Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-09-18

We hive had our information constantly. and
from first hands and undOubted sources. Wo
have been told by this noble little band Of
Republicans in Oooneo County. South Caro-
lima, who found in tho Register the paper
that they thought beet interpreted the duty Of
Government, that they had to faoo doath
itsclf to be Republican ,here. We had no
doubt that this was so. although such u thing
was donied by tho Democratic party. and
indfferontly pooh-poohed in tho White
House ITSELF Now all thnt thoy said as to
thie charge has been moro than confirmed.
At tho time President Hayes had Wado
Hampton, tho chic! tyran. Of South Carolina.
and tho original inventor Of tho Mississippi
or murder plan in politics, invited to Wash-
ington, and was feasting and toasling him at
tho White House, one Of the Republicans in
Oconco County, Of Iampton's own State
wrote Us, asking what in the namo of God it
meant, and asking If oil manhood and graft
tude had died out of tho breasts of Republi-
cans in the North What our reply was, the
peoplo who read the Register in tho days
whom even Republican conventions wore
being asked ~ endorse the oowardicc and tho
erimo Of tho policy will all remember. Tho
Republican writing Us, said that that policy
would be taken by Southern Democrats as q
warrant for tho murder Of Republicans, and
for immunity from punishment Tor tho crime.
No wonder that thoy thought so--sinco not
only tho Policy itself was proclaimed, but
wus Immediately followed up by the appoints
ment Of Southern Democrats and ex.rebels to
controlling Offices in Southern Courts. So
wc may not belle tho fact if we would. Tho
go called Southern Policy, which betrayed
tho cowardicc OF tho administration, is in
part responsible with the Democratic party Of
tho South for the Democratic bullet that was
sent through the heart of Dixon in Mississippi,
aud for tho bullet that has been sent to the
heart of Bryce in South Carolina. Lamar, of
Mississippi, who was a counsellor Of Hayes
in tho Policy endorses the murder Of Dixon
in his own State, and Hampton, another
counsellor of the Policy, will endorse tho
murder Of Bryce in his State. 1t is terrible
harvest that is being reuped from Southern
crimes and Northern cowardice just now.
Tho awful facts in tho Bryce case, as we
get them, arc told in our lettor from the scene.
published to-day. In brief, they aro these:
The assassination occurred near the residence
of the deceased, while lo was his way
from Il neighbours house to his own home, on
tho night of the 25th Of Auguss last. A let
to the Rcgister, that we publish elsewhere,
will give the details. 1t will be scon that
Bryce was prominent Republican and
native of South Carolina. lIo served in the
Legislature from 1868 until 1871. and was
afterwards County Treasurer of Oeonoo
men in South Carolina during the war, and
in 1868 the deceased openly allied himself
with the Republican party. II is known hero
TINT Bryce entered upon the reorganization
of the Republican party in his county several
weeks since, and learning his influence in
tho campaign of 1880. the Bourbon leaders
concluded to rid tho State of his presence by
the customary method as is usual in such
cases Tho Coroner's jury rendered q verdict
that tho deceased cnmo to his death from gun.
shot wounds at tho hands Of parties to them
unknown. No mention whatever has been
mado Of Bryce's assassination in tho local
press of South Carolina or in tho Associated
Press dispatches from that State, the Demoi
cratic leaders evidently desiring to keep the
matter quiet pending the approaching cleo
tons in tho North and West. But now the
facts are nude public, and the Democratic
party must be made to (nce them. We hope
to receive in n few days still further particu--
lars of this terrible crime, as given by people
residing at the sceno of it.