The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-12-02

: q obseFSe that the citizens of2Anderson
Sclaim that everything is quiet in their
county, and l see that B. F. Perry is out
in another piece. / desire you toreply
to them and give you the following facts
toProSe their statements false: During
the campaign. .S Daniel Jones, a eolored
man, wascallei to His Cabin door and shot
by three men, He was severely wounded
in the arm and side,-Dump-Sherrard
was taken out and severely whipped until
7Aeoagreed to be good Democrat. This
was in Ozark Corner" Near one hun
'dred fcolored men registered at this box;
we did not receive vote there. Many
,colored men were forced to vote the DEM
ocratic ticket. l heard there was heavy
firing in somo parts of the Eeigbborhood
on the Sunday night before the election;
it was done for the purpose of intimida-
ting colored men,. About six or eight
miles abovasAnderson, the house in which
lives colored man named Freeman, was
broken into BY T.. X. X. we'll armed. As
he ,ran out the door they knocked him
..downsswith a gun, firing several shots at
the same time. They then took his wife
ard lzher niece carried them from their
house, tore all their clothing off, whipped
them and then let them go, firing as they
,1an,~ This was on Sunday night The.
same night they whipped q white. woman,
named Fields most brntally.. She has left
the count with her step father. The
men, %b9 did. it say they are. very sorry
and that they were drunk. At William,
stun t1itesnRan named Tnfley was Sc
yerely- whipped because they thought
kima Radical, buf be turned ont to be-
good Democrat The Democrats hung
colored man at this same place in 1860 or
,61, because he dreamed he ,cas free, and
for telling the other negroes his dream,
On Sunday night before the election, the
X. Z. rode through Williamson, covered,
Witb white sheets; their horses were also
covered. They went to several colored
mems houses. tried to get them. out,
claiming to be YANKEES. .1and fired a few
shots. Only thirteen votes were pollcd
for us at this box.
On Sunday night, October tho 25lh,
the K. x. K. went to the houses of several
colored men, among others OF Steward
Moone. James Thompson, Paul Moone.
They broke down doors, beat women,
stamped children in the face, threw one
ipatle FIRE, broke several spinning wheels,
broke down jbedstcads, cut up dresses,
broke chairs, took cotton hanks which
were spun by the women and scattered
them over the yard, dragged, a-colored
woman (whoa had lately been conined)
oat of. the bed by the feet. The K. K.
KS swore they were sent from he'll tok kill
every nigger that voted the Radical ticket.
At several places they would swear men
aTdl " omen to support the Democratic
party. At some houses they did not hurt
any one but. broke up their furniture,
and swoie them to be Democrats. Mr..
Pickrelf, one Of the Commissioners OF
Election, was dogged by 'spartics un.
known" on the road from Anderson to
Williamson, and was forced to lie out all
night. A colored man who carried the
ticlScts from Anderson to- Greenwood
box, was fred at FIVE times by 'parties
unkpown.'GI Nine votes only at that box
tor our party. We received only two
votes at Craytonville and nine at;7Storc-
vills.1 1At some boxes we did not receive
vote, where from one hundred to fifty
coforcd men were registered. The last
time the League met, before the election
at Pendleton, colored men were fired on
as they.sreturned home. Heavy firing
was heard in all portions of the country
the night before the election. 1t was
done for the purpose OF intimidating col
ored voters, and did intlmidate them, for
they had few weapons
The Republican partylsmust show the
Democrats that violence do no good in
any election. assure you that the
Democrats will have full control of the
next, Legislature unless the State can
vassers and Congress throw out the vote
of Anderson andn other counties. If the
Republican party allows tt csc votes.t TO be
rcekoned, farewell free speech, free press
and Republican party in South Carolina.
Now is the time to prove that-oar party
has the courage to protect itself and the
ballot box from violence and fraud
Nothing has SO injured our party in the
up country rs the killing of Mr.. Randolph.
The majority of the citizens of Ander
SON County strongly condemn the out,
rlges committed on defenceless colored
citizens and long: to have the country re-
stored to la,D and order. The only diff
Guilty is they do nothing to bringing the
guilty man to justice. Neighbors and
friends do not desire to bring their sons
up before the law and thereby destroy
their friendship for cne another Young
man do acts that their fathers deprecate as
much rs any one, but cannot govern the
=" hot heads" Young men of respectable
families so called, encouraged by few
bad men commit these crimes.
There was little excitement daring the
election. The acts of violence were COM
mittcd before the election for the purpose
of intimidatinr voters. Not many Demo.