National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-06-24
organized society Yet the present government
Of South Chrolina has virtually sanotoned almost

organized society. Yet the present government
Of South Carolina has virtually sanctioned almost
as great
DEBAucH OF HUMANITY
by establishing fraud as the regular diet Of It's
Demo attic ndherens, and this not under stress OF
any great overriding necessity TO preserve the
state from threatened miSrule. Having thus stated
the wrong, now most earnestly invoke your
potent AID TO effect remedy The pledge that
you gave In 1876. when you became the public
erenn v, Oh t9S pemoSIaey SEa IN, any nS
PIE then possessed, Is rs binding upon you now
as u was then, In the forum Of honor there is no
statute OF Limitations. III view OF South Cardinals
having been allowed two additional congressman,
under the new appoitionment, the legislature viii
convene In special session on the 9Th day of the
present month for the purpose of redistricting tho
State. The uster Of your great character must in.
SNdt v pc tarnished Il you 40 not appeal 70 tnet
ing out the provisions that eflcctually
DisrGANcHIsE FIFTY THOUSAND ooLoRED CITIZENS
and not less than 5000 whites. If the
Democracy must have easy facilities for the
IF " OF n mS% %SeS S sS
held no election, which provided for only two
boxes at 900 yards apart one for the State election
dental electors. That law was. drawn by me in
order to save the Federal suffrage of the colored
citizens from the general wreck, thus securing
Them with the aid of vigilant supervisors. at least
three CUnpressmen. In recent letter published
In the Charleston Nc,rs and Courier, the writer OF
which is, understand,
who draws and receipts orpay as member Of Con-
grcss II Is gravey objected to the law of 1882 that
IA small brbo either to the mrkcrs of these boxes,
or to one manager of election, or no bride to Re.
publican supervisor could secure n small sign to
be given that would guide the uneducated voter"
70 the Fede al boxes, event theyare placed along
side Of the State boxes. The writer adds that "lf
the election for Congress Is to be held ntnscpnrate
polling place with but one box, every Miterdte
political moraiisl who lin he catalogue" is SUP.
y sed to Ego" for n Congressman from South
Carolina,
Then ANNOUNCES MS CHERISHED RELIEF
that "until the Democratic party shall get con-
troll of the Presidency and Its hundred thousand
| Offices and, above ALL until the Democratic party
can repeal the infamous Federal election and re-
construction laws, without having the repeal
| thwarted by Veto the South can never be secure
| i'll her rights" No such appeal to political snv-
ngery will avail Il you speak out now. Your voice
will be heard and needed by the general assembly,
where many honor BILE ID mocruts, tho best blood
md brain Of that body, st0utly resisted the pas.
sage OF me P.esen. election d9 Law TO the last II
there are in this State thousands of good and true
| Democrats who marched with you under the en-.
sign of South Carolina into disastrous war; that
brought them
DEFEAT WITHOUT DIsHoNoR.
who will unite with the colored citizenship and
btar you into the chair OF the chief magstrncy,
| surrounding you with u government which shall
| represent the whole people, aud prove to the
country that white supremacy may be maintained
In this state without violating the sanctity of the
zen. The pending election will be of more mo-
men tous consequences to the colored people than
constitutional amendment will be submitted
| which provides that no person convicted of lar
ceny shall ever cast vote in this State. II that
| amendment Is adopted
IT WILL GIVE A TERRIBLE STIMULUS
to our 800 or more trial Justices for the most part
unlearned in claw but0ll Democrats, appointed
by the governor, to convict colored voters. Every
accusation of larceny against coored citizens will
involve political trial, and for them the altar Of
Justice will surely he the altar OF sacrifice, where
their citizenship Will be constantly inundated,
and this without trial by jury. /, too sir, gave
"solomn pledges to the 1000 colored voters who
under my 10 dership in this Congressional dis
| trCt, supported the reform movement of 1876
which resulted in your election as governor by q
majority OF l,l3l votes. 10 the full extent of my
| power have kept, and / intend to keep, those
| pledges hence this letter. When the United
States soldier
WALKED HIS BEAT IN THE sTATE-HousE
and his bAyonet was the symbol of public order
my aid was invoked and cheerlully given and
| alone conducted the negotiation with the Presi
dent elect, and framed the argument which con
| WINGED that stainless Chief Magistrate, Presiden
Hayes, and his patriotic Cabinet, aud resulted II
sincere purpose to advance the common & cd o
this people that impelled my action then, an
acting now, Without timing any gin of prOphesy
| | venture to predict that the person who shal
claim TO derive his title to n seat in the United
states Senate from an election by members Of {
legislature elected under u existing election law
will never be seated in that body. For the SAINT
| reason am satisfied that
NO DEMOCRATIC AsPIRANT FOR SEAT
in the House of Representatives at Washington
| will be admitted to such seat The doctrine tina
the certificate of the governor cOnfers u print
acie title will be abrOgateJ as to this STATE fol
The sullied seal Of South Carolina will itself b,
recognized as n badge Of fraud. You havo the
power, sir, 10 give repose to this long distracted
commonwealth on the basis of equal justice u
both races upon her soil This Is the cause of he
1 whole people, whose shoulders are being peeled
by the exaclions Of the lienholders and mon
Opollss, who batten upon their sui stance whll
this baneiul unrest continues. As a consequence
the State will soon be stranded beyond the flow o
capital, with 10 tide Of immigration or commerce,
| LAYING her borders. What n learned historian
| wrote of Athens in the Middle Ages may sooI
with truth be written orsouth Carolina Nothing
is LEFT of the once proud and beautiful Athens
the Altar OF Greece, but rocks, ruins, and dema
gOgues." Very respectfully,