The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-02-02
The Senate on the Up-Country Troubles:


We make the following extract from the pro-
ceedings of the Senate OH Monday last:
A concurrent resolution was received from
the House, setting forth state of domestic vio-
lence to an alarming extent murders and pun
ishments of most indecent and inhuman char
aeter, as existing and being committed in this
State; and especially in the upper Counties; (;
and resolving that the Legislature do call
upon the United States Government to give the
the citizens Of this State that protection guar
anteed by the Constitution Of the United States,
and that the resolution be sent to the Governor
with request that he transmit the same imme-
datey to the President of the United States
| The resolution stirred up considerable debate
Mr. Haync moved that the Senate refuse to
concur in the resolution, stating that until the
civil authorities have made due efforts and show
themselves unable to suppress the disturbances;
or make the necessary arrests, he would oppose
any recurrence to the General Government for
| aid
Mr.. johnson, of Sumter, supported the reso-
luton, urging that the State had already shown
itself too weak to protect the lives and liberties
of the people, and that stronger power should
be brought in to prevent a repetition of the
gross outrages.
Mr.. Whttemore maintained that the State
was amply strong to sustain herself; and for
one, he was not yet prepared to beg that she be
remanded to that condition of pupilage from
which she had but lately emerged.
Messrs. Nash and Swails earnestly favored
concurrence in the resolution. The outlaws,
Swails alleged, had large bands of accomplices
in North Carolina and Georgia, ready and pre-
pared to join in any attempted resistance OF the
State authorities.
Nash stated that the citizens of the up-coun-
try had publicly declared that the State police
would not be allowed to make arrests, but that
u United States Marshal might ride from ore
could pcaccably and quietly, make any arrests
| United States to be called upon to preserve or
der
Hayne thought that any military interference
at this time ill-adviscd and unnecessary. 1t
has been, he said, two or three months since
the outrages had been committed, and that as
the Legislature had refrained so far from adop-
ting any special measures to redress the gricy-
ances, lie thought it ill became them, now that
the citizens of the up-country, of both parties
and colors, had held public meetings and re-
solved to keep order and quiet to step i'll and
probably re-kindle the strife that was in fair
way to be quelled.
Leslie disfavored the resolution He advised
that the Legislature and the Republican party
first act justly and right ITSELF and all cause
of disturbance would be removed, and perma-
ncnt peace and good order, so much desired,
might be reasonably expected. When the State
Government showed an honest intention to do
equal and exact justice to all, and so conducted
public affairs as to conserve the true interests
of all the citizens, then would all the conscr-
vativc elements unite and give the administra-
ton that proper strength which it should have
to enforce the laws. As for him, it was not his
duty to defend the actions of the Democrats,
they had done many unjustifable things, but
so had the Republican party, to which he be-
longcd, and he couldn't much blame the Demo
Gratis, who had but acted in accordance with
that universal principle of human naturc-to
strike back when struck.
On motion of Leslie, the consideration Of
the resolution was postponed for ten days.