The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-02-23
Interview With Stolbrand.
HE TALKS FREELY, AND GIVES HIS
OPINION OF VARIOUS MATTERS.
He Finds a Cloud Of Dusky Witnesses
Awaiting His Arrival.

He Finds a Cloud Of Dnsky Witnesses
Awaiting His Arrival.
Full Delegations from Every Section
OF the County Waiting Since Nom
day Morning for I'm Opportunity to
Testify.
General {. J. St"lbrand and United States
Commissioner Captain i. II. Eaton arrived In
town, last Monday evening and took lodging
1T Brucc's Hotel. Knowing the general anX-
icty Of oar people 10 be informed rs TO the Oh
jcct OF their visi: VIC sought an interview with
them. Upon telling General Stolbran1 that
our people knew very little OF him. and that
we should be glad Tor any information which
he might give us for publication in the Press
and Banner, he replied
A.-"I am very sorry tina. 7 am not battar
known in the up-coMntry: for, II 1 were, I
think l would be less dislikcd."
s~ToLBRANDS CAREER.
We then elected the following Information
from him.:
Slltl \. ~ ENlOlttlI Ill WIS uDTI Ill .NWC-
from Chicago. Illinois. hc entered The
Union army at t!r be. inning OF the war and
came To South Carolina in 1856 In com:nani @.
III. artillery OF The 10Th Army Corps. Immc-
planting and continued in that business in
l,ca rfDrt county TO 1867 IN l>6s he was APP
pDinscd Secretary OF tho State Constitutional
Convention which met ihat year. and formed
WAS his first venture in politics. lie was alec.
ted to the House Of Representatives OF the
first Republican Legislature, AMI served until
he was appointed Superintendent of the Pen.
held until March. ISIS In 1876 he was ar.
pointed superintendent OF Construction Of
the Federal Custom House in Charleston,
which place he held until July. ISIS. when the
ty-Iwo years. was finished. In lSS0 he wasnp.
pointed L. :. Storckcercr and Gauger. Sep.
tcmher 10. 1T Newbrrry. lie "a nominated Ly
the Republicans as their candidate far Con.
the Democratic nominee. His family con.
si>tS Of his wife and live chi ilrpn-thrCc of
whom are at home. HS only living son is a
Lieutenant in the 18th L. s. Infantry, now on
the Plains.
THE OBJECT OF TIE INVESTIGATION.
Q.-Grrcr1l. will yor he good enough to
tell us the object for which this investigation
is held?
.A.-Ccrtainly: this investigation Is made
"oletS ',iu 'titi PURPOSE tiiaii tu"t {"
establishing my right q Il seat In The Forty.
seventh Congress from the Third District ul
South Carolina. | nave o advised, nor do
desire. thai any arrests should be made here
or elsewhere.
NO ILL-wILL 20 ANYBODY,
Q.-Then you entertain no personal ill.will
or malice toward any Of our people:
.A.-Uh, no; 1 do moi know the name Of &
single man who may have violated the cleo
$i-,, l.,,-- ~ E.1t,. 400, -, 800, 4 .nt 20 .
know the nam, of any such persons. cX..pI
" prove me JUSTICE my claiin 10 t'e Seat.
Mou'n ,iol, however. Hnfc YOU uhitt>tanu
MA am seemingly in'!hIlls any apo'oe9 iol
co;li,is hrIc W c9lltelu lot Mi,at 1 CONCEIVE u
oeiis 'isuS. no ho s''eh 'ii"s us 'h'~
wu,r c,pr,,S r,roS c,ys
~
Owe do not wish to ask any improper
questions OF ynu, CAPITA n. but would you Oh
iect To saying what your intentionsarc In tht
matter OF making arrests In this county fol
alleged violations of the election laws:
Al have no intention OF issuing any war
rants Of arrest. | am here in the interest vi
General StnlbTand, for the puruUse of tai I'm.
testimony In his contest,
WHAT sroLDRAHp SAYS OF THE "EErCRN
l." AH'nA"
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Hn .ir ro- s,oo,. Al hlr, ~o,, !,
n nINn p.tr wi fInl .p. ~ r.n trtl
thnn,,nt !, nrnf,,bIo ,h,, 100 sh,niI n,no, ~
tno SI,,u,n mi Jt.r,.. no,t;c"i m,n,,nrs h,.
rr Sn.nn rnnson tho t,nn.timr novor tnn,
,l.ca from tho ncwsn,rcrS ioorn ,hn
10 thintc 7 b,yn M I,nn,n n I,,,,t L.Ii.,. ,w
nu,r.s nrrinns Il Eo In Wnsninr;,,n NV 'rh'
r,r, IL I b,v. ijvofj IN t;Jn,,IT, .i,,cn Isc, :
nnrn hnom r. jrntnn. n',rtv c,r ..r;r, !
m,nr,hr ,i;cch,rrin,, NV ,i,,,v" S,n, II :. no,
nn,i Cnr,,r '.Lii" ~: c,u, r.,;Io ~ tI'
mmhi N"'e'' VIM" ny ANIL 'e''uo ~ wv
u"''i''
so,.TI1 CAROLINA ,Sp ILLINOIS coMrARrD
Q.-.tS compared with Illinois. how does
South Carolina sta
Al think south Carolina n fine country,
The climate Is cHcr'lcnt ana the ~atnoSphcit
Is pure. There IS no milSma here. a. in III
c,go from whence came. while | lived ~
Chicago my family suffered g!s,tly, and nj
llOu.n thc ahc' Siors Oh my lalllliT nalal"ay:
est son died there OF com.unrnlion. entered
the army with the dvtcrminaiioa OF settling
! mmvcI nv "aniiy hrrr We have h,i nn"i.t
ness ut alL. am we'll nIcls"II wIrh the com.
,rv anu Ln mo-, iui.nnI r. Imsr i, unIn>s 7
s;inuLI 90 nw,v frc,. from The emo, n; ]uiln,,,
lion tHInt h,s Ecer N often n,n.,c, :, imsi thns.
Rcnubiicuns who hav" nirn.Ir wniIr'
e'
BEAUFORT A%BBEvILLE.
c,- w ~
Si-N;enerai, You SPOKE" o.! P!antlhs cottot
III lug 10" enu1rr!' ToW ~ 'mG h.S!"s "
onu Wv -. Tt"tt : ~ - 49, w. So =
the state: .t:c they us prosperous. and arc
t tnI nc ~ : M t,iS s'c.,ona ~
A-Iioyin, brcn away from tbom inward,
oc Twelve wears. / nm un,b,c To sp nix Of tl,c,r
nrrscnt c1nIi,inn AZ fhn, ti,Ic h,rry,r
~ ,hc mo-. ,n,,rv n..rrursin nnv r.>,r,., ri,
,.,,rn,s moro ,r. t,1.iIrIiv miro iniriIirrrl
n,,j MR.. ,,rNs,nr,,,: i'm wern ,.,,.o 49,, H..
= ,n.t rio mid cIiInYia ,nah:cs thriu +,
On aimo.i wiihnut rlnihinr and Then ih,y
nayr no trouble TO Ave on isl, ANA oysters. !
.ti!enr Que! III YUM ~ ~. "nr'l 'l' ~
as a class are hiSlliy educated, andarc %ccft;'ii
~ very line conlc. Your lands are cAc2r
lent and produce the most varied and proiita
would take potent reasons 10 induce me t
leave.
QUALIFIED ENDORSEMENT OF THE
A PATTY uY GEN. sTuLBlASD,
Q.-Do you thlnN inc interests OF t:ie Statt
wou!uue Iloniotel ny restoring tne isel'n"li
can party Eo"tl IA Soulil throilha :,
- !uu int"i' 'iic i..l",,'''uh !"Il.s 's !
"iS, no'il YOU ,i'1n tne l.cpuoil,h'i parry
ways been right. 1t was It's cd fugitive lead
inr n"n,ncrarv for nor un1n,sHin" the E,.,ub
li,.n criminals wlu came INTO the hands a
the law, whereby injustice to the muses. wa:
'o
sToLBRASD'S FRIENDS IN
Il.Ill you ilhNe oooJecton W 'i'thluS li'
fact known, win you ten us tho names o
tiose VINO arc lhpst acIlFe lor you Ill iiooc
viile? :, ,.,,,,
49, INA! sly tiat ~. titus, .;e iucpto'I
can county Cta!iiiial, u IN my lnleleSt:
nave JuSt htu nl lilteIHie" WIN mn: hitlee
bu'ieI - lukius" ioiiIneul paw ~ y, iim,
ter, n perhaps nnd more 10 40 win sum
monihg, ana securing Witnesses man ah! ONT
else.
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