Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ISSUED KV?HY SATUUOAY MOIIXINO Iii TIIK OttAXOKBl'ItU NKWf; UiMl'AXY. GEU. iSOLIVKlt, Business Manager. Toi'KlS of Sill::-?rial hill. One ('"/?/ owe lY?r. J (K) Hales of A<lv< riising. One Square let Insertion. 1 JCueh Subsequent " . 1 0'. . Kutters inserted in Local < ? ?? inn ?" Line. All SubsrriptiuUsuml fria>.*icnt .':??> rl went* to be paid jar in Adrian . mr A'?> b'eei,,t. Jor Si'brcri) li> , ? ? A.l tiscmnits arc Valid i <? '? ??? . by Vr. in Manager. ihr vjev - .|.ii.ioli= of obi- Correspond "Sublim > Inip??ehc?i'" To im .-t people who know how hard cur ''first t lass" ai d i : iiiilly . pry ' <?'?! won an.-- "th( other paper" of Broad street, fought io secure llie e! lioii of usurper Chamberlain, that fi in r- y\ terday at Judge Machey an I II. K. Scott will appear lo be ju.-l a Iriljc unkind. Maekcy and ?' oil, iii the opinion of many people, have :: w > !i right to represent South Onr di r-.i n ! G?ycnior; Hampton as the N Courier has. They did as much ; >r Chamberlain before the men Hampton, and supporb 1 11 up | I in after Irs non inalion as tl t ' fi ? chus" but vitriol Io join hid did; I wc arc at a loss to :;cc why I iiiiy sli-i Id not intercede for their n< c< ad el ?'? The "sublime impud neb oI'Mar! y and Scott can only be i ui pa :. '? the unparallcl.d Ld:cek id ' class newspaper." 1'? t pie wl Ii.vi in glass houses : !.< old : i ! . stones.?Journal of'C.yi.a. . ?. Exactly! The X- -xs . I C\ . " has a perfect right lo do all il can . Governor llauiplbn, biil it lias no nu thority to "speak for i!.c Democracy of South Carolina," 'i ho pi pi remember'.very distinctly;its' <!.:'.: of Cardo'/.a in Iiis impeachhi< tit tri: 1; and they have hot [ten how, until live or six im iiths ago, the A and Courier endeavored l> hold i:;> that doughty mulatto Us an hbncii man. Its'queer and very censurabb antics in relation lo the ilanibiig Massacre are also fry*h in the min I. of tho Democrats. It i-j no', to !>.? disputed that the falsehoods id' the Keifs ami Courier, in connection with that unfortunate occurr ::ce, bad :i great deal iojdo with firing llie tS"< rt.hr era heart against the ? > nth Carolina Democracy. Wi well ron:< iub< r with what alacrity the "VWhir.gl in A' lican transferred whole editorials from pur city contemporary to sis own columns, cer.fining the \\h\U s and condemning Gen. M. C. J';.;!*.:-. ". !.. jYcte* ami ( ???;?>?/?>?, now ?d quick to condemn licpoldicuiis favorable to llahipioisj was unec upon a time cheek by jowl with many of them, und thought thai all Sou ill Carbli? should acquiesce in the re eleotibn of 1). II, Ci.iunbcr'aili. The immina lion of 1 nmpli :i was bj j .1 by ii. and I liaiiiberlaiii s u ;?. !. I lo alone bad the |)dwC.r lo i ? c-jn tho ruined c redit <>!' the i'alineitp Sla >?. And i!' we riiuendjer cbrredt 1 v .Indite AI tickt y and ex- Guvonmr Scott de scried the itnirping iU'u h ion !. ;'?.!??? the 2<e,rs ami Courier cried preeari, and sided with the Democracy of South Cnroliu.t 'fbe .. ....' of \jommrrce i- ctirroct \\\ asscrtitti' that "Mncl.c) ami rjcolt, iii the opiiiion of ninny pcoploj lia'v'i u- iiiuch i'iglit io rcprcsic'nt Sbtitli (.'andiua sis the ]\> ami Courier b :-." I'oili;'particis'.Sup ported Cliitniber'.ain b.dorsi 11 : mj> ton's nomination, h'nd i ? ': pitrlies succumbi d and ? ; ; . :?? ' .lie pr< \,i Governor niter be was liotiiiitat* 1 by the Detnccrals. Of (idit'i 11 ?? i:ii!u cr.ee wie! ded by the .v t\, ,,' , in behalf of the ''<.-.- i\ rhu Its ad venturer was ? : {< r t!.:::i |! a! exciied l.iy Mai'h'ey and Scidt. The power of the latter for mischief wa i)6i so boundhfs. IJ once, if ..:.c parly or Ihc (ihi r is lo ho di; qiinlili d from icpre. rut::).- Go v. flaiuplbn hcfausO. of ilic iiijiir) iiiflicied upon the Dcmoc'foy by .-njipot ling Ch un herhiih, t!:<, | rbhi.hitii ii i lio'.tld oiiltd' n?aiufd the >.'< ? ?? >>. .' ( ','. , <? and n ,|, piguiird Judge Ma key and Scoll. Or J if bo Iii ? rtics are to bo forgiven for their tidnoAion to the falling fortunes of ( hamberlnin they should both be regarded as occupying the same boat of j robation, except that the Ncics and Courier editor should be kept und? r strick surveillance. A ud now us to the justice of the si '.lack. :.' ui!gi\ Mackc) is one of our Circu it dud] ( s, in whose Circuit the authority of (lovoriior Hampton is not disputed, hi i uvii g long since decided against I tin i ietcniions of ( hamberlnin. 11 is 1 rin of officio will not expire until ; August 1880. Now if be desires to iij poi I the Hampton Government is lit! to I c d< i i--tl that privilege by the j >.'< ? arid Courier simply because he is a lie publican and was once an ad iht'ri r ol' ('hambcrlain '? So, also, with 't. lie believes that Hampton fairly elected Governor of South Carolina, but >ccausu he was once iu layor of Chamberlain's re-election he !:;'.'.; not, according to the doctrine of ihb N< us (mil Courier, be allowed to express. Irs Opinion to that effect. l>ah ! You'r a funny piece of incon . captious cotitempbrary. And vi'liilo your strange, incongruous i uirse may suit a few ultra Demo cral i n 15 road streeti wc do not be ticve tnat ii r0floet3 tin: sentiments of 'ho '".i .' Magistrate of South Caro lina. The genius which will distin iti !i the splendid ndmiuisttaliou of v ;:i >r 1 isitnplou, when lie shall be ; without Federal intervention, will . '.. n otir opinion, icceivc its fire, its treib and majesty and honor from itiiy thing that the 2s < h s and Courier iniiy do, Two years is not an cterni? ;y. sind we sire confident that Govern or Hampton is not desi'ous of driving IVoin his support such Republicans as rJttilgcs Mnekcy, Cooke, Knowlton, ex'Govprnor Scott, stud others, by enslorsing everything the Nctcs and Courier has to say. The Jo urn id of Commerce, ilio original si might out orj'stiij occupies si diderent position on ibis subject. Democratic iu all ihiligs, il is yet conservative enough to suit lie publicans who favor honest iv< rnmcnt, and will not permit per romi! spleen to prompt it to unprovoked ; i: ! iiiij-;.-i si'faeks upon them. If itiiy paper has a right to advise Gov ernor Hampton, or foreshadow his policy, wc should think that the .! :..?;,' if (\h.i,i<,cc orcnoicd that proud position. It bus no doubtful reCord, and would be regarded as authority. As that journal dissents front the Hcics and Courier, Judge Mackoy sind ex-Gov. Scott may take it for granted that Gov. Hampton tines hoi endorse all the peculiarities of the "first-class journal." Hie N?h\s and Courier has been the champion of some of the worst men in . tsih I aroliuu. Among them nut}' be ( tinted Chamberlain, Cunningham. Mackoy, Cordozaand Corbin,land it is frying now to make the people belicvo thsit il- hauls have no black spot in !b< ;.i by assuming to be the author ize. 1 mouthpiece of a Governor whose cstndidacy it opposed up to his nomi : nation. i'n.-t. Master General Key is a native resident of Tennessee, and says I he hopes to give tho South native I st-inastcrs. Ho will take a trip j through (lid Southern States shortly ? in order to ascertain the wants of the pe< |)le. Hitherto Tost Master Genc j in! have been opposed to giving nny to si Democrat. It will be dif j ft rent under Key. lie is a liberal I !**< nice rat himself, arid will uc d??bt : make :t libeir.l distribultou of post offices. The li'uioii-JJerafd has disappeared j again. Chamberlain's tax-gatherers hay'iit collected any taxes yet, and i there is no money in the Treasury j with which to pay the printers. It is rumored that ex-Governor Aikcn will be appointed Collector of ; the Customs in Charleston. lie will , l,o a worthy successor to the colicky riun-suekcr Wortliington. What We Must Have. There U a growing feeling in tho country in favor of local self-govern ment, und tho prospects of securing this blessing seem to be growing bet ter and better every day. There are a great many things surrounding a home government ruled by foreign crs which arc peculiarly and positive ly objcclional to the people ho have to submit to it. Ever oiuco the world begau there has been a strug gle anicng the people for self-govern ment. When the sceptre of the Ro man Emperor controlled the desti nies of nearly thi whole of the civili zed world, he would send his repre sentatives from Rome to rule over the various provinces directly, against the w ishes of the natives, and, as a consequence, the seeds of insur rection were sown and a harvest of | rebellion was being constantly reap cd. The inhabitants of a nation or Stale should rule and control th e local governments where they are competent to do so. That is their right by the ruling spirit everywhere. The people demand sC'^government, and from the will of a sovereign pco pic spring all human laws. The State, of South Carolina, for eight years past, has been under carpet bag rule. We have been ruled by aliens?by men, in many instances, wdio have had no interest in tin wel fare and prosperity of our State, savo that of a desire to accumulate wealth for themselves. But even if these ad venturers had ruled righteously and honestly, that would not havesatisfied the people. They want self-govern ment. They demand a voico in tho government of their own affairs. They desire to bo in a position to protect themselves and not be thrown entire ly on the voices of alien rulers. Eor years they have been denied thesi in alienable rights. While thi cotm rpi litan population of the Great West have been given Territorial forms of government and a voico in their ow:i affairs, the tax payers of S nth C.iroli na, one of thejoriginul Thirteen States, have been almost wholly excluded from representation in the government when taxation has been the order of the day. What on absolute outrage on the dearest rights ot our people? Taxation but no repre sentation has been tho cry of Cham berlain and his stranger pimps. Dem j ocrats are good enough to pay taxes but they are possi lively unfit to hold flice. The camp followers of Sherman's army must run the govern mcnt. But the time, we believe, is fast npprouching when the people of South . Carolina will be again permitted to enjoy the blessings of of local self government. It seems to be in ac cord with the spirit of the National Administration and is certainly a constitutional right guaranteed to every American freemen. Local self government is what wo must have. Nothing short of it will satisfy the Democracy of South Carolina. The Republic Magazine is out in a long defense of Grant. According to its ideas of Statesmanship, the late President was a wiser and more righteous ruler than Washington. In the opinion of nil honest men n greater failure never disgraced the chair of the Father of America, and succeeding history will so record the life of U. S. Grant. *' 'Tirt phras? absurd to call a villhui great! Who wickedly is wise, or madly brave, Is but the more a fool, the more a knave. Kellogg'a and Corbin's claims to a seat in the United States Senate have been deferred to the next meeting of that body for action. Heaven grant that these two interlopers may be dis posed of somehow before that time. IHM ? ? - - - It really begins to look to tho Springfield Republican at if the Re publican party, like General Jackson, was going to got religion and ohent the devil. Hainpton Recognized in this Circuit. On Tuesday morning last too ca ses, touching the question, Who is Governor, came up before Judge Rccd in Charleston. One was brought by a Hampton Trial Jus-ice, to de cide his title to iflice, as his prisoner had been refused admission into jail by the jailor. The other was a writ of habeas corpus, to release a prisoucr from jail, sentenced by a Chamber lain Trial Justice. At the opening of the court Judge Reed announced tha' he would en tertain the case of P. Flanigau first, that is the one brought by Trial Jus tice Chisolm in which the jailor re fused to receive the prisoner. Flani gau was sentenced to five days im I prisonmcnt. The Judge ordered j the petition in this case to be read, which was done by W. James Wha ley, Esq. After hearing the petition I read Judge Reed said, that siiicj the filing of the petition he had consid ered the matter at his leisure and that his judgment in this matter had already been made up, that he did not wish to hear any argument, but I would draw up his decision as fast as he could write i', and read and fife it til once. Judge Rccd then pro ceeded to write his decision and in a few minutes it was announced ns follows : The State vs. C C. Bowcn, Sheriff, and J. Ii. Symines; Jailor, rule to show causs. The petitioner in this case, at whose instance the rule was issued, sets forth that he is a Trial Justice duly ap pointed ami commissioned under the laws of this Slate. That as such Justice ho issued his warrant and had one P. Flanigau, who was char ged with assault ami battery, brought before him for trial. That he heard the case, convicted the defendant and sentenced him to pay a fine of 810 I or be imprisoned five days. That failing to pay the line he scut the said P. Flanigau to the Jail under a commitment in due form of law, und that the Jailor refused to receive and hold said prisoner, as in law be was bound to do. This petition is sign ( ed by Chisolm and Whaley,attorneys j and sworn to by Robert Chisolm, Jr., the petitioner and its prayer is that a rule be issued direct"d to the said Jailor requiring him to show cause why he does not fotihwi.h receive and hold said prisoner. A rule was accordingly issued directed to the Sheriff, a copy of which was afterwards ordered to be served on the Jailor. The latter makes return that he did, as Jailor, refuse the prisoner iulo custody, because be was ! so instructed by the Sheriff, who i> j absent from the county. I have no official information that the petitioner is a trial justice, other than is furnished by his sworn peti tion, and the implied admission of the answer that he is acting iu that capacity, and sent the prisioncr to jail with a formal warrant of com mitment. This I think is sufficient for the purpose of the case under ex isting circumstances, for I know of no rulo that requires or authorizes tho?Shcriff, or bis jailor, to question in this way the validity of tho peti tioner's commission, holding that evi dence of title. He is de" facto if not de jure a trial justice, and in either case, until the question of right is determined, his warrant must be respected. It is therefore, ordered that a writ be issued commanding the Sheriff and Jailor to forthwith receive the prisoner into custody and detain him according to the sentence J. P. ItEED. March 13, 187G. The decree was then handed to the Clerk of the Court, who recorded and filled it on the journal of the Court. This, it is true, is only a half way decision, but it establishes the validi ty of processes issued by Governor Hampton's Trial Justices, and re quires the Sheriffs of this Circuit to recognize their commit, menls. Judge Peed reserved his opinion as to the legality of the acts of Chamberlain's appointees, but promised to write and file the same in a few days. It is to be hoped that ho will not delay so important a matter. A speedy deci sion is vital to tho peace in this Cir cuit. Delirium tremens Peripatetic Wright, Associate Justice of tho Supremo Court, has returned from I "Washington. British Opinion. If any one is disposed to doubt that the British mind is well informed up on political tiflairs in America, let him rend what the Standanf, of London, says editorially about the election of Hayes : "It matters comparatively little io Northern citizens who is President. Mr. Hayes can cause but little injury or annoyance to his Northern oppo nents. In the South the case is very different Republican rule there means, and has meant ever since the war, gross nongovernment; taxation so heavy as to render fertile and culti vated lauds comparatively worthless, and to ruin hundreds of well-to-do families; and every species of vexa tion to which a superior race can be subjected w hen placed by main force under the feet of emancipated slaves, utterly ignorant, naturally vio'en t and passionate, an 1 stimulated to excesses by the government that should restrain them." That those sturdy Pritish brains take the measure of our Uriah Hceps is also apparent: "It has become apparent to every respectable and rational Northerner that the rule of the Packards, Stear ncses, Chamberlains, Ameses, is not only oppressive and unconstitutional, and exasperating to the temper of the entire population of their States, but also in the long inn injurious to the negro himself, and deeply damaging to the Republican party." What they think o.f the probable policy of President Hayes appears in this : "To sustain these men by such un scrupulous use of the United States army as that which till lately placed Federal troops aclua ly under the orders of Republican election mana gers in the South would be dangerous even to a President with an Ulidispu ted title and a majority in Congress. I To Mr. Hayes, known to have obtain ed his election by the discreditable ! manoeuvres of these very people, with I a narrow majority against him in the Mouse and a still narrower majority in bis favor in the Senate, such a course would be the height of impru deuce. Deeply as he ts indebted to these nu n, wc may doubt whether he will try lo .sustain disrepuiab'e and unpopular governments in sevcul States by military force against the undoubted wish of every educated and prrpcrty-holdihg citizen therein, an.! with a very doubtful warrant fro n Federal law. If nor, tin? mom Mit that the support of tho Federal tro >ps is withdrawn tlie carpet-bag govern yicnts will go lo pieces and disappear without a struggle, and the great majority of the negroes-, who are in capable of entertaining a real opinion and choice of their own, no longer controlled by the.apparent authority of the Federal governmet t, will yield readily to tho natural influence of their white neighbors. Economy, honesty, decency in the administra tion, order, safety, .quiet throughout society will be restored, ami the result of leaving the Southern States to themselves will amply vindicate the policy of the Democrats." Thus it is clear that the English man thoroughly understands our Chamberlains, Corbins and Cass Car penters, and estimate them at their I true price. And these creatures real ize their Situation?are conscloas of their own infamy?know and fell that tlicy are "fixed figures for the tima?f acorn to point the slow and moving finger at." They feel it. Patterson, tin; shoddy lobbyist from Pennsylvania, and now misrepresent ing South Carolina in the United States Senate, having been forced to acknowledge that Hampton is Gov ernor, is now pleading for a new elec tion for this State. We say we want no such thing. And so saya Govern or Hampton. Hear him : "I would not consent to it under any circum stances, I will consent to no new election and to no compromise and should regard a proposition lo that effect as an insult. The people have I elcctfd me and I intend to hold on." He remarked, however, that if Hayes would consent to new Presidential election, he would give, his consent to a new State election, but under no other possiblo circuinstanecs would he 1 do so. The frisky little Stone, ku-klux Corbin's partner in crime,, and brother-iii-law to 1 hat Vermont frauj^, was rc-nominalrd for District A^tor ney for this State by Hayes on^Jbn day last. That doesn't look so well for a wise Southern policy. The President may be all that his admir ers claim for him but our advice is not to place too much confidence in his promise*. We are not out of the woods yet by a long distaucc. Hayes has been President now since the 4th inst., and Uuited States soldiers are still keeping guard by Chamberlain at the State House. His lousy con stables still parade the halls of our Capitol. This does not look much like Hayes is a saint after all. If he meant to carr*. out his letter of accept ance, it was his business to order the withdrawal of the troops as soon as he became President. Having failod i:: the performance of this plaiu duty, it is, in our judgment, too early yet to throw up hats and '"rah for Hayes." Of course this opinion may be erroneous, but from the lights before us we can express no other. If we . prove to hi a false prophet in this instance, however, we shall be only too glad to record the fact. We are pre pared to stand a complete disappoint ment on the subject, Bruce, the colored United States Senator of Mississippi, had an inter view with President Hayes on the 12tll inst., in which he urged that the best way out of the complications in Louisiana and this State was a new election Not so 1 The best and only way out of the complications is fur Chamberlain and PaVcarJ t? step down and out. What do W-j want with a new election, iVlij l Hampton was fairly and honestly elected in November last? IIj is Governor and if Hayes or a iyb;rJV ? else says to the contrary they assert a falsehood; We want no new elec tion, no Wheeler compromise, il?r* anything else that will deprive tho Democrats ol the till benefits of their* victory. ? ? ii ? ii IV - - . ? - - ]?x?Senator Henderson, the uttor-? ney who Was dismissed from the prosecution of the St. Louis whiskey thieves, is to be appointed lirst ussis taut to Secretary Schurz in tile *t)?A part incut of t.ie Interior. It will bo remembered that bis offuicc, and which caused bis decapitation, wa* reflections upon Ex-President Graut? lie stated that he believed the Presl deiit was a party to the Whiskey frauds, a fact which subsequent events proved, and for that he was unfitted/ in Grants eyes, to prosecute rogues. Schurz get-a sly dig at the retired despot by honoring Henderson. Persons holding inportant Post oflices in The South seem to have ad idea that their services will soon be disposed of.? Washington Dispatch. It w ill take something more .tangi ble than "ideas" to make the people believe every dispatch sent through out the South from Washington. Let Hayes send removals instead of tele grams and then we will believe in his Civil Service Reform. Some how or other we arc not over credulous and do not swallow every news item that promises good for the South. Now that Gov. Chamberlain has published the letters of Win. M, i Evarts and Stanley Matthews, the publication of his resignation is both desirable and in order.?National Republican. i The above item shows which way the wind is blowing in Washington, The Republican is Hayes' organ and as good as calls upon Chamberlain to resign. If any one can doubt that there is a radical change fast crooping over the surface of American politics wo havo simply to refer them to the promising fact that Parson Brownlow icecommeudod Mr.Key for a Cabinet position. The Parson at one time ou tradicalcd radicalism.