The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-09-14
Martial Law in South Carolina.

The purpose of the President to declare mar
tial law i'll certain counties of South Carolina
has excited widespread comment. We give
to-day the letter of Senator Scott, of Pennsyl-
vania at whose instance the Executive is about
to set UP a military government in this State,
ard likewise the reply of the Yorkville En-
qui,er to Mr.. Scott and his declarations The
annexed card appears in the last issue of the
Spartanburg Spartan, and is entitled to the ut
most credit, butwe are hopeful that the repre-
sentations of decent, honorable citizens will
overcome the exaggerated and false statements
of malignant partisans:
SpARTANDURG, S. G., September 4, 1871.
Hon. John ,Scot, Chairman Ku ktur C6nlmlttee:
We the undersigned citizens of the said State
and county, having seen through the newspa-
pers that you had received statements and a1h-
davits that outrages upon various citizens had
been committed in this county since the Com
mittee of which you are Chairman left the said
county. and that you had thereupon fecom-
mended the proclamation of martial Law in this
county. feel constrained to make the following
statement:
We have made diligent enquiry, and have
been unable to hear Of single outrage having
been committed in this county since your Com
mittee left it. On the contrary, the county is
in state of profound peace and quiet S. L.
poiner, U. S. Commissioner Alfred Tolleson,
Gabriel Cannon, John Dewberry, Sheriff; +.
NJ. TRIMMER, Clerk of Court; Benz. Woford,
Probate Judge; Joel Foster Senator South
Carolina; ]. L. Wofford Representative South
Cprolina r. NJ. Smith, Representative South
Carolina; D. r. Duncan Representative South
Carolina; d. E. Converse, j. Thomas II. White,
James H. Ezell, H. E. Drummond, j. NJ. Ell
ford, Trial Justice c. B. Hammett, Aaron NJ
Smith, Thomas j. Sartor, w. L. Miller, Simp-
son Bobo, VIM Irwin, Assistant Assessor Fifth
Division, Third District South Carolina; L. N.
Gentry, John H. Eyins, D. Anderson, r. E.
Cleveland.
The Spartan makes the following comment
upon the several statements:
This statement made by two United States
officers who arc in our midst, ought to be suffi-
cent to prove to the mind of Senator Scott,
that he has been imposed upon by the 'com-
munications and atfidavits," upon which he
founds his statements made to the President,
and his recommendation that martial law be
declared in this County. Furthermore, we
learn that leading Radicals here admit that no
outrage has occurred in Spartanburg since the
Ku Klux Committee were here. No doubt
Communications and affidayits" have been
sent to Senator Scott, chairman of the commit
tee who were here, misrepresenting our County
by false and malicious statements, which were
intended to induce him to use his influence in
bringing about martial law. We are at a loss
to know who made the afidavits referred to,
but do know that it is only those who wish to
keep up excitement and trouble in the country,
and to crafty their malicious feelings. We
pronounce such statements as wilfully false,
and made only to serve party purposes and
gratify malignant feelings.