The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-07-25
Our Revenue Troubles Abroad.

Inc exposures OF tno NIIl"ih0uN
conduct of revenue offciala, made
from time to time by The SENrINEL,
is bearing it's fruits. The first was
the sending of Mr., Mckinley, NY the /
Charleston News and Courier, Then
followed, after his full and able expo
sition of the outrages committed, the 4
comments Of papers through ghout the
entire Union. AS a sample We cHN
the following from the Ne" lo'%
World and tho Springfield Republican,
two os the most widely circulated and +
influential papers in the United H1"te7'
Tho World says:
"The Amos Ladd killing case in {
South Carolina is, we are toe sadly
sure, by no means singular '-.I
Federal officials have made aud az
ported each other in making too u."nJ |
encroachments upon the liberty or
the citizon or the law Of tho locality |
during the past decade. such encroach.,
ments bcing impartially for personal
profit or for partisan advantage: Inc
Ku-Klux prosecutions at tho South,
tho arrest and intimidation of voters
in this city, the notorious raids upon
dealers in Chicago, devised only to
obtain fees for arrests and abortlVe
trials--these arc all OF q pioco with
The snffray with desperate illicit dis~
tillers' in Piclons County, which re-
solved itself ito the murder of an UNI
armed, uuchallcnged and innocent
man at his own door. The most
charitable supposition is that tho Rev
cnue officials mistook him for no
torions desperate Of whom they were
In search-and afraid. But even it
the murdered man had been the re-
doubtable Redmond, and even if they
had warrant for his apprehension,
tLere would have been no justification
tor the killing. They did not know he
was in the house, which was, Till
their errand had. been declared, law
lully o sanctuary.
rAll this is sad enough, but noi
surprising. A disregard OF law where
it affects tho citizen has been th'
leading characteristic OF the mel
charged with its administration since
the war, from the Stantons and tn
Grants down TO the Merrills and tn
Davenports. What is less pleasin!
eDectacle is to SEQ Federal Courts ste
iii To protect the agents OF such lnta
e mics from puishment, and even tror
trial. The subordinates, who bav
counselled tho illegality and share
in it's profits, are usually able TO al
range such an interference, oven If tn
Judge is honestly desirous OF doin
his duty, but wo havo seen Judg
with tbo full EnoW!ruGc and approx
of ia..supa paGior,, -*HHtoA- notorio'
prisoner from State court under ci
cumstances Of peculiar Inpudencc al
upgravation. We do not wonder tn
the people of South Carolina feel dee
" upon the subject when they rec;
the fact that, little moro than yc
ago. O Federal court set at liberty /
Slate officials imprisoned by tho Stu
court Tor contempt. of all things.
aJudge Kershaw's charge is sou
in law and common sense. Tncre
revenue law, and it is to bo obey
nnGaiteringIy, no matter how uni
or oppressive individuals may thi
II. But there are also laws VIII
govern the officials appointed to {
force that revenue law, and wi
Lhoy are violated tho offender must
punished by the samo process as {
other criminal. This is simple
commanding issue, and if justice
refused to u ong-sutferng people {
can hardly be blamed if they take
law into their own hands rather {
await the near ascendency Of
marty OF Law and the Constitut
when the Courts Of the nation and
Tho States will NO longer clash,
cach working in it's we'll defined !
vince, cooperate to bring about
observance of all law and tho
punishment Of every law>breaker
Tho Springfield (Mass.) Repubi
says:
ut is hard enough at best TO
the right sort Of men for such W
at once delicale and hazardous as
81 il rioubly hard when public fec
"a so much infamed But no OF
s Ulcs oughtto bo placed by tho he
III Courts in the way OF exarpiH
and panisling is proved, snch &
o1trages as are specifically charge
fots