New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-29
THE PALMETTO STATE DGsHONORED.

! GLARING SUBMISSIONS OF LAW AND JUSTICE CoUN-
TENANcFD AND CoNNIvED AT BY rHE PINhs
or CmvALRY II SOUTH CARoLfNA.
To the Edttor ~ The TrtbuHc
SIR: After years of wretched misrule under
a Radical Governments this state was turned over INTO
the hands Of the Democrats on the accession OF Pres
dent Hayes 10 1876, and Hampton and MS party SOL
EMMY pledged themselves 10 project the negro IN ali
hs rights. In 1873 the rights of the negro were ncon-
nenty buried under avalanche OF ussue-DalolS ana
every Office H. ed Oy Democrats, who obtained ana heid
them by the most Caring frauds. In 1850 me census
gives this State c1lorei y0ung majority OF 4OOOO-
never solid IN their adhesion ana hdeilty io the
Repuhlcan flith and never known % De- more earnest
and united tlcir efforts TO cast ther ballots accord
mgy, than they at the liie soctled election As
allies they also hal number OF white Conservatives
styled Inrpenden and Republicans scattered through
out the STATE. of whom were prominent citizens Of
TALENT and character who opposed he suicidal intoicr-
ance OIL the rIDId Democracy, and claimed for
nh citizens alike their constitutional rights Ihe
| eunre election machinery wa IN the hands
~ the Democrats AMI everything was preirran2rd 10
secure certain result In addition 20 bliOtb ks uhng'
the country boxes changed from the usual polling
places % remote and obscure points unSnOwn u tne
blacks. and tne town box were placed IN rooms 10
which the only access was by steep aud narrow stair
ways lined md bio 'keI by Democratic rowdies, WHO
successfully oh. ed the passage AGAINST all kepuo-
Icln voters. Were these methods failed, and me
IL .uuUi.cans were aJe 90 any pOn' o. deposit thef
b.l.ts tc manager tAcr-at would drsI-ncdly commit
some orrlr0 Irregular and that opx would be drown
ou,: aui ,uc at or rae managers IN taking advantage
of cher owu wrong woul be- ANA AIs been IN every case
of.rIt.sf sustained by the l,e Board OF Cnv4ssers
Generals lasood and Kennedy. Governor aud cuteu-
/ au,-Govcrnor--loct, beng themselves the chief and
I conf rolling members Oi sad Board Under
such management the result "a, Of course,
Democratic from Pr sdent doTn 20 the low
/ est county office. and The legislature ID
composed of I52 Democrats and Republic these
latter having slipped IA oI fusion ackets Under these
.lrels. qnco- C. neral Cart ld may thank God that lbs
~ I'D Odd, Presidency Is DOT 10 be sood by the vote OF
sou j. Ciolua; and Genera Hancock might well Vince
ar err o. Infection ddItioual stn- 20 his de.eat
Many OF IA. subordinate actors m this bideous drama
may hay, 10 answer Ia he U.iled states Court; but
what OBJ. Hampton Butler iiaeood ana the other Biiga-
der " wIo actively eu- ue.rb me entire canpilgH,
,.. . o., whose cJnuivluce AMI sanction IN surely
con u not have been undertaken 1r accomplished Ger
4 ~. fII.f - -'t.e While could once POINT 90 lie
/ ua metro ~. tie emblem Of an honorable man o0d D.
/ a,. -cep.t % ruud' which would Hshonor and ruin
/ I'm t,31 -ourI q roina nuI fled" Act of Con
grr-s. aud Oh Hickory threatened the rope. On
Nyo l.r > 1850 south tlr0liIa null lied" the Aci :
/ ~, Con,s-, ruiranclI,uiug the blacks tar more de-
cf.v.r aud If cty., tnlu oY leg cuuVe en- a. mrni.
n ..aIns TO boz seen what tuc Prs dent ami Re
uul lean Con rr~s lU tie premises. a. matters
remain as tlry are. Nation may accept the rae taL
Ihrrr Is one stale 80 when the majority " ne
/ people Bage no rights len lIr SJyeruus m nofltY
respect -ate n which nelLir thr nag LOr ne
Constitution protects the citizen. The Whole campaign
/ vas 100 rkrd by am utOie "a re which would MiOW un
Is,eutns Il .tprtnc" her through the press or rom
t.c aform amt un Independent pe ame ne ymonF m
O. mao Dig Cannon, rd shirts. ana " rebel yells were
tnr order o. the dy. tad noe 10 any man "o '.,iel -
OF senator rift ~ Wnnsu0ru. of exJuIE" Townsend IA
| Marlboro. witness ne deadly pro -cipuon Of eyyry
conservative cuzen Who dared % stand on me sle Oh
! line ,ppr.ss@i surn is Du- feeble outline OF what
eqa H. mt. .ree b.lot and fli count mean III
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