Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-17
wAIHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, OCTOBER II, 1878


notorious Sam Loo received during recent
visit. tt was from this precious scoundre
Chat tho President and Attorney General
obtained the full details spoken of in the
dispatch, and upon whose statement their
present action is based. Tho convenient
excuse is mado that the Republicans arc
not allowed to hold hcctings or take any
political action, and worst of all, two Of
Governor Hamr toms aids are foremost in
this effort to defeat Republican orgauiza-
tionsl
Now, tho dovico to order arrests of these
gentlemen is not new ono. In the lost
campaign, such notices as ure indicated in
tho dispatch were posted throughout tho
tho State, aud We havo yet to learn that
they had tho effect of keeping away Demo
Gratis from the meetings, or prevented Radi.
cal Speakers from being told they lied;
when that was tho csso. The pressure Of
bayonets and tho swarm of deputy murslals
were not sufficient to throttle the spirit of
Freedom in 1876, aud Mr.. Hayes will fiud
it exceeding difficult to accomplish more in
this direction than his predecessor. The
posse of tho United States Marshal will
never prevent tho appearance of "lted
Shirts" when such Speakers as Sam IIuc
are lying to the oolorcd people, nor will the
principle Of "dividing timc" DO surrendered
OF the bidding of tho administration at
Washington. The people of South Carolina
are not disposed to permit Radical hirclings
to dupe and deceive the negroes any longer,
oven when the aforesaid hirelngs are "pro.
tcotcd" by tho benign administration which
inauguratcd tho Southern policy. The
following is the dispatch referred to:
WAsnINGToN, October 4-Tho prcsi-
dent and tho Attorney General have re-
ccivcd full details Of the organized attempt
to break up Republican mcctiugs iu Sumter
County, South Carolina, aud prevent any
political action by members of that party.
Two of Governor IIampton's aids have been
prominent in it, ono named Earle aud the
other Dargan. These attacks upon Rcpub.
lican meetings have been continued sipce
July, and have been made by armed mon
several times by State MALTA in full uni
form, aud with State arms in their hands
The President is convinced from reports
received that Governor Hampton himself
is party to it, SO far, Mt least, us not to
care to take any steps to stop it. The
P'"'" o'J"So 10 W oie"h up I'iS VI S'lIiHattoi
of the Republican party ir the State and
crush it oat ehliroiy.
The President has requested tho Attorney
General to examine the question and ace
what steps, if any, can DC taken by the
United States officers to punish these often.
dcrs. After consideration it has been
decided that section $500 Of the revised
statutes will enable tho United States Mar
shul to make arrests in case Of any fuithcr
disturbances, provided the Republicans, ia
calling their meetings, will give public
notice that they are for the purpose of
giving support nnd advocacy of some rar-
ticular person who may be named for Cou--
srcss. Republican meetings will be called
next Saturday by notice in conformity
with this construction of the section.
Tho Attorney General, by direction Of
tho President, hus addressed letter to Dis.
trict Attorney Northrop, in South Carolina,
instructing him, in connection with the
United States Marshal, to sec that any and
all persons who attempt TO distarb euoh
meetings arc arrested aud taken before tho
United States Commissioner and bound
over for trial under section $500, and to
employ sufficient posse to effect the arrest.
1t is tho intention of tho administration
to test its power to protect its citizens
under this section at the first opportunity
which presents itself in Sumter County,
where all the outrages have been conducted
under special direction and with tho most
active assistance of two Of Hampton's o
aids