The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-02-05

Mr. Logan retired. 20
The President ordered the Scrgcant-at
Arms to exclude the reporter Of the MeT-
cury from the floor of the house.
Affairs in this Military District.
The annexed letter from Col. A. j. Will
lard, in charge Of tie Bureau of Civil AT
fairs, presents a. gratifying and satisfactory
view of affairs in this Military District
1t is addressed To Alessrs. q. H. Benedict &
Co, No. 81 Pine Street, New York, III re.
sponse to inquiries made in regard to the
condition OF things in tins State, and
whether it was prudent and safe for CAPT
talists TO come here, and invest in real es
tate and securities. The letter bears date
January %, 1863, and is rs follows:.
GENTLEMLN:-Referriny to your com
munication of the 4th instant, in which
you state there are many yersons who
would gladly purchase and become per-
manent residents OF this State, could they
prudently do SO; but the statements SO
frequently published i'll the daily press OF
outrages, on the part OF both whites and
blacks. have occa>ioned througho the
North general belief that property and
life are in constant jeopardy everywhere
in tile reconstructed states and especially
so in South Carolina, aud Ill which You III.
qnire as to the truth of these statements.
have the honor to state that my ac
uu;.intance with the comdlti,n N of .outh
| Carolina. ext Ids baus to the G. mmence
mcnt of the period Of its occupation hy
our Army although during that period
was absent a few months at the North. In
regard to both North and South Carolina,
since the first OF Jury last, my chief sources
of finfoymation are, 1.-The facts officially re-
ported, and known at these headquarters.
Az to the general question OF the security
or life and property i'll the Statesof South
Carolina, tile best evidence that car be al
duced is to be deri, Ell from the CONDUCT Ut
the people themselves. they mo,tNabout
tile cities and country III. the palsuil OF
business or pleasure without amy. marks of
apprehension, and without amy unusual
precautions. There have been n few ex
ceptions to the universal application OF t,.
statement, but am not aware Of any such
exceptions at the present time. The cities
are remarkably free from that description
of violence that is regaripla as most hostile
to the security OF life aud property. The
streets are considered safe at alllourS, and
people go about them with less app'ehen
sion than they would experience in ira
ver>ing under the same circuns, ances the
streets OF any Of the large Northern cities
There has been.a marked decrea>. III the
amount of crime committed within this
State Since the first year after its occupa-
tion. During 1855 the prepondcrance was
on the side ri outrages committed by
whites against blacks. During 1856 the
number of crimes coinmitted.by blacks
against whites prepondelsted During
the last year the class ot crimes that sprun"
in 1865 and 1866. out OF the disturbed l,o,
slitical relations of, the country have de
creased to such.an extent that the military
tribunals, which have usually adjudlcated
cases of that character, have had cumpar'
atively little to do.
The crimes and disorders oc. urring at
present in the two States of North and
South Carolina are such as tile ordinary.
administration OF Justice can take care oi.
If the courts Of the two, States had. the
confidence of all classes, and tie requisite
material and means for the detection and
punishment OF offenders the community
would speedily be redicedto excellen+; or
der by these means alone.
In this connection it is perhaps interest
ing to. you to know that from the first oc-
/ cupation of the State, the milde>t mea. :
of preserving order have always been suf.
ficient. Az far az my information goes,
and it is belle, ed to be accurate, since the
military occupation of these States the
maintenance of order has not orca>loned
tile expenditure of single cartridge.
Capitalists would doubtless desire to
know if there is any indication of war oI
races.in. thssection ofthe country. There
never has been any Indication of such q
catastrophe in either of these States. The
blacks asa people are universally admitted
to be a peac4able, good natured and law
! abiding. No motive exists for such a col
lision, nor can anything short of class
legislation and partial administration "l
Justice bring about such result. l.hdet
the Governments that are in progress oi
formation. no such results need be feared
The feeling among all who are in a posi-
,ion TO influence public action is satisfac
tory ontnis point. Some assume that the
tendency of the general desire among Il {
blacks for the possessicn of the land, Is