Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-09-10

~ Having haen ordered: by yop to Union County,
to sid investigate tie riot E fhe 18th Of August and
the alleged notous conduct Off portion, Of the cih
SenS of bald county, and the cause or causes from
which the difficulties originated affera careful in-
vestigation Of the facts pbtained frem the white
and colored citizens, Of saidepunty most respect
[faly beg leave to make the following report; r,,
Il p9 seems that Br soms fine past ohe John
Bates, a colored citizen Of Union County ihas
falaiHsed to be- ano6cer aosdering large bodies oi
armed colored men to asseEbe anddrile marching
and eounseEpasching iB different; portiongpf the
JaSs lSSsRPg Rsh%sys sRa sfa b, s
Causing the white dtizehs 70 apprehend aapgertt L
their persons and sild 70 protest againss
fsaDh proceedings makihg mo objections ID the
|eoiofed men;meefinE providea the aaeet unarnied
1t also appears that John Bates orders colored
men to guard him from place TO place.. and al
night many Of them going from eight TO ten miles
m guard Hui, II thus causing valuable time to be
tl6st To the. employers Ind detrimental 70 theen.
bpbgees and farming mtsrestin thatViciniE.l.,os
b 6nthamorping ofa the 26th pltimoSs difficulty
oeenHsd between a Fsbite, snd eolored ctisen a
tsantps depot in gnlsn Gea6ty Thich resulted Y
The white man belHg cut by the eoored man. q
Another colored man drew his pistol atths same
time apen ttso oukts citisens,f who did all they
|itaEhaa i think j sgpeaaEaip their favor, and
81 tbs same sternosS the coored sad men nn began
to assemble at The DEPOT mahy Being nrmed
coming In armed fer they arrived al
Sho were mot armed returned some one hundred
yards from the depot and cut large clubs. Ihe
white citizens seeing this and fearing difficulty
requested the colored persons 70 dspsrse pedginl
not Is ,molest Bates on his arrival but tie color
fnsn swoffe thsy would not leave until John Bates Bat
rdOn the.arivaaof thsstrail,rB Batesar guard hde'
him, and after sepe tEosds, between hin and .
white man, iB which both declared they were fol
peaee, they started Id different directions. when
gun was disebargsd ftofh the ranks Of Bates
s1afdE Son6 declared tome 2shat III was asciden
ftd yothets saSpurpoelyt anRthaf sotie None caAec
out at the sanie tRpsi sDTl ;yeH tyog ;Nans
Es1 sn sspnS ss%s S vb tsa S bs ss s the hs saasa
whereupon they turned hid hdf red, wounlihe sever
Al Of ths guard and psfsing them One Of thu
tguard is severely wgundediin the thigh aud saie
fhat.hei would notahate been. there if Bates had
not prdered hm 70 meet him, having promised mis-
Them bacon, AT the asame time saving that you -
ExceIlsnrccgs wv was to Furnish him with ten Thousand
Rounds o feed tie Union League: 'exahdincS
Several Of The coietSd men land find that no reason
can be lriyenforith thairarmed meetings except tha
Bates orders, them end they srnnst obey him,
H. On Saturday, after the riot, some three hnndseo
ssns slne ths Citizens q that Vicinity assemble
at Santue depot, and Sent eaes delegation +
tthe SolefednSeh, desiring them TO gseud out peact
delegates to sefis Tile difiealtsodter disepasinl
the matter, agreed to meet iH The tu
ture without arms and that ~ one sho9!a g
armed q any gSos Rsstng sne tb Ia.e SIass aat
P;ses.us .Es4sSi i 1 8 ..'o
q In the evening Bates arrived, and said peac'
was made without consulting him, and wthou
his orders, and that it should not stand, whereup
on q number of negroes went as Bates directed
utterly diSregarding, the agreement they hat
''signed'' III the morning, and on the next ds,
tSandaN BMes was escorted through the count,
with a6 armed guard Numbering from fourteen t
twenty. -n yTtrzti gi:iYbnu I'D Hi = .a.j.-.!.
J met some eolored men, who stated that Bate
would not allow them to stand TO the treaty. :,
I am perfectly satisfied that one Of the causes
t6f the recent troubles III Union Cotnty grew out
the assembling oflargs bodies ofcolOredmen' there
BY causing n,any white oititehs to arm themselves
who, under other circumstances would have beer
of both races and the peace Of the county, that al
armed DEMONSTRATIONS should BE es1ppressed imnle
tdiately:' - h'@f,'' 4'!f H.'n! ~, s!T scr .TaH
{; made no arrests rbehe5ingIit better to Tepor
the case to your Excellence, and for You TO taxi
such further action as you deem necessary; Ii
Lalso submit to You. several af6davits bearing o.
1.-THE facts. I Could have obtsined nany others, bu
I did mot cosiler t necessary f'hio on PSI Hh"
+! ii {Signed) ),5aGg JoHNB. sWUBBAHD.s
State Copstabls.i
la paragraphin the Columbia z Rtdsnia says the
Governor Scott has determined to arrest, Bates,