The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-10-07

''sizes" 10 November. Mr.. AdJutant moses,
who is also Speaker OF the House OF Repre-
seatatsves, was ready to give, in writing, his
reasons for refusing to canvass the election.
This is not necessary, inasmuch as he gave
his reasons verbally in the Radical council,
where he lauded Scott to the skies and We
hemently denounced the officials OF the
United States Court. We do not overlook
the statement that Governor Scott rendered
Mr.. Schumpert great assistance. Nor do We
forget his conversation with General Wade
Hampton; nor his promises to the Taxpay-
ers' Convention. Governor Scott was as
much in earnest in one case as in the other.
Just at this time, it is safer to judge the in
tentions of the Radical Triumvirate by what
Neagle and Moses actually do, than by what
Scott himself condescends to Say
1t Is evident that The counties OF Union
and Newberry are without courts in which
offenders may be tried, only because Gov
ernor Scott and Messrs. Moses and Neagle
prevent the issuing Of commissions to the
legally elected county commissioners. AS
late as last January Governor Scott, in
message to the Legislature, which was then
in state OF ebu'lition caused by the killing
of some negroes-charged with murder-in
Union County, made use Of these words:
"It is my opinion that The civil law Of the
S,ote ounht 10 be sufficient and it is my deter
minatlon that 1t shall be sufficient, to protect
the person and property of every. and any cltl-
zen of the Stale. / am bound by my
oath of office as the Executive OF this State,
and in reverance Of those principles OF consti-
tulional liberty, which are the vital iorce OF
true Republicanism, to see that the ld,o Is duly
enforced before resort 10 other and danger
ous powers. dare not, aud will not, assume
that jnstice cannot 5e administered, until the
effort has been made and the failure evident
Governor Scott cannot deny that these
were his solemn declarations only a few
months ago. He said that it was his deter
mination that 1.-The State courts" should be
sufficient to protect every citizen; yet he
ignores the State courts in Spartanburg and
York and Kershaw. He solemnly said that
he would see that the law was "duly en-
forced" before he resorted to other powers;
yet he harks On the Federal officials to ar
rest suspected persons under the Ku-Kluz
law, without having ventured 10 accuse the
State courts of incompetency, and without
using the remedies OF suspension or remo-
val, which would enable him, if he desired,
10 replace q weak official by one OF vigor
and force. Vowing that all the cases OF
violence which had occurred were "within
'ahe regular jurisdiction OF the criminal
"courts Of the county," he refuses the Coun-
ties of Newberry and Union the means OF
organizing those courts; doing this that he
may make political capital under the opera
tions OF the Ku-Klux bill.
We desire 10 treat Governor Scott with
fairness, and we would not, on any account,
Willingly do him an injustice. But we are
forced to believe that he does not, at teart,
desire peace and tranquility, and that he is
busily engaged in fomenling dlscord and
strife. Happily for us, Governor Scott may
be on the other tack tomorrow. 1t is about
time that our Pro:ean Governor avowed
himself, once more, the friend OF public
virtue and the foe Of public vice.