Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-06-12
For the Advertiser.
Gov. f. J. Moses, Jr., the esHead-Gen-
tre of All of Our Troubles and An

Mr.. EDITOR: In thnes past; EdgeHeio
Dfstrict1aeld a, proud and pfomineatpo-
sition among tie Districts s6f the State.
Her ministerial officers of the law, ,swere
intelligent, active, and efficient officials
-hor citizens were Eigh-toned, Brave,
independent, and resolute men, who
guarded her honor with vigilance and
jealous fidelity; and the tone OF society
was pure, elevated and refined.
How sad now is the reversed picture
The temple of Justice is befouled by
thieves, renegades, and Apostates-its
affairs profaned by lawless and sacrilegi-
ous hands-the administration of Justice
in some of its inferior departments en-
trusted to ignorant, vena1; and vagabond
negroes; and tho machinery of justice
controlled, manipulated and audaciously
tamperd with by the basest set of villains
that ever contaminated and polluted
civilized country. Tie Jury Box, on
which the State shouh,inscribe the menl-
! cradle words of magma Charta, ,""-"Nul-
Ii vendemus. Null .negabimus, aut diff
feremus rectum aut justiciam, ,"-is de-
livered by an ignorant, corrupt and mon.
grel legislature, to the custody of faith
less officials, who discharge the respon-
sible duties of their office, as they sup
port their existence, solely by crime,
fraud, corruption, and the total disregard
of every law, human and divine. :.
!. Some of our people, we are sorry to
say, associate with these culprits,-call
them John, Bill, Dick, according to their
respective names,-go on their bonds as
sureties, wherever they are arrested for
high crimes and misdemeanors, and seek
their favor and good will, from the fear
| that their houses. may be burnt, or their
property otherwise injured by their dia-
bolical Vaccinations. Others, from love
of money, seek the patronage of this
rabble crew; and both sides deem it a
fine stroke of policy when. "they bend
the supple hinge of the knee, that thrift
may follow fawning."
1t is fatal mistake to suppose that any
good can arise to our country, or indi-
vidnals, from a compromise with men
who. are destitute of moral character.
They accept your advances, delude you
with their promises, and laugh at your
puerile credulity. Our people sAauld
leave them to their own mpatriots.when
they are arrested, and not afford them
facilities, by becoming their sureties, for
the continued commission Of criminal
offences. "Let the dead bury their dead" /"
. is rule Of action worthy of being re-
commended and adopted in our inter.
course with these political heathens, and
which, if it had been hitherto regarded,
would have ethrown some of these crimi-
nal offenders in Jail, and obtained for US,
on their account if no other, speedy and
legal listing and drawing of Juries fo1
! the present year. We put it in the pow
or of the men against whom every hon
est mans tongueat leastis turned, to exe'
cute their plundering schemes with i'm
pdnity. because we come to their aid
when the law seeks to avenge its insulted
majesty, by placing them beyond the
reach Of doing further harm. We coasd
not do more for oar best citizens, if n'a.
justly oceased. Does any one suppose fol
a moment, that parties charged with
criminal offences, if put in Jail will not
gladly seek for speedy trial and deGv-
erance if they are really innocent? Does
any one suppose that such parties desire
a trial at all, when at large on bail, il
they are guilty of the crimes charged
against them? What good do we gain
by extending favors to criminals when
they return our kindness by endeavoring
to SOW the seeds Of discord between the
white and colored people. for their OWL
vile purposes? Why aid them, who, ir
thei. intercourse with the colored people
denounce us as unprincipled Democrats
and Ku Kluxes? Do you not rccollec
the fable of the husbandmar and the fro
zen snake. Beware then, and be warned
Of these human snakes, before it is too
late.
An Of our trouble and annoyance pro
ceeGs from the low and corrupt white mer
whom the Governor appoints To county
offices. The name of Edgefeld is pes
tiferous to even Republican Judges, ant
Officials, and yet that name has lost ii.
prestige only by the agency Of their party
The Governor, with full knowledge o
their incapaeity, dishonesty, immortality
and general rascality,-ia direct opposi
ton to the oft-eXprcssed desires of tn,
intelligence, wisdom, virtue, and wealth
of the people OF the county,-in opposi
ton even TO the advice, remonstrancos
and-chargesbfthe respectable, and prom
inent members If his own partN;-aud
| finally, in Justification OF his solemn
| pledges to rciorm abuses Deliberately
selects, and appoints to Offices of. grea
responsibility and importance, the viles
radicals Of the extreme radical wing @
his party. and pertinaciously retains them
in their positions, adding danning in
suit to the disgrace which hehas daret
to cast upon the high toned and intelli.
gent people Of his native State.
+. ]. Moses, Jr, is the Head Centre
of.-.all our troubles, annoyanccs, and
grievances, and on him shall rest the re
sponsibility. 1t is i'll our power, howev.
or, to 10 Something for ourselves, indie.
pendenrly Of his unjust and mgenerou,
eonduct IS CiiieI Magistrate. Let no one
hereafter go surety for any of his ap
pointces, when arrested for crimes, OF
misdemeanors, unless he bo rcspecta.
bic and worthy man; and let us take
care that those of their own party who
do go or their bonds, are good aud suffi-
cient bordsmen, and not parties owning
property to the amount of few hum
dreds,-perjured liars syho swear that
they are worth thousands. In other
words, let there be no straw bail. If this
plan be adopted, tho Jail will receivetlIcse
| vultuFes,-they mrst vacate their offices
and the removing power at least will
necessarily result to us sin spite of My
Lord Cardinal" JUSTICE.
I'VE will sell to no man, we will de-
ny no man, or defer right, or justice"
--I<ee---
For the Advertiser.