The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-09
THE PRESIDENTS PROOFS.
4 PNrkagc nf Proof. Collected by PresI-
asz: Hayes, now Ready for Congress.
From Tie " y. Tribune

cfoH, oI w iSCOis!u, OHeTeu resolution
which was adopted by the Senate, calling
for TIC information upon which the
President based that part Of his annual
message relating to affairs in the South
crn States.
In response 10 this resolution the Pres
i'lcnt Will send to tile Senate, when Con-
gfcss rcn-.embics, a large package Of
document, treating chiefly Oi occurrence,
in South Carolina and Louisiana. The
papers comprise reports made 10 the at
torney- general by district attorneys, Uni
ted States marsiials, United States com
miasioners and special agents OF tie de-
pariment Of justice, who were scnt into
those States for the purpose Of ascertain
ing The truth OF certain reports which
had been made to the attorney general,
and the causes OF complaints from citi-
zcns who represented that they had been
deprived Of their Constitutional rights.
The President had copies Oi all these
documents prepared in November, in
tending 10 send them to Congress with
his Message, bat withheld them on being
informed that this would be an unusual
course, and That il Congress wanted tho
information it would be called for. The
package that will Lc sen! to the Seuate
contains all the correspondence relating
to the outrages that has taken Elacc be-
tween the department Of justice and oti-
cials in the South, except such rs must
for obvious reasons be retained as conf
dental until after the trial ot those who
have been on will be indicted
The first document in the South Caro-
lima collection is the letter written by
Attorney General Dcvcns to District AT
torncy NOrtllrOp on the I'd OF October
last, and which wa. published ut the
time. This letter put sudden stop To
the Rcd-shirt demonstrations and To in
references with public meetings OF Re-
publicans in Most parts of the State
On the l7tI Of October the United States
marshal of South Carolina wrote to the
attorney enclosing extracts from
Democratic newspapers OF the State, and
added:
"The publication Of your letter Of in
Structions To the district attorney of this
State has made them little more cir
cumsrcct in their movements, but at the
same time more defiant in expressing
tlclr determination to crush the Rcpub-
lean party out OF existence. if necessary.
They do not fear the operation of the
United States laws when not enforced by
bayonets. can arrest men against
whom complaints are made, but in doing
80 make heroes and martyrs OF them.
They will submit to arrest, knowing that
men OF property and influence will con
tend for the privilege of becoming their
bondsnen, and the best lawyers in the
State will volunteer TO defend them.
We will use every effort 10 protect
the Republicans from outrages when we
can, but we have the moral influence Of
the whites, and the entire machinery of
the State Government, with Il powerful
and unscrupnlous party, against ,is. You
will notice from the newspapers send
you that prompt retaliatory measures
were adopted in Sumter as soon rs my
deputies arrested man for the violation
Of Section $500, and the Leading white
Republican of the county ::a:: arrested
for melting u riot. Unless some conpro.
mise is mule To suspend III! prosecutions
they will be certain to convict him. A
Republican in y case like this has not
the slightest chance for justice in our
State courts"
On the 10th Of October, tho attorney
general telegraphcd District.Attorney
Northrop urgrg prompt action in prose-
cutting the men who broke up the Re-
publican meeting on the 18th of that
month in Sumter County and committed
the outrage upon United States Commis-
sioncr Lee. Under date of October 81.
Mr.. Eorthrop teicgrnpe.i as an excuse
for not having acted that the Democrats
were intimidating the witnesses fDr the
prosecution, and it was with great diff
Guilty that he could induce them to testi.
ty. He concludes by saying, II was
never i'll better earnest, and the best,
proof of it is that there was not the
slightest interference ut ile meeting YES.
terday."
On the same date, October 81, District
Attorney Norihrop submitted report TO
the attorney general, in which he de-
scribes the Red-shirt demonstration in
Sumter on the 18th OF October. the arrest
of citizens of that town and their exami-
nation before United States Cummis-
siuner MARSHALL in Charleston. Of the
examination, he says:
AT O'Clock Saturday afternoon the
examination WAS resumed, and | attend.
cd. | called for Mr.. Lee and his deputy
who made the arrests, and sent two otti-
GERS for them, but neither could be found.
The warrants and witnesses in each cuse
we're Identical The same iour witnesses
Oil the back Of each warrant and the
same affinnt to each affidavit The pris-
oners were all young men withc at inilu-
cncc, and i'll no sense leaders. They
were the parties who had assaulted Mr..
Coghlan on the steps of tue Court House
in Sumter The defence WAS represented
by an array of distinguished counsel, who
advised me that they proposed to demur
to the legality Of the warrants.
t.'rho rnn,,,;v,;,,oar n.lloI A.
against Mccoy. No one gave me the
the two commissioners, Marshall and
Lee, had satisfied themselves at least {
the identity of the defendant. was
completely n0nplussed to find that The
defendant was the wrong man, and while
l could not resist his discharge insisted
upon tho arrest Of the right man.
"On calling the next case discovered
another surprise in the energy with
which the prosecuting witness, Coghlan,
the mainstay of tho government, pressed
upon me his anxiety to secure compro.
mise with the defence, and drop the case.
He said the defence was ready 10 drop all
cases against Republicans, and guarantee
peaceful election aud undisturbed
meetings. Mr.. Coghan made this state
ment in open court, and Gen. Noise, for
the defence, endorsed it. l objected, be-
cause | did not see how the matter
could be closed in that way in moment,
although | was not prepared to defeat
the quiet accomplishment of these very
objects, particularly if intelligent Repub-
iicans ike hir. Coghiau desired it.
| called witnesses, however, and was
further surprised to find that Mr.. Butler
Spears. the chairman Of the Republican