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 ir-
rest, have been nianacled and thrown
into Jail, where, after remaining several
daya; they hsye been released u. the
ground that there was no er;dccs1.c
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 notoriously
bad Eepute throughout the country. As
cur citizens have heretofore appealed in
vain to the courts for justice against
these official wrong g-doers, whose CEN
duct is repugnant alike TO law and civili+
zation, they must, if the wrong ia not
remedied, assert their rights as men,
and aa 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 ou, county,
the great majority of whom stand always
ready to render cheerful obedience to
the Constitution and laws of the Unlued
States, and to perform every duty or good
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 old,) 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 nvt make false
statement. We hear of numbers ol
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 te
Governor Hampton as follows:
When the hil. of indictment by til,
grand jury against Redmond, by direction
of Judge Mackey was found, bench
warrant was issued for his arrest, and tht
sheriff ordered TO summon posse. The
services Of my company was Immediately
rendered the sheriff, and accompanied hi
posse in the diligept search which wa
made for Redmond in the mountains o.
this county. 1t affords me pleasure K
say that my men when called on by mt
in this matter not only responded prompt
ly, but almost to man. 1t is not true
that some of the guns of my men were
used by the Redmond party, and it il
equally false that some of my men aidec
in breaking into the Jail recently anc
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, tt
arrest and put down ell insurrcction, out
rage or violence which affects the peace
| and good name Of our county.