The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-09-13
NUMBER 81.

sei ignorant OF the fact rs 10 bo,r 81,
h'unate h;a youth is regarded by all ,h". "o unc
MS ne,shbors who know him 50 wslI ,m''e o,
80 well what he has wronrfullv s"g, "ei', and
'he Instance of mistaken antbo.;.. at
eHc"ement over his presence ;nora Inc
y, ana presently reached ito clmaIo rap
nc was holsted upon the sbonlJaua baA "hen
uozen friends and carried somo ~ hait
up the hill and hoisted bod;I,, Instance
,iame OF wagon wich stood i, upon tho
uoSs'y accessible spot, when bo u.s o1nsplc-
sprrc,s.. ,s-.etoasiy .'.te' called upon to maLa
ned o' "uo"ouu naun nor come prc.
Pared 20 meet such a reception, and e,;,I
. ,esS' oi course, was he pre- pared to moo.
suon CALL but once "up" ho determinoJ
nuke e.; an effort and do the best bc tnou
Low nat best was by no means bad uOc
.ourso VIII say the merciful cxccutorS ~
s, sno revenue laws, "ofc course he did not loosa
Suon an opportunity to abuse the govcrn
n:n' ana lis agents, to defend his own
crimes and to ineitc his gang to rcnow"a
oecds OF Wholesale violence and slornL,"U
". coursoihe did no such thing. On tho
,Ion'tary' TINS man, who alone and bv n,mo
uas ,r peen excluded from the general amnes.
:. extended to his fellows, (and MI anrao
tnat there are in the mountains to 5,u ~ s.eo
% worse men than the Major) this 5oonI!y ny
dyed criminal and implacable foe 70 lau
order, devoted himself to modest ao,aos. =" "uu
IRgees! g ali present to respect the reycuuc
" 70 :'op INC practice ofiNict tlixt;U,,,n
ana u, 20 d'sco.ntenance IL in Others ,,s ,.aU9'
ms was before the Court met nt Groor
Sl'e ana OF course before the amncstv ,ra.
proclaimed. 1t follows that RedmonJ Lo,"S va
ioi no reward ior what he was doing md
,n'', mo a. 'Gas' neVor.expccted that what bc did
"on.a DC reported in his behalf Il wos
not from him that 1 learned of tho c;r, wac
sauces > have here narrated. Tho ornu,"nn.
:. ne useu was not one of high morol;,v h,,t
IL was at least sound, anG paipfnIIv ;limst.a a'
'eu 10 inc person or the speaker II wo,
addressed to simple hearers. and vos s;.. vas
py 70 the effect that the law was on.;na.
tne%' that it was useless to attomnt :"
evaae .' IT, and that it brought far more pa;n ~
than profit to those who disrepardeJ o ;.s PAIN
~ "sS@ s@s ea!ss uaaEsH##eg6 |hRR8BEFsa hR8E
sion, and Iii be bound went further than
all the threats and thunders which could ho
launched from the seat of power for vear
together Je"i
\, lie was not allowed to finish his address.
Hew Gomers crowded into the wagon to
shake hands with him, and his voice bcine
nnai,y drowned in the clamors of the mui.
'l'ude, no was pulled down from the wagon
aud escorted othe ladies' stand, were he Tas
to so through the hand. shaking
ceremony all round again. After a time
,so- as the e,, witnesses tel! tho disappeared
more suddenly than he came, aud the bc.
meeting disbanded.
Redmond is neither feared nor hated by =:
those among whom he lives. He is rather
i loved and p!tied for his n,isfortunes, and his
influence is great for evil or good. Ho
chooses to exercise it for good.
put 1t oycu, Messrs Commissioners.
whether 1t is wisc-I have shown you that il
Is not J"st-to array such man, pcrforce.
against the law? One kind word would
enlist his powerful influence on the side Of
obedience and ord~r, would relieve YOU of
much trouble and expense, and many of
your yo 1sRorant ietims Of oppression. Can
'es hsA-ss, of tAs7,soun1