Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-04-27

fair and impartial trials, showed himself in his
true colors by standing aside all the white men
on the panel, who were not members of his
party, and seeking to bring the defendants to
trial before jury composed exclusively of ne
grOes and scalawags.
WHERE WAS MELTON THEN.
From the Lancaster Ledger.
O! where was his eloquence, his tr:lnscen-
dent craftsmanship, i'll that the hour of her
supreme extremity? In the presumptuous ar
rogance he proclaims we have now no states
men in South Carolina. We would ask him
where is Connor, Barker, Lord, Burt, Perry,
Butler, Hampton, and others of that class.
Does he aspire to be an equal of Connor? You
might as well compare Lillipntan prince to
Roman pontiff. No, this assumed honesty
feigned, not real lie has simply been play
ing the part assigned him on the stage by his
masters. The Stalwarts lave conspired to
degrade the State Of South Carolina, and Mr..
Melton is one of the conspirators
AN OUTRAGE UPON JUSTICE.
From the Spartanburg Herald.
If this is sample Of the justice dealt out
by the United States Court, then any man in
victed and imprisoned, however innocent he
may be of the accusations made against him.
1t is nothing more nor less than political per-
secution. 1t is an outrage upon justice and a
disgrace to the Government that will permit
such prosecutions to be committed for politi-
cal purposes.
A STAIN ON CIVILIZATION.
From the Lancaster Review.
1t is stain on the civilization of the nine.
teenth century that freemen can be convicted
Of such grave offenses on such fimsy proof.
1t is mockery of justice little better than
that meted out to those who suffered when
the tyrannical Jeffries presided at the bloody
assiZeS.
HOW CAN WE RESPECT IT?
From the Marion Merchant and Farmer.
1t is one of the highest provinces and obli-
cations devolving upon Courts to correct mis-
takes, and it is the more strongly obligatory
upon them to correct their own mistakes, yet,
in the face of law and precedent as well as OF
common sense and common decency, this par.
tisan Judge refuses even to listen to argument
when two jurymen rise in their places before a
verdict is published and say it tis not their yer.
dict, but that they signed it under amisappre'
hension of facts. What respect can we have
fora Government that retains in position OF
Importance and trust such men as Bond and
Kelly McCrimmon.
NOT PREJUDICE BUT INDIGNATION.
From the Aiken Journal and Review.
1t is idle to tell US to keep prejudice and po
ltical feeling out of this matter, and let it be
determined by law and evidence. Political
war was openly declared by the chief prosecu
tors before the beginning of the trials 1t is
not prejudice but indignation at outrages
which keeps our people from viewing this mat
ter dspassionately. If political feelings come
into the affair, it is because the political goad
in another hand excited them. We long fol
the time when party ascendency will not be
the most desirable thing in the Union, and
when our great people Of all sections will hur
bosses and demagogues from the seat of the
Government, and come together, as one mai
and with one heart glowing with fraternity
and love-, in efforts for the n,;1 enlargement ane