The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-08-29
SCOTS. RIFLE TACTICS!
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WHITE MEN ATTACKED, AND WHITE
---..i' WOMEN CURSED.

Incendiary Speech In Georseto"n
Neero Member OF the LeSiaia'uIe =,
rhreatens the Whites with Fire and
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The supporters of Scott and Ransier, with OF
Without their. consent, are doing their best to
bring about war of races. So far, by reason
of the forbearance Of the whites, no blood has
Been shed; but who can read the following re-
portsfrom Laurens and from Georgetown ana
believe that, If such outrageous conduct con-
t,nue. peace cannot be maintained, except at
the sacrifice Of manhood, or life itself.
THE OUTRAGE N LAURENs.
The Unionville Times Gays: t'
The disturbances. OF Chester and Edgeheld
are Significantly In themselves, but Sink 10 IN
aIenifcance, e,when.c compared with an outrage
committei on Saturday last, In Laurens, near
what Is known as the Widow Boyce house,
about six miles beyond the Union County llne.
: A gentleman who LETT that neigheornooo on
Monday last gives US the following account OF
#, which he obtained rom tne peopie living
- Joe Crews. with three companies OF colored
militia. accompanied by or 500 struggling ne.
rroes. attempted to take possession OF neio
Belonging to Mr.. William Young, for drilling.
Mr. Young objected to It, There9%pon % @ tneS SCI ses
IN dancer. but an officer Of one of the compa-
MES interposed and saved him. me croWo
then went to the Owens place, Where tney
conducted themselves In most outrageous
manner, respecting neither age, sex or prem
ises, cursing most ouTageousiy anu tnIeaten- gu,
f6oy- of nrcnar0S
liver premises, shouted and shrieked more Ike
demons than human beings. DR.. Payne and
.Mr. F. Harmon were surrounded, cursed. ana
tH}patened with vengeance; the militia mold
ine up their cartridges, shouting "heres the
cartridges for you id rebels. - Ine lamiiy OF
M. B. Whitten, in which are two or three
young ladies, were ssomgeLea 10 ieass @ anel.
carriage containing some ladies', returning
nom Sardis Church and driven by colored
man Was stopped IN the road, surrounded, tne
driver and the ladies cursed ard hooted at, ana
the mob at one time proposed to upset the
d-dcarriage.T M &C. " 81
Joe Crews made ranilng. olooo.ald-
thunder Speech He told the negroes ne
never had promised them lands, but he nolo
promised them division Of the lands Of that
section after the election. he told them that
they (the negroes) had bought these lands by
their labor while slaves, and the white people
ought to and should divide them with the col
I6This sane. Crews said TO the people living
near Sardis that. s.about three days before the
election we will come and wipe OUT the Whoie
neighborho y,jJi; Is al 5ss.lto .s.8 g. =
=, We obtain 1our Information from agenLle-
man Of intelligence and reliability, VINO was
at the place where the outrage was commlt,
me lfkcta from those who witnessed them. ry
cIs there any m6fas evidence Eanted to show
that Scott and. his tools intend TO provoke
iifaculty between the white and colored peo-
bic, through his armed militia z And. IN the
lace of the outrages we publish 1nls week, uo
our people need more warning oi tne necessity
nrtoraanizing themselves into companies for
selfdefence We however, earnestly plead
With the white people not to begin, q difficulty,
but be calm and determined, and do nothingt to
provoke It. We believe the great majority OF
thenegroes have no desire for coHislon, put
they are led on and will be melted to II oy
cowardly. bad men, who WIN sneak away %nea
danger threatens and leave the poor negroes
to their fate. In all earnestness, we say, Coo
forbid that the wicked intentions OF such IN
famous men ais Scott, Crews d Co!ishail come
to- pass. A bold, organized and determined
stand, .aken by the white and the peaceaole
colored people, will, we believe. do more 70
prevent disturbances. and bloodshed tnan any
thing else.d:Let the peaceable and ordertoE-
luS peUplS VI cdCu CONIsA1g o1SeASS Wv N~1SS'
ANOTHER AccouST.
The Lsurensville Herald SAYS:
on last Saturday. large body of armed ne;
gro. militia from. this point, Clinton and MAT
tin'ss spepot, marched through the country 70
JackBoit Held, rendezy OF aiocal phitla
COMPANY, The pretext OF this long march was,
ff,at the white men would on that day drive the
local militia from Its underground.
Joe Crews. and number Of the Scott con-
stabCiary,.led the company froc1 this quarter.
About one Thousand armed men were march
Ing on Friday night and Saturday to this point:
Oldcittzena, ,tsixty and seventy years Old, we're
curaHf SAND ihsulfsd. Ethe militia as tney pass
ed 5theirt residences. In one case q lazy was
cursed and told tliat her husband should be
These marchings and counter marshings of
armed men through the country VIII lead TO
bad reeults. If the negroes want 10 muster,
let them drill at their own muster ground and
then disperse. - ~.
to be- amused and fooled by their miserable
white leaders, who will eventually bring trou-
Bile on the. country.
-, NCESD1ARY SPEECH IN GEORGETOWN.
AtGeorgetown, on Friday, the house OF Sen
ator.J. h. Rainey, (Radical nominee for Con-
gress, was made the scene of one of the most
incehdiary and insured ctionary addresses that
has been delivered in our law-abiding COM
munity. IL. :I.ss...l. l4si-i-.-
The Times says:
1t seems that IN the absence Of Rainey, W,
g. Jones, (colored member of the Legislature,) |
gave an entertainment at sRaireys instance |
In. honey OF his nomination TO
Congress-. Jones took advantage OF the occa-
sion to abuse the hospitality Of his new:made
friend, by addressing those there assembled IN
, si,eenh OF two hours in length. He stated,
among other things, that the Union reform
party here were organized, and had selected
iva q tha;r number whose busineas, Gus, ~ =; was to
ssssassinate him. That the attempt had been
made. ior. on the day Of the ire, TWO men
Vim faces BACKED, and with daggers IN tnelr
lands went to his house fort the purpose OF
:akinr his life. but being with his engine, tney
~fsss6 him. That it had been ascer-
:ained. beyond q doubt, that; Bill Mitchell, tle
solored pilot, who was killed on North Island,
oni the 9th day Of April, 1853, was Muraeieo
bV, Morse, not on account OF any lli-leehng
wh,ch he bore towards Mitchell, but because
tshad been determined by the Democratic
narty of this county that Mitchell should die,
ana that Morse was detailed to kill him. He
threatened that If harm came to any member
ofsfhe Republican party, no matter how or oy
whom. the lives of white men, women ana
children should. be taken equal In NUMBER 70
thA locks of hair on his. head, and the town
sh6pld be one mass Of ruins, presenting more
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