The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-05
Read. Nlrpinians ,

The Washington RcP00hcCn, Il MALONE
organ. and which General MALONE and
joins PAUL have formally recommended 10
public patronage, contained on Friday last
the following editorial:
"Rcad Secretary Chambers letter 10 the
New York Tribune, which we publish III
another column. Ii tells fearful story in
word, that burn. Those Repubilcan> who
are so eager TO cllaStl>c the Republican par
ty for alleged bad methods ought TO be
able TO explain 20 themselves, II not TO the
public. how much benefit they would con-
fer upon the country by suhiectlng 1t to
the methods Of the South Carolina Bour-
bons."
Everybody knows WILLIAM E. CHAND-
IER. whose letter the MALONE organ thus
praises. He was the tool OF ZACH. CHAN
LER in the crime OF stealing The vote OF
Florida in 1876 from Mr.. TILDEN, and Civ
inc it to Mr.. HAYES. CHANDLER i the
man whose portrait ex-senator WARD
LEIGH, OF New Hampshire, painted in the
picture we gave a few days ago. He Is
ARTHUR's Secretary OF the Navy, and Ma
HOMES friend. Here Is the language OF
the letter which the MALONE organ COM
mcnds to its readers attention. Mr.. CHAND-
LER writes to the New York Tribune:
But what is the Tribune'S plan for the
| south? What does it propose to do to Sc
cure free vote and an honest count i'll
Lancaster county, South Carolina: The
Fifth congressional district has q popula-
| ton OF G7,lGS colorcd persons TO 5i,l4O
white. It's cOlored voters are ut least H.
! $50 TO l1,S05 white voters. Lancaster
county has a population Of S,96S colorcd to
$50 whites; and it, cOlOrcd voters are at
least loo against ] 900 whites.
Let the Republicans Of tie North look to
see what the Republican vote Of Lancaster
county will be on the eth of November. If
il i, not entirely suppressed it will not be
for lack Of political murders. On October
-, 1882, Z. Is. G. Cash. independent candi-
date for Congress. addressed . meeting at
Lancaster Courthouse. \ fight resulted
and in broad daylight William Crockett,
Thomas Cunningham, Nathan Curct0n, and
Mack Motley, colOred Republicans, were
shot dead. The coronor's jury found that
Mack Mobley came to his death by gun-shOt
wounds inflicted by some person or per-
SONS unknown TO the jury. OF course the
Democrats claim that the blOOdthirs;y ne
SrOes began the ailrIy.
\ significant fact is that the murdered
Crockett was 4 witness to the lynching in
August OF Daniel Blakncy, a colorcd boy
falsely charged with crime. Since the MUIR
ders Of October 9th the whites OF LancaS-
ter county have organized military COM
panies. Are these illegal military compa-
MES organized to prevent the murder OF
more negroes At Lancaster Courthouse or
to murder more, il necessary, TO make the
county Democratic! The various compa-
mics drill in the country districts in the
daytime and in Lemons Hall, at the Court
house, at night, with State arms sent them
by Governor lIagood; and moderate Dem
ociats state that the disturbance Of the 9th
was organized when il was found that Col
Onel Cash was to address the cOlored peo-
pie, ard that the object of the military de-
monstratlons Is to break down the cOlOred
maiority in the county.
Ali these are facts which cannot be sue
ceSsiully disputed. Are they OF import
ance to northern Republicans or not 4: Are
northern Republican congressional dis
tFlcis TO be turned over TO Democrats 10
promote reform while southern dis
tricts are to be carried by Democratic false
counting. intimidation, and murder. and
the national House OF Representatives
again placed in southern Democratic con-
troll: Cannot some OF the dcnunciation of
northern Republicans be turned upon
southern murderers? At all events. will
not the Tribune notify the country to
watch and see the real purpose OF the I'M
punished assassination At Lancaster Court
mousse, South Carolina, on October ~.
lSS2, OF The martyred William Crockett.
| Thomas Cunningham. Nathan Cureton'
and Mack Mobey? Their blood erie.
from the ground to northern Republicans. |
-. ". Z. CHANDLER.
Washington, October 81, 1882.