The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-23
THE MICKEIS,
Reconstructed Politics In South Carolina -
KnRvery All Round.
Correspondence Of The sun.


CHARLEsToS, s. C. May II, 1870
This city is cursed with a family of Mackeys,
who Ill every public Office which chic1nery or the
most degrading corruption can command for them
TIE principal movers of the reform party, who hon
estly conducted the meeting last night in Hibernil
Hail. got into Q petty police court this afternoon
through the Vaccinations OF the Mackeys; and
while T. J. hackey presided ~ Trial Justice, the
Hon. A. q. Maekey, formerly Collector OF Customs,
J. G. haekey MAGISTRATE, and Il, ". NJ. hackey,
Sheriff. sat by Ills side and brazenly confronted the
crowd Of citizens, and cheered him on TO his pre-
arranged course. A negro swore that who had
been prominent In the reform meeting evil
disposed person, and had threatened TO stab him
with sheath knife Just utter the meeting dOurned.
Other negroes testimony was unques.ionably con-
hictinR. Several white men swore that tue de
PENDANT was not the aggressor. The Triil Justice
Mackey, after nlng pipe with tobacco ana puff
announced his decision, saying that he held the
defendant TO bail. When a wei known citizen
commission merchants, and shipping agents,
whose incomes are large and well known Ia
Charleston Appeared TO 60 bail for tho IN.
sports conspicuously heavy moustache, and
whose countenance Ia feariully unpleasant, cAlmly
so over your %S sir Mr. Wits iTG S sSe%
the inquiry was intended an insult. Still he had
learned no. to ny Oh" as south carolinians did in
thdti amonnt over his liabilities; but the
understanding Trial Justice looking him insult
tue truth. And all tIis was done by who has
crept into power by preaching that he is good Re
publican. There are many others exactly like him in
South Carolina. They are running ever1nppcia in.
tcrest In the State, while they preaching to the
Wild negroes on the plantations aud the readily
bought-up negroes IN the cties-many Of whom love
rum, aud drink II 1t the politicians eApcnse-that
they are good Republicans, ana II they, those good
Republicans, are not upheld, the Democrats will get
into pow or, and reduce the negroes aEan to state
OF slavery, as though that was possible.
The Ahckey family greater sramps than you
can possibly imlgine. To-day, while | was witness
ing the mock Investigation into the conduct OF the
defendant In the before the Court that has been
detailed above, the defendant made a counter char @
AGAINST the negro to see Nhat he could do In the
WY Of giving bail 10 answer for his misconduct.
Tue negro VINO had just been the plaintiff against q
white man went out of tine court room not TAR,
however, rs subsequent events proved. The white
man made his charge against he cUlOrvd man. The
Tria! Justice Nackey issued warrant FOR the ne
gro who was complained against An nntiqpatcd
specimen Of humanity o freedman went IN search
OF the compliance. II took about one minute to find
hin, Tie csusC OF this routine was that the Trial
Justice Mackey-a good Ropubiclu-wmtelt 10 Is
sue warrant Tor toe compliance, ard that he dit,
and got q charges 10 Uut in his general bill against
the state that amounts to about IS 600 per anuum.
u is against the taxation TO pay such sWindles that
the white people generally, and many Of the colored
Ueuple, Of lac sta.e btterly complain.