The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-03-30
ANDERSON q r. s. c. THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 80 1871

Correspondence Neao York Sun.
A Northern Account. of Gov. Scott's Recent
Conference.
M COLUMBIA, 8. O., March 10.
Governor Scott has just concluded confer
ence with certain leading Conservative citizens
from various portions of the State. The. Gov
ernor invited these gentlemen to meet him to
consider the best means of securing and pre-
serving the peace. With reference to the re-
cent troubles, their causes, effects and remedies,
there was great deal of plain talk on both
Sides The gentlemen representing the people
of The State were very clear and intelligent In
their statements as to the causes of the trou-
bles. They said the people of South Carolina
cared not under what political name they were
governed, Republican or Democrat, but they
did want respectable and honest men in Office,
and they also wanted the authorities to cease
pushing the negroes forward into places from
which white men are excluded. They were
willing to give the negroes equal political
rights, but they protest against allowing him
at all times and in all places to assert his supe-
riority.
DIsARMINe""THE MILITIA.
The Governor was requested to disarm his
negro militia. The delegation claimed that
present government, the placing of arms in the
hands of ignorant and irresponsible negroes,
and refusing to issue an equal proportion to
such companies of white militia as have been
organized By doing this, as well as extend
ing the time for the
PAYMENT OF TAXES,
the delegation thought that peace might be
secured. They describe the feeling through
out che country though as most intense against
further taxation without representation, for
their present condition is that in effect. AS
one Of the gentlemen said to me yesterday, in
speaking of this: "a former slave of mine is
now in the Lower House, and is considered
one of the most ignorant and corrupt negroes
in it. I know that he does not pay one cent
tax, for he does not own dollars worth of
taxable property. His vote is for sale on every
measure that comes up, and, indeed, he never
votes upon any but adjournment measures un-
less he is paid for it. pay over $4,000 taxes
to the State and county, and am even denied
the right to vote. The only way the class to
which belong can have any voice at all is by
personal appeal to the Executive. In short,
the people who supply the means to support
the government have no representation, while
the Ignorant and vicious, who contribute moth
ing at all, have full sway"
These arguments were forcibly presented to
the Governor, not as an excuse for the outra-
ges which have been committed, but as ac-
counting for the feeling which produces such
results. The Governor had two or three meet
ings with the delegation, and after expressing
his opinions quite freely in regard to the law
lessness of the upper counties, said that i'll def
erence to the wishes of the respectable people
of the State, he would disarm the negro militia
and extend the time for the payment of taxes
in such counties as might desire it. Accord
ingly, an order was issued recalling the Win
chester rifles that have caused 80 much trouble,
and it is therefore more than likely that peace
and quiet will once more reign in York and
Chester.
THE KU KLUX GONE.
Everything has been quiet in these conn-
ties, though since last week tie imported Ku
Klux have departed as quietly as it came:
Troops have been arriving for several days, and
are sent up as fast as they come, but it is more
than likely that the danger is over now, and
that there will be no more disturbances of any
kind. The Governors conciliatory policy has
alarmed his compatriots of the Executive de-
partment
A MODEL SCALLAWAd.
Such high-toned citizens and Legislators as the
III.
the Republican faith, and assert that he has
gone over bodily to the Democrats. Joe Crews
is the man whom Kerrigan accused of wishing
to 20 into the assassination business on joint
account with himself. Like other members of
the lower house, Joseph's antecedents will not
bear very rigid scrutiny. He was formerly a
slave trader, and many dollar has crept into
his pockets by the sale of negroes at the auc-
ton block. Now as then Joseph. sees that me-
gro-trading is profitable business, and he has
managed to manipulate negro votes greatly to
his pecuniary advantage. OF all men in South
Carolina Joe Crews is perhaps the most detest-
ed. He is certainly the most unblushingly dis
honest member of the Legislature, for the rea-
son that he admits all his evil transactions, and
tells exactly how jobs are put up.
CREWS INVESTIGATED.
An incident occurred at the last session,
whereby the smoothfaced Joseph's modesty was
made to shine forth with refulgent splendor.
1t appears that an investigating committee had
been appointed by the Assembly to inquire
into certain transactions of peculiarly inter-
esting nature, and, with it's usual prodigality,
the House voted $40 ,000-to pay the investiga-
tors expenses The lovely Joseph was made
chairman of this committee, and the money
placed subject to his order. The committee
remained in existence several months, but it
was never known that any good was accom-
plished 1t never went out of Columbia, and,
in short, never really investigated anything.
1t soon attracted the attention of an envious
member, who one morning got up and moved
that Uncle Joseph's committee be instructed to
report. Unfortunately, Uncle Joe didn't have
anything to report, and it was then moved that
the farce be discontinued. But now came the
settlement. Ten thousand dollars had been
placed in old Joe's hands, and Joseph never
said word about returning cent of it. Some
of his admirers softly insinuatcd that Joseph
had "gone through" the ten thousand. Joseph
at once repelled the base charge, and asked for
an investigating committee. Of course it was
necessary to w6itewash Joe, and his request