The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-10-28

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The Committee appointed by the
Democratic Club of Union Court
House, on 22d October, to prepare
some response to the extraordinary
proclamation of Governor Scott, on
the 20th day of October, 1868, is
sued under the Seal of the State, re-
spectfnlly report the following pre-
ambie and resolutions:
The proclamation of Gov. Robert
K. Scott charges the people of the
whole State with anarchy and law
lessness. We regret to learn this,
for it has never existed heretofore in
Sonth Carolina. But we are induced
to believe that matters are not SO bad
under his administration, as his fears
hayo led him to suppose; for the ''re-
ports daily received at the Executive
Department, come, particularly,
inpart, from the County of Union,
and convey information and depict a
state of things, of which the people
of Union themselves are profoundly
ignorant.
1t was not TO be expected that Gov.
Scott would, In public proclama-
tion, reveal the sources of his infor-
nation; nor would it be surprising
if one, who has scarcely yet been
long enough in South Carolina to
acquire O domicil, should be ignorant
of the character of his informants.
But while the names of those who
furnish him ''daily" with reports, are
concealed, the subject matter of the
reports are happily set forth at length,
in this Executive document.
1t is impossible to treat subject
of such serious import as this, with
out using plain and strong language.
We live here, our families live here,
and we expect to remain here, what
ever may be the form of government.
Wefeel interested in the welfare and
reputation of State, whose people
isthus ruthlessly assailed. We feel
it duty to ourselves, to do oil in our
power to refute the ,slander which
this proclamation contains. And
when one who claims to be "no Re-
publican Governor, but Governor of
the whole people," upon the tes-
timony OF t'reports daily received"
from persons of whose character he
knows nothing, deliberately charges
us with resistance to the laws, cold
blooded murder, and other crimes of
the most heinous character, we almost
feel provoked into language more
strong than elegant. For we do most
emphatically contradict the truth of
the information upon which these
charges are based, so far as this
Countyis concerned.
There has not been a single instance
OF resistance to the laws in Union
County.
There have been only two homi-
cldes since january last: one, negro
killed by q negro, upon sudden quar-
rel; the other, O. white man killed by
white man, in dispute about their
cropboth wholly disconnected from
polltiGs.the opposing parties in each
faith.
There has been no case Of sfami-
lies forced to abandon their homes
and property by fear of violence"
The authority of the officers of the
State Government in this Comfy
has NOT been "openly derided and
denied" 1
''Threats of violence and death
are" moi Suffered against prominent
members of the Republican party. if
they attempt to visit" this stDistrict
for thepurpose of discussing Che po-
htieal questions of the day." On
the,contrary, many of the Republic
can leaders In this State have been
here, have delivered political ad.
dresses, and gone away unharmed.s
A radical meeting was held here on
Saturday last, attended by many
white men, and speeches we're mada1
by Luoius Wimbush, of Chester, and
other members of the Legislature: