Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PUBLISHED WEEKLY. WINNSBORO, S. C.,,WEDNES ;nPRIL 23- ESTABLISHED 8. THIS IS GA In addition to the thc you should have your coui this is campaign year mak have it at least during the AND HERALD will kee is going on in the poitica Every voter should have it possible circulation, we ha Liberal Su that there can be no excus of the same. For ONLY FI ir cazh we will send THE months from JtUNE i to I All who send in their sub! all issues from tf e time th that time FREE. Th.-se this week will get THE I Free for until JLne ist. Send in get THE NEWS AND l ber 13t. Winns NOT '.--Every subscription t tirued at its expiration. HAMPTON THE CIVILIAN. How He Rehabilitated a Siutt State in 1876. Prof. R. Ne.w, Darir in the News Courier. So much glory has attache Wade Hampton as a dasl sabreur and conummate mili etex aid aial and politi?al hatred securing for himself and his l ple the confidence of the Am can public have becu al overlooked. T he condition of South C: lina after four years of war eleven of reconstrantion pitiable. Her territory had fered the effects of a terrible vasion. The whitos had 1 * stigmatized as uurepentant rel subjected t.> the mercy of au scrupulous mock government, in power by a debased snifi and held there by "the whole and military force of the Un States. Heavy taxes had I raised only to be squande while simultaneonely a g fraudulent public debt -had I. ineuried; yet honest claims mained unsatisfied and charit: -institutions were kept from s vation only through the pers< cred:t of their supeiintendi and the beneficence of local r. chants. ThLe machinery of jus swas elogged and its slow and -perfect work was nulhfied by pardoning power of an uuscri' ous Executive. Judge Ma< .ou one occasion in sente'nciL -prisouier truly said: "The En tive mansion throws a shas jbroad and deep aeross the thr< ,old of this Court." Futile itempts were made by the be class of Republicans. assistei Conservatives, to overthrow corrupt machine in 1870 again in 1872. In 1874 a cc tion of Liberal Republicans Coinservatives made adsp fight, but were defeated, althc the norm:l Radical majority reduted from 33,000 to 11, Some good me(n weie electet the leg"eature, but they'w mere ha ~Mt~ a ad could only: test anl expose. t~ounately, Ch:amberlain, o-en eevate d to t he ofic ~overnor 'by the regular Re] i,\cans, pled.ged to reforms, w Snueh better man than his ciates and hitterly anb 'go' the worse elements of his p; I3it experie-ace. showed that Radical iarty could nt p1 itself. In December, 1865, -ing advan~tage of tl e tempt .absence of Chamberhain f romn lumbia, th'e legislature ecnEte the bench F. J. Moses, Jr., Iormer governor, whose rp . colored man, who wam MIPAIGN YEAR. usand and one good reasons wl ity paper at a'l times, the fact th es it all important that you shou next few months. THE NEW p its readers fully posted as to wh world in and out of the count and in order to give it the wide ve decided to make such a bscription offer e for any one not taking advantac FTY CENTS NEWS AND HERALD for s )ECEMBER i to new subscribe: :cription before June ist will g by send in their subscription who send in their subscripti< JEWS AND HERALD Six Weeks your Fifty Cents this week a -I E R A L D from now until Dece boro Printing Co. aken urder this proposition will be disc< ported to have received t Judgeship as a solace for loss red at the gaming table. Chamb lain hastened back to the cal-i and and in a noted interview wi F. W. Dawson, editor of T I to News and Courier, declared ti ling act a crime against civilizatic ary and proclaimed that these m and election and it was set aside 1 eo- the Supreme Court. eBut t eri- bold stand taken by the govern ost rallied to his support the whit of the State and gave him gre ro- popularity, especially iii the and counties that had been rescu. was from this danger. Many beg af- to believe that they saw a "w a- out of the wilderness by not o ecn posing" the re-election of Chm iels, berl;ain and bending every efl' u- to the election of minor Sta put officers and the ler,islature. r ge late as the 28th of June, 1776, ivil the occasion of the celebration ted the centennial of the battler en Fort Moultrie, Hampton a: red. ,Chamberlain rode in the sai recat procession, at the head of volu eeen teen troops commanded 1 re- Stephen D. Lee. tble Less than a fortnight aft< t;r- however, occurred the Hambu >nal riot, which at once opened mns breach between the two parti aer- that became widened with t tiee progress of subsequent even im- A cry arose, mainly in the Pie the mont, for "s atraighi;out Dem .pu- ratic fight for every .office frc ej President of the United States Sa precinct constable." cu- At this time Wade Hampt low was in Mississippi caring for I ,sh- larga~ lauded interests in th at- State. But lie was still 2eg.rd tter as the foremoist Carolin.ian livr I by It was asserted that his presen this and his ringing voice in a poli and cal contest would cadt the sai >ali- magie.spel-oyeir-his followers and he was won to exert over the rate on the field of battle. TV ugh straightout wing cotuprised mn was of strenuous methods. They h 00. as leade: s Confederate vetera tto who had proved their prowess re a1 a hundred fields, and were al pro- again to rally their followers - serried rank an1I file. e fcitizens, comprising men- no h mfamed for heroismn in batt as a while equally yearning for t so - redemption of Sonth Caroh zed feared lest a strenuous camp;; ftv.ce,h be suppressedl by milita tie foce resident Grant was irify uan of few words, but stern a tak- uurelenting' spirit. In crash. rany civil revolution in Louisiana a Co-I causing miembers of the legis a to ture to be dragged from th the seats by a file of soldiery lie 1: City plainly~showed his hand. Agz ipni 1875, while refusing to sc s e tonpsat Mississippi, he declar "The whole"'pube are tired wit. these annut aut'umnzi outl'eak in the Soutd: .:nd the gret-"ma joiity are rea$y now to conem any interfere6e on the pa#, c the governm x . I heartily s ly that peace a good order_. 2 at be restored out i suing Id :;rolauatioin. But if it is t$ne S1 shall instruct the coniander c S the force to have no chis pTay. at it was further feared liat tl nom iation of a man so promi Ient as Hampton in war mig t be construed as "erideuce of rebellious sentimet;' At thi time it vas estimatei at tht wcre in round n4nb 100,0 black voters 70,00 whites. Said & d uguishe e Carglinian: "Ingar jlhree m counl more thair fi, ut tl' have never coui t -n ari metie.--Ho t werei r colorel ,oters to b4 obtaiped. except b; ix an lliance uith' Chaniberlijz So prejudieed weri the negroe against Deiocracy in ny form et and so carufully were they kes to aw+y from Democratic, meetii,g by their leaders, that it would b impossible to conduct a mission ary campaign amorg them. campaign of violence would ccr taily come to a violcnt end ii the present temper of "the Simok; ad Cosar." Such were the argu n mnts of The News and Courie and of those o prvferred t follow the examole of Virginia, ii which State the=Deu icrats hat ,P helped to elect a Republicai governor and a Democratic lieu . teuant governor, who, upon th e resignation of the former to ac es cept another position, assume: r- the duties of the gubernatoria al office. Without nominatinl th Chamberlain the Democrat he would not oppose him. It wa is suggcsted that Gen. James Con n, ncr, or some other man, wouk mn be. a good cn:didate to be electe< e lieuteoant governor on thi po y woud be serious tsjenac "':2 1e Democratic hopes, not so muel or for the suppression of the white: es as for the effect on the blacks at who regarded a blue coat as i se direct order from Washington tc d "sti,k to de paity." It was hope( in that absiuce of oppositio., wouh iv induce Chamb< rlain not to cal for ticops, while it was knowi n- that in a heated straightout cam rt pain th so powerful auxiliariei te would be demanded and sent oI Ls very slilt provocation. On the ) other hand it was shown thal tf evr previous attempt at fusioz of of any kind had resulted only ii A disappointment; that all signs ue pointed to a national Democratic a- victory, that the North was tired > of military dragonnades and tha the whites should no longer cal r, themselves Conservatives, bul r assume their old and honorabh a title of Demoerats. Ia this di es lemma the whites wvere dividei e into two wings; those who de :s. iandt d a straightout fight with d- out waitilg any loniger and thos< o- who adopted for their motto m "Watch and wait."~ At first the to latter were in a miajority, but it polities, as in physics, a mo)vi I body cau alway s overcome is similar body at rest, and th4 it "Straighto-ts" gained constantly 3d A . comnpror 'se demnands a coo g. head and cool Lood. WVhei ce blood is up and passions ar i- aroused an extreme policy alway: as When the Democratic exeen n tive committee met it was re ie solved, after discussion, to call Un coniventioni for the 15th of August 1 It was felt that this move forcel a the hands of those who desire! )n dlelarv, for the Republic'n con le vention would not mneet un;ti in September and the charactero the ticket put forward by il st could not be presaged. In ~ss letter to the Register Col. M. C L, Butler a lvocated the nominatio: he of Hampton. J.'rom his sumnme: ia, home, in Cashiiers Valley, N. C. gu Genr. H;:mpton wrote to th, ry legister in reply. He advocates a Straigh tout ticket "of our ow. id true, tried and tru.sty sons," bn 1)" would cheerfully acquiesce ir n(any policy that igiht be ad opted Ia- N ho8pe can be ente:iamned sav eir in united counsels anlarammoni ad ''us action. While not v.ishin i,the burden an:d hopirg that som id one else might be chosen, he he 2 serv 9 pseapacity when calleu s upon gto Gen. Butler's . letter If "I only ask that 2 this : c shal be made with f unani a, d that those mak ing it w b 'fully prepared, like y mvself, ake- any sacrifice, and devote ,,energy and every 1 effort . redemption of our f prosrat a. The vepttop, composed of a ablest f''rom all parts of the - State, 'On- the 15th Septem b her.' T Stiaightouts sncceeded a in eiee the president. The S convent th:n went into secret sssion. ecide its policy. - After s-:l hours of discussion the do ,penwed and it was an nounce t.it a resolntion to _ proceed nominations imme diataly prevailed by a vote IF of 88 to:. Butler then nomi . nated pton. Before any ' further tion was taken Hamp 9 ton appe -ed bEfore the conven a tion and t an address. He earneAt ..esircd coicorn. He t 'had re to be governor in s 1865.a elt now that his day ' was "But if over th.e time - shoul cbme when by word or t deed;,oation I thought I could - serie tate I would give all that re and make any sac Srifice." en of wislom had - consiki. that his nomination r would . inexpedient for the > Natio Iemocracy. If this be trueu hljuld dechne the nomi nationde had no doubt that if Tilden ould be elected South - Cirol K,would be redeemed." I "We - only to say that South - Caro iS ours and we will work I for ldemption. He sang I gest his Confederate record ; won bar to his nomination. 3 He t dispossess himself ; ofIi ld not if be could. -=oftices in the world beore he would i s,Jrjends should heart thaiif chose He Lh n retired. The couven tion nominated him with en thusiasm and the fight was on. Democrats of all shades of opin ion flocked to Hampton's banner and native Republicans came over to him day by day. As the straightout movement had been inaugurated in the Piedmont and a large majority of the whites lived in that section, it was resolved to open the cam paign near the foot of the moun tains and bring the tide of en thusiasm ever swelling to the seaboard. On the 22d of Sep tember a monster meeting greeted Hampton at Anderson. sixteen hundred hiorsemen rode in like a.. d more than six thousand per sons were in attendance from all the country round. Hampton declared that at one of these mne.etings he spoke to eleven acres of buggy umbrellas. His voice, while not h-trsh, possessed a resonant fibre and great power, so that- almost in a conversational tone be was able to throw it to the utmost limits of a gathering of several thousands. The keynote of the campaign was~ sou4ded in his speech of ac ceptance and, was maintained at t all meeting.4- It was in substance as follows: "The-platform which you have adopted is so eatholic in its spirit; so broad in its construc .tion, th'at everyone i South .Carolina who honestly desires reform can fid room to stand upon it. ~ With such a platform, where all our citizens of all par ties and races can find room to stand; assured of qual rights Iand protection, you can surely bring back to our distracted State the great blessings of good government. *As' for myself, should I #be ielected to the hglgh position for whjch von have niominated me, my' sole effort shall be to restore ouir State goerument to decency, I tofhonesty, to ec onomny and to 2 integrity. I shall be the gover t nor of tihe wh:ole people, 2naking i no vindictive discrimination, .holding the scales of justice with a firm and impartial hand, seeing, - so far as in me lies, that the rrws ate enforced in justice, tem Sp e y meicy, protecting all -classes alike and devoting every I efrt to the restoration 8of pros perity and the re-es,ablishment of honest government." The platform on which he stood called upon "all of the citizens of South Carolina, irre spective of race, color or previous condition, to ially with us in its -edemption, for it is evident thlat su'stantial and lasting reform is impossiile within the ranks of the republican party of the State." 'l ho following pledge was g-ven: "We pledge ourselves to protect the persons, rights and propt rty of all its people and to speedily bring to s:a..mary justice any who dare violate them." The party "cordially in vites the co-operation of every Democrat and Republican who is earnest and willing, in this crisis of the State, to unite with us in this great work." True to his policy, Hampton addressed a large portion of each speetth te such colored men as w-ere ipresent, though, through the machination of the Radical 1 leaders, most of them were in duced to refrain from attending Democratic meetings. This in ability to secure the ear of the colored"people had always been one of the difficulties witbwhich the wlites Lad to contend. His ' pea to :hem was: "We voted for Carpenter, Tomlinson and Green, and now we a.-k you to help us;" and he always ex pressed his desire for a free, open and fair discussion. He wanted no strife, no disturbance,: no bioodshed. The Democratic committee sent to the Republi can committee a proposal to hold joint discussions, but this was refused. It was soon .reellized- that f Hampton was making a strong impressiou both within. and C withut the State, and that barr ing some untoward accident or some interference from Washing ton..his campaigg was in a fairr idpoia sor ' d had been viewed with comnpb:> cency by the National Republi caus, who sadly needed some outbreak in the South "to fire the Northern heart," and with u dread by National Democrats, who feared it. But for the wis dom and influence of Hampton such an outbreak might have oc curied, for the whole State lay in a storm centre that might in luce a cyclone at any time. But Hampton laid a firm baud upon the rudder of the ship of State and not only steered his own nonse, but made the enemy fol ow the lines marked upon his ~ 6bart. By October most of the ' ative Republicans had declared t for him and there were signs of a break up among the negroes. Democrats, arrayed in red shirts, a cheap, but conspicuous and at tractive uniform, rode in long pro essionJs, sometimes yellino' like fends, sometimes, in the stiilness f death, either form of manifesta tion proving injurious to the erves of the Repu)blican masses. No viciance had occurred, save one.conflict at Ellenton between negroes who had refused to sub- c mit to arrest and the county sheriff with an armed posse. On the 7th of October Gover-t nor Chamberlain issued a procla- t mation that-"domestic violence" e eisted, and ordered the disper- ~ sion of armed bands that were attempting to subvert legal au- I thority. -Some days later Presi dent Grant took a hand and also 1 issued a proclamation ordering illegal armed bands to dispersec and retire to their homes. Chair man Haskell replied; "We can not disperse, because we are not banded together, and we cannot ~ retire to our homes, because we are already there." He also pro cured wr;tten statements from all the judges of the State, save Wigins, that quiet prevailed in Southi Carolinai, and the courts were fully able to maaintain order and preserve the peace.C On the 16th of .Augut Don Cameroz, Seert taLry of War, had issued the following order to Gen. Sherma~n, comnII;Ider-in chief of the arn' : "Tije Presi dent directs that ic accoidlance with the spiri of (a resolution of1 the House) you are to hold all the available for es under your mmand not engaged in subdu-I Women as Well as Men Are Made Miserable by Kidney Trouble. Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis courages and lessens ambition; beauty, vigor and cheerfulness soon ; :' "disappear when the kid neys are out of order or diseased. Kidney trouble has become so prevalent that it is not uncommon for a child to be born " afflicted with weak kid neys. If the child urin - --- ..e. ates too often, if the urine scalds the flesh or if, when the chl!d reaches an age when it should be able to :ont&ol the passage, it is yet afflicted with bed vetting, depend upon it. the cause of te difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first r:ep should be towards the treatment of hese important organs. This unpleasant trouble is due to a diseased condition of the kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as rnost people suppose. Women as well as men are made mis ;rable with kidney and bladder trouble, md both need the same great remedy. rhe mild and the immediate effect of swamp-Root is soon realised. It is sold >y druggists, in fifty :ent and one .dollar rizes. You may have a ample bottle by mail ree, also pamphlet tell- soe,c swsaoL ng all about it, including gof the housands of testimonial leWe f-reoeived rom sufferers cured. In writing~-Dr. Kilmer z Co.. Binghamton, N. y., be sure and nention this paper. ng the saages (n the western rontiers, in readiness to be used [pon the call or requisition of he proper legal authorities for he protection of citizens, regard est:ef race, color or previous onj'tion or political opinion, in lie ?exercise of their right to o'e, and to assist in the enforce lent of ceitain condign and ctuai punishment upon all per ons wbo shall attempt by force, rau'1, terror, intimidation or therwise to prevent the free zercise - of suffrage," "and to: are such ipree so distributed nd stationed as to be ablet f ender prompt 'assistande i-i ufo eQte of..; onvemnn rs e position that in the present mper of the people it would be nsafe for the Legislature to as emble. The Democrats bitterly raversed . this declaration .and rotested that the provisions- of - Le constitution of the United tates had been violated. The general of the army now rdered company after company > South Carolina. It was re orted that just before crossing Le State line the officers issued all cartridges and the men were nder arms, expecting momen ~rily to run into an ambuscade. 'hey were niuch surprised as eiy journeyed along the route to ~olumbia to find, instead of amuit and disorder, every one eacefully going about his ordi ary business. As a general rule Lewfficers were Republicans and oine of them intensely partisan. 'he privates were for the most art Democrats, and when off uty they evinced their distaste >r their work by hurrahing for 'ilden and Hamnpton, -amti oc asionally elbowing colored peo Ie off the sidewalks on the b'ack treets. Gen.. Ruger,- Svho had een a politician befare he en red the army,. anid was an ex remes partisau,. wazs placed in ommnand of the troops in South ~arolina and he -served the Re >ublicanis- faithfully. Ga~rrisors rere placed in almnost every toiwn n the up-country and Edgefield ounty swarmed with blue coats. .here was a di4tinct bracing up f the Republicans. The negroes ere assured b'y the leaders that ~rant did not intend for them to o back on the p-irty. The negro' romien became especially violeni, breatening to "boycott" their usbands if they dared vote for lampton, and screaming like emons wvhen the-y saw any egro:s in red sh:rts. Hampton aanaged to hold his followers in trict discipline und went on onducting his campaign of peace. Lie was ably seconded by Col. L. C. Haskell, who from head iuarters in Columbia conducted he general campaign. For two souths this canvass continued, ,d it was remarked as a favora ile augury that during that time to rain fell upon Hampton and (Continued~ onl page 4.)