The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-02-04

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their character and from personal know $
oose mouta not heiieye either of the three
on oath. u lSt N'-'No
riis bRffEfl ofs. y. HfpH
20 Collector Bradley is dated "Greenyi,le.
Sahuary 40, and contains ths following
o'I'eipehts' nby to>day's mail received
should be removed as Gollec.or. and 1iI
seke the present opportunity to say TO you
tn"' 40 not propose to have anything TO
uo win II. Said to you last MHy at Pick
ems court House that | was s,tiafiad with
your appointment and will not go back
on u. am also authorised 10 say TO YOU
tor Hon. d, Blythe and f.. II barton of
your county That they are Of tho came
opinion" -
The following extracts from Major Brad.
ieys paper, the Piokens SENTINEL, show
ms real attitude on the internal reveun6
question:: - :
" SOME sENrINEL EDITORIALS.
(tron the lickens Sentinel, Mrch 2S, 1879
MIR. Thomas Mckinney, o highly re-
spected cltizen, ihforms us that Oh r9cyday
or "euhesuay of last week squad of these
oihciais came to his house and Without the
warrant or authority OF law. Searched his
mousse, tore up his beds ciifsed and abused
ms aged mother (hUw about 81 years old J
"ra"k up what champion there was in the
nouse' oes'oes coramitting other acts oi
,,o,enos' NOW We are acquainted W th Mr.
hoh'nney. and know .hut he would NOT
make false statement
"e hear OF numbers of other complaipts
u"e oy c'tizens, but to publish them nil
"ou'u require document almost as vulu
'; no"s ana infamous as the report Of tie
special iraud oominiuee The committee
appointed by Judge Mackey will, NO doubt
unearth hll these outrayes, and the nrrn.
traitors thereof will be allowed he priylie,.
OF denylnS them under oath at the Bar of
the Court.
(from The Iickems Sentinel, March 2I, 1872,
"a speoia force Of about lweuty man
under command OF Capt Hoffman, p,ssei
town late on Friday evening last, on ~ raid
In the mountains. Tney returned on Sntur-
day morn,ng with 6Ie prlsouers We learn
from the prisoners that some OF the men
abused and mnltreated them, and used very
obscene languagc In the presence of their
thmlIies, and that negro, who 3 attached
to this force, punched one OF the prisoners
with his guu So,re Of these revenue off
cials I'VE do not include aiD appear to lo)k
upon every man in the Mountains as vIo-
latOr of the law and his personal euemy.
and nets accordingly.
Mr.. Neal, living n'nr Central, inform 20
that one day last Week % squAd o, these
men came to his house, put him un Ter ur
re and searched HIS house from glrraI t Q
cellar. MIR. Neal demanded thulr authority
for acting thus, but tnGy Reused to show i.
Mrs. Neul WAS confined TO her bed with an
lntant only two days old, and these mpu,
wei and muddy. with guns in their hand
entered ner bed room and searched IN and
about hrr bed, pettectiy indifferent rs TO
what the Consequences riiI sht b.. Mr. Neal
snys they acknowledged to him that ,n,y
dtd not have II warrant with tGrrn
SUCh actl0nS nS ms is wnn has b .ouyut
so much odum upon the revenue otiici ,t..
Wo cannot hmne them Tor enielvur,ns to
enforce the law, but we bItrne them TOR toe
inAhner In .Nch they cufo.Ca II. But
however Oppressive tney m.y b.. II is ~
Jhs'lhc"tior-"r rAcnsc Tor our cdiz:ns 10 at
iemp' IN hr'"et r''l:t!.ncc. ~, lnis c n only
reSnli m oTihHiuS upon tnrm uou:,ie Trouble
We very M.tah drr ct,t. IN .eerinn.ly
regret tnc rcccul d.-iuI Dances IN Our cJun-
y. "ni ieir 1t wlu ruI ,.i-aalrruusiy. not
large y h ::
Ii " rcvenre oifirer nna.:rehts vol. ,lu not
"''"mnt u lo'ued r"xistAnce, but rvsn.i to
sw. "A fe"uhu- "tdc;ai is ~ 30 in
< "a 10 lie without Z reach or the
i n 20" are abused the law "Ili pun
''ic wrDnS can never ju-fity nu-
-. .-. and cAn Oh bcgci couiusvin
'r. s,.Ht
- ,ANDER WE'LL BXPJsEp.
'.' '...'" atfidATlts and esiIt"riai cxtrac:
"a. . 'mishty interesting re;tlinS.'
.i....' " 'thcr :. si.ntHr ANA iis motive
.N'" ... cen m0ro luiy and em,ny
OK, .,
"a Iy renrnihrunce, and Inny be ad-
..,.' ... '> videncc in Ini- Case, that TX
'' ..'. o., syfoa, after he removal ol Mrs.
- .t..H so OF thc m tt'r r"peIte !ly to
a." 80 '~. aeA'ly ihr " nhs quoted IN C"l
.'....l ~ Mvit. There * ud doubt that
:..n, '.,t's removal WAS Inc sole can>e
I.'. .I'.'. l'ion to .'ihj,r hrahiey. N. 90.