The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-11-15
The Ra9ica! TYapny in South Carolina
49, ~ Bcdcr lrom n Lady.
NsT'"Fhe foflowinysfettrf, swrittcn "bys,

49, ~ Ecdcr irom n Lady.
T|r'":fhe foflowing'fettcr, written bysia;
lady Of Sapth Carolina, aud dated
,Rqek Hill, October 49,. is published
= ,i'in,. New York phpcrs -
~ wrotft you. OILY fow days ago,
! my aear fricGd, and fold you somc.
thipe orthe state Of ,hinSSs, but with
IN the last two ,Iays tho storm has
bnrst aid the reign Of terror cmpbati.
sally, has began. = Under, that vile
Pioclamat.iW Of Crafts; an "act for
ihtimidatiSg voscrs," .the old scene
between tho Wigs and Tories Of the
ocld Revolution is being enacted.
EveIry. ;,Kadicil WHO has a private
erodgc ngainst another among our
Dcmccrntic and Confederate pcoplc
haws gottcniup the vilest cons piracy
against the poopleai of this district,
md, to crafty their revenge, dc.
1nouncD them 'ia enemies to the Govern.
omeht+t-uPoliwhat charges they know
motto the Yankee commander, Col.
@Mtrrili, WHO ish licnd incarnatc, and
AhoIs nrrestihE citizens right and left,
crowding the jailsHto such an extent
that if kept there much longer jail
'tovpr Will spare them n trial before
n packed .iary Of Rndioals and Judge
sent to """rirlI In order to compass
h'hr cnds, spios. are everywhere, and
4 h&' most casuul words which drop
1r""' tho hunted victi'n's lips arc re-
ported and brought in evidence
agnlAt them of trcusonabc intentions.
'niid any and ovcyrthing else to com
pass their diabnlical ends! All this
- III time Of profound quiet. Not
disturbance has occurred in any
way III this district for months, and
the people havo hecn quietly going
about their business. The Radical
representative from this district in
AConErcs' Is at the bottom of tho
whole thing, and to revenge some p,i
Vate Guurrot with the community, he
has outraged and been exposed for.
Thore arc fous or five other districts
IN State enduring the same fiery trial,
and dspeop 10 feel the tyranny and op-
preston Is so uncomfortable that with
III the last few weeks six hundred pcr.
sons have left their homes and all thew
have in the world to find some Mace
where there was ut least scmblanco
nf la@'and justice. 1-havc the pro-
mise of full and written account of
all the MISUNDERSTANDING in the CT,
q! these prieonors--;rrcstc on Satur.
day last-'-and will send it to you as
soon as get it, and hope you will find
same pager ut the North honest and
'st enough to publish it. 1t may be
mouth or moro before the end
comes. 1t really seems as if the
R"dicNls woro bent upon goad,ns
the people Of this State to madness.
The petty schemes Of tyranny and
revenge thoy exercise remind one of
the tales we have read of Austrian
prisoners and the doings of the most
despotic2 Kingdoms Of the Old World.
And this Is free, republican Ameri.
ca God help the name The
friends OF liberty may indeed weep at
the atrocities committed ia her name
Negroes and the lowest white mcu are
hribad to bri"g evidence against those
they wish to convict, and the prison.
nrs nr03kept 'iu entire ignorance of
what they arc accused until brought
to'taNl, which gives them no chance to
u'sptove the charges broaght' against
them. IeSt this shoild yet into the
hnnd$ of those demons | shall in the
futuro'give you an initial. They orc
putting women in juii insane of the
other districts, hear. don't think
they will ma &e much hy That move.
General Grant has sent his order on
to crush aud 'trr'ity the people to
vo.c tho Radical; ticket and keep
Grant iupvwrr. Titu: North may look
on With npnthy, hut rest assured when
We arc u,hcl out their turn will
come, and New York will be the first
to'4cel the iron heel ofrth despot and
his abominahlc fac, ion." .'... d..
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