Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-11-11
AMe eilectSOn Farce in south Caro-
linsh---Bailot Esox Shifting En-
COuraged

| Inc Cinclnuati Enquirer, in commenting
upon the recent election in this State, saws
The late socal llo,l election in South Carroll
ma was perfect farce and a mockcry of ius
ticc. The Charleston Courier, of the 22d
OF October, says that "wiyh fair and untra,n.
m"lcd ballot and an honest count there could
DC no doubt of the triumphant election of Car
penter and Butler, the Reform candidates for
Governor and TLicutcnant.Gover tad
mits that in Charleston there was fair vote,
and consequently majority for the Reform
ticket. The election there was an execution
to the rest of the State. The Courier adds ::
"But in the parishes outside of Charleston
the advocates of Reform were, in some in
stances driven from the polls; in others the
oa'lotS were torn from their ham DIS in others
they were intiuidatcd by Scott's militia, and
were forced to seek shelter for their lives and
persons; in others, as at Biggin Church,
armed colorcd Radicals charged the polls and
swept away the box. In fact, at some Of the
precincts, forany colored men, and for many
OF the white men, to vote the Reform ticket
was simply to place in jeopardy life aud per.
son. And all this occurred in u State under
the prctence of u free election"
! 1t may DO interesting to state the nature
OF the law under which the election was held
which was passcd by the last Radical ncoro
Legislature Before that enactment tho
counting of the votes was, as in Ohio, pub
nc matter, done in the presence of witnesses.
But under the new Radical statute. which was
approved by Governor Scott, he (Scott) was
authorized to appoint three Commissioners
OF E''ctlon in each county, and these Commis.
s'oners IN turn appointed all the sub inspec
tors OF the different precincts. This contr.
ty Of all representation. But this was not the
worst and what followed is almost incredible.
When the election was over no count WAS
then made but the Inspectors. all of one
party, and all favorable to Scott, who was u
candidate for reelection, quietly took the
boxes away and returned them in their pri-
vatc possession for three days, hidden from
the public eye and from any scrutiny what
ever. The Commissioners of Election for
the counties then took the ballots and the
boxes Of the different precincts, and they are
allowed te" days in which to count and make
their returns During all this time nobody
but the officials can obtaina glimpse Of the
boxes or the ballots 1t seems that in Char
lesion, which the ltctormcrs carried. there
was an Act of Congress which put the custo
dy of the boxes in the control of persons ap-
pointed hy Judge Bond, who divided them
equally hctween the parties. The Rcfarmers
proposed to carry out the Charleston arrange.
ment througout the State but the Radicals,
who supported Governor Scott, declined to do
so. Although considerable time bad elapsed
when the Courier of the 22d was issued, vet
the votes had not been counted, and the re
suit had not been asccrtancd ! 1t is Of the
4 opinion tlnt fair count would elect the Re-
form ticket, but of course that count will not
be made. Was there ever in the annals of
elections legislative piece Of villanv equal to
this? What would we think in Ohio if our
elections were conducted in this manner
publican press Of the North, that nowhere
have we seen the least condemnation of thi
wholesale encouragement to stuff the ballot.
boxes Of another State. On tho contrary,
they congratulate the country upon the glori-
Gus vict'ry they have fraudulcntly won in
South Orona. When We take such an
election us this in the South, in connection
with tht open military violence that is being
employed by the Administration to carry the
electionin New York, every man of the lcas,
reflection will admit that thore is not much
left of tnerlcan freedom. 1t would soem as
if everyhonest man, every friend of his coun
try wold blush at the recital of such rascal
, ties, an Indignantly refuse to sustain further
party that was guilty of them.
JActsoS, Miss, November 2-General
W. BTntly, prominent ex. Con fedcrute Off.
Ger. We brutally assassinatcd this morning
near v mona. No clue to the murderer. -
This I tho third violent death at Winona
within two months. Tho first was a. j.
Brantk, assassinatcd two months ago. sec.
ond, Opt. Corror, cousin Of Brantley, killed
by Dan named Collins.
, at A Western editor, in announcing the
j. denis Of his paper, says: "The brilliancy
t Of ou career has only been coualled bv its