The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-08-11
nou, rs The moonshincrs are painted 90
often, while the revenue officers arc
passed without censurc.
SENATOR HAMPTON AND THE REvF:
NUE. LAWS.
The Baltimore Sun says:

/ UG l)dllIuiOIc sun
| Gen. Raum has received n letter from
| Senator Wade Hampton, which shows
Enthusiastically that he has not only no
sympathy with the class Of men in his
State who defy the Federal authorities in
| the execution Of the revenue laws, but
believes ;he State authorities of South
Carolina will aid in arresting the mur-
| dercr of Mr. Brayton. Senator lTamp-
ton in his letter. which is written from
Daggcrs Springs, Va, says / have Just
seen the account of the muidcr Of Mr..
Brayton in South Carolina and ! hope
that sou will use all your authority to
have the murderer arrested. President
Hayes gave amnesty on my application
to those who had violated the revenue
laws, and | have no federation tor any
one who now breaks them. The Gov
ernor of the State will cooperate hcarii
~ with you if you ask hi, AID and he
will Of hi. own motion take steps to have
the murderer arrested
Thi, reported letter Di Senator Ilamp
tons is Il somewhat remarkable 'ncu
ment, if il exists, and WI suppose thc
published version is about c0rrtct. Oar
Senator says that he "o'r ha- no lolcra-
tion for iniractions of the revenue laws,
from which the inference that lie did
once tolerate them is clear The reason
why he cannot nom do so j. because Pres
idcnt Hayes gave amnesty .omc year.
ago on our Senators application and
here again our Senator leave, the infer
cncc that if the amnesty had been grant
ed on the recommendation of ANY other
person his liberation for the infract0n of
the laws might continue to exist, though
the crime would be ~ great and hein0us
then na it is under present circumstances.
Again Senator Hampton volunteers 10
state what the Governor Of this State
will do as certainly rs if he himself was
yet TIE Governor. 1t is not II matter Of
opinion that our Senator Expresses, but
it is n matter Of fact, ns if by authority.
The people elected Governor Hagood 10
discharge the duties Of the Executive
Department Of this State. and when they
did so it was gencralv supposed that he
could discharge those duties, though
Senator Hampton may bc authorized to
manage the Executive Office Of this State
as we'll as represent her in the Senate.
f such is not the case, the letter of our
Senator is cgotistic and in bad taste.
This, however, is moi the objection we
have to the letter. 1t is written in II
manner to give color to the exaggerated
condemnation that is being heaped upon
us by the Northern press. and contains
not one syllable, as far as we can zee, to
show the Infamous manner in which the
government has attempted tocxccutc the
revenue laws in this State II is in bad
taste for our Senators or Representatives
to give aid and crcdcncc to the partisan
abuse that is heapcd upon us by the
newspapers and politicians Of the Norti,
on account of the violation of the reve-
nue. laws. The great bulk Of our people
condemn these violations, and they could
easily be suppressed if the revenue off.
GERS were not themselves more lawless
and oppressive than the moonshiners.
Senator Hampton should not have writ
ten the letter he did 10 Gen Raum with
out also urging the improvement Of the
character Of the revenue men in this
State