Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-10-29
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GovERNoR scoTT's oPRocLAMATION.

instant, Co. W. G, Beatty Vas called to the Chair,
and r. s. Moore Moor; requested TO act as Secretary:
The Chairman explained the object Of themeetiDg
and stated that it was called for the purpose ofen,
a6f6g the citizens Of York County to respond to
the charges hag;es made against them in the proclama.
ton Of Hi; Excellency, Governor Scott dated Oc
tober 20, 1858, whereupon George W. Williams,
ESQ, moved thata Committee of thirty y-fve be ap-
pointed hy the Chairman to take into consideration
the said proclamation, and to report at an adjourn
ed meeting on Monday next, at q o'clock, P. m,
wwhereupon THE motion was agreed to, and the for
loving persons appointed ON said COMMITTEES, viz
~ George ". Williams, ]. NJ. Lowry, J. ". Ave
~, A. I. Barron, j, F. Lindsay; j. R. Bratton, ].
F. Hart, j. T. Lowry, R. G. McCaw, W. B: Nets
IR 8. Moore, A. Coward, s. A. McEwee, LIN
Grist, J. G.. Enloe, J. Herndon, B. 7. Wheeler,
R. NJ. Kerr, L D. Witherspson, W. 3 Wilson,
James JeFeys, J. A. Mclean. J. =. ;. Adams w;
d. McCorrkle, j. L. Clark, J. Bolton Smith, Jas,
Mason, B, P. Boyd, J. B. Williams, p b Dar-
win, H. G. Jackson, B. F. Briggs, W. B. vii
lams, H. F. Adickes and D. D. Moore. ,.., -
The meeting then adjourned until the 26th in
slant, at which timeit met when said Committee,
through their Chairman, George ", Williams,
submitted the following report and resolutions
The Committee appointed at a meeting of ci6.
zens Of York County, on the 24th Instant, to draw
aud prepare Report and Resolutions, on 90 much
of the Proclamation of Gov. Scott, of the Goth in
slant, as relates to the complaints therein made,
of lawess acts and conduct Of the people of York
County, respectfully submit the following Report
| and Resolutions, and recommend the adoption of
the same ''''''' q ~ ''.'' '-'+ ','''.' ''.
Whereas r. KitScott, Governor Of the State
! of South Carolina, has, by public proclamation,
declared that reports are being daily received him
from the County Of York, that the laws are being
violated and the officers of the Law get at defiance
that peaceful and unoffending citizens arc murder
ed IN cold blood and the murderers not only per
mitted, but aided to escape from justice that fam
lilies have been forced to abandon their homes and
property by fear of violence; that the authority Of
the State Government is openly derided and DE-
MED; that threats IF violence, and even OF death,
are uttered against prominent members OF the Re
publican party if they shall attempt to visit this
District for the purpose of discussing the political
questions of the day that declarations are openly
made by persons calling themselves Democrats, OF
their determination not to permit their political op!
ponents to vote at the ensuing election and to en-
able them to effect their purposes and to oyerawe
the people, large quantities OF firearms OF the most
State, and secretly distributed; that the public
highways are picketed aud patroled by armed men
who stop and inteTogate passengers, frequently
abusing and assaulting those who differ with them
in political opinion; and especially is there appar
rent systematic effort, by abuse and intimidation,
to deter coIored persons from the exercise of the
elective franchise" ..,,...
Now we, portion of the citizens of said County,
in public meeting assembled, hereby declare said
reports 30 made to the Governor, to be unfounded
and untrue-alse in each and every particular, and
calculated, if unquestioned, to bring unmerted re-
proach on people noted for their love Of peace
and good order and for their obedience to the laws
Of the land. .......... $50. .,,.. 4. p.
We have heard of no resistance to the laws by
any of our people, except in two cases hereinafter
more particularly stated; Of no murders arising
from political causes no threats against those who
differ with the Democratic party in political opin-
ion and of no attempts to prevent colored per.
sons from exercising the elective franchise. And
We do not believe that our people have been guilty,
as charged, of such outrages and wrongs, or any
of them The only cases of resistance to the laws
of which we have heard are those Of A! j. Stew
art and James j. Shaw. The first namedof these
persons charged with illicit dstillation of spurious
liquors, resisted the Onteu StateS Deputy Mafsna,
and by threats and violence, prevented him from
seizing his stin James j. Shaw, issaid, resisted
Constablewho attempted to levy on his horse for
ldebt, and assaulted and knocked him down. Both
of these persons belougto the Republican party,
and one Of them-ames J. Sbaw-has lately been
appointed Deputy Constable under the Act Of
title Legislature establishing State Police. Sure
liz, the Democrats should not be held answerable for
the misdeeds of these two individuals. ''"- ~
/ We deny that large quantities of firm arms haye
been brought into the County, andsecrety distrib
uted, for the purpose of oyerawing the people
and preventing Republicans from voting az the