New-York tribune., 1882-04-18
THE SOUTH CAROLINA FRAUDS

uUE SOUlH CAhOLlNA u]A OAD'0
THE PROSECUTIONS NOT PoLIilCAh.
THE ArroRNEY-GENERN DETERMINED TO ENfohCh i
OBEDIENCE TO LAw-ATroRNEfsf foh iih wv
vRNNrNr HELD To STRICT PEkfoNnhN|h VT
purY-THE VERDICT AT THE FIRST TRIAL"
W,su,xcroy. April 17.-In the course OF
~. of the south Carolina election cases for
presertaon 70 the courts Attorney General brewster
addressed two letters Dallas Sanders, special aor
ney for the United states, after the Senate caoo ior
other letters Of the Attorney the prosecution
OF the South Carolina cases These TWO were no' "
cluded among those sent TO the Senate
The first letter was dated April T. 1881 Ai'er Soho
remarks personal TO Mr. Sanders and Mr.. Mei'on' 'n'
Attorney General said:
What desire to say expressly TO YOU anu .iiaai
you Mr. Melton. is this That these are mo' Far os
prosecutions politics do not enter into tnen SO a.
this Department concerned nor should H. SO re rerre
Mr. Melton In perormanee OF ms r. is not question
OF Democrat or Republican IL he cornerstone
OF all our in ttutions did not write 10 you @ l hvbt
cal purpose OF TO produce political enec, .no @ ,ncai
rt hn am Sere 70 enforce obedience 10 the law ana
that am determined TO do, and am Iesoeu tpic ~ and
igant performance all their dutes in sueh t 1tS r o
matter what he the p'loc ht as The iudge
rounds thom they must be a. far above tha avs s ron
Who Tresdes over the Investigation strk. AT 'ne ti n
NON no noitics in narty sense has nothing 70 do WIN
This But politics in the broad sense mas ~ 20 he
Nafi IL,
democrac republic founded upon the rights OF sun sun o
freely. fairly and openly eXpiessei anu @@ - tbe re-
nounced by those whose duty II Is 10 ers Won
snlt of elections will send you the stenographe 7,
want II spare Mr.. ker VIII sebd MN ~ ot the
is a remarkable thing that these stenographtIs
last moment should fail that must De nqnr lcj
90 that may understand how u Is that So9 are
fhns in the performance these OF duties forluhann,
had anticipated that there might he some suc &
there viii be in Charleston by tho tire receive tins
suitable persons perform that DUTY cay 10 iI' % ~
that the whole force, judicial force iegh IoIc, s,I
be eXeTte1 to Try tnefc castS l'a"N
and fully If they result IN convicion' IL I mus a~ ="
and to lawful end-the punishment OF great crminas NINA
II they result in acquta II Is 10 oe hopeo All 1 men
will be just scquittal and that being tne ease "a, n % e
will be satisfied and glad too tha the scandal Pu.% % uP
the public elections of any part OF tne m oS TcnS mems
ont acqutas are procured ny rregndr n bnred
or undue popular influence excrted, and l9ca nnreu @
excited t6cv will be disgrace npon those who nav P P
cured such unjust verdcts and the men VINO & are a" AZ
charged will pass out OF the court r again fair
nIay all sround to the and 10 the accused
but fair open trials according to law anu S Dnh
;S.,cs 80 1Ss f0rHs of tine orderly ''n"''''''''" VI
PERFORMANCE OF DUTY RIGIDLY ENACTED.
The second letter Of Attorney General Is dated
April 10. In 1t he SAYS;
yor letter Of the 9Th Of April is before me- con
tainnr copy of the opinion Of Judge Bond anu Judge
Bryan cannot see how Judge Bond or JuaSe BRYAN VA,
,Id havc decided other than they have dtclueu Dut
n appcsrs to me that normsons or indictments con
tanning such charges for conspiracy so9 tnt com
planis as against these new parties VINO were I'll
isy nraded upon the former hax he teyented
and and III " fear that the delay will either be
or involve Government in heavy expenses hereaIe
in pursuing them. assume that tuey oSne 70 h 'o o
been or ought TO be indicted, or there WouG not oj an
attempt now put them IN these lhlOrihau"ns' ~
much to be regretted II Is rathrr o3se way @ o, u3
business Mr.. NOrhrop the person VINO you SS Si i,u
those nfQrmatiOns must have zone III NtiS cco
way B perhaps II may b" aid andl Is Oy 4 J9, ~ d ,h
nossession Of he KnSwiedge that you have upon
ms soon as that information was Obtained theh the
new infornations could have been nIod, anu anu
could have been presented and oIgnt to nave Deen pre-
eented don't want to be- haIrh ana eHacns 81 af rn,f
busiD.ss but these matters Involve questions VI great
magnitude and the public at large te w Tpo moe, ,6 ns
of hose IN charre OF these viii be the sdDcct oi
very stern cri icism, II ought TO be.
have aotbnr TO do With the that every awy
in Charles and all the leading aw!eis IN tnS e1aos
where the prisoners reside are thpoy. .u any I '.e
ATTORNEY eneIal is engaged III Dehail o. tIe aeouans
The better they are reguaf And the better
the falr administration oi JusscV,, an no oro Ar,
and more strenuOu-y they are defended the more HI
fce can e ultim atey had There viii be merit In
trying conducting these great cases II my are 20 i o
The honor is attempting 70 40 III stragntorward
way what ought 10 be done no St,er @ "io ~ , 70 az
tain The rh result that all that can DC asku oi any
BODY no matter what may be the CONSEQUENCES. .,.
A. 10 assistance you say " hope tIa you VIII think
81 prop 20 give every assistance proper 70 tIc
here 90 that may have an open trial ihs 10 10uDt
Won write at the instance OF MI 4eiloh,
There is no assistance that he asked Tor that nave
not gwen and more than he ma ASK lOr loi mn1n e
Was here he did not for Mr Ker or stenograpners
T1esr ne since called Tor aud nave al once suR
pUed What | Oject Is that was not Asheu III uIho
and that these things not autlclpatel as the ucC
essury consequence of the stuatlOn al ol WHICH Was
within the personal knowledge of the gchtienah hlhl
self lie had considered tine subject WIN care because
he came here twice assistance, uluer leclu CIR
fInst nccs ana under special nee ssltes, Whcl assist
anre as granted Just he asked for ~ nndei te lcs
a. prese ted by him. state hat aAdCona assistance
Is reoulred, aud IL VIII be gwen: =, ~, .,,
Ste n, terms what is wanted Let him Ten thr"u4l
vou or h. himself specifically, wnat ne wishes ana
needs and he shall IT. But hope ne VIII NOT ia
this general way speak of assistance every assistance
Doe-b.e nsji il had been rcuseI or gruoElISy gwen,
r wbheldt In any way. AS far as thls Department Is
concerned all that Is asked for and needt shdh DC
given and has gwen. And II there Is NOT an open
pubc tra and testimony is NOS properly presented Do
fore jurV the reason for that cannot be dd 10 any
want OF ,rmpt earnest and HARMONIOUS ac Ion py lhs
DepartInent IN aiding aud strengthenlng MI. Meltoh.
IIaye aim let me telegram OF by letter. etatug
inst whi IL is lie desires and requires, and lie Will nave
it at ., ., g, Az, NOT WOW
xntt half hour 10 intervene between the time OF IecclN
Inc the information telegraph anu my
viii othors al "a considerable distance from thls pace
who would supply your want, and fuIy supPHeu IT,
When MIR ker was sent for although AZ seemed 10 me
1hat fh indictments and infornaLOns should nave Dtch
prepared there he supplied Mr. ker Wlll De wllhn
nv reach here III a day two. aud u he s not aOso-
Intel, wanted here viii send hlm forthwith 10 you,
and telegraph you to that elect.
THE VERDICT Al CHARLESTON.