The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-03-16

cal appointees in the County, and it does
seem that the people will not go into &C.
stacies over this piece of practical reform.
Poor old man Moses was sacrificed so
as to enable the leaders to say during the
next campaign: "Haye we not punished
corruption wherever it has been pointed
outF But such gifts of reformation as
our poor little trial justice bill is offered
up upon an altar without its accompany
ing sacrifice. The Radical party under
stand the true merits of this bill, and if
its real objects and purposes are carried
out, our business centres will not be long
in feeling some of its effects. That you
may see and read for yourself, herewith
send you copy of the bill as it passed
the Senate. Mr.. Orr's amendments 1
have not with me, and they have not yet
been concurred in by the Senate.
Several weeks ago some negroes in
Edgefeld were badly maltreated-by
whom, no one knows. Some young
white men were suspected, but merely
upon suspicion. To bring the thing into
as much notoriety as possible, Senator
Cain, (colored,) of Edgefeld, had these
negroes brought up to Columbia and laid
as an offering at the feet of Gov. Cham
berlain. The Governor summoned ply
sicians and had them examined, and i'm
mediately ordered the arrest of the sus-
pected parties, and to that end lent the
entire power of his Office. A perfect
howl in the mean time was raised in the
Legislature, and the House as a commit
tee of the whole adopted sundry denun-
ciatory resolutions. Not satisfied with
all that, the howl was raised again to-day
over resolution to appoint committee
to frame bill to more effectually punish
kukluxism. Davis, of Charleston, made
boastful and incendiary speech, saying
that if this thing was not stopped he
would advise the negroes to rise up and
avenge themselves, and the way to do it
would be to. use the torch.
1 wish every white man in the State
could have heard those speeches, and
could have seen tile bent and purpose of
those men. Possessed of all the depart
ments of the government, and with all
its machinery in their own hands, they
yet in their capacity of Legislators, advise
the use of the torch. Cast your eyes over
the criminal calendar of the State, and
ones soul sickens at the outrages of these
very people upon the whites. Ministers
of the gospel are beaten down, robbed,
shet and left bleeding upon the public
highway; defenceless women outraged,
murdered and burnt; poor little girls are
outraged and left writhing in their agony;
murder stalks unrebuked, while robberies,
house-breakings, house-burnings are fire.
quent in every quarter of the State. The
burning of gin houses and barns has be-
come an everyday tale, and yet the white
people are told by their black Lawmakers
if they do not let their people alone they
will send further and greater calamities
upon them. If any one should doubt
the proof of the above, go to the Peni-
tentiary and if the presence there of forty
blacks to one white does not count for
something, then kiss the rod again. The
white people will ever deplore the conse-
quences to arise from such bad counssls,
but whenever the mandate is sent out to
rise up and avenge themselves, (which
means further persecution,) the white
people will always be found ready for
the issue.
There is being an effort made to i'm
peach Judge T. J. Mackey. Judge Mac
key has done many grievous things, and
no doubt will do more if he continues
in Office, but the precedents established
by the proceedings in his case are enough
to appal civilization itself. The Radical
party to-day holds Judge politically
responsible for his judicial acts, and to
punish him drags from the Penitentiary
convicted felons to bear testimony in
their OWN behalf against him.
The opposition to Gov. Chamberlain
in his own party is shaping itself for a
vigorous fight. Senator Patterson is on
from Washington in the interest of the
ultras, and is loud in his determination
to crush out all opposition. The Gov
ernor yet holds his own, and by the help
of Conservatives is yet able to defeat all
measures brought against him.
There is no telling when the Assembly
will adjourn. The House adopted Friday
resolution to adjourn the 18th inst, but
the Senate as usual laid the resolution on
the table. Il. w. s.