The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-10-12

armed or otherwise, having for their oh-
ject the exhibition of force TO control the
free exercise of the elective franchise,
existed in that county, and no complaint
charging the existence Of such crganiZn-
tious nnd been made 10 them. TIE sauio
10 true of each and every county in this
circuit. The only case Of political in
timidation that he's ..anspireJ in this
circuit was tried mt York on last Thurs
day, the defendant being one Edward
Mcdonald, coIored, charged with threat
ening the life Of one Henry Lowry, also
colored, because he had joined a Demo.
cratic club, aud had declared his purpos.
to vote the Democratic ticket. The
jury consisted Of six Republican COT
Ored citizens and six white men, one
of whom: is also all avowad Republican.
The prisoner was ably defended by w.
B. Williams, Esq, himself candidate
on the Democratic ticket. The jury were
charged by me that they were the sole
judges Of the evidence, and that the
guilt of the prisoner must be established
beyond reasonable doubt to warrant
conviction. They rendered verdict OF
guilty, and sentenced the prisoner to
three months in jail---the lowest PENALTY
prescribed by law for the offef1se. I
have traverscd many counties in she
State canvassing for Hayes and Wheeler,
and i'll favor of Chamberlain for Govern.
or during the past sixty days, and have
nowhere seen On attempt on the part of
any portion of the population to sup
press the right Of free speech by armed
violence. solemnly protest against the
proclamation of Governor Chamberlain
rs absolutely, false in 80 far as it i'm
putes TO the inhabitants within the
limits of this circuit any purpose to OBJ
struct the ordinary course of judicial
proceedings or to resist in any manner
the due execution of the laws for the pro-
lection of life, property or the rights Of
citizenship; and l have good and suffi-
cicnt reasons to believc and do believe
that the said proclamation is equally
false in imputing such insurrectionary
purpose to the white population in the
other circuits Of this State. regard the
proclamation rs symbolizing fifty
formidable conspiracy against the rights
of the people, having for its object the
carrying of this State for d. II. Cham
berlain and his candidates, which conspi-
racy is further typifed by Board Of
State Canvassers, or Election Returning
Board, the majority of whose members
arc canHldate3 on Chamberlaln's ticket,
and by nincty-six Commissioners of Elec-
tion ill the several counties, seventy of
whom are Chamberlains declared parti-
sans, and Of which last number some
forty are County Treasurers and Auditors
or Trial Justices, holding lucrative offices
by his appointment, and removable from
office at his pleasure, or are known to
him rs declared candidates for office en-
dorsing his ticket, who unscat them
selves if they make declaration of the
election which seats the candidates op-
posed to Chamberlain and his ticket.
The rifle clubs that he has ordered dis.
banded are in the main organizations
chartered under the act of the Republi-
can Legislature in 1874, and all of them
are acting but in the assertion of the
right of the people to keep and bear
arms, guaranteed against Infringement in
the second article of amendments to the
constitution of the United States, and all
assert their loyalty to the Union, and
obedience to its laws, and respect and
uphold its flag.
T. J. MACKEY,
Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit of
South Carolina.