The New York herald., 1871-12-01

CHEsTERvILLE, 8. c., NOV. II. 1871.
In my letter OF Yesterday gave you few facts
concerning the condition OF affairs In this county.
That s0me OF the outrages perpetrated ny the Ku
Klux were most want0n Is admitted to me by the
white citizens OF this village. For instance, quiet
and decent black man living near Chestervllle was
most brutally beaten by disguised men one night.
Although radical he had never taken prominent
part In politics. and mad always been civil to the
whites. Subsequently, 1t II true, he was informed
that he had been whipped by mstake that the men
who beat him had mls AIKEN his house for the house
or another negro whose punishment had been order
ed bv the Klan submit tina; there was bat little
consolation in this assurance.
q OUTRAGEs. POLITICAL AND OTHERWISE.
Other cases equally alrocious and cOndemnable oc-
CURED In tins couuty am fully satisfied poll
tics had little or nothing to do with the immediate
cause OF large majority OF The Outrages. In some
cases the intOlcrabc insOlence OF the negroes whip
ped was the cause; In others robbery, incendiarism
and other crimes ,ainst society provoked the pun
ishment. The great ainlcuity, however. Is to scpa-
rate the cases oi political intolerance from the
others. when a negro was whipped he ran and
made o complaint, and II ever he had committed
theft no was snrewd enough TO conceal the fact and
ne never a ell To report that he was beaten because
ne was q radical. IL was the same when murder
was committed PEI sonal quarres had frequently
much to do with them. Perhaps al but one OF the 1ve
murders perpctrated III this county were the sad
results or private hatreds but the federal authorl-
ties, anxious to lind some pretext on which to place
The white people OF South Carolina still more fully
In the power Of the blacks, received the statements
OF interested persons gospel truth and attributed
all Of them 10 politics.
WHO ARB RESPoNsIBLFs
cannot TOO often repeat that the ku Klux organ.
1zaton was Dad and deserved 10 be suppressed but
insist tnat the present government OF South Caro- ina
1s directly responsible iCr us existence Governor
Scout and the State Leg stature are primarily the
cause oil every murder ana whipping, because OF the
:wrelchod manner IN which they have governed the
State. You may nnd this denied by the
correspondents OF radical newspapers, but
Is the truth. nevertheless. In my pre-.
vlous letters have given you some
IDEA oil the KIND or men who govern the State
Yesterday gave the names OF men VINO had been
convicted or accused before the Courts Of theft
but who had nevertheless been appointed by the
Governor TO protect the puiity OF the ballot box
Snd 70 conduct the financial ailalrs Ol this county.
nearly every county.
a LITTLE PITCHING IN
A correspondent OF the Columbia Un'on makes a
violent Alta, upon my letter giving an account Of
The condition oi auaas IN Lauieis county. The
writer wilulv ana lnailcIousy garDles whole sen.
fences oil my letter % suit his cnd. Ihat however,
nlakcs little difference. what desire TO say Is
that my lniornatspa WAS derived from some OF the
whose iruthiulncss place iul ixi,h. / cannot ana
wii not oelicve The statements OF pardoned ielons
thirds O. the WHITE radical leaders III this section OF
the State Tue account given oy the corresponding
y utterly false: as my ,nvest'saIious iuay
Rsnys i ar,'ss u,., to me expresssa
county aud asserts haL dozens Of nesroes
turned away irom the polls IN terror How
seen In Tact mat there were eight hundred more
votes poiied IN the county man t"crc were voters,
Fraudulent votes. MY letter IRON unionvilIe proved
this DcvOnd question. sDail not nOLce tins person
hrcs who Ilink II al outrage that they are not per-
mted TO plunder The people ol South Carolina with
mpunsty.
IL Ia this wiui Misrepresentation that has done
South Carolina so much INJURY. In this county tnere
was = collision between The whites and oiacks dur
Ing the last election Campaign. A HERALD corre-
pp0ndent as ON tue ground the day following aud
he teicgrapned imil ald Inpal tal account OF the
entire trouble As ihis alIair Is now charged to Tie
Ku klnx VIII repeat 70 you the facts concerning
II. Previous 10 tne election last year Governor
Scott organ Ized The nelro militia oi Chester county
refusing To accclt any wbiie mllIiia. The negroes
inus armed, became in,cierably lnsolent and KEEP
the county III constant state VI al al III aud excite
ncnL One day Two negro companies entered TINS
village to obtain snrpy OF ammunition from their
Mayor white ra'ii.al named kystcr lhey
got the CARTRIDGES and began pniading through
shc streets Bcorc evening tncy were neard
egined, tile wne resi- Ieais became al ruied, armed
themselves and prepared 10 dciend their homes.
Ierceiving tbat a conn'ct was brewing. the Mayor
nnd the SnerIn determined tO make All enorl 10
avert Il. Tney pro c.aeu 10 The scene and urged
the negroes To d,s,crse and return 10 the pania-
lions winch tn,y Ivod, nrst stacklng ,ler arms.
in response tue negroes fa.iy reused 10 conLy,
declaring tnai Il they lea, heit guns tho wnltes
would fohow and attack ihe.n. Dr. Darcga. inc
Mayor, tncn oDered Ga accompany them home as y
guarantee Tor t"e.r saet. IncJ refused TO accept
bis proposition. DaIesi next appcaicu To kystcr
sddIng that II was no use Tor hln 10 auemp, 10
make speech ~ them NJ NJ would Ne only Laughed
amt jccrcd al ,or ms trouuic. Aner conspieraoc
eitution tystcr cons ntc 10 act the part ol plcl
GATOR lie aslrcssci the nrsrucs dismssllg them
anu warning tuem that u thcl persisted III rcmau-
Ing IN the town. an orsazed BODY tncy wound We
dong so IN violation oi tie orders oi Their COM
nandcr.
NIGHT uP TERROR
Promising TO obey as orders the negroes still re-
fusing To dsarnl, iarcGcii up the street as If TO
leave the town. lbstcai of oulua tnat, however,
they made q circuit aud the two companies met
Daroga Icurncd home and The white citlzcns dis.
peised lIalf an hour later Information was brought
OF the ,Dse prac.isci ~ Tue negroes anu again the
whites turned U,,L ntusst. A special police force
was organized aud tho streets patrolled. Later in
thc evening negro secretly informed the aulnori.
Ncs mat the militia were swearing mat they would
sr.,,. dnwn Cm""s ciNlilc III inc night The town
D, oper IL must Le saii IL situated some DISTANCE
from the depot, wn,cu was plicu with freight Up.
posic tue depot Is large and new hotcl--,he only
decent establishment Oi tue kinu IN the place.
Fearing les Inc depot Or hotel nlgnt be attacked,
marty ul men went down for the Luipoae Of protect.
Ing that part Of tic town and watching the move
ments VI tie negroes, WHO were making night hlL-
cos in their temporary camp. The presence oil the
body Of white men WAS knuwn 10 the
negroes Late IN tno night shot was
fircu from negro camp Into tho wnltc
men, whlslling over their heads, but not hurt.
ing any person. UI course. the whites promptly
responded with o voiic, which was equally hariil-
less FiriEg then hccanc brisk between the Op.
posing forces AMI continued until the authoriues
succceucd IN putting stop 10 H. In explanation Of
the lis shot the neg stated that the gun VI one
Ol their NUMBER had been discharged accidentally.
MOI man ON either side had Uccn iaJufed, the
darkncss OF the night preventing tho men aiming
accurately. Bear III mint that there was not u
single white man IN disguise Anu that the negro
militia ouInumbered the whites.
THE ti1iIl On TnE ROAD
Morning dawned with 'nobody hurp' ana the
town safe. The excitement however. had dc.
creased and Dr. Dalcga determined 10 put an chu
60 it. He called upon Kystcr aud told hith thM u
the militia diu not ulsarm nnlc iiatcy or uut the
town tho Snerin vi inc county would summon