The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-09-12
Bloody Shirt Talk.

| One of the "patriotic exertions" of
"those patriotic men who now constitute
q majority of tho House of Representa-
t'ves"-to use the language of the Dem
ORA &c candidate for Governor of Michi-
gan-was directed towards crippling the
United states army. At the last session
they carried an amendment to the army
bill which forbade its use in enforcing
the revenue laws.
| Patriotism" 30 abOunds in the South
ern States that the Democracy propose
20 take the government wholly into their
own hands, so far as taxes on whiskey
are concerned. They shoot down the
oihcers OF internal revenue, rescue the
violators of the law from Jail, aud pre-
| vent the removal f!aEn State courts 70
United States courts Of the cases arising
out of these crimes. One Judge Kershaw
Of South Carolina plainly declares that
the State government is bigger than the
whole American union, and that the
violators of the whiskey tax shall not be
arrested within his nrecnctl
Another patriotic" j,irist, named
| Slackey, released the red handci; muir.
| derer Redmond, for whom a reward mad
been offered in both the Carolinas, and
raises bulwark by committing him for
some petty otTense in order to shield him
from the United States authorities,
pending negotiations between Governor
Hampton and President Hayes to pro-
cure amnesty for such persons and all
others in like manner charged"
Here we have miserable little nest
of traitors in the old Palmetto State
assuming to negotiate rs separate and
| independent power with the nation which
squelched them, and only make n mis-
take in not b'' ing out their political
existence forever.
Mackey reports to Governor Hampton
that the grand jury have indicted five
| OF the United States revenue officers and
deputy marshals for having committed
aggravating assaults upon unoifending
citizens and they will be tried as soon as 8
apprehended." These "unofFending cit
izens" were three men who had been
! rescued by tho ruffian Redmond from
Jail, where they were confined for open
violations of the law. Four more reve-
Aue officers have been arrested and i'm
prisoned on an indictment for murder,
because in self-defense they killed a
violator of the laws who had fired Mt
them as they were seeking to arrest him.
The South Carolina press rejoices over
the amnesty extended :o Glf offenders
against the ku klux laws, who may now
return with safety to their homes; and
it also calls for amnesty t. be extended
to the illicit distillers Of South Carolina.
Hero is chance for some more "patri-
otic exertions" from those "patriotic
men" who are being so highly compli.
mcnted by Northern Democrats in the
interests Of tho illicit distillers Of whiskey
and the Confederate butchers of revenue
officers. Dowa with the laws against
illegal distilieral How could the Demo
cratic party exist in the South If "tnose
patriotic men" did not guard and uphold
the whiskey interest7 Men OF the North
are rigldiy held TO the payment OF ali
taxes, while men Of the South are SO
mncl more patriotic" that thev ror
defy the officers of the law, and be ap-
plauded for it by Democratic authorities,
whenever they kill negroes to carry an
election, or kill revenue officers to escape
tax on whiskey.
Let the loyal States of .he union con-
tinue patiently to pay taxes and elect
doughfaees to Congress while the old
rebel States Cheat" the tax collectors
and elect Confederate brigadiers to COM
maud the donghfacs crowd in Congress.
This will be Patriotism" as defined in
Democratic action.--Ldnsing (llich.) Re
publican.
PRESIDENT HAYES IN CHICAGO.
Everything was favorable for the recep-
ton of the President and for the FIRE.
mems parade on the Sd inst. AT an
early hour tie principal streets were
throngcd. Towards noon the crush along
the line of the procession became al
most painful. The train in which the
party arrived aa met at
Kingston by delegation of eminent
business nen and reached here at eight
o'clock. The reception was brilliant. A
salute from the bGttery at the Exposition
ground greeted the arrival of the train,
and an immense concouse of enthusias.
tic citizens greeted the President The
2rosldantial party proper is composed Of
the President and Mrs, Hayes, Attorney
General Deyens and Burchard, Webb o.
anu Rutherford iiSys> iHiSys= Arriving In the
same train was the party Of the Comn,is-
sionef of Agriculture, Mr.. Leduc. 1t
includes Pay Director Locker of tho
navy, Hon. n. @. Jones, of Ohio. Gen.
YanceY, Senator Butter. of South Ca,o-