The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-06-27
He Meant No Injury.

Editor Press and Banner:
was surprised to see the nature of the at
tack you made on me in your last weeks Is
sue and the motives you impute to me. Al
low me to say that you are entirely wrong
The idea of iDjuring the Press and Banner ol
its editor never for one moment entered my
head. My object was was simply to criticist
your public utterances on the administration
Of justice to white criminals in South Caro-
lima.
have always deemed your structures ur
Just to the people Of Abbeville and the STATE
and do not hesitate to say 30. have as
much right to say that you are wrong. ns yor
to maintain that you are right. would have
been obliged If you had indicated where
as 1t Is my aim to keep within the bounds q
true Journalism and to inJure no one withou,
being forced 10 1t, would have Immediately
r:it matters straight
1 am one who Is not ashamed to acknow
ledge n wrong. While at the same time will
not permit wrong 10 be done to myself
am not afraid to make an enemy OF the Press
and Banner II it forces the issue on me, in
do not desire to do. | have no end to gain ol
spite to crafty in so doing. In my writings
Ihave always tried TO support the right In
all matters, and In doing SO to avoid the very
thing you accuse me Of
In justice to myself, think that you
should haye published my comments. Ifyou
had would not pen this reply, but would
Of tS The people or Of Abbeviie As It IS they read
in your paper q severe attack OH me, and
they are left TO surmise as to the nature o.
what said.
I, and not the Press and Banuer. am the in
Jured party. These are my views and l hope
that they will satisfy the Press and Banner
In conclusion, will again repeat, that ] had
no intention of injuring the Press and Ban
ner or It's editor nor have a desire to make
an enemy Of it. IN my widest dreams new
or fancied such condition Of affairs. My
aim was to do justice to the people of Able
Vile and the whole State. This and nothing
more.
CORRESPONDENT AUGUSTA CHRONICLE.
Abbeville, 5. c., June 26, 1883.
STATEMENT.
In the early part Of this year white man
from this county was charged with stealing a
mule which he carried 10 Anderson, the
value OF the mule being 500 TO 1925. He was
tried at the June Term Of Abbeville Court
convicted recon m ended to mercy; SEN
fenced to eighteen months hard labor ir
penitentiary.
In the month Of January of this year, q
negro in Anderson was charged with stealing
a mule, and selling the same at Abbeville
The mule was sold for 500. The negro was
brought into court at Anderson last Monday
He pleaded guilty, and the Court sentenced
him to the penitentiary for three years.
Both men were tried by Judge Wallace, III
good man as there is in South Carolina
But he sentenced the white man at Abbeville
for stealing good mule, to eighteen months
at hard labor, and he sentenced the negro tt
three years hard labor for stealing q twenty
dollar mule.
We mean no reflection at all on anybody
but we give these facts as reasons, which sug
gest the idea that the law is not equally ell
forced In South Carolina.
We most cheerfully accept "Correspon'
dents" disclaimer, and are glad to know that
he meant no unkindness to us. We have
nothing but kindness for him.