The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-27
The Augusta Chronicle pd Sentinel Of Sun

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from Edge6eld Courthouse, who gave to him
full particulars of the whole affair, but s:atee
that there had been NJ fighting up. to tbe
time Of his leaving the village, though much
trouble was antic pated. Reports from the
passengers on the eYening tram OF the Cha1-
iotte, Columbia snddhgusta Railroad confirm
our insormaut.s story, and We believe that oul
readers will find it entirely correct.
THE PEOPLE OF KDaEFELD COUNTY.
Since the reconstruction of S,uth Carolins
and the esIabhshment of negro government
the white people Of Edeetield County, though
all Of them ardent Democrats, and, as such
| bitterly opposed to the possession OF the State
being turned over to o race OF ignorant ne.
eroes and few Infamous carpet-bagpers and
scalnwags. have been among the most qnie,
aud law-ahiding citizens OF The state. Though
nearly an Of the younger men we're In the Con
federate army-where many OF their n1mbel
| were SLAIN and were not disposed to looh
very kindly upon the ew order OF things, yet
restrained by the example and advice Of such
men ss Bonham,. Gary aad Butler, who we're
! their generals during the war, they have care
fully retralned from doing anything which
| would give to their enemies pretext to op:
press them. But it appears that their gooo
f.conduct has been OF no avail, and that the
| miserable ttrant, Scott, and his underlngs
have determined to drive them'to desperation
HOW T8H TROUbLE O6lt1NhI1o.
Some weeks since there was a murder com
mitted ID the ,ounty, and two negroes were the
victims. Though no proof was obtained as to
who were the murderers, still three white men
we're arrested bv the county authorities upon
suspicion and lodged in the Jail at Edgeheld
Conrthouse-one Of these men one.armed
Confederate soldier named Lsnier. Despite
the prompt arrest and incarceration OF these
paxtlas. the negroes living arou"d the court
- n1 oypd tror
loud in their marmnrs that Union men were
shot down Like dogs by rebel bushwhackers,
and the criminals we're allowed to go unpun
Ished. A wuite scalaWag named ElSeubeIger,
the coroner Of the county, took the part OF he
negroes, and is said to have ldbored assldu
ously to cause trouble between the races.
Through the representations OF this man, 1t Ii
county from Columbia to work up the case.
THE Z. z. 4. BURN THE CoRoNEB.
Some time after all this had happened, Q few
thonghtless lads OF the village assembled one
night, and, after making figure OF straw into
some faint resemblance Of .'old Etsenberger, !"
took the ef6gy out short distance from town
and made OF 1t q jolly gond bonfire. When the
Coroner was informed OF this act Of parcel OF
boys, he pretended to be very much alarmed,
and to fear that his loyal life was endangered
by the machinatiops Of the Hu-Klux. Hastily
backlog up his traps, he repaired, by private
conveyance, to Columbia, and poured forth his
grievances into the willing ear OF the State HI.
ecutiye, Governor r Z. Scott, beseechiog that
the latter would grant him protection. 1t was
then decided, We are told, by the Govern
or to order out the safeguard OF the State, ye
loyal (coloredl militia. AIMS were ordered to
be furnished, and the coroner once more re-
turned to his home in Ed ,efeld County. Citi-
zens Of the town state that a few nights after
his return he entered the village one night at
a very late hour, surrounded by o large body
guard of negro militia, and m irched through
the deserted streets; but no encounter with the
Ku-Klux took place. Like the famous King Of
Brentford, who.
-"with full ten thousand men,
Marched up the hill and then marched down again,
Eisenberger, after this parade of his sable vete.
raus, left the town. without having an oppor-
.unity offered for testing the mettle OF the
''melish."
ARMS SENT FROM COLUMBIA.
Oa last Thursday mornings large qu,ntity-
four hundred stands OF arms-were sbippei
from Columbia to Elge6eld County. on 9
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad,
bard. When the train arrived at Pine House
Station, distant five or six miles from the
courthouse, the arms we're unloaded at the
depot and the boxes broken open. A large
crowd OF negroes assembled at the depot AFTER
the Departure OF tho tram, and the distrlbu-
ton Of the arms commenced. Oar informant
was not pos tive as to the make Of the guns,
but believed them to be sixteen-shootlug rifles.
After the negloes had assembled, arms were
distributed to seventy-three Of them, and the
party marched off IN the direction OF Elge6eld
Courthouse. All along the ljpe OF march negro
recruits joined the sable column, until, upon
lts reaching the town, it numbered several
hundred men, headed by Elsenberger and
Hubbard as commanding officers.
THE TOWN SEIZED.
Arrived in the town no resistance was offer
ed by the unoGendIng and astonished citizens.
and The negroes took pesceable possession Of
take charge OF the jail alter discharglng the
jallor, placed heavy guard around 1t, while
Hubbard went IN the building and tried to
force confession from Lqner with regard 10
the busbwhackers who killed the regroes
and whipped EisenberSer Qor Eisenberger
SAYS the 4. L. Z. have whipped him. Sluce
that time force Of one hundred negroes
have remained IN the. town and guard
OF fifteen men around, the Jail. and all
the arms have been brought from Pine
House to the town i'll Eisenbergrr's
wagon. Elsenberger declares that they shall
remain there until the bushwhackers who
lyurhed him are all discovered. lie has au-
thorl;y from the Governor TO raise company
OF one hundred men for bis own protection.
The CITIZENS are behaving very quietly and do
ing all in their power to avoid a collision. They
intend, however. holding meeting and send
in : O protest against this military occupation
~ Columbia and to Washington City. To give
some idea Of tie Injustice uf the laws OF the
State the white people are taxed one hundred
and fifty dollar- per dav for the support OF
these black rascals, though there is no neces-
sty whatever fol- their presence-the only
excuse given by Hub ,a1d for this high
handed outrage. beng the lynchlng OF
EIseu berger by unknown parties aud the
killing OF two negroes lonI siuce. also By IN
known parties. their guarding the jail is SIM
ply all pretence. "a no attempt to rescue the
prisoners hls ever been made. nor has rescue
been threatened. The whole affair Is simply II
movement by Elsenberger to get himself made
sheriff Of the county, Which office he has loug
since desired. Our informant seemed to think
that, though everything IL quiet now. it will re-
quire but slight provocation 10 briug on con-
test, in whic0, when it does come, the negro
troops will be extermlnated. The citiz,ns feel
that they have been outraged to that point be-
youd which further endurance ceases to be q
virtue and would become criminal. We await
further Developments with much anxiety.
The Huntsville NO., Citizen OF The 9Th
says "a man with three ugly looking navy
reyolyers bel'ed around him. anu answering in
every particular to the descipil N ven in the
st. Louis papers OF the notorious desperado,
Sam Hildebrafd passed tmough this place
one dav last week He said he was going to