New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-21

ros,rt ~ actnaI violence he is to be Taught that
The freedom to express ones opinions does not
avis, IN This State except on the banners exhibited
MT the mass-meetings of the Democratic party
leading Democrat of Greenve, governor"
Perry formerly distinguished leader OF Red Shirt
bands has written a letter to The Greenune Ners'
in which he SAYS: THE poor, miserable. unprin-
cipled white man who tries to restore the Radical
party to power in South Carolipa should
he socially ostracised. aud not even spoken
to on the streets. He should be treated as
an enemy TO his race. The colored man
.shouid be told that his leaders are making tool
of HIM only TO crafty their pitiable ambition,
and for the chance Of stealing his hard
earnings He should be told, too, that " he VIII
vote 10 place rogues and scouudrcs in oliice ana
in power no honorable Democrat will employ him
in any way. This should be resolved on and adj
hered to throughout the State social ostra-
cism for the white man. and no employment for the
colored man. These are potent weapons in the
hands of the Southern white people. lake awav
from the helpless negro his chance OF employment
and he would starye to DEATH But perhaps 1t may
be said these are but threats made in a moment OF
passion and will not be carried ont by those whole
souled hospitabe men of the South toward the
blacks, whom they care for go tenderly. But IT has
been done and is invariably being done wherever
negroes have disObeyed the njunctions of their en-
poyers. A gent leDan of Greenvile told me that he
has seen negros little household belongings set
out into the road and himself and family turned out
in the cold TO shift for themselves for no crime
greater than the exercise of the free ballot about
which Southern Democrats make so much clamor,
And the social ostraelsm which is the portion OF the
white people is by 10 means light nfiction. If
its victim has q store, he win fad bis customers
leaving him il "a physician, he will loose his
practice; if a mechanic. he will fail TO get
employing and II school teacher then God
hell hiinl Ali the details OF voting by the tissue
ballots have long ago been published in The IRiB-
pNE With solid boards OF election ohcers, IL Will
be easy thing to count out Republicans at the
coming election. At the end of The days voting the
polls will be closed for little while To enable the
judges 10 take dinner and tGe ballots are tnen
manipulated, the United States officer, OF course.
being locked out There is evidence now on file IN
the room of the House Committee on Elections, III
the contcs ed case of Mackey, which has never been
Irlnted. which shows the fraudulent methods
employed by the Democrats in the worst possible
light. In Que precinct. for example, 1t was found
that the number of votes cast exceeded the nunge
of names on the pol-book 10y several hundreds. The
tickets had all been taken out, as directed by law,
and counted. Here is the way they were put back:
The Democratic tickets were all placed together IN
fat pile and put into the box hrst. lhen an tne
tissue ballots (also Democratic were next place. In
the box on TOP OF the regular democratic .S Is,
the box. and the requisite number Drawn mt
by bindfolded person. The result wa; that
all the Republican and part of the tissue ballots
were taken out leaving in the box only Democratic
>yotes Here was a case which went record o. "A
precinct where not Republican vote was cast.
In conversation with men who know Hampt n
and his relations with his people, i am rather ttr-
prised to find that he is not considered so yrsat
man As the North has been led 10 believe learn
that, while he good SOLDIER he Is not consld-
cred a Statesman, and as business man he is an
utter failure. He is not worth dollar outside OF
his salary to-day. He at one time since the war
started a bank. of which be was president, which
was run the rather novel principle that arlsto-
cratic blood and long line OF noble ancestors were
equivalent to good collateral security. In few
months this bank failed and dragged down all those
who bad been so silly as to put anything
made and published even those who
formerly woIshipped HIM as the saviour OF lne me
be is blunderer and cannot be trusted 10 open his
month For it must be understood that down here.
next III crlmlnaity to being despised Rad " Is
that OF committing any blunder by which Tie Re-
publicans IN the North profit.
While the Republicans will not. in all probability,
attempt TO run State ticket, they are not With
out hope of electing one or more Congressman.
What the Republicans are hoping for Is division
among the Democrats, particularly the upper
counties. A gentleman who formerly an ac-
tive Democrat. aud who III 1876 originated the idea
of the Red Shirt brlgades, told me YESTERDAY that
stronger than the Democrats like to admit, and that
the new party is composed OF men VINO are bd not
quoted from The GreepriHe Ae,rS If these men
determine TO persist In making an issue, and spit
occurs. there may yet be recurrence OF the scenes
of 1876. The Democrats swear they Whl NOT brook
opposition, and that il necessary the Red Shirts Will
again be called into Iequlsition.
DEPLoRABLE LACK or INDUSTRY.
1t has been demonstrated since the time Of
Nautilus that the population Of country is in
direct proportion to its means OF subsistence.
Where food is scarce and high. there population
dimnishes. There does not seem to be any evidence
of on increase of population in this Stateat least
any considerable ncrease-since 1870, because
there does not seem to have been any considerable
increase in the means of living The lands which
were thrown out to waste in 1870 are not yet re-
claimed, methods OF farming have not improved.
the same classes of ignorant whites and negroes till
the soil in the antiQuate1 fashion which prevailed,
not only before the but as far back as Revolu-
tionary times.
gentleman who resides in Greenville, but who
has tray eed in Virginia. Maryland and Pennsylva-
MA told your correspondent that the worst thing
that could DO said against South Carolina was the
execrable style Of farming which prevails through
out the State. He is enthusiast on tho subject
OF deep plou9hing, and loses opportunity to i'm
press his views his people, but unfortunately he
makes few converts. He is so anxious to LET his
people know how farming can be done that be has
offered 10 give fifty acres of land each to ten Penn
syivania Dutch farmers II they will come down
here and live on il. Il will give away this land"
said he "cheerfuy, because. in the first place, the
experiment would vastly enhance the value of the
rest OF my land lying contiguous 10 IL, anu III the
second place, because it would teach by example
what cannot impress upon our people by precept."
This same gentleman gave an amusing description
of the native farmer and bis primitive methods.
The climax in his life is the day when he brings his
little cotton crop, consisting # bale or two. to
market. After disposing of this 10 the trader, or
"storekoeper, he buys two or three sides of bacon
q bag Of guano -four and Jug of whiskey
places his Purchases III a tumbie-dow cart. drawn
b. "a PAIR OF bulls or bull and mule. and with
boon c,mpan AL sets out for home, drunk and NOISY
and not burdened with dollar TO show for his
years work He is happy ana proud of mis- State
and wOuld fight the rho dared to draw lnvidi-
comparisons.
Ent n "a nor the farnino alone which indlcates n