The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-09-02
Union Disorder.

John Bates, the same negro who led
in the late UDion difficulty, returned to
Union on Wednesday last, after going to
Columbia to pour into Gov. Scott's. ear
a tale Of wrongs inflicted by the whites
At Santuc sta alton, on his return, he was
met-by large numbers of negroes, who
came to hear his report. And 1t is re-
ported that thirty or forty whites came
up. and when the negroes. left, pursued
aud fired. Bates says several negroes
were killed, but it is known that only
three or four were wounded, Ifthe shoot
Ing did occur. there must have been Provo.
cation. II is said that Scott will issue a
circular, calling on citizens to refrain
FROM disorder
A gentleman writing from Union TO
the Phoenix says that Bates has risen
from a Major Of battalion to Commander
int hirf Of the military forces Of, this
District. a fey days age, while going
to Columbia, he told colored man that
be could raise 1900 men in twenty,four
hours
AID after enumeratDg many Of the
procedures of Bates and. the negroes,
goes Oh to. say in reference to the affair
of the shooting above alluded to hR
Bates was expected to arrive from Co.
lnmbia, and about sixty or eighty ne.
grocs, many Of them armed win guns,
were at Santuc Depot, III this District
awaiting his arrival. During the day..
and some time before the arrival of the
train, difficulty occurred between a
white man and negro, in which the
former gas cut with aknife. The white
persons present succeeded in stopping
the fight and restoring order. When
the train arrived, the negroes wers close
by, the armed ones with their guns at
"a shoulder"
When Bates stepped ont, bis men
moved up towards him. a gentleman
approached Bates, showing, him that he
was unarmed and that his intentions were
pacific, and asked why this de1npastra-
tien was made; at the same time alludiHg
To his (Bate) having his hand on his
pistol. One OF the AIMED guard -et-'''ris-
with his weapon at "a present." and
cockel::- Bates replied that he was con-
mander in-chief of the militia Of Uoion
District that he always carried his pistol.
Peace was urged, and the negroes were
asked if they were for peace, to 60 off.
The parties separated, and were moving
IF, the whites being satisfied that no
further. disturbance would he offered,
when one of the negroes fired into. the
crowd of white persons, and Immediately
thereafter fired another gun. A white
man. who was hit, then oprned the fire
with pistol, on the. part of the Whites
as fast as he could, wien the
firing became general on both sides, the
whites advancing. There we're about
twenty-five white persons present, With
hnt one gun, Qoaded with small shoa)
and ten or twelve pistols. Bates Wis
soon foremost, by many PAGES, in lead
ing the flight Of his party, and it is said
came near Hpsetting horse in his hurry
to leapa fence. The blacks soon made
their escape through the woods and fields.
Three whites were wounded, slightly.
Ten negroes are heard Of who are wound.
ed 1.-TWO seriously. =
. Fortunately. for the cause of truth,
the affray occurred while the train was
standing at the Statinn. and was wit
messed by both white and colored psssen;
gers.