The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-09-25
HENSON Z WRIGHT.
Sworn TO and subscribed before me, this ]
Goth of September. y. D. 1867.
NARltEN D. WILKES, NJ. a. D.:
STATE OF SOUTH CIROLLNA,
JufTer,n,s District

Personally appeared Rev. Elias Kennedy IA col
orcd man) before Inc, and made oath that on the
3qth of August past, he attended The public speak
ing at Bolton, in the aforesaid District, and that
willie there coorcd man, named Henson, told
him that Mr.. Nathan Mc.ilistcr wanted 10 see him,
and that lie went to him, where lie WAS lying on
the ground, and that the said n. AlcAliscr told
him that the colored people ought to 60 themselves.
and pay no attention to what was said-that the
white people there would not give the coorcd peo-
pie chance to speak and that lie replied TO him.
'.that Ibis was not our mectng"-tlat We were in
vited-and that thought ought to stay and
hear what would be said. He, McAlstcr, then
said might stay, but lie be Id if he would, if
he was in my place. He also sent two other COL
ored men after me before lie sent Henson.
ELIAS KANEDEY.
Sworn to and subscribed before me Sept.
lG, 1867. JOHN w. DANIELS,
C.C.& EX. OFF. M.A.D.
lie says: az have stated rutllfully what can he
proven" We have saved him Tie trouble by prov
ing his statement untruthful. And he further
says: 81 have never tried TO cause disturbance III
the community" We would like to know how else
We can interpret his conduct on the 18th of Au-
gust, at place of public speaking. where lie told
the colorcd men that bad and designing white men
were tryiag 10 n.iscad and ruin them and when
asked who they were, lie replied, that it was not
proper 10 give their namcs-or in other TO that
effect
The men who spoke on that day, and give the
colorcd men good advice, were men who did not
make their living, before the war, by ''traficking
in human flesh.
He says: 81 have always been pcaccable cti-
zen.' We admit that; he was quite peacedblc
when Mr. Nelson gave him horse-whipping; and
We can refer to many times in his life when he was
"peaeeable citizen" And if South Carolina was
invaded to-day, by n foreign foe, he would ssiTl
prove himself a '.peaceable citizen.
In conclusions, lie says: IL expect to discharge
the duties of my office faithfully honestly and fear
lcssly." We suppose he thinks; he is faithfully
discharging his duties when he puts his papers in
the hands of men who cannot take the test oath
he will do tile swearing, and they will do the COL
lccting, and then divide the profits. And that lie
is aeting honestly and feariessy, when he takes adj
vantage of n man, as lie did not long since.
The man owed six dollars and fifty CENTS tax, and
when McAlistcr went to collect it, he told him it
was past DUE and the cost on it was eleoen dollars
and ffy cents, but give him ten dollars, and lie
would let him 60: The man would not agree to
this, and he then said he would take fire dollars,
and this being refused also, he concluded TO take
three dollars and fHy.fre CENTS but he would not
agree to give his receipt for the amount. To
another, who owed about fourteen dollars, he said ::
"AIy cost is eleven dollars and fifty cents, but do
not want TO be hard on you, so give me twenty
dollars md make it even money" These men did
not know their taxes were due
We now leave him, and this unpleasant rcvcla-
ton, believing that lie will soon be relieved of the
laborious task of discharging his duties faithfully
honestly and .fcarlessly.
1t will save any further discussion TO mention
that We will not notice anything he may say here
after
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