The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-07-03
From the n. Y. Tribune.
Views Of the Hon. Ellison S.
K,citt.

hClll.
Tho following is private lottor
on tho political situation, from tho
Hon. Ellison S. Koitt, Of South
Carolina to q gontloman in this
city: 49,. ..-A:
My DEAR SIR: Wo havo Just
held our county meeting, accepted
tho Liberal Republican platform,
endorsed Grooloy md Brown. rs
our standard bearers in + tho ap-
preaching Prosidcn tial contest, aud
instructed our delegates to tho
State and National Convention to
stand firmly to these colors and
no others. TO somo in tho North
with whom wo havo heretofore
acted 1T may appear strange that
'"o should cast tho hopast'behind us,
rs though it woro rubbish, and
movo up promptlyito the support
Of Mr.. Greeley, who has made WAR
upon us for near 40 years. ,Aisto-
ry gives no instance where q poo .
pic have boon hunted down and
prosecuted as wo have boon. If
you wished to constitute q IIegis-
laturo' for your great State, you
could not go into Tho Five Points
and scrapo up n'vilor crowd than
those, with u fow exceptions, who
constitute tho'Logislature of,this
State.a Its intamy, is sas wide as
civilization. 1t consumed during
tho last session 81, 200, 900 for logis-
lative expenses alonc-thrce times
as much rs was formerly appro.
priatcd to administer tho whole
State Government, Tho State
dcbt, which was less than $6,00O,-
600 four years ago, is now, accord
ing to tho best information wo
can got, 500, 100000 orimore. The
| annual taxationanows is sovore 3d.
100000, while it WAS scarcely $780,
600 when our assessed property
was three timos as great asit now
is. But what is all this to. tho loss
Of tho last yostigo Of liborty? Hore
tho Constitution has bccn rolled
up and laid away, and tho writ Of
haboas corpus is no moro. Somo
Of our bcst citizens havo boon ar
rested without q warrant, hand
cuffod, marched through tho streots
Of our towns, and immured in the
dungeons Of tho common jails--
crowded in lil1o boasts Of tho
slaughter. 1t is sic!<cning to think
Of it, much loss to SEQ and endure
it. Tho Tariff and all other quos-
tions palo into lnsignificanco be-
fore tho appalling issuo-are we
to bo slavos or FREQ men2 Shall
tho libcrrlos Of tho people bo
maintained, and tho life Of tho
Republic Eo saved, or shall every
thing and all bo swallowed up and
swept over by grand controlling
military dospotism The issue is
upon us there is no avoiding it.
Lot tho peoplo bo reused to- tho
appalling fact and avert it. Noi ,d -
Grant has applied to Congress
to give hum tho power to suspend
tho writ Of haboas corpus until ,af-
tor his election. IF necessary, tho
dark scenes enacted hero will be
repeated in tho North Iet tho
people take warning in 'timo. -
Greeley is admitted BY friohd and
foo to be honest and Just, and 'wo
J. feel that, toif lie and Brown are
oloctcd, not only will lathe.liberties
Of tho people, bo saved and tho life
Of tho Republic bo preterged, ,nbut
that ho will inaugurato bis admin
| Eistration by, calling TO his oeounsel
\ tho truest and ablest men in, tho
;, entire country--mon who under-
stand tho, moods 81" tho country
;, land the WORKING Of "odr govern.
mental system, and will 'inake tho
Union still U"more perfect" S'Let
a it be done,' and the grandeur that
awaits us the future no 'human
mind can conceive andtnobtongue
j can tell. ,n,Hamqy,sa erG,Tlnssaa 3all
VI b. I am, my ,deartsiG qidp1sAas! 9
II sf,,.,fYour sincere, frienG, ,,,sa :, y
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