New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-24

TIE EIGHT or SUFFRAGE.
VIEWS OF ATToRNEY-GENERAL BREWSTER

VIEWS OF ATTORNEY BREW olEh
HIS DETERMINATION TO PROTECT THE BALLoT-BoN
IN SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TO PROSECUTE PER
SONS CONCERNED IN ATTEMPTS TO DEFEAT
HONEST ELECTIONS.
WASHINGTON. March 23.-The following let
ter written by AHorucyGencral Brewster TO DaiaS
Sanders Assistant D5trctAttorney of the United states
Mt Charleston, c. explains itself The letter, dated ~
Washington, March H. is in part as follows:
Ilave lust received d short note rom you together
with passage cat from a South Carolina phpcr Knew
scndng You 10 sUIth Carolina for sense OF honor
ard public duty and the appreciation OF the 0DIga
of your profession would lead you 10 I'VE srcR P w
ne line OF the reid requirements ofocal aud pro-
fessona duty without regard 10 party ana on he oeI
wopld prevent the community in winch you no" are
from questioning "a" motives Of yoIr actions AS tney are
who were not OF their thinking in politics ,,.,...
desire Won 10 convey what now write 10 MT hcoH'
and read every word 40 write IN lhNesuPalloh p'e
been recently had here m Washington III the contest pc
tween smalls and IlHan N ihe Iose. / sohu 3ou ~
this ma printed copy o. thc lrvcpt!iiuES any I
mony and argument. desire your attention TO IT, una
sir Notions attention to IT, ana , e4pifSTy n rC
determination to have these matters thOrougny hSt7
ne projected no matter who suffers wish mr. merton
10 be- told by you hat expect that ne VII prosecute
forthwith the most imporant persons Mho nave nera
concerned in these attempts 10 aeieat nohe'f
elections Nv tTduddlcui or IOlclDe llcaHs
sp , S whom desire t. be first prosecuted and dIst
pursued There will be nc example II merely m'iSnn-
M -ttf
i'm tn community aud have thus ycnturtd 10 violate the
wand crcOnI e others to do II are the very persons
sf,Ioi Wv TtSn thint. viii begin change the
voters will be- encouraged 10 vote according To their con.
yictIons and tnosc Wuo do vote Will feel satisfied
tat their votes been duly counted and surrender
clacriulY to an honest result
here ,la cannot credit; thai it 10 currently said in
S;h Carolina that The only persons VINO VIII oe prose
fuvn i",i,ce reGrifcs to be instufod and
1'ha ftI4I
only for the punishment OF tho obscure must not DC
the poor mans cour-housei an VINO Nlohto thc ""s
and a. peciaV fundamental Tar" such "a Tie right u
outrage must bc made 10 feel the ierrors OF that law
1c OF the rsHt OF Sdiia1e Thch 40 Is cnaIE.G 70
Lt, Teen rrpctr IN SOut- Carolina, Is pracuch
treason ugaus the dignity Of he people ana the tuua
mental principles Oi their power ana II iu't DC sigma
.Itni. point have paused and rcread my letter
Wv, fhai toleh Il ran pretty sharp tone Of reproba
ion OF supposed attempt 10 pursue the poor aud OBJ
sc.re aud 40 p'Iuit tie prosperous ana Important 20
rscup. the prosecution that thty mcitcl,
the prosecution tor ne ou'iee' in,! "o,r
letter hat ous4t to be Goiiued Tor AN epy IL car
properly -!mpthzo WIN N'Af p"rlS anu Ii'h ~ ",
win a lille mu.e 'I-oI because Jou are IL Drhn0cfAt
and also because We eIyot soc" ''Se pisoIh, i
iUcn-F relations. We" i" VAp, NY ~. '
convictions upon tla subject, nut Irrespective ~ ny
Republican convictions, M 9d more tmpMl,'i 10
moIcac uUW important al. ~ is II 10 ioth ''tSs' llt
there should be- lar pay fair E.il al" around mere ~
no Just Judgment % popular "iI iu auN @ '.
controlled OF blasted ~ !oIce or Idli anu wv iiSiH
tina. JOtn Democrats and Republicans Should nave ihet
llit against any aDuatS A-lA5t INC L'' 1iii
far use OF enc Jalot-noN.
colonel Melton dc-r. shall real this, and wouid
write directly him upon TINS subject II II were hO
ta.t IL uign' luus like Official atuJlluuu That 10 %
certain cx cnt prompted bY bc.ct IN the ruInoi
That nave before rcpcatcd 10 vii that the poor ahd
obscure To be- p"isucd ana the cOhSpCu-
on, and prosperous were 10 escape the
Judgment OF tie Law. I VoUli not in any way m~ach
him aud therefore viii not write even letter IN the
kiuc,t spirit that might be construed ~ giving color TO
s.cn imputdtiuls Tor believe tA' people believe
ard hope that he viii do hl- duty.
In reply o. Attorney General Drcwsters letter Mr..
sanders wrote from Charleston, March u
.Iudge Melton novel his office from Columbia 10 this
rur hich was reached last night, ia Oruer To make
ibc final preparation, the rial oi cases t before tine
opening uf Inc CT cult Court here on ihe mrs. Monday o
April found your letter on my desk ts morning ana
have shown II to Judge Melton.
uclr yuu LET oi the election cases 81 fIr selected
for trnl-Ir extract being from yesterdays thufeSt0h
AgrS and COurjti Nhtn TcacHtd Junmhla last noath
indie Melton Instructed mt ia ny \'itS " TIE various
counties 10 .t,ot strongest eases against tue most
i.pDrtiiL anu influential men, not tu take the Htc lei
lows.
ION Will see by the list ncoScd that tie men We pro
nose To- t are except from DruWcu County, the man
ar- OF e. cclnu that rs thc election Oictr- WHO carry
an Inc election the Gay OF election, Ike
the ind cs and inspectors o. election IN Pennst Nanl"
Then we have "A cast from sumter County against TIC
Io9rt of County Cauya~,cis-tu,y Are he men VINO
CONT the Tc from the various pfeclnc;~ OF their re-
p,ctIve c0Iues aud fOrw ard to the Board OIL state