The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-07-20
Chester rs. Newberry.

! Commemorative stated in our last is
sUc Ihai at an election for School Trustees at
| Newbcrry G. H., about fortnight ago two
| companies of colorcd militia were on duty
all day, with fixed bayoncts around hcpolls.
| Our information was from the editorial col
umns OF the Ncwbcrry Herald. Though it
! is not Il matter in which our readers are spc>
! cia!iv interested, still for the sake of truth
we give place to the following communica-
| ton addressed by William Sumner, Chair
man Of the managers Of election, to the
Herald
! The above paragraph, to which WAS ap'
| pended Mr.. Vim. Summers card, and which
our readers have already seen. appeared in the
Chester Reporter of the 7th instant. We
came very near missing this little paragraph,
owing to the dog days, which doubtless made
US little Careless in our slanccs through the
columns of our exchanges; and we have but
just casually discovered it, for which
''for the sake Of truth. we are right glad:
As an independent Journal, and custodian
ola peoples rights and liberties, we an
| nounccd the fact that at the late election
! for School Commissioners of this county. at
tic Coar: House, ,colorcd companies Of militia
| paraGcd around the election precinct, with
fixed bayoncts, and that the bayoncts we're
| had in reQuisiticn at the polls. Who dare
deny t?-"for the sake Of truth
| This is all with which VIC care to deal
, We published the local item without stric-
lures npon any one. We admitted Mr.. Sum-
n?cr's rep.,y. of course. Our columns are
| freely orcn 10 ss,'l-most especially to arcply.
,tnd while wc yiclt; The broadcst ca:holici'y
20 the great prncipics--fieedom OF cons
science, Of speech and Of the press, and Oh Ic-
| ligioUs tolerance, &c, &c, it does notI%'o"
tha. VIC endorse q CORES spondent's views.
! Hence having published all that VIC had 10
say in tie simple announcement Of the facts
il thc case. We had done with it, and even
admitted Nr. Summers ex partc statement
without comment.
We question the right Of armed men 10 pa
ra,ic il tho Immediate vicinity Of an election
precinct. and further challenge the right Of
employing the bayo2ct at IN election, unless
10 qacli riot Of such magnitude rs to have
passed beyond the control Of the civil autho-
rites. Now, for the sake of truth, for>ooth,
VIC say that there was no rot-not even the
shadow or Scr,5lauce Of one and the only
c.;cusc or Sub;crfuge that We find in NJ Sum
mrr's card, IS th.tt there was 4 general rush
f;o,n the ce,orcd citizens" Did this warrant
their being driven forth at the poiut Of The
bayonet?" Wonder what the loyal freed
men" think Of this clever little coup d eat ?
The following appears in Mr.. Summers
card: The impression is given out that VIC
had the militia companies ordered out 20 pa
rade, which is entirely Il mistake, and that
there was TO cause tOr calling on The guard
10 preserve order Now ! journal should
Give faithful reports OF what trauSpires-at
least in the vicinity of IFS pI5lica;ion-be-
!orc il calls npoa the civilized world to pass
its verdict.
'ImpresSions" nonsense. II the writer Of
the mcrcst epigram had mind enough to sec
the varied views Of his many readers, he
would be astounded at the complex charac-
ter and power Of that subtle principle
thought! And to attempt to guide the i'm
pressionS Of great reading public in its
views of the simplest expression, would be
to convert all the phases Of temperament
into one. We arc not responsible for every
body;s impressions. 4 journalist may hur-
richly pre>cn; the points Of i case, or the rc>
suits 0t an incident, before hc has had time
or l.e tas for investigation. The great pubs
lie :.;ud it may be laces up these points
and G!sccrns the true causes that lead TO
results. even when i Journalist fails SO To do.
After an implied declaration thatwc have mi :
led tlic pu0lic, Mr. Summer proceeds to give q
.'fa;:!lful repors.' And while we charge no.
thing upon Mr.. Summer, uo- any other per
son, We repeat THAI the card ia question is
cx partc. and bctrays the fact that Nr. Sum-
l,.cr has nervous disposition which renders
h:I:l easily overcome.
We 10 not agree with our brother Of the
Cacs:er Reporter when he says that "ths
matte. docs not specially interest bis readers.
The freedom OF election and the purity OF
the bal.c; box are matters of vital imports
Ar. a:,l AFFECT the ci;jz:n< nf Ecwheriy no
,.,> ;...n i;,c @"n. nc"r!c ci' Chester ;:Ed the