The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-09-08
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little, if any, substantial foundation.
The most serious charge-the immediate
cause OF Senator Scetts letter-was that law
fessness and wrong were still rampant, and
that a number Of outrages were committed
after the committee left the State. Against
this statement we now set the following
communication, addressed to Senator Scott
hhy the citizens Of Spartanburg County, as
published in the Spartan:
spARrANBuRe, S. c., September 4, 1871.
The Hon. John Scott, Chairman Ku-Kt,lr Com
n1ittee:
We the undersigned citizens Of the said State
and county, having seen through the neWspa'
pers that you had received statements and
afldavits that outrages upon various citizens
had been committed in this county since the
committee, OF which you are chairman, left the
said county, and that you had thereupon rec
commended the proclamation Of martial law 10
this county, feel constrained to make the fol-
lowing statement:
We have made diligent inquiry, and have
been unable to hear OF single outrage haV-
ing been committed in this county, since your
committee left 1t. On the contrary, the county
Is in state Of profound peace and quiet.
s. T. PoISIER, United States Commissioner.
ALFRED ToLLEsoN.
GABRIEL CANNON.
JOHN DEwBERRY, Sheriff.
F. NJ. TRIMMER, Clerk Of Court.
BENZ. woFFoRD, Probate Judge.
JOEL FOSTER, Senator, South Carolina.
J.L. wOFFoRD, Representative, South Caro-
lima.
R. NJ. SMITH, Representative, South Caro-
lima.
D.. DUNCAN, Representative, South Caro-
lima.
D. E. CONVERSE.
J. THOMAS II. WHITE.
JAMES q. EzELL.
H. E. DRUMMoND.
]. NJ. ELFoRD, Trial Justice.
C. B. HAMMETT.
AARON NJ. SMITH.
THOMAS J. SARroR.
". T. MILLER.
SIMPSON BoBo.
WM IRWIN, Assistant Assessor Fifth DlVls-
lon, Third District, South Carolina.
L. NJ. GENTRY.
JOHN q. EvISs.
D. ANDERSON. v
R. E. CLEVELAND. n
This letter is signed by the United States
Commissioner, by the Comfy Sheriff, BY the
Clerk OF Court by the Probate Judge, by the
United States Assessor, and by the Sena-
tors and Representatives Of the County.
Two Of the signers are United States
officials, and they join with other prominent
citizens in declaring that they have not
heard OF single outrage since the Ku-Klux
Committee went away, and in pronouncing
the county to be in condition of profound
peace and quiet. The Carolina Spartan,
one OF the most respectable newspapers in
the State, adds its testimony. In its issue OF
yesterday it says:
This statement ought to be sufficient to
prove to the mind of Senator Scott that he has
been imposed upon by the communications
and afidavits' upon which he founds his state
ments made TO the President, and his recon-
mendation that martial law be declared In
this county. Furthermore, we learn that
leading Radicals here admit that no outrage
has occurred in Spartanbarg since the Eu htuT
Committee ,cere here. No doubt 'communica-
lions and af1davlts' have been sent to Sena-
tor Scott, chairman of the committee who
were here, misrepresenting our county oy
false and malicious statements, which were
Intended to induce him to use his influence In
bringing about martial law. We are at ioSs
to know who made the affidavits referred to,
but do know that 1t is only those who wish to
keep up excitement and trouble in the coun-
try, and to crafty their malicious feelings.
We pronounce such statements as pittuHy
false, and made only to serve party purposes
and crafty malignant feelings"
The citizens OF Spartanburg have nothing
to conceal, nor would they evade any just
responsibility. Their complaint is that it is
proposed to put them under bayonet-rule,
when it is notorious that the whole county is
profoundly quiet The civil authorities are
well able to deal with such offenders as may
W
be brought before them, and we do not be-
lie7e that Governor Scott needs, or desires,
any other means Of maintaining order than
are supplied by the laws OF the State. To
him it would not be pleasant 10 admit that
South Carolina Radicalism, with its voting
majority OF thirty thousand, is 80 weakened
by corruption that it cannot protect its own
party from 'ahe criminal disorders" OF
which his senatorial namesake speaks. Had
the people to choose between martial
law with United States troops, and martial
law with negro militia, they would undoubt-
edy take the former. But martial law is
unnecessary, and without excuse, save in
the eyes of those who intend it as broad