Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-02-13
For the Advertiser.

For the Advertiser.
To the Editor of the Edgeaeld Aduer-
tiser My attention has been directed
to card in the Columbia Daily Union,
of Feb. 7th, over the signatures of "the
colored Senator, and colored Represen-
tatlye,"; ";animadverting somewhat rudely
upon an article which appeared in your
last issue, over the signature of GA Mem
ber of the Bar" Whilst self-respect,
and consciousness of the difference be-.
tween "the colored Senator and Repre-
sentative" and myself, would dictate q
different reply to their card, than one
through your paper, yet as I am disposed
to do them justice if they are innocent,
will for the present waive the difference
of position, and give them fair trial at
their own home, and before their own
constituents. AS propose therefore to
be just to these people yet assure them,
that will be merciless if they are guilty
The constant annoyances experienced
by the Bench, Bar, and People of Edge
field County, by the failure Of Juries,
occasioned as well by the imperfection
of the Jury law, as by the culpable neg
ligence of some of those whom the law
makes indispensable for the legal listing
and drawing of the same, required some
comment from the members of the Bar,
who are most deeply interested in the ef,
ficient working OF the machiner- of jus
tice.
The Jury law requires Juries to be
listed in the month Of January of each
year. On the last day of January, the
Chairman of the Board of County Com
missioners, with the Jury Commission
er, appeared at the Court House, for the
purpose of discharging their duty; but
the County Auditor, anecessary member
of the Board, was absent at Columbia.
The two members Of the Jury Board
opened the boxes, where the necessary
papers for listing the Jury should have
been found, but none were obtained and
so ended the "fasco'' of Jury listing for
1878. =
A member of the bar exposed, through
your paper, the misconduct of the Coun-
ty Auditor, and charged ",the colored
Senator, and the colored Representative"
of Edgefeld with cooperation with
colored official at Columbia sin foisting
upon the people men who are noted for
disregard OF. their official duties" The
statement ofsuch misconduct on the part
of these colored officials was made upon
the testimony of some Of the leaders Of
the Republican party in this County, to
whom "the colored Senator, and colored
Representative" will doubtless be re-
quired to answer.
In reply to 80 much of the card of the
colored Senator. and colored Representa-
tive as refers to the motives Of "a
Member or the Bar" in writing articles
in any paper, pronounce it lie in
every word.
AS to so much thereof, as seeks to
whitewash the two colored legislators,
and exhibit them as RetormerS, will
only reply, that they stand charged on
the testimony of prominent leaders Of
their own party, with persistent and an
noying applications to the Governor, to
remove the late County Treasurer from
office, without any intimation Of official
negligence, or misconduct; and for the
appointment of the present incumbent,
when they well knew that charges OF
forgery had been preferred against him.
That large number of school checks,
alleged to have been forged by the late
School Commissioner, now County Treas
urer, were the property Of both, or one
of these colored Legislators, and were
cashed by the late County Treasurer, OH
the demand of "the colored Representa-
tive" based upon written order or re-
quest of State official at Columbia.
That both the "colored Senator and Il
colored Representative" knew at, and
before the appointment OF their minion
and tool, the present County Treasurer
and before the cashing of their checks
that the same were forged; yet, that they
presented and obtained payment OF them
in large sum Of money, to the injury
and loss of large number of check
holders, who held bona tide demands for
valuable consideration OH the County
Treasury.
These are some Of tho specifications OF
the churye made by "a Member Of the
Bar agninst "thc colored Senator, and
aoolored Representative, which, ifther
disprove to the. satisfaction of their con
stituelrts, will obtein farthen moro cred
it aud respect, with honest men, than tie
cbulfition Of such bastard virtuous III
t!igrlas,pn, rs their card in the Daiy,Um-
on exhibits. These young colored men
mnst fecoliect In the incipiencyof their
Political Career, that is not by impu-
,lenice and audacity that they Gun either
command or deserve the esteem ana APP
proral of mankind.
A MEMBER OE THE BAR.
.a4s- The Columbia Daily Onion will
oblige by publishing the above commit
nication.