The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-06-11

says it did not intend such an intlmation
we can only say that the construction o
its article last week caused US to thinl
such an intimation was intended. Tht
Registers announcement, however, shows
that there is at least one point on which
the INTELLIGENcER and the Registe,
agree. We congratulate our contempo
rary that opposition to our adopted citi'
zens is not one of its vagaries. The
Register next says:
"But it has pleased the INTELL1GEN
GER to justify Captain Dawson's pro
curement for his connection by the fol.
lowing totally unjustifable language
The Registers malice towards the Nesos
and Courier leads it into the peurile po.
sition of belittling Captain Dawson and
his claims upon the people of South
Carolina Ara all journals of the ST.. -
moved by malice to the Nesos and Cou'7e'
in criticising and condemning this ap.
pointment as an unworthy one? Are all
the numerous journals out of the State
who condemn this appointment in the
most unqualified words moved by malice
to the Neaos and C0uriers Let the IN
TEIIIaENoER answer.
"Now, behold the petty invidiousness
of this language. Were we talking o.
what Captain Dawson had done for South
Carolina? Were we not talking rather
of what he had done for his brother.in.
law at the expense of South Carolina
If he had a right to do what he did
there is an end of it without throwing
the Meps and Courier into the scale"
We answer that all papers in the State
are not actuated by malice to the Nso
and Courier. Several of them have crit
icised the Morgan appointment, but they
have done so without the manifestation
of that malice which the Register ex'
hihits. The. Register was talking abou
Captain Dawson in a manner to bring
bis record as citizen of South Carolin,
into dispute, and it ought to give it'
readers credit for having sense enough
to discern this, for they would be pitt
fully stupid not to discover it in these
words of the Register;
aWell, this was Dawson's act, and al
such it provokes sharp censure and i
has aroused the indignation of every mar
who feels like South Carolinian. Peo
pie naturally ask: Who is this man Wit
thus assumes to have positions assigned
to South Carolina given to him as hi
personal reward to bestow to whom h'
will? And it is a most becoming ques
tion."
These were the questions which caused
us to compare what Capt. Dawson ha
done for South Carolina with what tn
present management of the Register ha
done. The Register cannot conceal it
| malace to the Meacs and Courier. In th
same issue it has controversy with tn
Nsvs and Courier, in which it shows thi
| malice in the following extract:
"The truth is that for years the New
and Courier has been pushing at tn
Req;ster, and no effort to undermine it il
popular favor here has been spared b.
| its representatives, paid to do the dirt
| work. Any one who has read the Ne'e
and Courier with honesty must see tina
no pains have been spared to belittl
this paper in every imaginable way. |
is only necessary to read after this yer,
diligent detractor of to-day, who no!
plumes himself as having the ear whicl
was refused the Register by the Board Q
Visitors"
This shows that the Register entertain
ill feelings towards the Neaos and courie'
and accounts for its bitterness toward
that paper. The Register concludes it
article by denying the charge made b
the INTELLIGENCE that there is scarce
ly a public man in the State that it ha
not belittled or censured. To refute thi
the Register quotes highly laudator
letter to John w. R. Pope, Esq, date
October 18th, 1883, signed by Go'
Thompson, Senator Hampton, Col
Wallace, Col. McMaster, Col. Youman
and Chief Justice Simpson, expressin
| their regret that he had severed hi
| connection with the Register, and tbei
appreciation of his editorial work, an
wishing him increased usefulness an
success. This letter looks too much lik
q petition for Office, and illustrates th
fact that mems sympathies often induc
them to sign papers. Mr.. Pope ha
given up, for some reason not necessar
to be stated here, his position on th
Register. He needed another, and tn
letter was written to help him get il
The Register asserts that this accusation
is not true, and relies upon the lette
mentioned to prove its denial. This is
denial and avoidance of the issue, 1
man charged with crime could no
acquit himself by proving MS limo
cence nearly two years ago. Now, W
have very simple proposition to max
to this journal. We assert that its ton
and conduct tends to belittle and censur
the prominent men of the State.
denies, and says the only evidence it vii
adduce is letter signed by some of tn
prominent men of the State near tw
years ago. Our contemporary must Sc
that this letter does not refute charg
made as to its present conduct. But
has seen fit to introduce certain publ
men, and if it will take their testimon
to-day, we will agree to be bound by i
Therefore, if it will procure their signs
ture to paper stating that the Register
course has not in their honest judgmer
tended either to belittle or to censure th
public men of the State, we will ADM
that our charge is unfounded, retract i
and apologize for making it. This is q