The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-10-13
NORTH CAROLINA.
Armed Collision Between whites
and BIacISS-A Threatening
Danger AEerted--Grent Excite
memd.
From the D. Herald, Independent Grant

From the y. Herald, Independent Grant
papefI
RICHMOND, VA Sept. % $50.
have learned the full particular. of ,bc
recent public disturbances la Ne,,bert
county, North Carolina. They originated
in the attempt of n white planter, named
James Chapel. 20 eject colOred man on
his plantation. The negro resisted and was
wounded by Chapel with knife. On the
subsequent Sunday the negroes in the vi
cinity assembled 10 take vengeance on
Chapel; but they fell back before the adj
vance of Chapel and four white men, who
thought IL best To put on bold front. The
whites in the vicinity then armed them
selves and Joined Chapel and his party,
The belligerent parties bivouacked for the
night within two miles Of each other. ucith-
er parties desiring TO commence hostilitirs
Next morning the sheriff of the county
made an incursion into the camp Of tile
whites and arrested Chapel aud another
man named Anderson, with whom he set
out for Newberry Court House.
On returning To the seat Of war the ~her-
III met a large crowd of state constabulary
and a crowd OF armed negroes. These he
ordered To the front. with Instructions 20
dfsperse any illegal armed bodies OF men
they might find. They soon encountered "a
body of 500 white men, well mounted and
armed, Rho were proceeding TO intercept
force of State militia that was reported 90
be coming To reinforce the negroes. IL II
said that slight skirmish took place bee
tween these mounted men and the constab-
ulary, but without serious injury 10 either.
When the Sheriff aud party arrived &C the
plantation he demanded of the negroes what
they wanted, and they answered Justice
This he said they should have Ia the proper
legal way, but not by taking the law into
their own hands. They expressed them
selves satisfied with his assurance, and a.
further guarantee of their Willingness 10
abide by the law they guaranteed Ia sur
render the sixty negroes who had threaten
ed 10 kill Chapel. When IL came. hoWcy-
er, TO turning over the prisoners only TWEEN
ty were forthcoming, and with these the
sheriff again took mp his lire Of march Tor
Newberry Court House. When he ucared
the town his advance was again halted 10y
another force OF negroes. led by one who
was wounded and who swere vehemently
that the Sherifl's posse had shot hin. quite
IAN alteration took place which was inter
rupted by
VOILEY FIRED
into the Sherifi-s force. which. luckily, To-
jured no one. After this the Sheriff slice
ceeded in conveying his prisoners 20 town.
where they were severally bound to appear
for trial before the state Circuit Court then
In session. 10 is said that aftcr the arrest of
the twenty-threr prisoners the large force
OF white men marched toward the Saluda
river. In Edgefield county. for the purpose
OF preventing the junction OF a large force
of negroes, reported 10 be marching 20 An
derson's plantation, with those "a that point.
PEACE RESTORED.
Citizens of Edgeficld Court House, =. G.,
who left town for the scene OF the reported
difficulties. confirm the above statements
aud report the excitement a. having been
intense on Saturday. Sunday, Monday aud
Tuesday. A. many as seven or eight huu-
dred negroes and az many whites, with arms
i'm their hands, wer, At one time formally
arrayed against each other in line of battie;
but the negroes, seeing THAT the whites
were fully prepared and iully trrmucd,
consulted among Themselves aud wisely ac
termined to 20 back to the cotton helds.--
1t j. said, further that they promised tbr
whites they would not again gather ga This
unlawful and uncalled for manner. The
country in the neighborhood Of Andersou's
plantation is now comparatively quiet.