The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-09-22
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Il Every lawaaBidihg ,ci, zen regrets
the the manner nan gee 10 which Joseph Crews
net his death. Assassination is a
cowardly uledns of seeking revenge,
and public policy demands that every
"'sa"sin shall be, severely punished.
At present tbis crime is viewed with
Pdotestation,l and Efforts will be made
10 bring the i,u,de er to Justice
Put the nitempt, frst OF Governor
lGhamberlain landtthcn of the Uuion
Herald, to, torture this assassination
finto a political matter is unwarran-
tod aud unwi 80. N, proofs exist in
support Of this hypothesis. The
State is quiet. No political excite.
meht is brewing. The parties ore
working together more amicably now
than ever bsforo. The most natural
suppositlvn is that one of tho many
private enemies Of Joe Crews has
avenged himself by his own hand.
No evil result has yet followed
from this assassination. The rubl;o
ponce has not been disturbed. But
If the radicals begin to make politi-
OIL matter of it aud to inaugurute a
serics'of arrests aud Imprisonment
upon me'e suspicion or upon cooked
up atidavlts they will stir up the
most serious disturbance that has
ever taken place in this State.
Old animosities have not yet passed
away, Individuals a"e Still smarsing
nrdcr the wrongs perpctrated upou|
them. we are now standing ON the
brink of a slumbcring Volcano, and
tho slightest @-u.e may produce an
eruption. 1t is the duty Of all good
citizens to act circumspcctly. But
the prccla nation Of Governor Cham,
berlain and tho editorials Of the
Union Herald are calculated to
mako matters worse. If pa,ty
question be raised, then this outrage
| Gus murder will bc buried out of
sight and the contest will be wagcd on
other issues. The conservatives do
not provoke the issue but thoy arc
not afraid to meet it. Ttcy will
appeal to the North, aud they will
be sustained. Since tho Nulth has
become impartial, every contes,
arising which gives both sides
an opportunity to be heard rcdou 3D..
to the advantage of the conservatives
The radical party caunot afford to
uLearth its past r, cord. Let Cover.
nor ChambeIl Ilain then unite with the
conservatives ip preventing politio.
from tutesing into this matter. "i
Again, it is said that Judge
Mackcy will pr eside in Lanrens a,
the next term OF Court. This will
not tead to allay disturbance. 1t
will DO remembered thut when Adam
Crews was arrested ou the charge of
the murder Of DR.. ScheIl, he was !e.
leased by Judge Mackcy on his owl,
rec"gn'z nce in the palt, sun OF
$500: through defect in tho pro
oseding of arrest. Now, many per-
sons in Laurehs believe that the
Crews family were. connected with
this murder, and that the acti on of
Judge Mackey Was highly improper.
They are ex.>perated against him.
Ills presiding In Laarens ut the
present time, when it is not IN his
circuit, will not quiet matters, We
90 not mean to say that Judge
Iackey will net otherwise than as 4
judge should act. We merely say
that in tho present oondit ion of
affairs it would hc better to have n
judge in L,urens who has horctofo re
been connected in no way with
tho Crews affair.
We trust that all parties will be
very oircun,spect. 1t would bo ex.
tromel ly unfor un:te if all the rood
that has been Effected in South Caro-.
lima during tho past year, DO des.
troyed by ono ihcousiderute act.
Ii this be done, it viii be through
the fault Of the radical party, and
will notredound to its advantage. The
effort of Gov.Amcs to magnify q small
row into political matter has da mned
him forever. Lot Gov. Chamber.
lain bewar lest his laurels be stripped
from him if ho attempts q similar
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