The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-04-24
STRICKEN FROM The DOCKET.
.im s.L At last "a III. iniqui,"u- roillrs,i
Jf-,.ettIii as.

the tvu,t TIA: la rad nD,iOa - MAKE
" tn reference - the .a-e- ou re calen-
d4r chsrs!ny ..r.a:i = pi IL election
.aw- Before ding -, he >s"t s.r ne
.a,!I geac- @: ne C.g:; >, max 4 pr
Hu.Ia4rT >ta.snea:.
''aen VA 4pi ,ia:ei lI..r.e. tl:,r-
ney f,au1 uf,a ~ ie-s q .~ty large
number y: ta=-r cAsrG. -.Iae.G!Eg G:sr
10 huai'tr. 70 A.ic.I TIE ",.ur.--- an1
pate. lad been aW-:I.us upon ,ae
Crgr, Iyr --yera rfsceI,ug ."rm-. /
trough. ,u- .L4l.-r to the Attention If
the department, urging f..t tGe-e ca~es
could 10; al! be tried. .nI r.!Ue.,lug
tia: be permitted 10 discontinue All ~:
hem, eIcep: feH WINCH upon a re e1-
animation oi me c,,e- nigh. ne found
mos, ueri,or.Du-. "i,n {. yiew Of De.
te.uiutng TIA. fac, the i..orUey Geueral
appuin,ci Temporarily a gentleman, Mr..
Sanders, whore business II %a. 20 visit
different parts Df The State and select
from the ca4e- .ucn as could be tried
Ihi- 1a- done at The Aprii term, l,sZ
aud sii the other cases were discontinued
oy lease of the department. The result
wa. that .here were al that term Que
conviction. pnr acqulttai. one plea d
guilty, and in a.! .he other cases TIED
The jIries failed to agree.
la the Fail Oi le:2 | requested the
permission of the department to cou!ln
uc the ca-e- on the docket, They have
continued there 10 this day Those
cases, give n!e leave 10 say, had reference
solely, IL i, true. to elections for u.eubcrs
Of C0ngre-. OF The nited States, but az
tha. time, under tie law pi thl. state,
the same box HAs used and tie same
ticket WAS used on which lie per."u- t"
uc voted iyr for State office, were named.
30 il waa difficult matter 10 Investigate
the election OF the national officer with
out, q. least, appearing 10 make inquiry
into the election Of officers Of the Sia.c
aud County governments. need not
.ay that the purpose Of The GuTetnmen:
MAS u Inquire Is 70 the national election,
At that time aud al ali other TIMES de.
c,afing, both in words and in actions,
that the Government oi the United states
did not undertake TO interfere III any
way ~ith The local affair, q! the State.
There is no warran; Of Law in so doing
aud it did no! desire 80 70 10.
The Legislature OF this State IN So
separator the State and C0Dgres.ional
elections, separated the boxes aud sepa.
rated The precincts and managers so ih=t
Investigations might be had without even
the seinbiaucc OF interfering with mat
teIs pertaining to the State.
SIr. Melton then read circular which
had been addressed 10 him by Attorney
General Brewster Of October 81, lS32, in
which specific Instructions arc given the
United States Attorneys concerning GER
tain uf their duties in respect to the cleo
linn. tici, ara t.hpSau
The circular among other things says ::
by Section | ,J82 YOU arc authorized and
required u institute prosecutions against
all persons violating any Of these peual
provisions, included in Chap. VII, lille
"Crime-." and 10 cause such persous 10
be arrested aud imprisnned, o. bailed for
trial before the proper Court. This man
date cloihe, yo" !y jus. implication with
MI needed conservative and executive
power. !. j. your right aud duty no:
only 10 use all proper mcaus for The de-.
lection Of u completed crime, bu. also TO
enforce the law By fl. measurcs to pre-
vent II. violation. .Ai one
main rurpos. of these laws is 20 secure
perfect freedom 10 voters ia exercising
their right, you. first e!iDrt viii be dircc.
ted to that end, and the preparation in
dlcatcd in the casc is simple You haze
only 10 give the voters assurance that
you will certainly bring the whole power
OF the law to their relief and every vio.
lation of their rights will be reported to
you; for every voter knows when his
freedom is assa:led by force, threats, in.
timidation, or ortherwisc, as described iu
Sections 5,5ll and $500, and no voter
willingly suffers 7lch degradation. You
will not fail to give such assurance and
make i; good"
After urging upon the District Attor-
ney 10 exert himself to prevent unlawful
combinations to violate the rights OF
voters, to prevent unlawful voting, to
prevent changing "f the poll lists ard TO
prevent illega! om,ssious aud acts by the
o!i;cera charged Ti,h the conduct OF the
election, which would affect the result Of
the election. the District Attorney is
givon full power, il he thinks it uecessa.
ry, tU apply for additional United States
Commissioners and to take such steps as
will insure a speedy trial in such cases
The circular concludes az follows: "If
there is occasion in your District for the
observance Of these directions, or any Of
them, you will so report and proceed at
once to act on them If in your judy.
ment there is no occasion for their en-.
forcemcnt, you will so report, stating
such facts as lead you to that conclusion,
and unless otherwise directed will not be
expected 10 observe the same"
have TO say, continued Mr.. Melton,
that In carrying out as far as ! vas able
these instructions, land trust 1 will not
be held amenable to the charge Of hav.
ing in any way omitted my duty in this
matter,l have hed the sxrnuz: sympa.
thy Of the department; OF jus:ice through
out my efforts and the Attorney. Generals
most ready co operation in the discharge
OF my duty. Officers have been appoint
ed specially charged with most Of the
duties here described and they have done
in the matter suppose what they could.
At tie last term Of the Court the cases
again came up for trial. They werc
broug ut under these specific direction.
contained in the circular have read,
and they terminated with the same result
| am now persuaded
thoroughly convinced that in the pres.
ent condition of public sentiment Of q
large proportion of the people of this
State, convictions in these cases are i'm.
possible. ana because am so convinced
! have deemed Ii fToper-indeed my
duty-to the Government as well as to
the people of the State. to represent the
matter as it is 10 the Attorney. General
of the United States. This I did in
February last, my friend, the assistant
District. the Hon. r. 3. Car.
pentcr, on an official visit to Washington
having conveyed to the Attorney General
my judgment and recommendation 10
reference to the matter. In reply to this