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Beaufort, S. C., July 20. 1876. 1
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JOB PRINTING AN1>% STATIONARY. (
Ws havs one of the most complete JOB OFFICES j
s the State, and do work as well and at as low prices
ss in the cities. Otirst :ck of STATIONERY islaree
and will be sold wholesale and retail, fts low as in
"Charleston and Savannah.
Deeds and law blanks iu great rarioly.
Official Paper of Beaufort (?amy.
FOR PRESIDENT,
BUTHERFORD B. HAYES
OF OHIO.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM A. WHEELER,
OF NEW YORK.
Free speech is one of the cardinal doc
. trines of the republican party, and yet in
political campaigns there is no principle
that is less regarded than this. It has
become to be considered a mark of smartness
for a chairman to choke off, or a
partisan mob to howl down any speaker
who may be supposed to he in opposition
We are just entering upon a most important
campaign, and it is with no captious 1
spirit of opposition to any one, that we
call attention to this violation of party
v doctrine?this violation of a spirit of fair
play; but with a desire to see an harmonious
contest, such a free discussion of
the merits, the honesty, and integrity of
every man who presents himself as a candidate
for the suffrage of the people, that :
when they approach the polls in Novem- 1
knr novt t liaif V\c\llrkfc? will
JVW i 11 wi utii i \j u? niu uvc i vj'i v.^vin
merely the choice of party machinery,
but an expression of individual opinion,
fortified by the knowledge they have
. gained by listening to a free and open discussion.
This is of the utmost importance
in this State, where such occasions are
the only opportunities that a majority ot
our voters Have of obtain:n? such infor- ,
J
maticn. That great source of knowledge
to the educated citizen, the public press,
is a closed book to them, and deprived oi
the other source of information thev
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blindly follow their party leaders, thus
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becoming the irresponsible agents of the good
or bad government that may follow, j
That Governor Chamberlain believe in
free speech we cannot doubt, inasmuch
as h announced that he was willing
' listen to any charges or complaints and
answer them, and we therefore regret
that it was considered necessary by the
chairman to resort to gag-law, and we
trust that in the future, within the ranks
of the party of freedom, the boon ol free
speech will not be denied.
Saturday's News and Courier con^tainstbe
startling telegraphic announcement
that Senator Samuel Green, is the
most corrupt member of the legislature.
Now if that be so, it is only right and
proper that his constituents should have
the evidence of his comintion nlaced be
fore them. Why it is perfectly appalling
to corutemplate. At one time it was
asserted that the people of South Cuiclina,
had been robbed of about nine mi!.lions
of dollars, at that time Senator
Green was a member of the legislature, '
and if degrees of corruption are to be as- {
certained by the amount of money that ,
each obtained corruptly, and Senator ,
Samuel Green is the most corrupt man <
in the legislature, what a pile of illgotten 1
:treasure that young man must have
.stowed away somewhere, lie does not
dress in purple and fine linen; has no ,
government bonds, safely locked away in t
a New York security Co. has built no 1
magnificent blocks of buildings, but that
only makes him a more dangerous char.acter.
lie wears ordinary clothes only ?
as a blind, keeps a country store for the c
same purpose, does a little fa ming and v
stock raising, so that people will little a
.suspect how much he has obtained cor- ^
ruptly, as the most corrupt member t f ^
the legislature. Why it is a wonder that t
W. who sent the telegram from Beaufort
can sleep nights knowing that there is v
locked up iu his bosom the secret evi s
dence that Senator Samuel Green is the r
most corrupt maD in the legislature, fur u
we caunot think that the Xncs and \
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Courier would make such an asserti- n ^
except they had it from ^ most leliable h
source, nor can we believe W. would ! b
evei telegraph such a statement unless i a
hi has evidence of it. We :ha'i expect!
w. to give the public the cwltncc oftbi> jt
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orn!j>tio:i, ?'-r llie eon tituents of Sen- ?
tor Saiu'.ui (Jrcci:. v. ill be satisfied -that
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)iev wiJI have to 1??:?k elsewhere for the
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n<? ! v??;'Uj?t member of the legislature.
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J iik Savtmnah Xeu.< draw* a parallel
lotweon thcf lfe.'nburg uiAvacre, and ?
eccnt Moody affray in Newark, N. J. j
n which three brothers after being dis- ]
harped from a tannery committed a high- I
srav robbery, resisted tlie two officers of :
tin biw tv1><? nHonmted to :mp-f them I '
ind killed litem, and they then nm to
the tannery from winch they had been
discharged, open fire on the inmates
killing two of them, and arc themselves
driven from the shop pursued by the
woikmen, cut v.'th knives and forced into
the river where they drown.
In this caiC the three men hud com
mitted a ^crious crime, when tbe officers
of the la v come for them they murder
them in cold Mtfcd. and then in a spirit
of revenge proceed to the shop from
which they had 1 ecu discharged, and
commence to kill and wound ail who come
in their'path, and. meet their death. In
the other case, the militia company had
committed no crime, ly fear of the armed
white regulatory they retire to their <
dr'l! room for safety they are attacked, iu
self defence they shoot one of the attack<
mg ]>arty. and then overcome, captured,
unresisting, unarmed, prisoners they ,
are shot down, and yet the SVcv:s would i
have its readers believe these eases par- 1
allel, and that it is'a waiving of the bloody
shirt, to characterize the Hamburg massacre
a*the facts warrant. (
The correspondent of the News and
Courier, . in speaking of the meeting
on Friday last and the words that
passed between Senator Green, and the
chairman, Representative Hamilton, says:
"a bitter and spirited war cf words en.
sued, at one time threatening between
the two who occupied positions on the
stage a resort to arms.'' A resort to
arms! Nothing could be further from
the iutentions of those o.? the stand, anj
how any man can be guilty of writing
such sensational nonsense, about the most ;
yuiet political meeting that we have wit"
essed in Beaufort, is past our com pie- 1
hension. j
The Charleston Jottmal of Commerce%
that called so lustily for troops fur the ,
disturbed Combaliee rice fields some time I
ago, will no doubt be pie sed to leatn I
that troops are to be sent to Hamburg, j
Aiken and Edgefield C. II. Nothing '
like calling for troops, you are sure to ,
get them sooner v," later.
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In compromising on th) sundry civil <
appropriation bill the Senate receded to '
the extent of about 84,000,000, to whi h
the House adds $950,000. Tire amount
appropriated is 815,800,000.
Tnr news from the frontier would seen. ,
to foreshadow a speedy solution of the
Ii dian difficulty. Indian Inspector Vandevere
lias reported the results of a recent
council with the chiefs. He called
the attention of the chiefs to the fac;
that the supplies with which thev had
been furnished were now nearly exhausted,
and that before any more were sertf
them they must agree to relinqui-h all
right to the Black Hiils. lie reminded
them thai gold has been discovered in
those hills, and although white men had
no right there, they were there in such
numbers, that they could not be driven
Oat, and that all they could do in the .
matter, if they wanted peace, was to sur
: ender the Black Hil's to the government, ;
in return for which they would get sup- :
plic-s and farming implements and letter
lands elsewhere. They assure the commission
t of a desire to accept the propo- :
<ition. and requested tluit- such agreement- ;
should be reduced to writing. {
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The Attorney Genera! an] the A lju ;
tant Geucra! have submitted to the l"x {
jutive, an official report of the Hamburg j
trouble, and from what the Govern v t
publicly cxpresr-ed iu his speech, which ^
ive publisli elsewher), the law will i c
jirried out in such a manner as to carfy j
,vith it that wholesome fear, so conducive {
o respect. An impartial trial is demand- t
d t) be followed by such a degree of j
uuishmem comiueusurate with this foul j
jtfenee against law and order and the {
ights of citizens of life, liberty and the t]
"ursuit of happiness. ;
j.
Co:*GitESSMax Smalls, was again equal v
o the emergency when lie spoke in Con a
tress to his amendment to the Texas Iku r[
lerbill, providing that no troops shall be f
withdrawn from South Carolina so long r
is the military of the State, peacefully 0
iSsemb'cd, a-,e assaulted, disarmed, lake j
risoners, and thus massacred in c>M j,
ilood by lawless bands of men invading p
hat State from the State of Georgia. 0
It is but fair to state that a gentleman ..
ho claims to have sent the telegram '
igned W.. stales most positively that the
ortion referring to Senator Satn'l Green
s the most corrupt member of the legi< '
iture, was added to it. Probably the f.
Vcics <tiul Courier possesses this secret 1
istorv of corruption. We have heard, j
owever, of another telegram having)
pen sent, whi<*h may have contained the j L
nnouneement re'erivd to.
Co\<tUESs. it is reported, wiM not ad-j A
; irn uut.l ii.e middle of August. * i-i
jOY. "CHAMBERLAIN Af EBAUFORT, K
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le announce* *fim:cli"a3 n Canrtidnte j j
forr<-flHtiow.-!Jia reception,?I waul I
the Htjiulilicaii Parly to ltv<- oik the | 1
South CukA'Jiia for si hundivd 1
y < ari? to eoim 1'Iu Il;? nilmi g M:is*:iciv ! (
Sp?edj\i>un??5tuwnt to lojluw outraged: ^
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As announced lust week, Gov. Clir.in?
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aerlain paitl his first visit to Beaufort on 1 ,
Friday last. A committee of citizens nt- j ,
tended by the Union brass band, met him J
it the depot, and Mr. Pollitzcr, chairman
af the cotnin it tee, welcomed him in the i
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following language:
Governor: I am honored with the
pleasant duty to greet and welcome you
in behalf of the citizens, who take the
liberty to offer you the hospitality of the
town of Beaufort. You are .the first Governor
since re construction that has honored
this town with a visit, and we are
grateful for it, not only because you are
Governor, but because you arc the first
Governor who has kept good faith with
t'.e people of the State, by keeping the
pledges and promises made on enteiing
the responsible office you hold. The citizens
of this town arc mindful ot the difficulties
with which you have to contend.
man can do right to all, without
doing imaginary wrong to some. In a
State like ours, with so many different
elements of thought, habit and education,
it is only the man witii a strong will
and capacity that can bring order out of
the chaos that has prevailed here so long.
You have cut the gordian knot, and it is
our sincere wish that yon may have the
n?.rviVrtnnitlT r, ^ U a?? ( aAJ aa >a
ifj'pui UUUJUJ ui aiivsmci tvi iu ui uuicc cv
enable you to unwind the cords that were
so long tied up. We beg you to accept
our small offering and hope that you will
enjoy your time while in our midst.
To this the Governor responded, thanking
them for their kind expressions. Preceeded
by the band he was escorted to
the Sea Island Hotel.
In the evening he addressed a meeting
in front of the town hall, at which Representative
Thoa. Hamilton presided, as
follows:
Mr. Chairman and Fellow-citizens of
Beaufort:
It gives me pleasure to meet my fellow
citiaens to-day. I need not remind you
that although you have known me and I
have known you, although I have been
honored by ycur support aud suffrage on
two occasions previous to the present campaign,
I have never met you before face
to face, and I rejoice greatly that-as a
public servaut acknowledging my indebtedness
to you?acknowledging my responsibility,
I can come before you to address
yuu up u those matters which concern
die welfare, not only of Beaufort county,
but of the State and^ United States, our
3 .uiuiou country. Fellow-citizens; I have
nothing to conceal, I have nothing to
blush for, I eome here simply to state my
political views, to discuss before you the
i alitical questions which arc to be settled
in the coming campaign, and submit my
ivnduct and administration to your calm
iiid dispassionate judgment.
1 am a republican, and I am a repuMi310
only because I believe the principle.,
jf the republican party, if hoilestly aud
faithfully carried out in our State and na
tional government will give the greatest
degree of prosperity, happiness and good
wiii to the people of South Carolina and
the country at large. If I believed there
was anything in the creed of the republican
party which added a feather's weight
to the burden of man, womau or chiLlr JL
^ l . _ i i r . . .
wou.u 1101 uu u rcpuoi can, iur it is j.u
part of the creed of an honest man. that
wishes well to his fellow men to seek to
build himself up on the wrongs of others.
I a in free to say to every man who listens
to me here, that although his condition in
life may imve been and is widely different
to minej although some of you may uever
have read the books that I have, or had
the privileges or the opportunity for culture
that I have had from my youth, yet
1 can say to you it has never been in my
heart, nor never will be, to say that !
should have a single right, privilege or
immunity under the government of my
State which the humblest and poorest. ;
man should not have also. [Cheers.] .
This is republicanism?freedom, justice <
ind equality; civil and political privileges
fur all men; chains and fetters for no
man. 1 want the republican party to live :
m the soil of South Carolina for a hun- *]
Ircd years to come, because I know that i
f you aud I are true to the principles of i
he party, this town on which my eyes
lave rested to-day for the first time, will
eirain her ancient renown as the home of :
vealth. hospitality aud refinement. 1
I c )ine here to-day speaking to my fel- i
ow citizens whose privileges and freedom <
late almost but yesterday, an 1 I know '
he difficulties of keeping pure and honest i
mliticai:?flairs; but. still I would have <
feodum. Protect but the right of the 3
nimblest man who stands before me to- <
liy in the right to stand upon the two *
c t that God gave him, and call no inan i
ouster, and there is not a man here, but ^
>'ho can add much to the honor, peace
id renown of this famous old town, i
'here is nothing like freedom. The cure t
or the evils of slavery is freedom. Tell c
ae of ignorance and prejudice?tell rac t
fall the evils you may labor under, and 1
woul 1 say give me the creed of the re- i
ulilican party and I will euro the evils of I
he day and the hour. Freedom will work j
ut its perfect results, and we shall have ]
no races vicing and urging each other f
jrward in the path of good government, i
aniiony and good will. That is why I e
m a republican, because the principles i
f that party grant to every man equal s
nd vxact justice, with civil and political r
bcrty. without whi-di there will be no t
cacc but the peace of death and slavery a
hat peace which is worth living for is s
le peace of fr>vd ;in and the peace of c
niversa! manho v.h <3
It is just one hundred years since the v
,1.1 , an :,t ion ha I its birth. I think it d
u.e<.t that in one of the historical downs t t.
>f (lie country that we i hould consider s
:br whaMhN nation wa- born, what its \
mission is. What wore the intentions c
)f the in on who >o well expressed in tlic ; <
tvor Is of our fathers that all men were j
reared i'i< . ami o?juah not all white n.on, t
not sown- men, but all men, all who lore j <
t ho human lorm worn created foe and ;
equal endowed with inalienable rights i
which no man could take from them, en- ; i
titled to life liberty and the pursuit of <
happiness, (.hie hundred years since i
Jefferson, that old original American
democrat used those words, the republican
party has taken them up, and better
than Jefferson who only wrote them?
better than our fathers who only proclaimed
them, we have enacted them into
law and written them f-n history, and
now tor the first time that declaration is
an honest fact and each American may
be proud because it is a fact. It is sometimes
said that republican oratros arc
wont to .sow seeds or dissension between
races on this soil, when we talk about
the principles of the republican party,
ilolding the official position that I do
whenever I am called upon to address
my fellow citizens, I admit as Governor
I should measure my words more than as
a simple citizen. I do not come here to
disturb the prejudices of any man who
listens to me, but I must tell you what 1
believe, and I must therefore say to you,
iu my judgement there never was an era
in the history of the American republic
that more depends on st nding by the
principles of the republican party than
to day.
There are two parties struggling for
political control in this -country and I
must ask you to look with inc at these
two parties, and the only way to view the
present is by the light that comes from
the past. One of these parties have the
principles of the declaration of independence,
and the policy of the other party
is a denial of those principles. Do you
not remember, even those who have not
taken a part in political affairs for a long
time, that before the war this contest
between freedom and slavery divided
this country ? Do you not remember
that the publican party in its infancy
sakl no more slave territory, and the
democratic party said let slavery be free
to enter every territory. The one said
men arc free and equal ; the other said
an entire race were born to be slavesTh>t
contest went on until the election
of Abraham Lincoln. It was dererniincd
then for the first time in the history of
the country that the policy of the Amer
ican government should he in hostility to
the extension of slavery. What came
next ? The renuhliean nartv stood bv
the principles of no more-slave territory,
and the democratic "party of the South
and North declared that the doctrine
that slavery might not enter the free territories
was a sectional doctrine unworthy
0 the American republic. They joined
in the war, the objeci of which, concealed
for a time, but never completely
lost sight of was the old question,?shall
slavery or freedom rule this country. ?
You remember that the republican
pa ty wont through with the war and the
soil of this country was covered with the
bodies of few hundred thousand soldiers
who fell in the stniggle. Brave men
went down on both sides, as brave men
on one side as on the other, the only difereuee
bring in th ; principles for which
they fought. The result was that we
have piled up, in addition to the sacrifice
of life, a mountain of debt that no man's
imagination can grasp, and which will
cast a dark shadow, a burden over the
n :xt ten generations.
In this war the republican party by the
pen of Abraham Lin oln and the sword
of Ulysses S. Grant, wrote on this soil the
grand doctrine of Jefferson, that all men
are created free and equal.
I am calling your attention to these
tacts because I want you to know why I
am.still a republican and why you should
stand by the party which gave you freedom,
that will still build you up into the
stature of true civil freedom and manhood.
But your physical fetters that bound
you struck off is not half of freedom. I
sometimes think my fellow-citizens have
escaped from physical slavery only
to plunge iuto a 'slavery more hopeless.
1 want you to understand why you are
republicans. I do not want you to be re- ;
publicans because Abraham Lincoln was '
a republican but because you believe in (
the principles of the party as Abraham
Lincoln understood and believed in them.
We talk about the dangers of an ignorant
ballot, but to-day in presence of the
ivorld, if I had to choose between an ignorant
ballot, .and an educated ballot
controlled by prejudice, 1 would say give
ue-the free ballot and I can make it an
intelligent ballot. The only way to work
)ut of the difficulties that now surround
,'ou is to accept freedom for every man in
dl its length and breadth and trust tlia'
reodom will build up and lead the people
uto intelligence, frugality and all the civil
rirtues.
In all this struggle which has resulted
n what I see to-day was the simple truth
hat the republican party was the party
>f' freedom, and the democratic party was
he party of slavery. As I said a few
ninutes ago, I know of no way of judgng
of the future except by the past, and
>y this rule let us look at the political
tarties. Hero is the republican party. 1
n 1850 it said freedom; in 18G0 it said s
reedoin; in 1870 it said freedom, in 1S7G e
t sayo freedom, and this is its record at I
ivcry step, and fur the la:-t thirty years a
t ]ia> been true to freedom, therefore r
hall we not trust it to-day and to-".nor- t
ow and so on, until other issues than i 1<
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hose that now divide us shall claim our d
Mention. I know the democratic party j ij
ay, and I am glad they do, for I wel- ]
ome every step of approach from the j ;
crcoerats to republicans if sincere that : v
re accept, the decleraticn of indepeu- j b
leaoe and the results of the war, we : o
tandly the comtitutif r. ( j *.'rc; nr.d ycu b
C..'.^4?< l'<*? H < <??? * ? ? >* -> -*
houkl now cast y mr political fortunes I
vith us. I say nothing hinders us ex- <
opt memory nothing hinders mc to i
lay from joining t hat party except the j'
-rntonnd convictions that the past has !
aught. Never until recently had the <
expression of accepting the constitution i
is it i> escaped from democratic lips, and
dint caution which Lord Chatham says i
is tlie parent of safety, that we u*c in
itlier affairs of life, dictates that we take ,
them on probation, for months and years
until we find that their lives arc consistent
vith their words, and then we will
open our doors to therm
I have a word or two next to say, in
reference to the particular questions that
arc involved in this campaign. I believe
the declarations of independence has been
wrought into a fact in America, and it is
not in the power of any man or party to
undo that fact of the freedom of everyman
under the constitution and the law,
there are therefore other questions before
us to-day which have grown in relative
in port mcc on account of the settlement
of the great question of freedom, but
while I urge you never to loose sight of
the fact that all your property aud :all
your peace rests on this freedom, there
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lilt? UllJUl qUUMlUliS >V IIIUll (JUUlAJlIJ lilU
welfare of tlie country and of which we
must take some thought in this campaign.
The two great parties have put
forward their candidates and their platform.
I am free to acknowledge that
the St. Louis convention has put forward
the best and ablest man in the
whole democratic party, for Governor
Tilden is an administrative reformer. He
is a man who understands that public office
is a sacred trust, to be administered
for the benefit of the people. I have
nothing to suppress for I know something
of what it is to stand up with the
fiaiming sword of conscience and duty
behind ine, and the angry frowns of my
political friends before me, and cany out
the pledges of his platform and party. I
humbly profess to have been engaged for
two years in that task. I would be untrue
to myself if I did not say that for
Tilden, in many aspect of his career, I
have profound honor and regard. It h
not Gov. Tilden, it is the democratic party
whose exponent he has cousented t-o
become from which I must withold my
confidence. I believe in hard and honest
money. 80 does Tilden. Does the dem"
ocratic party ? In the hal's of Congress they
are to-day working &r the repeal of the
only steps taken toward resumption?the
repeal of the resumption acts.
Gov. Tilden is for hard money, is Gov.
Hendricks? No ! he is the prince, of
inflationists. He is the man who stands
behind Tilden, with the chances of life
in his favor, and may be called to fill his
place and plunge us into degredatiou and
ruin on the rock of a worthless paper
currency, for if we do not get back to
gold and silver, one of these days, green
backs may become as worthless as the
confederate paper money that flooded the
houses of this town at the close of the
war.
Tli#.re is j?nofher mieetinrt how rmh
lie office skill be tilled. Whether your
county treasurer and auditor shall get
their offices as a reward for mere political
service, or be chosen because they are
capable, honest at>i faithful men, and I
ay here to the people of this couutry
that you public officers shall be selected
first because they arc republicans aod because
they are honest capable and faithful.
Tildcii says his party is in favor of
civil service reform, and they have said
it for years, yet in the only instance for
sometime that an opportunity lias presented
itself to show to the people by
their acts that they earnestly desired
such reform, in the House of Representatives
in Washington during the present
session, they have marie every political
gift, from the highest to the lowest, the
reward of mere political party service,
in many instances unsupported by character
or worth of any kind. This furnishes
another reasons why you should
stand by the republican party, not only
as the patty of freedom but as the party
of good government
Now having said so much to you of
your political duties having given you
some of the reasons why 1 cling to the
party as firmly now as I did twenty years
igo, having tojd you why in national
matters the republican party is the party
of good government I will turn to
State Affairs.
I have already alluded to the fact that
[ have heen charged with the duties of
jliief executive for almost two years.
Tou voted for me in Beaufort and my
election was as much due to you as to
in}7 people in the State, and I therefore
:-ouie here to submit to your judgement
ny conduct. I am here to listen to any
charges and complaints and to answer
hem, not in a spirit of defiance, not
n a spirit of rebuke, but in a spirit of
>ne who understands that what the people
have given me, the people have the
ight to take away, and for the trust
)laced in iny hands they have the right
o call tne to account. Two years ago
'our convention nominated me at Col- :
imbia for governor; put me upon a platbrm
upon which was written from be- <
rinning, to end reform. We .admitted i
hat in the six years which preceded that
ime corruption and intolerable abuses :
tad grown up, and we resolved that they 1
hould be removed and that goad gov- <
irnmentshould be restored in the place of t
>ad government; that the laws should be 5
.dministercd without favor, that the 1
mblic treasure should be honestly used; {
hat the taxes should be reduced to the c
3west possible point. You placed tLat <
!uty on nie. ami I have borne it always in {
nind and I believe I have carried those f
ledges, which you laid down in the i
(latform. into execution. I have labored ?
rith but comparative success I admit, j
ut I am not here to discuss the causes t
f that failure. I have labored with on- J
. partial rucocss to reduce cases and i
to cxpcud the money with honesty and st
jconoiiiv and to fill offices with honest men. b(
Something has been done however. g<
The republican party to-day instead of w
struggling under a weight of shame and m
disgrace that covered it two years ago, ai
is looked upon by the country, by im- th
partial men, as a government that is en- [(
deavoring to administer its functions with
honesty. I have been subjected to a rt
great amount of criticism by proraincut -tc
men in my own party. I say to you it ai
is tlie wish closest to my heart, and has ft
been, to keep the republicaifparty united c<
and harmonious?the harmdny of honesty, fi
freedom, peace and good government.
You remember that the great reformer o
the Saviour himseU said his doctrine was w
first the sword and not until the sword c
had done its work would peace come, n
\ ou let any man undertake to do his duty I
and many of his fellow men will point at t<
him as a traitor to his party. c:
I come to ask you if you have any fault s
to find with me for keeping the pledges s
that we gave. If I have ever abused any s
public trust that has been confided to me; I
if I have sold an office or bought a sup- c
porter, let it be known. I. suppose my
action with reference to one of your citi- c
zons has subjected me to your criticism"? o
my. refusal to sign the commission of (
Judge Whipper. I am not here to-day ?
to say whether Whipper was elected judge or
not, but I am here tp day to say I have I
been called upon to decide whether I be- a
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neveu tne action or tne legislature was v
legal and constitutional, and I have said t
it was not in my judgement. How it will t
be decided by your courts when it comes f
there I know not, but I would debar no (
man from his remedy. If WhippCr and
Moses were elected the courts will declare
them elected, and if not tfib courts will
declare that they were not elected. I have
assumed no functions that did not belong s
to me. I have simply been called upon I
to decide whether they were entitled to e
their positions, and I have said upon my s
own convictions and judgement-they were a
not entitled to their commissions, but in e
this no injury lias been done, if they have I
rights the courts of the State will secure t
them. I
I am here to-day to say that I am a c
candidate for re-nomination for Governor c
of this State. I say this to you because a
I desire to be perfectly frank, and if you s
cannot say anything else of me when I j
1 ;ave the stand, 1 would not have you say
that I was not man enough to tell you ^
the truth on this point. If I could con- j
scientiously lay down my position as a c
Governor to-day I would gladly do it, on i
account of the difficulties that gain upon r
me every day. Just now the heart of ev- ^
ery decent man in the State and in other a
States is rankled and filled with indigna- (
tion and disgust at the horrible massacre 1
that has disgraced the country at Ham- (
burg. t
I have told you that you cannot trust
your liberties and your future to other J
than republican hands. I do not love to j
allude to such things as this at Hamburg. (
They ought to be wrested "out of the.do- t
main of politi sand l>e Sold in scorn o!' 1
every man, woman and child that fears J
God and loves man. What is the trou- .
ble? Out of a trifling and insignificant c
affront against two white men, the town ol {
Hamburg has been made by white men. *
the scene of a most foul and bloody mas- j
sacrc, in which five helpless, disarmed 's
colored men have been shot down with 1
more than Indian barbarity and cruelty, j
Let me pause long enough to say that ]
if the office of Governor carries with it 1
force enough to bring these men to jus- >
tice, I ^hail-not until all my official power j
is exhausted, I shall not slumber until
punishment shall overtake the men f
who have reddened the streets of Ham- 1
burg with the blood of their fellow-men. *
Let me say further that you must not be \
impatient at the least delay that may <
arise. It is necessary in the first place to
ascertain the exact facts and put th? government
in such an attitude that it can 1
enforce the law, and in this I may say i
that the United States and the State are *
as one in their purpose to prevent such |
massacres, and when they do occur they .
will see to it that proper punishmen1 1
shall follow them as speedily as possible- '
I was saying when I turned aside to ^
speak of the Hamburg matter, that this ?
great work of reform must be carried for- <
ward, and as I have begun those who J
have stood by me say it is my duty to '
s!and'by the cause in the same capacity, (
and I have accepted their judgement, and 1
if th. r republican .party shall place me ^
again upon a platform of reform, and say j
to me, go forward for two years more and j
perfect tLg reform you have begun, with t
an honest legislature and a pure judici. J
ary, I say I wi'.l do it, but I will not pur. F
chase a renomination by the relinquishing q
o"a tithe of the work I have done, nor of t
i t i T _ ? i
trie principles 1 nave proclaimed. 1 win *
DDt for any official station insult my man-. *
hood by taking back anything.
I have made mistakes, and have not a
always been equal to the demands made o
upon me, but I can say. that there is not ^
political or personal power enough to ^
make me bow to the persuasions of men L
who desire to make political office a place 1<
of gain and oppression to their fellow
men. I want the republican party of c
Beaufort county and of South Carolina ta tl
stand together and trust that there may b
be no dissension in the ranks in thiscounty.
I trust every man will open his eye ^
md look around him and see that the C
safety of his party and the path of duty ti
ies in reform. I want you to stand to*
jether fur good, officers both State and r<
:ounty, and then you will have good gov- jr
;rnment, and the republican party that G
?ave you freedom will give you greater
reedom, because it will teach you how to ^
lse that freedom, and how to profit by a tl
government that will give you education, ju
irotection, harmony and peace. Stand 01
ogether by your party and make that ['
jarty the party of reform, good govern- gnent.
honest money and honest men? v..
^ ,+rC I IIWMII rr?r>;i
and together by the republican party
;causc it is the party of reform and good
)vernment; let your voice and votes alays,
without regard to me or aoy other
cn, sj?eak for good government, peace
id reform in South Carolina and
iroughout the entire Uuited States.?
Cheers and music. J
lion. Thos. Hamilton, addressed a few
smarts iu which he tendered his support
) 1). II. Chamberlain, for renomination,
ad went further by stating that even if
Ir. Chamberlain was not chosen by the
invention he should still support him
jr electiou.
Mr. L. S. Langley then introduced reslutions
endorsing Gov. Chamberlain,
"hich were put to the meeting by the
hairman, but Senator Green said he was .
ot ready, and desired to speak, but Mr.
larailton refused to recognize his right
d the stand and declared the resolution
irried. The Governor during the diverion
caused by the excitement left thfc
tand. Mr. Green, after speaking in
trong terms of the manner in which he
tad been choked off by the presiding other
of the meeting left the stand.
During the evening the Governor reeived
at the Sea Island Hotel, tie calls
>f his constituents. On Saturday the
Jovernor and a select party visited the UI
fleet on invitation of Commodore Clitz..
V salute of nineteen guns was fired in
lis h^nor frOm the New Hampshire. He
lso visited the iron dads Dictator and'
}atskill, and it is hardly necessary to add
hat he received the most courteous atentions.
In the evening he held an informal
reception at the hotel and left for
Columbia on Sunday morning.
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rrur n-unmru irnnuonm
luii mutjtLn ?uiftrLsnxr?.
Solicitor Butts Intcrritwed>
This gentleman was found at his offioej.
itting in the window enjoying the breeze*
le submitted readify to being interview?
d, and displayed no reticence on the
ubjeot He delivered his answers slowly,
,nd with the air of a man who weighs=
very word, andajxpreciatesits full effect
Ie desired that what he said should beaten
d .wn verbatim. He was evidently
>repared for an interview, as he made
Kjcasionai reference to a paper which lay.
>11 his desk, and altering the questions:
Lskei into briefer and more comprehenive
forms.
Q. Who do you regard as the lega?
udge of this judicial circuit.
A. After the U6th of August, W. J~
iVhipper, although the original commiaion
to Judge Reed is dated December 111.
874, and on its face says, that it sh&lk
ontinue in force for one year and nine
nonths, which would expire the 11th of"
text September, but I ao not regard a
lommission as settling the question, when*
i term commences oi expires, because if*
i man was elected for four years and thajovcmor
should commission him for
;hree or five yean he could go behind the*
jotnmission ami prove the-facts^
(X Why do you regsud Whipper ba a
:heic2ally elected judge?
A. While the constitution states that
udges shall hold their office for fourrears,
the proper way to settle the ques
ion of how long a person should hold the
pffice of judge who has been elected to filL
ihe place pf one who has been removed
esigned,. <?r died, as every unbiased lawyer
in the State (*nows, is by ascertainingvhat
has been the practice heretofore,*
md the well e.^tablished precedents in
vases of this kind. It is well known in
his State, and take this circuit foe. an
sample, that if a judge resigned or died*,
hat the election has been for the unexpired
term. WhenJudge Carpenter resigned,
ifiw accepting the nomination for ^
Governor, Judge Graham was elected to> .*
i 1 b*s unexpired term, was re-elected for*
'our years, and all the members ot the
&ir, including Attorney-General Champerlain,
considered this the proper construction
of the constitution, otherwise
hey recognized a bogus court- Mtm '
he death of Judge Graham, the Gene- /
al - ssembly wi thout a dissenting voioe. /.
ollowod the precedents already estabished
and passed a joint resolutions toill
the ''unexpired term" caused by the
loath of Judge Graham. Judge Heed
peing elected, accepted it with that , unlerstanding.
Governor Chamberlain knowing that to*
pe the proper construction of tjus Con*
>titution, commissioned him for the'
unexpired term. " Judge Heed qual-fied
only for that period; Governor
Chamberlain, a good and*, souetj lawyerf, '%
vithoutany partisan feeling upon- the?
luestion of race or colmr, and without re- }
:ard to his political aspirations not %
cnowing who would be elected Judge,
laving, however, refused to support *
fudge Heed for re-election, said to the
Jen era 1 Assembly in his annua], message
'that it was their duty to elect eight
Circuit Judges, which includes thia
Circuit. I have no doubt that if Cham
...1a J IV!A : t^al.x J ci4?AA4 AICMMA.
jenmri aim jjib nine muau sucti uuqutr
)f partisans had succeeded in electing a
sreatui e of thei! own, we would never
lave hoard the present question raised..
Alien JudgeCLce, who presided over the
nferior Court of Charleston County died^
fudge Allen was elected to fill the unex>irea
tenn, makiug three precedents in,
his circuit, which the members of the.
5ar, the respective Governors, the Su>reiue
Court and the Legislature, including
both Democratic and Republicans,
lave recognized as the proper construcioo
of the new Constitution adopted in
868. I admit that Whipper is black,
rhich, no doubt, is a great objection to a
reat many. I admit again that he has
rays and habits that may be objectionble
in a Judge, but not more so than
there who are now nppn the bench in
his State. I further believe that if
Vhippcr were a white man, and a parisau
of Governor Chamberlain, that all
^ alleged shortcomings would be over- '
joked an$ forgiven '
Q. Where wVSl the next Court be held ?
A. The first regular term in tbia Ciruit
commence:* in Orangeburg oa tbe
bird Monday it: October next I have
eec told that Judge Reed did aoi ud- ,
)urn the Court of Common Pleas in this
lounty sine and will bold oourt
gain in August. The regular Court of
reneral Sessions will not commence un1
November next \
Q. Who do you propose as Solicitor to
jcognize as Judge ? j
A. It takes four persons to constitute, J
i one sense of the word, a Court of 1
eneral Sessions, to wit; a Judge, Soli- 1
tor, Sheriff, arid Clerk, _The Sheriff, A
lerk and myself have not as~yet had a ^
)Dsultation or agreed upon the .course
lat we will pursue. Under the statute a"%,
idge?may call a special term of Court
i ten days' notice. If this should be
me by either Reed or Whipper 1 should
- > *nn?nnrt?An with the Clerk and
horiff to deteymi upon some united
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w.t.