The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, October 23, 1908, Image 3
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FRIDAY, Oct 23, 1908.
To the Editor of the Batesburg
Advocate:
Dear Sir.
Please allow me to say a few
words, to your reply to my letter of s^'
Oct. 6. relating to the special court '
for the trial of Herrin. I just want c
to say, that, I was born and raised ^
in a country where mob rule and we
lynching is unknown, and where the SP(
courts must carry out the law to its no
fullest. There is no mixed popula- su
tion there, same as this country has,
consequently there are no special
courts required. But I am U11
not narrow minded enough not to
see and understand the circumstan- ^
ces of a mixed people like this ca
country has, circumstances that are ^
not properly understood by Strangers
until they have lived in the south.
We all know that lynching is deplo- ^
rable and the vast majority of us re!
would rather see the law take its
course at a regular term of court.
Down in the heart of a man of the ^1
Anglo-Saxon race there is a spark aP
which always calls for justice and ^ls
fairplay, and they have their various SP
COUrtS to rarn; ' 3S
tn? justice is done. j ;><
And it he legro keeps ':i hi;-: [ v
? U ^ .. v. I
, iace as ? neg- 1 > t. r he j
too wil: { r j. slice In thes< a . ',at
courts an ' he Iocs get
- - v.??.UiUJUtli^VJ UL lilC sCuUment
against the negro is too well 8U
known for me to try to explain,
however, we all know that the sen- mt
timent is there. And whenever a ist
negro commits such a crime as Her- 211
rin did, that sentiment is very easily ce!
roused to a dangerous pitch. Now to
Herrin shot and killed one of the
best white men in Saluda county, '
without cause or provocation of any an<
kind, the murderer himself admitted urv
he had no cause to kill Carver. And sei
when a negro commits such a das- tlQ
tardly crime on a white man, the Pr<
sentiment and that spark of justice
and fairplay, call it revenge if you are
like, that is in the heart of the Anglo-Saxon
is fanned into an uncon- in8
trollable flame, and unless there are Co
a few cool men among the crowd, an(
who are able to control themselves Pn
and the crowd too, the first thing ltV
they know the negro is lynched. we
The time may come when all such ar8
crimes will be tried at the regular at 1
terms of court, without having to order
a special court. And the order- v0^
ing of special courts for a speedy unc
trial of such crimes is the entrance sen
of the thin end of the wedge, so to
speak, of the time when the regular anc
courts shall deal with such cases as imo
Herrin's. But we have to live down imi
that "sentiment" before such a time me
comes, and down in our hearts we
all know it.
Taking the circumstances of the
two race of people into consider- 1S r
ation, the ordering of special courts 1
for such crimes, doe? not in any ta^
way drag the court away from its ^ie
fixed purpose. We as a people
living under such circumstances as T
we have to contend with, must al- fl?u
ways adapt ourselves to circumatances.
We, as law-abiding cit- Ao
izens try to give the negro the pro- T.ar!
tection ot the courts as far as we ^
possibly can, and we know that to cas,
shoot him like you would a mad Tft,<
dog is violating the law.
When the people are doing their SupL
best for the law to take its course, thi<
then I say why question the wisdom ad,!
or right to order a special court for
Herrin. Ill
And such editorials like the one Add
you published on Oct. 2nd are W
rather out of place and uncalled for. out
Hoping you will pardon me for >ou
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I^eal ijstatis.
We will sell property for you.
% We will buy property for ft
E you. E
(5. We will collect rents and fi
L look after your property. L
Farms and Lots bought and
E sold. E
5 One nice house and lot?11 S
T acres?in Batesbarg for sale T
6 or will trade for farm land.
i Prompt Service. J
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Batesburg Real Estate Co.
W. J. McCARTHA, Manager
GEO BELL TIMMERMAN, Attorney
Eeal Estate.
ting up so much of your valuable A Real Apology.
a r v . "When the late Joel Chandler Ilar1CC'
' Yours truly, rjg wns au e?lltor here among us," said
ard, S. C. William Houston. an Atlantan, "I called on hiiu one day
t. 13-0^. nn<* f?un(l him very willing to correct
au error about ine that crept luto Ills
)ur correspondent still insists that columns,
should have kept quiet about the "Wo talked about newspaper contra*
, . , c tt T? u a dictions, public apologies and the like,
teal trial for Herrin. If we had ?nd .Uncl'0 n#muJ. took dowu ? 8cr?,,.
t a more reasonable argument to j book and read ine an apology that was
pport our position than he has j au npology indeed. It had happened.
, , , .. . t he said, in a Transvaal paper. I'll neven
we would readily admit that (ol.gct ? , ?Brccd'wltl, Mr. liariat
we said was out of place and rls that It was the finest specimen of
icalled for. There are lots of peo- ^10 public apology and retraction e\.
. , , tnnt. It said:
e that think just as we do about (h? llnjcr,l(.nod A c. 4u
is matter and we did not mean to retract hereby everything 1 have said
... i j 1 agalnBt the Innocent Mr. O. P. BezuidenSt
a reflection on anybody except hout. calling myself an Infamous liar and
. ?,?..u u. i u u j_.. striking my mouth with the exclamation:
e would be lynchers, such, we des- ?You mendacious mouth! Why <lo you lie
lated by the term mob. f?r 1 declare further, that I know noth#
Ing against the character of Mr. <J. P.
I he Only thing that looks any- Bfczuldenhont. I call myself, besides, a
^ . genuine liar of the first class.
mg like an argument in our cor- -A. c. du plessis.m
;ponents reply is what he says
out this being the best that could my ^.vho " Uie^"iuie to our
done under the circumstances, town," said a clergyman, "a gentle mln
lis is a delusion that has and will who, the very first Sunday of his
w_?,r T?. i~^ incumbency, stopped effectually Ills
peal to many- It led to the estab- congrosi'?ou.
hment of the right to appoint "it was a congregation, too, slnguecial
terms ot court and as sure larly addicted to coughing. Rattling
_ .. ... , , volleys of coughs ran over It every few
we live it will never maxe people
v i aic ug i'< . it ltd
uuight no ceased preaching,
ard this principle. The mere fact "At once the coughing censed. There
it prejudice excitement or indig- was a profound sllenco. The minister
y ( righteous or unrighteous) ex- ,rteudB.. sald Uc, .lt ecclus
is the more reason that we should when I stop you stop.'
ard the court from such influen- "From that day in that church they
>. Instead of adapting the court cou?,let* "? more.
the circumstances we should a- Queer Wedding Effigy,
pt the circumstances to the court. There is a curious custom still pre.r-x
, , . . a lent in the Bellary district of India
Our correspondent sees the pomt eonncctloll ?,.ddlll!.
d admit? that he was raised up monies among certain Brahman fnni- I
der such principles but he has brior to ?-,|o*e 0,1 tbo
, , . , , . feasting a hideous ofligv of a male
zed to this delusion as a solu- flgure fantnstl0aiiy robed in rags, supn
of this phaze of the race posed to represent the bridegroom's fnjblem.
Does he not know carried along the streets In
, ... , procession under the shade of a sieve
it human prejudice and envy ft^oriie(j with tassels of onions and
: insatiable characterstics, niargosa leaves. Every few yards durit
the more we cater to such feel- ,UK lhe Procession the feet of the eiligy
, ... have to be reverently washed anil its
;s the stronger they will grow, forehead decorated with a caste mark
urts that are constitutionally held by its living spouse, the bridegroom's
i conducted will establish the mother. The bridegroom's other fe.
, . . . . . male relations have several mock atnciples
of justice and impartial- tentions paid to them by the women
in the people and this is what of the bride's party.?St. James' Gasorely
need. We would not ao,te
:ue that justice could not be had Restaurant Affiliation,
a special term of court but a sac- t he waiter In the liglit lunch cafo
ce of principle is necessarily in- look<Hl expectantly at the first of five
. . . . . , . men who had just entered,
ued in appointing a special court "Bring me a coffee cake and a cup of
ier such circumstances. In a coffee," ordered the first man.
se the white people are respon- 1 1 take SOIIlC milk biscuit and a
, , . glass of milk," said the second,
le for the negroes presence here ?Tea l)UUS an)1 n oup of (oa< plen80 ?
1 we do not hesitate to say that remarked the third.
>st of his meanness is done in "A piece of cocoanut pi? and a cup of
, . , , . . cocoa, saul the fourth.
nation of examples set by white The wnltor I>;|SS0(1 on to tbo flf(||
n. It is a mighty peculiar spark man.
justice that flames up so suddenly , D(lu,1 8a,v lt: llou t sn-v it:" heplead,
ed. "I know what you want. You want
en a negro commits a crime and a sjjCO 0f chocolate cake and a cup of
s out so readily when the order chocolate."
evcrscd. Noj I do not, protested the fifth
' ' . man. "I want a plate of ice cream and
^et us see to it that the courts n glass of ice water."- Judgu'B Library.
e their constitutional course then
law will take care of itself. ?? ,A" 0dd Lea*cymm
- Thomas Jefferson, the founder of the
Jefferson family or actors, was reuzz
e n igurv.. memhered curiously in the will of
uke any number of three different t . , , , .
. . Weston, who was himself an < deemed
res, as 471, under it place I lie same . ' , ? , , .
' ' , . . . .. member of Onrrlek s cnumiim Wesres
In reverse order, subtract the . , ... ? , .
, ' ... ? , ... . tons will contained this teni
er number and you will find thut . .
. ..., .. . .. , , "I have played under the innnugemiddle
figure of the result Is In- . - . ?. ....
tahim. O I , ........ I ment of Mr. Jefferson at itu.i. ?
...... .. i? wmeiiiiiiK nn<l re<>eivod from hlni every p litet
only the most learned muthemat- npss , thorpforo i,.aV(. h a all mv T
scholars can explain. Here Is our s(of.k of prU(lence> it being tin* only 1
b worked out: good quality I think ho stands In need
ting any number, say 471 ?erstng
figures 174 u '
tractlng. ? hav? 597 THH RVIIl NCK IN THRCA'H
'urther still, we can now reverse 33 yeais US: is (lidt nC' illions of ,
* number 2t>7 in the same way and consumers is evich ride sales i a c t.y |1
I the two numbers and the result 16 Ooo agents is ovid n? Vonl.a. 1 n<
l^nlwnys come K>80. Thus: gallons L it M Paint and 3 gallons pi
c-rsing V.7.Y. V.'.V. 7^ Pure Linseed Oil t?t bO edits mix ihcm
and make 7 gi.l'ons best paint ready .
rV**' 7? 1*1^1 10S* for use, cost only tl gallon?
by should the answer always come Done in 2 minutes Holmati Cullum Ir
the samo? Here s soroethina for . . . r u m > * t?
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second week collections of ( v, j. jC)P( ( (K) W.
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revious, but as every little goes to Cash, .SO <j
;lp the causc of democracy we arc c j j ishton, 50 N. 1
ill working with a vim. Messrs. j. iCkanl. 50 'Jla
C. Carson, W. M. Carter and N. jf (j. Cooner. 50
. Bayly the committee in charge W. S. 1 lite. 25 ^
e using all spare time to roll up a J. M. Hite, 251
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A. Malpas. 25 J. (J. Glover, 1.00
J. A. Whitlen, 1.00
$1 1,25 W. A. Cooner, 1.00
H'sly sent to The State by1 \!'T
r.4 , , ,, N. Alford, 1.00
. ; ' ^ 1 MJ N. A. Bates, 1.00
G. Wei borne, $10.00 L. W. Fox. 50
0. barber. '/i\o W S Ronknwrhf .
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C. Rites, 1,00 J Jr. W. 1'. i'immernian, .SO
( . Crirsoi 1.00 Cash, 25
I nger. 1.00 Monroe Kneece. 25
A. Cain, 1.00
ilcll limmcrman, 1.00 lotal 52.50
Rogers Bayly, 1.00
M. U. Boatwright, 1.00 Grand Total $06.75
>. Kernaghan, 1.00 j __
!: Jones!'"' 1;!JJ mjows Ntw discovery
J. A. Watson, 1.00 <Vir Surely Stoo Ihat f.nnnh