The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1882-03-28

'""I ',ie'G shouIu ne fllr play all
around. There is no Just Judgment of
the popular vii in any election that is
controlled or biased by force or fraud,
aiTt 90 insist that both Democrats s
and Republicans should have their
races set rs flint against any abuses
against free and fair use Of the ballot
box. would not, in any way, i'm
peach Mr.. Melton, and. therefore, will
not write even u letter in the h?,dcst
spirit that might be construed as giving
color to such imputations, for | brlicve
as the public believe and hope, that he
will do his duty.
Lam, with great respect, your friend,
BENJAMIN HARRIS BREWSTER.
| Mr.. Brewster's Indictment.
| (From the News and Courier.l
! Tho letter Of Attorney General
Brewster on the subject Of the political
prosecutions in South Carolina, pub
hshed Yesterday, is an extraordinary
production. Apparently Mir. brewster
has been taithtuI reader Of StuIwurt
telegr'lns and is student of Stalwart
atii'lavits. The conclusion that hc
comes to (oificially) is that the South
CarolllIa Democrats are Il set of hOrrid
r!ascais for whom hanging is too good.
| For their benefit he creates IL crime
hitherto unknown antlcr thc ConStilu-
ton and laws of tho United States.
The Constitution declares that "lrcasom
against the United shall consist ONLY
IN icvying war against them, or ud-
herring to their enemies, giving them
aid and c"mtort." Mr.. Brewster,
however, declares that "thc abuse of
he right Of suffrage, such as is charged
to have been pcrpctrntrd in South
carolina, is practical TREASON against
I tue dignity of the people," This is
truly in the Grant Sheridan vein. We
may well anticipate that at the next
lnceting ofthe abinct, MIR. Brewster
Will bc assured by his coll, agues that
"Mll OF us approve ofhia course.
what If there have been frauds at
elections in South Carolina! Have
mere not bccn sickening frauds, BY Re
! pub'lcans. in Pennsylvania, Mr..
BrcW>tcrs State? In his own CITY OF
tiroticriy Love the elections. untinr
republican rule, have been Il miser-
aOlc farce. But such al abuse Of the
r!@ilt OF suffrage is not treason there.
Alr. Brewster would not dare 10 tall.
III the heroic vein TO election ruu,lrs il,
PMiatclphia, III New York. in Bo,tn..
Dut &c does not hesitate to- shake hi
venerable fist at the honest people g
South Car lima. Yet the re ,p!., " ho..
AIR. Brew STIR arralgnS have II ,..!.,r,
rights that the people ofany o.l.rr LAT
have, aid are subject to tn" same laws.
deeply as the Attorney Genera! ma.
regret It.
The trouble with Mr.. Brewster j.
that he does not realize that the war j.
over. 1t is evident that he .,aS made
up his mind that cvc"v dark and devil
'sh charge lcvelIcd against the prorIr
OF South Carolina is true to the letter.
AS we arc all guilty, where is the need
or gong to The trouble and expense OF
a prosecution and trial? We advist.
Mr.. Brewster to send 10 South Carroll
u" the braYgart Sheridan (who is in
war what the present Attorney General |
Is in law and leave hin, to deal with
'hc South Carolina "bandi.tr' in the
wa! That he proposed to deal with tln. |
White people in Louisiana. whom hr
branded as "banditti" and whom he
was anxious to dispose of by drum. |
h'au c"urt-martial. In this fashion. !
aug III no olhcr, can whole people hr |
indicted as Attorney General brewster
The people Of South Carolina, thc
Democrats, have no voice in tlctcrmin.
ing who shall and shall not be tried il, !
the United States Courts. 1t is no, |
their choice, II "mcrclv insignifran
pcrsons.' rs MIR. Brewster sl' cringl>
calls them: are to be brought from their !!
homes, at this busy season. to confront !
tnc h'rrllhgs who would swear ava
their freedom. Why does not NJ. |
brewster strike higher, II there ar.
any citizens i'll South Carolina hiuhr
H.. =,
There is the State Executive Com,ni =
tee of the Democratic party. In ever,
county there is, likewise, an Iixccnliv..
Committee Of the party. The myml :
crS OF these committees are as innornG
or as guilty as the citizens who hay,
been picked out. Nav. if wrunw ha
been done anywhere in South Carolina.
ia the determination to keep the Gov
crnmcnt pure and rr>, G table ,,.:
whl;es and blacks alike, the IN G =.
tue w!'itc prop:c arc rs On i'll
w nat IS done for lis, d!iu in our name
Is done by rs. The cansc Of the accus.
cd Democrats is the cause Of the whit.
people Of South Carolina. Mr.. Brcws
ter makes it SO, and we take him a
his word.
we want and VIC need no mercy, n,
considerations. Justice. we shall have.
Our hope is that the District A;turnc
will arrest and bring to trial hun,irnt.
oI citizens from every pari ofthr S;u,r.
whether they arc guilty or not j. of n
consequence. as Mr.. Brew srr's doe
trinc is that every South CHrulininn j.,
guilty until he is proved 10 be innn.
cent. Not, however. the accused CHI
zrnS OF South Carolina, but the laws o.
The United States, Repuhiiron inHun.
hr"S, ill bc on triaI! Then we CA,
""ct Mr.. Brewster on equal ground.
n"irhdinG, H"iiil,st him and his hnio.
dlnalcs, ihe right of on, i,rc,h. !" ~
speedy and public trial hy an innI,.,t.ia!
jury unuc' the law. llc ,c,.ii:S and ~,
Constitution he ignores.
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