Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-11-02

our people tia, few wicked politicians
may continue in power aud hatten ON the
spoils Of Office. Grants proclamation. al
lsgins that the upper districts Of South
Carolina are in state of rebellion. Is the
most stspesdoss he that was ever rrcmnl-
gated 10 the world; the most infamous
document that ever bore m official seal.
In its utter falschood, its cool audaeity.
its daring assumption. its sublime men-
daeity and its damnable iniquity. il is
without precedent or parallel in history.
There is no document on record eompara-
bic to it. The cruel tyranny Of the mea-
sure is only equalled BY the arbitrary dcs-
po,ism which has been prac,iced upon a
Poland or Hungary. = Greece or an
ireland. And the worst Of i, is there is
no help for u.s. When the President Of
free country. in . time Of profound
peace, deliberately turns his dogs Of war;
loose upon an unofending, defenseless
people. and the cold eve Of the world
bears in it no sympathy for Us. there is
no help for US under the sun, and little
hope.
Pardon me for trcspassing upon your
time. and believe me TO be, with the high
est sentiments Of esteem and regard. your
obedient servant
The New York Herald has the follow
ing special dispatch from Newberry, s.
c., Of the 9th instant:
Affairs in Laurcns county are the same
rs in Newberry-therc has never been n
ku-klux raid in the county At the
election last year there was a riot between
the whites and negro militia, in which sew
eral were killed. but since then there have
been no troubles whatever. A negro
school house was recently burned. and
both races charged each other with the
incendiarism. Cases Of negro criminals
having been whipped are also reported
but no political outrages. The whites feel
no confidence in the State officials. because
of the partisan spirit they exhibit. For
some months past, however. Laurens has
been perfectly quiet. Radicals themselves
admit that there has never been single
case of resistance to the enforcement of
either State or Federal laws
The proclamation of martial law created
much surprise. and the people are exceed
ingly indignant. United States cavalry
continues to scour the upper counties. ar
resting numerous persons. Thus far they
have not met with any resistance. Some
OF the arrested confess TO belonging to the
ku-klux, but deny that they had any po-
litical object. The majority of prisoners
assert their innocence. Some radicals
have voluntarily come forward and dcclar-
ed that they belong to the Ku-Klux, which
is believed to be for political eject at the
North. 1t is asserted that ex-Lieutenant
Governor Gabriel Cannon, of Spartanburg.
has been arrested. lie is an old man, one
Of the most influential citizens Of South
Carolina. Making all allowances for ex-
aggeration, there is no doubt that the mil
itary are displaying great severity Al
most all the arrests are made in the night.
and it is believed that two-thirds of the
prisoners are victims of perjury.
Thus far Spartanburg, Union and York
counties have been the principal country
of operation, but learn that the black
lists for the other counties are made out,
and that arrests will begin in few days.
The excitement continues undated. but
nothing like hostility has been yet cxhib-
tied.
Evidence Of the purely political charac-
ter Of the martial law accumulatcs on all
sdes. The people speak with great bitter
ness of it as deliberate attempt to place
them wholly in the power of negroes and
disreputable white men. The exodus into
Georgia and North Carolina continues.
and unless stop is put to the military
operations, this portion Of the State will
lose all of it's valuable citizens. Already
there has been an almost complete suspcn-
sion of business. while terror anxiety and
excitement prevail in the entire district.
Apprehcnsions are expressed lest the
young men who have been driven from
their homes. or whose relatives have been
arrested. become desperate and begin
guerilla warfare. The older citizens, it
must be said, are exerting themselves to
prevent this, and are counselling quiet
submission to whatever the military NAV
90; still it is true that everything is in a
chaotic condition and may end in blood
she'd
Some timely testimony from Northern
sources comes in the proceedings Of the
annual meeting of the Columbia 6. CO
board of trade, when, in response to toa.,s,
Mr. +. Bush. the president Of the Green
vile and Columbia railroad, said that as a
man recently from the North he desired TO
express bis high appreciation of the cour-
tesy, cordiality and friendliness with which
he had been received in South Carolina.
He felt quite as secure and found life in
all respects as agreeable as it could be in
Massachusetts. He was pleased with his
residence in the South. and had yet TO re-
alize one single incident or hear one single
word calculated to make him feel i'll a,
ease; that his interests were their interests.
There was no gulf between the sections.
Major Pearce. agent for the Messrs.
Spraguc. in their work upon the Columbia
canal. said. AS for himself. he was here
genuine citizen. He came here to live.
He expected to remain. He, too, could
bear witness to the spirit Of cordial recep
ton to which Mr.. Bush had alluded. He
had met on all sides with fair, intelligent
aud liberal-minded Southern men," The
views Of Mr.. Bush and Major Pearce were
most favorably received. Ex-Governor
Bonham said that al; bona ,sde settlers
would be greeted with warm and cordial
reception. and he believed that this was
the common sentiment of our people.
"Gov." Tome.-The Cecil Democrat
has been for some weeks past exposing the