The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-04-18
PEACE AND ORDER APPEAL,
It comes from the PresideD. @. Peace
Society.

COLUMBIA, S. c., April l3.-The
following letter. which came in au en-
velope addressed to the chief executive
of The State few DAYS ago, may be con-
sidered one OF the curious OF the --latest
unpleasantaess,' and is entirely seit'ex-
planatOrY:
Governor Tlllman and Citiz2ns of South
Carolina:
Respected frlends-A portion of your
fellow cit:zecs, organized as the y OIL
!, veraal Peace Unlon feel drawn to you
in sympathy and a common interest in
your trial hour.
II is not our intention TO criticize the
maintenance Of law by your excellency,
for be has covenanted to maintain and
execute the law and we all admire the
ful6lment Of an obligation, .neither is it
30 much our Intention 10 criticize aa ex-
preston. of opinion of dissent from GER
tam laws, if these laws are not &C.
csp:able or popular, bat it is felt to be
an orportune moment for Us to urge
upon you all tie consider alton Of love.
justice and charity and especially to i'm
plore those who would violently oppose
the law to be patient, ard to abide by
enactments and seek their amendments
or abolition through the peaceable and
potent means of the ballot. What the
ballot makes the ballot can unmake. If
the bullet destroys life the bullet can
not restore life.
Especially do we want to present the
better way of settling difficulties by ar
bitration, instead ofnavlng military torce
as reserve tribunal, 10 have courts OF
arbitration.
From the reports we have received,
we find history has repeated itself, in
80 far that the military refused to act
under orders of your Governor aud that
lie had recourse to volunteers.
We may admire the surrendering OF
arms rahter than using them against the
government, but what we wish to empha.
size as thought for the future, and one
more in accordance with our American
idea. thoroughly republican and demo.
cratic, is, that deadly force is unreliable.
Our people will think for themselves.
One class shrinks ftom firing upon an
other class of our fellow CITIZENS, and
that the military system is not a guaran-
tee Of loyalty, but is dangerous and
unreliable element.
In your zeal ano widom, good friends,
will you not live in peace, preserving
life, liberty and happiness, which will in-
sure prosperity? Let US ell strive 10
establish wise and impartial arbitration
for the rulnous, uncertain and wicked
military system.
Oa behalf cf the Universal Unloo,
ALFRED 81 LOVE, President.
P.S. April 9Th, 1894. Although our
latest information indicates that there
is at least cessstion Of hostillities, if
not a restoration OF order, and We be.
lleve disbanding of the soldiers, we
submit does 1t not leave sting behind?
Is not the loss oflife and treasure u1ne.
cessary, as II is sorroWfui? Will it not
incite everyone to arm and create mill
tary spirit that will induce the forming
Of rifle companies and brigade:? Is not
tie time opportune to submit to the
potent and practical influences OF reason
and humanity, as exemplifed by courts
ofarbitrat;oD?
We appeal FOR this and submit the
proposition of your calm and earnest
consideration. A. II. L..