The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-10-24
Tho Response from tho Counties In-
volved.


volved.
The Winnsboro (Fair8eld) Ne,cs says:
SUSPENSION or HADEAs OoRpUs. 1t
will not be q matter of surprise to, this
0 immunity that q suspension of the writ
o. hdbeds corpus has been declared in
Fairfield. The preliminary proolama-
tion of President Grant prepared the
Way for this measure, and the prompt
following up Of the first order to imagi-
nary troops TO disband, by numerous ar
r4sts OF peaoeable citizens. warns ns
what VIZ may expect in this section. In
view of the great provooatiops, and Of
the manifest design Of this procedure.
we would counsel our people to the ex-
eroise Of a greater patience and prudence
than we have yet been called upon to ex-
h,bit. Resistance to such oppression. as
natural az it might be, would best sub
serve the intereBts of those who inaugu-
rated this condition Of things. Embold-
ened by resistance npon which the
whole power Of tue General Govern
ment would be brought to bear, with
what fiendish giles would they press on
to spoliation Of onr property, tho insult
of our families aud the final coDfiscntion
of our lands? 10 our people, then, we
repeat. ''be patient" even though by
cruel and tyrunnical measures we be torn
common Jail.
The Lancaster Ledger says:
BAYoNErs COMING GRANT TO he ELECT.
ED AT ALL HAZARDS. The proclu nation
Of President Grant, which appears in
another column. to say the least Of it, is
the most ridiculous paper, SO fur ns it re.
!ltcs to this County, that ever emnnatod
from any official. high or low. There
eau be but one reason assigned why
Lancaster is included in this e.ct,uorIi
nary edict, and that is, that she has IL
Democratic majority. It is not that
unlawful combinations aud conspir;l-
ccs against the State or Federal Govern
menta" exist here; it is not that any
portion OF our citizens have been ''tle-
prived of their rights, privileges, immu
mites aud protection" guaranteed them
under the Constitution, but it is for the
sole purpose of overuwing and intimi-
dnting the white population, that there
may be no effort ON their part to assert
their rights at the ensuing Presidential
election. The vile calumniators in the
Radical ranks, led by the blood thirsty
editor Of the Columbia Union, demand
the punishment OF our people TINT their
political purposes may be more surely
accomplished.
Republicans, as we'll as Democrats, in
this County, know the fact, that there
has been no outrages committed upon
citizens here. On the contrary, we hive
dwelt in peace, and the relations existing
between The whites and blacks have been
of the most friendly character. The
Radical party know this fact, and it is
this friendship which they fear will tell
against them at the ensuing election,
and which relations they wish to disturb
We cannot lie surprised at any act.
however monstrous, to which the Radi
Cal party may resort. A party guilty of
the frauds snch as committed ut the last
general election. would stoop to any de-
gradation to carry their point. Yea,
more. if necessary, they would imbue
their hands with the blood Of every pro-
minent citizen in the State. That hun
dreds of citizens will be arrested by the
tools of Grant, tried by packed juries,
sworn against by swift witnesses, &C.,
will be no surprise to those acquainted
with the character of those who wish TO
crush out the nutive white element in
South Carolina.