The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-06
Making Ready for Harvest.

We reprint letter published in the Able
vile Press to show the scandalous manner
in which peaceable and inofIensive citizens
are liable to be treated by negro constablcs
and Radical magistrates. A feeble gentle
man is arrested by two negroes, the door Of
his room is broken open, and he is held last
until some friends are brought to his assis-
tance by the cries of his affrighted children.
On their approach the constableS retire, and
when asked by what authority they commit
ted such an outrage, they produce a war
rant, and declare that they acted according
to law and instructions from headquarters
No warrant was produced until after the ar
rest was made, and quiet and feeble gen.
tleman is exposed to great indignities, with
no hope of redress from the officers of the
State At the same place, short time ago,
citizen was torn from buggy by armed
negroes, his life was threatened, and he was
kept in jail for hours. And his only offence
was that he had asked Congressman Hoge
what he supposed were fair wages for an
able-bodied negro fellow? Guffin, member
of the General Assembly, threatens to burn
down the houses and barns of all the Demo-
Gratis in Abbevile-if the hair of Radical
is injured. Jones, negro representative and
magistrate, thirsts for the blood "of the
"rebels," and is now eager for the Staying
to begin. God help him! In Sumter a
number of men Of good position are drag
ged from their beds and lodged in Jail on
suspicion of connection with q mysterious
K. K. K. who burned down the store OF the
Radical brother of Radical senator. This
is enough to show the liberty and protection
we have while we trust to the law, and do
not help ourselves.
And what is proposed as remedy for the
evil? What does +. K. Scott, the hard
hearted Governor, suggest as ameans of OBJ
tanning the peace that he pretends to de-
sire? None! When his lips open, it is to
exalt vice and make rascality honorable-to
degrade worth and make integrity odious.
And what does the General Assembly pro-
pose for the protection Of South Carolina
for the protection Of the county where citi-
zens are arrested without warrant, and
where legislators and Congressman spur the
freedmen on to deeds of violence and blood
The senators treat the people to TRADE
against Abbeville County, and negro Sena-
tor Nash introduces bill which provides
that "no member of the State police shall
be arrested "for any alleged offence COM
United by him in the discharge OF the du-
"ties of his office" Never had king or
kaiser broader authority or greater license
than is given to the State police. If the
bill should pass, the life and liberty OF every
man, and the honor of every woman, will be
at the mercy OF the State police-intelligent
or ignorant, black Or white. In this way
must violence and wrong heal the wounds
that wrong and violence have made.
The constabulary bill may not pass, but
whether it does or not, we know that we
have nothing to expect from Radicalism but
treachery and fraud. 1t is as profitable to
whistle to the wind as to demand from Radi-
cal officials and Radical laws peace or JUS
tce, the safety of property, or the protection
of hOmet