would come and xiv" ne h.
A the ears STOPPED at station ana IdNoidbe op-
puItunity presented, slipped from the car to tie pat
form, and went back and got into the sleephg car
| had been mere but short tHc Wheh Hice hch came
| II from the other car, ana commenced conversation.
Try SII1 II was too bau To have Old man abused
one said hc was c"iStth'u TO dHc hlS par; Lor I
feared l,f personal safety OF tn old man lie SAID
If It mad been young man ne SHOULD nut nv. car'I
Du' hc hau It-ptol or AZ. "tn NCnt"tt" ~ ~ iN,
ana sad them that such abuse on quiet traveller
was burning shame; chat knew the ola gentleman to
be very line man IN every t,pt't; anu va, nll
tod that voted for Hampton Il- last remark
! piled Il re say drd" ihcy then mai the word
SEN TO the Doctors assaIlant he voted for Iamp-
f. nave a GnIrng influence lnd he was told tnat was
right but he must gt ont OF that d Niger -cnoo
trc.crIng to the uuncltt! OF ley would come ana
81 men tiiod my best 10 get the Doctor ont Of his mn
r aslnt aud pcruu' condition tOd tnc coloiei man
IN charge OF tnc Sleeping car To set near ehGltA 10
the Doctor. il possible 10 whisper my name ~ ms ear,
and irIl him / wanted him IN the sic, PING car.
.ed the car some three times I" 40 M erLn s
So many pressing around the Doctor he could not
gci N Eim he finally reached tim. and III" Doctor
found ull IL the storm aud got safely into the rear
| These Charleston gentlemen claimed 10 sympatLize
with HIM For nearly three hours the Doctor NAG IN
! dured This infection 81 taunts aud Insults IhcSe
rowdcs were armed. and their revOlvrrS could be seen
on their belts. sticking nom their pockets They
one in s place. They demanded his coat. but lie mad IN
1t several hundred dollars, tnat he had llsl drawn AT
Columbia from the treasurer oil lne Cal iHr
the purpose of paying the contractors on lc new ou-
ing He fclt reluctant to give up tnat and therefore
held Ia his coat ana money. IheI urea 10 connie,
him to take tobacco and WnshrE, ana apparently useu
every possible means To insult ana Irltdte I'm
The reader may be ready to ash "helr was thG con
ductorl He careful to keep away apparently We
W1Gid allow such work on the earl tney
shond undertake to interfere with these men, Inc man
VINO bad been Of the leaders IN TINS abuse came 10
ay1u ne @hoi d not have done AZ hr d. but ia
the ear him and urged nlm To do H. IL turns "Gt
lat some those who claimed 10 %" peciabe people
of tbis pacr ana who Dr. Cooke AMI Lay sell. ana
a hand IN the affair and ahong thee merchant %
Orangrburg who claims I" "t Iesprctd"', "Iu'u ana
aDcttcd m tnIo dSgIacciui dl"If. . Co.,
By CIOke says docs hot rrgatd his life safe, Ia
travelling IN thiS state; ana ne sIa NOT iir any NOR
al least nlg.t Trans. To att nj my quarterly meet
I,Iuo
urnlse to coniIaue my wnilc can keep soul and
DIV together. unCs, relieved ~ the authOlilcs 81 t6
CAurcn nat took the responsibility OF putin ne mo
Is field 81 labor aSalh'i lht pea Nohl preferences As
L.u ChuTCn short o. means II provide me- Win "a
shelter myself and family. drew upon t"e srintY
drlDiets ald Nv IRON my hcAE' S"iall ""l tlaNclnH
In Il NOrtHCIn conference ana purchased pace IN
which 10 live; out nae recently had "orl sent ue D{
some airy, That Hampton WAS elected and
must pack mp and leave. But our poor people never
needed Hep rom The Church thcJ love. 50 uucn as now
~ E'on Az" ar '' Many are ming turned from fnrlr
md a,
th't they would not TOIe inc Democratic
ticket have been lOld by those who claimed 10 be my
best friends, that the only for me To live III the
south TO with tue Democratic party. From
eleven years Residence III thc south anu extensive
man to undertake 10 do business mere III which he de
peuds IN the least on the sympathy cooperation OF
The southern people unless Ic VIII mdoioe thcII pohtca
Since the recent claimed election of Tlden and Hamp-
tum have heard men again ana again boast, lhat.
although beaten by the North in the recent conflict of
arms, they nave now beaten them AT the bdll0t-b0N
Many them fondIy expect To recover III this victory OF
ballots what the' lost by The defeat IN al ms
aud 10 man, Democrat or RtpuDIicau can MAKE lhrin
understand, believe. that wat lhy nave gaiued IN
the ballot not the use for which they braVeIy fought
IN the recent rlNl war. lhcy 40 MOI uhHetsla9 tho
North and much less does the North understand The
south and the nature aud purp1se OF the eadng poll
il a. bitter and unelcntiug a. before the war
During the recent excitement oyer the I'll, Scd Dem
ocmtic victory Ms went upon thc streets cHiorcu men
would frequently come 10 me and say " II You are
Obliged here, you must let S 80 win you Tor
are told That we are spotted, ana we cannon i've
here" They had been spotted for the reason that tty
had been known To vote ana act IN sympathy WIEN the
II publican party One Of the finest young men Oi tnls
place recently dangerously STABBED IN the neck and
simple that he Ycnturcd to step be-
tween my aud Il ruiin who was seeking his me III
my lat" visit To Charleston or poop" tOld me there that
the rec, u political excitement and trouble the cit,
had been pcrnns To them than any period during
war. what will he the soue v. cannot divine bl
unless there for nc better We have reason
tn trar tna the condition of the cOorcd Ope acre
will III many respects DE more dcpofabc than when IN
slavery They then projected ana cared Tor by the
white OF the South yalua 1le property ana now
tlcr pr, sence ntoierbe long as they are regarded
as political enemies. A. WEBSTER.
OfdtigeJUvg, >. e., Dee. .. lS1G
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