The New York herald., 1871-02-16
ANARCHY In SOUTH CAROLINA.
Brutal Murders, Robheries and Incendiarism-
The Blacks Charged with the Crimes.

ENoREE PLANTATION, 8. O., Feb 10, 1871.
The condition OF affairs here, governmenJalv and
III almost every way, Is as bad as 1t well can be.
Scarcely week passes but you hear OF q brutal
murder and the burning OF the buildings Of the
most respectable citizens While In Columbia, the
capital of the State week before last was Informed
that 1t unsafe go In Of the city alone;
that the people went In and out by two or more.
Only few weeks before was there Mr.. Dubard,
citizen full of years ana respectabiiity, while
returning to his home in his buggy, was brutaly
murdered and robbed apOn the highway, about lve
miles from the city. About q week after that Mr..
Bailey, another citizen of Richand, was shot down
and robbed III the road, within mile Of the city
all by day. Last week Rev. Mr.. HARRISON OF Edge.
field, was shot and Instantly killed while In the act
Of retiring to bed. few nights ago Mr.. Maybin,
whose plantation Is just across the river from me,
had his corn fodder horses and mules all destroyed
by the torch Of the incendiary. These are only
few OF the many cases that have occurred, ana
Which perpetrased almost entirely by the black
race.
You can form no idea OF our condition. Intel.
gence, patriotism ana virtue have no voice In the
government. Paupersm alone Is represented, and
ignorance, vice and corruption are rampant. Ina
gine your great State and city, with their teeming
and magnificent resources immense wealth. intelll-
gence, patriotism and virtue, crushed and held
uoWu ny stronger power III INC poiub Vi tno
bay onet, and their government gwen over to tile
denizens OF Five Points, and ney bounded on
by tie scum OF the Old World, and you
VIII have only faint idea or our
condition. for IL is worse than even that would be,
because we have been put under the government or
an inferior race. All the ages tnat have preceded
us give 10 parallel where people have been hunted
down and prosecuted we have been. The clock
oil time has been rolled back and stain put upon
our Christian civilization All this has been brought
about by u power external to ourselves. In 1868
ana 1869 travelled over the North ana cORversed
1recly with gentlemen OF every shade OF political
opinion. by whom was kindly received. aud l am
satisfied II our real condition was known they
| would not tolerate 1t tor moment. we
! Want nothing but what Is right and Just.
| All we ask Is that the North Will give through
Congress such government as they would willingly
1--we under themselves. is 1t magnaniniity to the
South, or yet justice 10 the NorGn, To aepresS all
chances OF recupcration Let Intelligence patriot
ism and virtue be brought to The surlace and let us
| have lair reDresentatiOn.
see that Congress has appointed committee to
Investigate the condition Of afiar5 La this State and
report back. trust they will make thorough in
vesilgatlOn, and In doing SO will not conlne them
selves TO high oicias, put will send out INTO the
rural districts and invite gentlemen to certify, that
the malady may be proben TO its prooundest depths
and be healed.