The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-11
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The Radical members OF CQe Gonerol dS
sembly, are bent on persuading. their Con
Observation-Disclosures South Carolina {or th'
anti.Radical part Of it) is den Of thieves
and cat sthroats, where, the protecting arm rl g
the Federal government is sorely needed 8!
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,siisrM, kanold tiisk.A YM a. aMsA
has been raised many time, and it may no
be unwelcome to the perplexed committee
men, who are dressing up Southern out
1.rages" in Washington. We do not, how
ever, look forward to any private or public
.sznSarrassment rs the resultsef the Joint
Resolution. calling upon the United States
Government to protect US against ''domes'
sstic Violence which only exists in the dis
tempered brains OF handful OF timid politi-
clans.
I.ds Isl tsdesthat, few weeks ego, several
9of the upper counties were on the brink Of
an outbreak. They were threatened with
an inroad Of the negro militia. The Radical
orators had bounded on the colored people
to the murder OF inoffensire whites-to the
,barnlng of SarQs and gtd-houses Crews bud
preached "lre and sword" until the negroes
were ia condition :ef feFerish excitement.
It was proposed to camp the piatia-in every
county where the whites were in the majority.
The people,ssg. no hope ofsafsty. but in
their own right hand. No wonder then that
there were sporadic acts Of violence acts
which cannot be excused, but which we're
the natural and inevitable result OF the con-
'ddct OF Joe Crews and his associates An
effort was made to compel Governor Scott
to put the offending counties under martial
law. The Executive met the question square
Fl8 asd, ,sfsa special message, Informed. the
General Assembly that there was no inva-
sion which he was called on to rspelSao in
.surrection which he was called on to repress.
EStefnof Seott:then sa{dfah 80 AZ ii-2a.; !
SIT is my opinion that the cisihhws. the
State ought to be sufficient, and 1t Is my deter.
minatioa, ,thar Il saallbeE suH Heieuts to protect
the person and property OF every and any clti-
zen Of the Stase, however humble, -liendyess
or obnoxious. Icannos bring myself to con-
template tie use Of an ar7qed togcs to punish
sndiuidual Utolations of tie ,ao in time Of pro
found peace, Such a remedy. would be as bad
as the disease, and would be q public declara-
tion that there was no civil government in
South Carolina, and that we &re living In q
condition Of social anarchy. I am bound by
my oath d snaeess tiIs Exe@tiYso Of this State,
andin reverence Of those principles of con.
stitutionsl liberty, which are the, vital force of
true Republicanlsm, to see that the law Is duly
enforced before resort to other and danger
Gus powers II dUssnots and wiil not assume
that Justice cannot be administered, until the
eoorshas oesn made and the tass,ss evident"
This message vas welcomed Il : on all sides
as promise Of justice and liberal dealing.
hafgs pubic meetings we're sgair hu.diu
the upper counties, and the most influential
citizens, denouneiag All infractions Of the
Law, pledged themselves to cooperate with
the Executive nsmsinsainlns peace. Their
.1eomis@ aH faithfully .fepf Tie st4e
grows mere quiet every day. 1t is difficult
to scare up any act which can be meta.
morphosed into 'sa rebel outrage" South
Carolina is as tranquil and law-abiding az
any State in the Union. Yet the General
Assembly, declare, bY joint resolution, that
tASSs9gA R&arhman SAust psaectA Abe
Sats sgsi6st doHHfesticS SVloseHss. WI do Tot
see that Governor Scott, with the knowledge
oithRiaGs before him, can give ahis,resolu-
.sfoa hls eaeIal approval Fe do SO q to
.,fsay aad to contradict the words which he
,atterediess than an.onth ago, itisasescon-
1estbn all South Cafotina-whits~ and
sbastk, good, bad and indifferent cannot
sprotect LIE and propepty in three. oriouz
,co1dnntfass1 II tie State What 8 cduns1sary
would this be upon. ,the- schemeof Recon,
structiou The. safel safe SOY ystnment Of
South Carolina srepteseatedby Tie General
Assembly, wags not a. hngerinaits own be.
behalf hat blabaaza pas saiteeaas prayer, in
and1,eat> .6i Tseason, to tha Big, Father in
washington. 90 -