Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-11-26
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lwould requesf my fellow citizens no, II
consider sneasg guilty upon charge only
until supported BY proof They will dt
the jnslice,sI hope, no suspend their opin
ions upiiIlhe foul charge is finally decided
upon; deny and repeI il Indignantly
and appealio film who knowc the hear
lis nak ednssss for the ,ru,t, of nv inno
cence. fear not the, investigation o
truth and. were lhe; columns of news
paper misrepresentation al This time,
could convince any unclouded mind lha
the charge{is founded in the basest mo,
lives aud for Tie fonlest motives that ev-
er disgraced man. Ihope, al some future
day, TO sheMsifsa' ~
AS il has beeaslaled that my object III
holding Pearson aud Bryant 10 bail, was
TO delay tlle,nar harass them. / will only
say. that as long ago as Is months, al
least, 1 gave t;leir names: among others,
to-: and requested the I.S Deputy Mar
shal. the present. Jailor. when Sheriff
and, think, Mrs. Sheriff Smith-to in.
form me if f-they. or either;of them, arri.
we'd at any sofsthe hotels SO that | eonld
hold them tosbail. Long before this for
gerry charge was thought, of. suit has been
boins on in Georgia, for a year past, a,
gaiusl tllem,bgme They are largely my
debtors.
TON friends, who kindly came 10 aid
me in This calamity, | return my heartfelt
thanks. Tony foes, who exuted in my
deeasement, say nothing, ex-
cept, were Gabriel 10 come and write me
down lnnocent, $wilh pen Of adamanl.
and 10 characters. Of fire, they wnuld moi
see il. JOHN H. PETERS.
Charleston, Nov. Is. 1915.
alt is strange that This supposed forgery
was cpmmitted in February, ls37-near
9 years ago-and prosecution commenced
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. u Papers which : have inserted the
alleged forgery. will please insert the
above cards:as an. act of justice.
Ha6Ing he lnaocent safer for The
.Gailty -Onestf the most glaring faults
Of the, Af1eflcan press in The ay;dily with
which il sseiaes upon the name of every
individuatiwIio may pc arrested on mere
suspitiufSo being inplicatedin criminal
offcnee. Iserlhe verdict of the jury be
iwliariisn,ay The person ahus rendered
t,o.oriaps 2 s,llS despite bis !. iuhurence.
i5SR a,tS ap5i f55 auspicions by aImosl
every body whom he. encounters: This
practice is isradically aud absolutely wrong,
and shonldsby all means be discontinued.
M any an innocent man has been uade 10
suffer by this thoughtless mode Of procee.
ding. Editorsgare not always aware OF
the heavy responsibility which resi- upon
theu.--N Y@Ifi6une.
Grand Jury Of Georgetoun.-The
Grand Jury oI.Georserown have preseu
ted as, a nuisaince, 'rhe practice of per.
mitling negroes to let ouI their own lime"
The Grand Jury believe this practice 10
be contrary 10 law and 10 good policy.
breaking down the bond between master
and servant. and demoralizing the latter
while it Injuries The former. ut illustrates"
say they, "every system Of police, by
letting Loose upon the community class
persons whnsIand IN need ofIhe restrain
ing hand of dumestic management, and
thus adds imtneasurably to all the diff.
culties Of Internal government" We
have uol seen presenlment from any of
or Graud juries on more important
subject, or one more worthy Of The con-
sideta,ioh Of our legisla,ors.-Charieston
Ersning Port.
Hermont.--The Legislature of Vernon,
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