The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-09-30
AsFearfuI Consequence Of the Sue
-. cess of the Radical Party.


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We called attention, Few DAYS ago
/ to the statemento of an officer of the Uni,
ted States army, stationed in South
Carolina. giving an account of an attack
upon his command by an organized
band Of armed negroes, This state
ment, Ipade7wifh no sinister or partisan
purpose, but as: "a simple. truthful, and
unvarnished narrative of facts, reveal lie d
the existence among the negroes of that
section of regularly ficered armed ard
disciplined military organizations,
which have become .emboldened sum-
ciently to even attack United States
troops, sent thither to preserve. the pub
lie peace 1t was also made apparent
that these negro military orgarations
were prompted and engineered by the
worthless white adventurers, familiarity
known as "carpet baggers," who have
taught these ignorant and excitable
freedmen to believe that they are en-
titled to the possession of the lands of
the South, and incited and provoked
them to acts of violence in defence of
what they have been induced to con-
slider their o'rights" in this respect.
This is fearful condition of affairs
for the consideration of thoughtful men
throughout the North and Vest. It
is one Of the legitimate and inevitable
results of the reconstruction policy of
Congress In South Carolina 1t has
already eliminated. at least in this in
stan ce, in armed insurrection against
the authority and officers and soldiers
of the United States This is deeply
significant That similar organizations
of negroes, in cited by similar motives,
and seeking. similar objects, exist
throughout the South, there is no
doubt.
This South Carolina revelation, how
ever, sinks into utter insigui6cance
beside the appalling picture drawn by
cautious and unimpassioned observer
of the condition of affairs in Arkansas,
and the dangers that may at any mo
ment be realized in blood and flames
and ruin, not to be confined to that
locality, but to spread its devastating
fury throughout the land in war
of races more terrible in its results
than aught that has been, conceived of
civil war. zs ~. .~.... ........-
The following letter, to which we al
lude, is from father residing in Ark
ansas, to his son at the North:
my DEAR Son Just received let.
ter from your brother. He is well, and
may God protect him, for I am in
hourly apprehension of the commence
ment of bloodshed in our county, sought
for and instigated by the squad of
scouudrclly Radicals who are daily en-
listing and drilling, and nightly incit-
ing, haranguing, and urging the ne
groes to violence. Our hope of peace
is that our people are bringing the re
sponsibility to those scoundrels by tell.
ing and proc!aiming that we know the
negroes are not to bl2me, and would
do no violence but for the instigation
of these white outcasts, who will desert
them at the first season of real danger,
aud by urging them to go into no out
RACES without the white instigator goes
at the head, but to get out of the way
of such things, (all of which is affecting
the negroes and converting many OF
them, and by announcing TO the lnot
Radicals but) outcasts (from the ranks
of all the worst classes) calling them
selves Radicals, that the white people |
hold them personally responsible for
all the blood that may be split, as the
true authors of the crimes, and that il
is their interest as we'll as duty to stay
this tide toward crime and violence, as
white blood Of the well known leaders
and instigators will be demanded
for white blood of our peaceful cit
liens,
There are not more than twenty five
o. thirty of them, all told, iuour coun
ty, where the white population is much |
larger than the black. and there are
not over an average of twenty five or
thirty to county in all the State, whiah |
voted $1,000 in 1860. 5.77f- s<sz q
I greatly fear the results of the next
three months. God alone and the peo
pie of the North can save the South /; |
after the election, if Grant is elected |
with n Radical Congress, polished
as hopelessty ineUttoOie.-
Indeed, such as the condition that am
satisfied 1t ,ooul1 be 50 to considerable
extent in any event but it will be
horrible if Grant and the RAIDS are
elected. A rapid depopulatiou OF the
south, emigration Of all the respectable
families able TO move, especially those
where the lands are riehestand negroes
most abound, aud IN two short yetrs all
The rich sections, choicest lands, ,cestiysl
in provements, arW hare no srhifes
md not even the achite friends will last
tor over five years, for the negroes ao'N
sM them, after being ruined by this
process. -" 80. ..te -.
In-two years from the triumph of the
Radical, party, there will have occurred
more crimes, shame, and sorrow, ruin
ind desolation than. the aggregated re-
cords of crimes ofiall the United States
n peace and war could equal, if counted
rom the tdate of. independence, July;
.776oinJ EDS - Ef7Grtf p 5s.,s fe4-7 /
All intelligent men see and feel this,
1ut they refuse to contemplate it. 1t
5 true before God, but they have faith !
a the! II orth, and it would astound both
he Radicals and Democrats, who have
rot lately been South, to witness The
m plicit,n nconfding, absolute faith and
ixed ,oouptipg upon the defeat of the
aadieals. This only it. is that enables
hem o4keep their eyes closed to the
uturei situation. IF they bwoald all re-
llize 4 The future that is to follow upon
Radical triumph ,=and there would at
,ncel be- apparent the evidences of pre-