The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-04-04

or while ploughing in their fields, and,
without any warrant issued for their ar
rest, have been manacled and thrown
into Jail, where, after remaining several
days, they have been released on the
ground that there was no evidence
against them. These officers have
searched private dwellings, both by day
and at night, without any search warrant |;
and have, in several instances, beaten,
kicked and otherwise maltreated the
victims of their lawless conduct,
who protest against the wrong thus done
them. These officers are generally Nor
then men, of the class known as carpet
baggers," of infamous character, but
have associated with them few of the
lowest and most unprincipled persons of
this community, who are of noLoriously
bad repute throughout the country. AS
our citizens have heretofore appealed in
vain to the courts for justice against
these official wrong-doers, whose con-
duct is repugnant alike to law and civili-
zation, they must, if the wrong is not
remedied. assert their rights as men,
and as American citizens, by defending
their lives and property with their own
strong arms, against those who defy the
law while pretending to be engaged in
executing it. We respectfully request
that copy of this portion of our report
shall be transmitted to the Governor of
our State, for his information, and that
it may also be forwarded to the Presi-
dent of the United States, and published
in justice to the people of our county,
the great majority of whom stand always
ready to render cheerful obedience to
the Constitution and laws of the United
States, and to perform every duty ofgood
citizenship; but at the same time de-
mand their rights as freemen and Ameri-
can citizens shall be respected by the
constituted authorities.
The Sentinel says:
Mr.. Thomas Mckinney, highly res
pectable citizen, informs US that on Tues.
day or Wednesday of last week squad of
these officials came to his house, and
without the warrant or authority of law,
searched his house, tore up his beds,
cursed and abused his aged mother, (now
about 80 years DID, drank up what cam
phor there was in the house, besides
committing other acts of violence. Now
we are acquainted with Mr.. Mckinney,
and know that he would not make false
statement. We hear of numbers of
other complaints made by citizens, but
to publish them all would require doc
ument almost as voluminons and Infamous
as the report of the special fraud COM
mittee.
Capt. Griffin, whose company of State
troops assisted the sheriff, reports to
Governor Hampton as follows:
When the bill of indictment by the
grand jury against Redmond, by direction
of Judge Mackey was found, bench
warrant was issued for his arrest, and the
sheriff ordered to summon posse. The
services of my company was Immediately
rendered the sheriff, and accompanied his
posse in the diligent search which was
made for Redmond in the mountains OF
this county. 1t affords me pleasure to
say that my men when called on by me
in this matter not only responded prompt
ly, but almost to a man. 1t is not true
that some of the guns of my men were
used by the Redmond party, and it is
equally false thai some of my men aided
in breaking into the Jail recently and
procuring the escape of prisoners there
in. You may rely, Governor, upon the
support of my men, and believe of the
citizens of Pickens County generally, to
arrest and put down all insurrection, out
rage or violence which affects the peace
and good name of our county.