The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-11-04
PEspLl:roN, ANDERSON Co., 8. c..

PEspLrroN, ANDERSON Co., 8. c..
October ;27, 1868.
Sir-Governor Scott's proclamation on the con-
duct of the white inhabitants of the upper counties
has astonishod mo- Win you allow me TO give
,vidence in the case?
If had the honor to be on American citizen, or
South Caroinian; OF had the privilege of
voting for the officers of the nation, or for this
State; or if belonged to the Republican or Demo
.cra.ic party, should not write to you because it
might be alleged that my social or political predt-
Elections had biased my judgment and rendered my
testimony worthless. Blu, as am only an Eng
lishman, having no vote, in no way connected with
any political party, no Confederate, but simply q
searcher alter health, Whch-l have to some extent
found in this quiet place and genial climate,
think myself entitled to be heard, and to be cred
tied on matter which injurously affects the char
actcr of the county in which my home is fixed, and
/ ia calumny on the old residents, my valued
neighbors. / am so fap free from prejudice
against me colored people, that had slavery con-
tinued.I should not have bought home In South
Carolina for. my education aud conscience taught
me that slavery was wrong and an evil 10 both
the slave andhis owner: So having no pro-slayery
sympathies present or past interests TO thwart
NV Judgment or my conscience claim to be re-
ccived US o veraci0ns witness, whose evidence oil
facts must not be disputed
that in this, Anderson, cuhnty The laws are viola
ted the officers of tho government set at defiance,
people murdered for political differences, families
forced away from their homes, threats of death
used 10 political opponents, or to Radicals OF any
color. Neither is it true that arms, good, bad or
Indifferent, are openly or secretly imported nor
are the roads patroled by day or night The whole
of these allegations so untrue, and so nappli-
cable this county. that love Of ALTERATION must
have been the cause for uniting Abbeyille and An
derson in the Governors proclamation, and not
regard for truth
have lived in countries where political passion
had led 10 violence. In Ireland in 1916 and l84S,
IN Canada in lS49, in. Cuba in 1855; but have
never seen people so inoffensive, so resigned,
and SO desirous TO hope for the daWning OF better
DAYS as those of this county are. So much for the
whites. Now for the negroes, for would do
Justice TO all. They not less industrious than
the farm laborers in England and Ireland; but
they arc less skilfu and therefore do less for the
same wages, but are quite eaunl to my expecta-
tions. They do not steal ;.they seldom commit an
act properly called crime but are quiet and useful
people, being large portion of the wealth OF the
State We need mere Of them.. Int two years
of my residence here, know Of but three crimes
in the county-two were murders committed by
negroes on white men (Hunnicutt, and another
near Anderson Courthouse), and the theft OF my
horse out of his stable by Tennessee negro. who
escaped with the horse to that State, was three
times arrested and three times broke Jail, being
free and safe now in Arkansas.
am told no white man has been committed for
crime in radius of len miles for The last ten years
feel it my duty ihus publicly oprotest aga inst
these calumnies circulated to prejudice. prin.
cpally because the power of doing mischief lies IN
yhe circumstance that the Governor has proclaimed
them
I inclose my card of which you are at liberty to
make any use of you may find advisable
mn, your obedient servant,
AN. ENGLISH FARMER.