Year: 1871

ed to procured rope with which to hang
her son. While she was affecting obedi-
ence to this imperious mandate, Mr.
Johnson escaped at the door, but was
fired on and severely wounded He was
heard to say just at this time, gentle
man, | know you every one, and you
will have to suffer for this" Being hotly
pursued by the murderers, he was event
ually overtaken and killed; but no: sat
isfed with simply taking his life, they
gratifed their hellish instincts by placing
their pistols against his head and shoot
ing it to peices.


The murderers were watched by some
colored people near by and were seen to
go to the store of merchant a short
way off. When this merchant was ex-
amned before the coroner's inquest, he
stated that party of men came to his
house about the time specified that he
opened the door and let them in; that
he did not know any of them that they
were not disguised. aud that they told no
business.


No effort whatever vas madeto pursue
or trace the murdereys. and they still
stalk abroad ready to obey The summons
of their aristocratic masters The color.
ed people i'll the vicinity are afraid to
give testimony in the case. knowing that
any information leading to the detection
of the perpetrators of this horrible crime,
would be given at the sacriice Of their
own lives.


From this one instance. which I have
ha'tily and briefly sketched, you may
form some idea of the state Of society in
this county. From the best information
| cm, gather, there Il the smallest num-
ber of Republicans in the county, out
side t,e village, who dare sleep in there
own houees at night During this un-
unually severe season, feeble old men
have been compelled to abandon their
homes and lie out in the woods, or seek
protection from the frost and snow in
some barn Or shuck-pen, and all simple
because they declare themselves friends
and supporters of law, order, and present
administration.


Judging from the number of men that
are nightly seen parading through the
country in disgnise. we would presume
that no inconsiderable number of the cit
izens actually engage in these exercises
in person. Among those who we are in
clined to believe do not prosecute them
in person, there are not few who, by
every word and action of their lives,
give encouragement to such organiza-
tions. One of the, Oldest members of
the Spartanburg bar, said a few days
ago as | am reliable informed, that the
Democrats uould rule. this country And
when asked how they would rule when
there was SO large majority against
them, he replied that they would XII
out all tie leading Repubfiean.' Need
we wonder then that Anthony johnson
has been consigned to a bloody grave


There is man of property and stand
Ing in society in this county, who has
been trying to raise company to go to
Columbia and whip out the Legislature.
Would it be astonishing to find that he
had succeeded sufficiently to be able TO
whip out single member -? l am
informed that one of the Democratic
members of the Legislature, pro tenn,
from this county, remarked few days
ago, that no Radical should have his seat
in the Legislature, without .fyM.-
Surely the fgAt near Pacolet Depot, ON
last Friday morning, could not have
been the one referred to.


In conclusion, let me ask is there no
remedy for this state of affairs Can
no means be devised by which these
murders may be detected and arrested ?
No law enacted by which these aiders and
abetters may be punished Are We to
continue to lie in the woods and let our
fields grow up in thorns and briers Are
we to be hunted down like the wild beasts
of the forest. and our familiea driven out
in the woods to perish ! can pledge
for the Republican party, that all We
want is peace. All We ask, is to be
allowed the enjoyment of our civil and
political rights. defy any one to show
a single instance in this country where a
Democrat has been outraged, or his lib
critics in any way restricted by Kepub-
lican. Again, repeat. is there no rem
edy for US :! In the name of justice, in
the name of liberty, in the name of civil
lization. in the name of the Constitution
of these United States of America, which
qua rantees to every State protection
against domestic violence, and in the
uame Of high Heaven,


Il There No REMEDY FOR Us?


TRUTH.


A dentist. trying in vain to extract a
decayed tooth from lady's mouth, gave
up the task with this apology; "The
fact is, madam, it is impossible for any,