The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-11-04
fA1teran Parten.

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ead yor 8 sproela ton ofthe 21st
sOosobeE;in the newspapers, and
propose direct your attention to
.aeartain factswhieh are omitted in
sfhas paper and which may serve
10 n aesaoHe, ifinot from your mind,
perhaps from the minds of persons
living abroad the erroneous ina
svrsssions it Is calculated to pro
a ssfaces 4I shall not attempt to COM
sIasns upon the various grounds
neon 8 Whieh this document has
been issaed. Fhey resolve them
= selves Il into z one on two leading
propositions, viz The white peo-
Die OF South Carolina are com
emitting all sorts OF violence Saale anu an
crime. against innocent and an-
offending negroes and prominent
nlemDers of the radical party, and
opendly deride and deny the autho-
rity 81. theState government; that
to oYerawethe negroes, and pre-
vent them from voting at the en-
suing election. they have intro:
duced into the State large guam.
titles Of arms, and secretly dis di
sfribated them. These grave charges
sssasgainst sss the whites. who.afc called
by yoa Democrats, are founded,
wen State, npoleareports daily re-
,ilss .sss;vesss af The Executive Depart
aent. 81 on state, also. that these
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certain Isoant tieg Ehii eh.son name,
adao ew bsrrsa g
County IN which the writer lives.
YoafRen join i upon the author
itfes Co be active and faithful. in
the discharge of their duties, and
to resort aal1eases of y ioltion OF
.;lays yoaaiso appealGto the
siavaabih1i,sg people, of the State to
:a;d y5a d yeur g efforts to- maintain y !
stEesapremacy Of the law and the
tights of the people by discoun,
tgnaneing and demo ouncing all acts
og violence and. outfage sSa
You finally conclude with the
dselaratio at if f your efforts
see0mp paish this, by peaceable
means, are frustrated, you viii be
eoInpeAed, however reluctantly, to
srm aad organize . sufficient force
COT loyal citizens to overcome re-
Z 1sistance, and thatthe responsibility
ofthe consequences, however dis
.ssfroas and deplorables must. rest
anon t6e heads of those who pro.
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To suppose that You, have pre-.
pared aud set forth this. document
sas political capital for year party
s the North to- eject the result
seffhs approaching elections, would
bssassibating To- you a motive
anbeeoming The dignity of the of
fee you flllItsske your eown de
elasatsonsas srsie-thats the state
ments contained in your procla
sipation are founded on reports
daily reeaisstpa the Executiyf
Department. But. 5nebwithstahd
n 6 authority q reports daily
rassiged 90, Z jjoinsissueewitf
yoa "a the ststeaaen ntss yoarg pnoc
ion contain 80 far as s.: HI thi'
eeoanmuuityis coneerned-and, II
That respect, Isspresame that: il
ass yeryi siiiftttiee i g i from other com
fnunities in the State I QUA: state
meat ri tkassaefs aof sKiolenee have
seen commiittte ID IS not denied bu
that the white people are wholly
responsible for these acts, as yo'
wish to be understood, is deniee
cut and out. would not be under
stood as justify ing, or as counte
nancing them, except where they
shave been committed in seIfde
sfsace5W What I mean to- say is
shat whetherfhey can Or canno
be justified OF excused ina lega
sense, IL is, neverthe Gloss, true, tha
in almost every instance they hav'
been provoked by the parties wh'
have suffered, either by word o