The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-06-17
The The Murder: d at Camden, s. q.

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In our last Issue we gave briefly the facts
in regard to the shooting of Mr.. Dill, at
Camden, S. G. If the facts are ms VIC under.
stand them, the most severe measures ought
to be taken by the military at once, We
understand the facts to be these: That Dill
was Il perfectly respectable white man, liy- Z
District (county) Hc had been, "a member
OF the Constitutional Convention in that
State from Kershaw. On the night of June
and called him tn. the door. AS soon as he
appeared at the door yolley was fired, kill
ing Dill instantly, he having been pierced
by seventeen bullets. We understand fur
ther that the matter has been the subject Of
comment in Kingsville and in other places,
and that it, is frequently said by citizens
there" Good enough for him !; he had no
business going with the niggers.n' Our in
formant says that he has heard no person
there condemn the act, =, There is no Ian
guage fit to, characterize this damnahle deed.
Every citizen in the State of South Carolina
ought to hang his head in humiliation and
disgrace, that this barbarous act is commit
ted within their limits. = And yet there are
miscreants and scoundrels and assassins, who
walk about in the form, of men who Justify
the atrocious crimeI It is plain that the in
fernal and ideyilish wretches, who compose q
portion Of the white population Of, South.
Carolina, must be taught q lesson, The iron
band OF military law, or some other, law,
ought to SEIZE, by the throat these yilIainous
scoundrels at once !, Every one Of them
ought TO swing from the, galows within ten
days, and every man in that region who
dares to justify the hellish deed, ought to be
arrested Of once, tried by military courts,
and visited with quick punishment :; There
is an native born meanness about a, portion
of the people Of, South Carolina. not equal
led anywhere in the whole, world, :, They
liwere mostly towards in war, and they are
5e sne"king assaassiipS a in peaeees5 sslsIada
% Letter From Chief Justice Chase q
'is The following letter from Chief Justice Chase
a. ugs. WIAsHINsTos "A Fl sey :, May z s5 1898,
n I" shall never abandon the great principles, for
the success Of which Ihave given my entirdlife''
adhere to my " old creed of equal, rights, y
without one jot or title Of abatement shall
be glad if the new professors Of that creed adj
here to it as faithfully. am amazed by the tor
rent of invectives by which am drenched.a AL,
most everything alleged as fact is falsehood out
of the1whole cloth. 4 Where an allegation has q
little fact in it, the fact is perverted and ira
vested that it becomes falsehood.1 I know no
j. motive for all this except disappointment that
impeachment has not thus far proved asnccess,,
coupled with al belief that 1 have done some
thing to prevent its being success. have not
3Ibeen partisan OF impeachment certainly; but !
have not been partisan nfi the other side. AS
presiding officer over the trial my conscience tes
titles that lave been strictly impartial; and I
am sure that any one who reads the report will
say so. Individually l have my convictions and
p opinions, but have very seldom given utteraflce
to them. Indeed, 1 do not think thatlthe case,
in any of its aspects has been the subject of con-
versationi between myself ,apd more than four Or
five Senators, and then only casually and briefly,
No Senator, will say that have sought to infu-
=, ence him. The real ground Of denunciation Il
that l have not been partisan of conviction;
and this denunciation am willing to bear. They
may denounce aud abuse me and read me out Of
the party, if they choose. 7 / follow my old
lights, not the new. What the developments Of
the future may be know not. i neither expect
nor desire to be candidate for office again. Il
would, however, crafty me exceedingly IL the
!, Democratic. party would take ground which
I would assure the party against all attempts to
subyert the principle Of universal suffrage 20.
tablisbed In eight and to be established in all of
the Southern Constitutions. i Then, think, the
/, future of the great cause-for which have la
bored so long-would be secure. and should
not regret my absence from political labors i'aA
i7' AI4il i'iui ilN75 SALMON p. CHASE. q