Year: 1876

The game of Governor Chamberlain in
South Carolina is to re-eleCt himself, and
carry the State for Hayes. Seeing that a
fair and peaceful election will inevitably
throw the State against the radical party,
he has had the military sent in largely
to aid him in the force, or Napoleonic
mode of carrying elections.


The Chairman of the Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee of South Carolina,
Col. A. G. Haskell, received letter from
Associate Justice A. ]. Willard, (Rep.)
Of the Supreme Court, in which he added
his testimony to that of Chief Justice
Moses. We copy an extract from his let
ter, the gist of the whole:


1T have seen no violence. On the con-
trary, as far as I have had intercourse
with gentlemen your party, | have OBJ
served less disposition to excited state
ment and personal bitterness than dur
ing any of the previous political canvass
es of this State. l sincerely hope that
the fears of many, that the lawless por.
ton of the community will be permitted
to disturb the peace and injure the good
name of the State are groundless.


II am satisfied that it is the intention
of the leaders of your party to prevent
such state of things, and / believe they
have the ability to do 3d."


Circuit Judge T. ]. MaCkey, Of the Sixth
Judicial District, adds his testimony to
the law.abiding character of the Democ-
racy of South Carolina in the following
words:


II have traversed many counties in
the State canvassing for Hayes and
Wheeler, and in favor of Chamberlain
for Governor during the past sixty days,
and l have nowhere seen an attempt on
the part of any portion Of the population
to suppress the right of free speech by
armed violence. l solemnly protest
against the proclamation of Governor
Chamberlain asabsolutely false, in so far
as it imputes to the inhabitants within
the limits of this Circuit, any purpose to
obstruct the ordinary course Of Judicial
proceedings. or to resist in any manner
the due execution of the laws for the
protection of life,Fproperty, or the rights
of citizenship. have good and sutfi-
cient reasons to believe, and do believe,
that the said proclamation is equally false
in imputing such insurreCtionary purpo-
ses to the white population in the other
Circuits of this State. regard the proc
lamation as symholizing fitly formida'
BILE conspiracy against the rights OF the
people, and having for its object the car
rying of the State by D. H. Chamberlain
and his candidates, which conspiracy lf
further typiied by a Board of State Can
vassers or Election Returning Board, the
majority of whose members are candi'
dates on Chamberlain's ticket"


The Rifle Clubs that Governor Cham
berlain is so much alarmed about, Judge
Mackey says are in the main organiza'
tions chartered under the act of the Re-
publican Legislature in 1874, and all Of
them acting in the assertion of the rights
of the people, to keep and bear arms
guaranteed against Infringement in the
second article of the amendments to the
Constitution OF the United States, and
| in the words of Judge Mackey, "all assert
their loyalty to the Union, and obedi-
ence to its laws, and respect and uphold
its fag."l Our Republican Judges of Cir
| cults add their testimony to the above,
and Indignantly repudiate the malicious
assertion of Governor Chamberlain, that
the military, and not the Judiciary, can
preserve the peace in South Carolina. In
the face Of such testimony we do not see
how the Administration dare interfere
with the affairs of South Carolina.