The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-10-28
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Thsiawssbiling and respectable portion dffE An.
dcrson iStriotssill bs surprised to read therase
and serious ohargesr srreferred;by Re- ScoTF, de
Msto Govesaor 81 iis c. edo bot propose
tSheD, S these that duty llasbcen
sbly and SCI iseioglly psrfoFne edby ahintefagent
commit teasaf ettizens their Tcportto an ad-
joaFacd public iaeeii5g he'd ats fills place n.Fr-
da3 last. But we must indulge in fair criticism
Of the=c6ursc=p pursued by.a man claiming to rep
resents,tns established aud permanent governments
over this people. The proclamation Of his Excel.
cncy, if it means anything at all, was intended as
q political cam paignSd 9cumeaf assist
cal friends in the Nerth next week. THIS object
is plainly apparent wIlsa we
Districts .were included among eious,
andsfhat ;nose@ofethem arc like Anderson fairly
exempt from thesohargss preferred againstthem.
Indeed, only tw6ef named; could incuded,;
by any Sort Of resson,s as having Afforded lie.
slightest coioring to ths.p precious document: And
even those Districts are unfortunately placed in
this category by the sVlessness of afev unE own
men, who're residences semain. in obscuriiy,. and
for Yhose acts. none are responsible save them:
selves. This is the True and unyarlished ooIdi-
,;on = tb;nos a1d vi Ibo III bo,ity
s, i. st.t. 1bole Ieonle }or Tho erin.
;n. .ondnci of, Las t;on Jo;s1 o .s.relv.
snc M ~ Witnessed in the
,7ora history as,s,ated lsstVesk. we're. Tl,
prcsenteat Cokesbury Hodges .Depotswhsn; the
terrible homicide .on: Randolph was Committed
Had CIV Soorr, bee, t,rssent and surrounded ;by
nn,,-s
i,es,,sr. oe ndonsuol,ld have sseseaned.y from
,;at;s.,,.;, .,.rss.as, M. tb.v
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sae 80 ~ ~. ., 80 80 80
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Il ,h,ss
v.ra informs5. 13o;rr ;sfo1s sler,a,.d M iS;aI
hand a,ter 6s1 re their orse, , Vsre ;tcb.s
q & so:f issnc. af bo tra1 b.v s bs.,sneS
g k make good: eir esca1s and succeeded The
two oolorod men. members Of his ovp.party: il
conversation alton Wifh the deceased when he was fred
upon instantly drew their pistols. but made nj a-
tsnn 10 arrest the asssssins Had Cav ooTr been
-. .nd nm arn,sd !. 4 l;t,iy that anv ,rrss, -
,so,,ld h.,e ~ Se.n > 1ye re,.r hi. o.c,,-.
romeo Va ara tof tbe c;rcnmstancea
ae,o,;n ,nd dei;h.r.
,to .Nov - fair and nnart;.l J. ;,,l,m.t,
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60.
~, aap.,o ov.rro, p hi.
1901, 80 e,,;,,a.,,d
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ss s.," s0f - =, go. -
s,tirsIy : damn ,Ie,osfbs sroi,nd
o5s,iy ff;s
sfor on The authorize, of 1beNev.
berry Hsrala .,cfforts were SseIy made by
the Sheriff 10 arrest The parties" Where is lhe
pretcxt for this wholesale and sratditons charge
against entire communities. that mnrdercrs' are
GIlol ony permitted, bu, aided 10 escape from ius-
lice We .5aye shown that: ina prominent IN
stance: arrest Was laareroas.in ihe extreme
and Would likely be- attempted by any sane
man. under similar circurlstancos. Therefore If.
these charges, i S. ,res tere must De
;uli erjor motive Infringing thsm,beforo, the pub
sic sopStheeve iofG4ansexei.ins popular election:
Bes;desstbe proclamationsinonr columns appeared
,simu,taueously,ritlan annotilcrfrom shc,Exednti7e,
Offering. .eSsravasant rcwardaforatheaFrcst ofsthc
'murdstcas, sno.Sonly los' Randophs but5of three;
others onSsof whom was killed'aboaptae months
05saiid' attShch time thc: Governor offered q
much .iefreEsrd. Why is this case. brought
mp? There iaye bcen 70: facts :eiIcited recently
That were not ktiowa whcn. the lnafder: was'con-
,mittcd The name nam and description. Of The person
were set forth in the . rst s instance anu yet Icy
are now brought prominently into notice with
reward increased nearly ten-old. ! Taking these
facts altogether We rensat ihe conviction that the
-.'precamsiionss of LIS. Excel!cpcy, coming tiick
aud fast upon public attention.. are intended to