The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-02-04
:. ANnERsON s c. THURSDAY FEBRUARY L. 1869 NO. 80

hUu cHuiko IuaG any "SeS W
that may have been committed, during
the summer or fall Of 1863, were tho re-
suit of private Quarrcls and had nc re-
ference whatever to the pending Congress
sione election. 1t is not true that the
death of Lee Nance, which is admitted,
gave entire control over the appointment
of managers of the election in said county
to the Democrats The managers for the
county OF Newberry had been selected
and agreed upon by the Commissioners,
with his full assent, before his death. and
it is false thst the party who sustained
me in my election were in any way re-
sponsibls for his killing, or any other out
rsge that my have been committed in the
county Of Newberrv; nor is it true that
contestant might not have canvassed the
county of Newberry, or any other "oun
ty in the Congressional District, with
perfect safety, if he had possessed the
equanimity of temper to encounter the
launts and jeers-punnng upon his name
and otherwise of few mischicvous per
sons. 1t is not true, rs charged, that
twelve hundred. or aEy other number OF
persons, n6n.residents, who were not en-
titled to vote, came into the county of
Newberrv on tine day Of election, and
were unlawfuIly and illegally allowed TO
vote for mo; but it is true that q few OF
the citizens, (the exact number l do not
know, probably one hundred) legal 80
ters of the county of Edgcheld, in the
same Congressional District, in which no
election was held, and for the reasons
stated and charged as to the same class
of persons who went into the counties OF
Lexington and Abbevile. came into and
were permitted to cast their votes tor
member OF Congress in Newberry coun.
w. do not know and cannot state
whether said persons voted for myself or
my competitor, but insist, as heretofore,
that under the Constitution and laws they
were legally entitled TO vote in the coun-
ty Of Newberry. or any other county OF
the same (3rd) Congressional District, for
a representative in Congress. And de-
ny that any other non-residents came in
to Newberry and voted tor member OF
Congress on election day, and also deny
that any illegal vote or votes were cast
or counted for me at said Congressional
election in Newberry. And further de-
ny that said persons came into said conn-
ty mounted and armed, otherwise than as
many persons, white and colored, mount
and arm themselves un going from home
for any purpose. 1t is not true that tit-
teen hundred colored persons. legal voters
of said county of Newberry, or any
smaller number of persons. were preven'
ted from going TO the different election
precincts or driven away from said pre-
cincts, and prevented from voting for con
testant; and l Charge that the electors in
said county, if any, who absented them
selves from the polls, or being present
left the polls without voting id so OF
their own accord, under none other than
legitimate and proper Influences. And
deny that any voter was kept. from going
to the polls and voting. or that any voter,
who was absent, or being present lett the
polls without voting, would have voted
fJr contestant. And deny the truth OF
the charges, and every OF them, contained
in specifications 43, n, IS, ~ and II oi
the protest, having reference to the re-
speclive precincts in Ncwberry county.
and charge that each and every OF said
charges are in fact untrue; and as evil
dence of the truth OF similar charges
made in relation to other election pre-
ciacts in Ncwberry and The other counties,
state that but lorty-one votes in all were
cast at tho precinct OF Maybnton in said
county, where il is charged by contestant
that two hundred illegal votes were cast
for me by persons who were non resi-
| dents of said county.
!. deny that the charges contained in
specifications 40, 5O 81 and 81, inclusive.
of the protest, having reference 10 the
county of Anderson or any OF them as
therein stated aud charged, are true. In
answer TO specification 40, | state and
charge that 1t is not true that bodies OF
armed men, at any time, rode over the
county of AndcrsoE, committing any ot
the enormilies charged. 1t is not true, in
the sense stated, that the houses OF color
ed men were broken into, and men, wo-
men and children beaten, furniture de-
stroyed, &C., &c. In the spring OF 1868,
before parties were organized or candi
dates Nominated Tor amy office, an occur
renee CT the kind mentioned did take
place, in which white woman and sew
cral culored persons, living in close prox-
unity, were beaten and maitrealed by
persons aho have not been discovered,
without reference to political matters;
and charge that it is the only occur.
renee of the kind that has happened in
the county. 1t is not true that
anv clorcd man or men in said couli-
ty were ever forced to swear thcy
would bo Democrats, and threatened
with death if they went TO the polls and
voted the Republican ticket. 1t is not
true that any nuWber of voters, or even
IL single voter in suid county, was kept
from the polls by intimidation or 9th
cr unfair means, or that amy single voter
was driven tyom the polls and kept from