The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-03

and showed them how the. capital OF the one
and the labor. Of the other must be united be-
lore either could be benefited ard all be made
prosperous Scott 70 Go. knew very well,
united he and hls .plnndering Companions
would have to takes stheir hands out Of the
pockets Of the people: and leave the State;
knowing this they catered to the prejudices OF
the coaored people and aITayet them In
antagonism to the whites. 1t was, time all OF
two races was 30 many dollars taken, out OF
the pockets of both and pat into the pockets
of the Scott s'Ring.n gslf,saAsl ]!
At this point colored man, the town mar
shal, asked General Butler why he and the
white people generally had not before taken
steps to befriend and elevate the colored peo-
which they now professed to have taken 70
which he replied that Congress, by its acts dis
tranchlsing The white people, and thus depriv-
ing them OF the right 70 take charge of the at.
fairs of their own State, prevented them. He
admitted that the whites had made great
mistake In not before extending the olive
branch Of peace to the colored people, and
gaining their cooperation, and working to
gether for the good of the State; but now they
did So in good faith, ,pledging themselves to
fulfil all promises, and entreated the co-opera-
ton of the colored men to secure an honest
and economical government" He knew very
well that Scott & Co. did not intend for the
two races to be unlted,ff; it were possible
to prevent it. The Governor had done all
In his power to incite- war of races; in his
speeches and proolamations he had this one
object in view. After asserting that the Win
chester rifle was the best law for South Caro-
lima, ha had armed the colored men with Win
chester rifles, and refused to arm white men
who were regularly organized under the mill.
tia laws and had asked to be enrolled; he had
connived at! II not instigated,' the murder Of
coiored men, hoping that this would bring
about the desired end: He (the speaker) did
not: object to the colored men being organized
and armed and drilled; II they, had had as
much of It as most OF the white people OF the
quite 80; anxious to be- soldiers as they were
now; but they had right to become soldiers,
and neither he nor any Of the white people OBJ
jected to it. As for himself, he was perfectly
whiting, II desired, to drill or review them; but
the white people did object to the colored peo-
pie only being armed; they saw In 1t what the
Governor had threatened-an attempt to
carry the election by force Of arms. The
General said he did not know what had been
done In other counties, but he was fully con-
vinced that the State constabulary forces were
sent into Edgefeld County 10 stir up dlscord
between the two races. He and the cltlZenS
believed, and had some foundation for their
belief; that the constabulary men or their tools
had under orders from Scott fred the gin houses
UuluCU III enO COuhpys WIN tA1S AOPS s.~e
white men would lay the blame upon the col
ored people, and commit outrages upon them
in retributlon. But the people did no snch
thing; they did not believe that the colored
people did 1t. The General gave some further
blows at the State constabulary, Governor
Seott's paid spies, and reiterated his charge
against Governor Scott OF. conniving at, if not
instigating, the murder of Randolph, extorting
confession from Tolbert, imprisoning him
without warrant of law, permitting him 10 es-
cape. and then, fearing that he would reveal
his {the Governor's) completely In the matter,
had him killed by the State constables.
L. L. Gufin and other Radicals were present
at this time, and made an effort to interrupt
the meeting by talking to the eolored peo-
pie; but being told by General Butler that he
did not intend that such, cattle. should inter-
fupt him, they sneaked out of the room, gath
cred q few cOlored men around them in the
street, and by addressing them in loud tone
of voice attempted to influence the colored
men In the courtroom to withdraw; but only
few left.
General Butler did not notice them any fur
ths than, above related, and continued his re-
marks, which were warmly applauded through
out. He told the colored men that all of the
talk OF Governor Scott being their deliverpr.
Or that Of the United States army being their