The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-13

believed, TO protect the lives and properly Oh
the citizens of Chester. Thus again have the
militia Guns brought the negroes into trouble,
.or without them they would not have arrayed
themselves in hostility to the white people,
and fred upon white men passing along the
public road"
NIGHT OF ALARM.
In Chester, rlmors prevailed that the ne
rroes would return with reintorceInents, and
ample preparations we're made to receive
them. Fortunately, however, the night passed
away without further alarm OF disturbance.
Meanwhile, kilograms were sent to Charlotte,
Rock Hill, Winnsboro' and other places, ask
ING for assistance, and.meu gathered in con-
siderable bodies to await the action OF the
blacks. One hundred and fifty whites arrived
-on horseback, some of whom came from Shell
pyville, n. c., and other distant places, and a
negro Was scarcely to be seen. Our cores
ponden: adds: They took possession of all
the arms they could find among the blacks,
but molested no individuals. Subsequentlya
company OF. United States infantry arrived,
which will help to restore peace and order.
| All we ask or desire as a community is that the
guns in the hantsnt the negro militia shall not
| be used to shoot down our citizens in the
highway, and that our roads shall not be pick
cited with body of ignorant and irresponsi-
Bile creatures, who are prompted to deeds OF
violence By vicious and malevolent local poll
neans. We understand, however, that the
Governor has declined to order the militia to
return their weapons. We also hear that the
negro senator, Wimbush. admitted the accl-
satIon of Mr.. Hardin, before the Governor,
that Reister was The main cause Of all our dii-
fcultes."
TIE ORDERS OF THE LEAGUE.
A correspondent of the Yorkyile Enquirer,
writing from Chester under date Of the =,
says:
While the El,-Klux scare is operating ex-
ford Township that the most vigorous prepa-
rations are being made to meet the Clan.
Under the orders of the League there, the
! highways are picketted nightly by bands oil
armed negroes, with Instructions to fire into
any crowd oil men who may pass along, and
to arrest all strangers who are travelling
! alone, aud hold them till the following morn
in that neghborhood who are fully posted as
| to all their movements. Prominently engaged
in this hostile demonstration is one OF the
peace officers of the county. The whole
| movement Is at the suggestion of white men
whose consciences are making towards OF
them, and who are playing upon the super
stitious fears of the negroes in order to secure
for themselves quiet sleep and timely warning
in case of actual danger
HANGING OF CAPTAIN IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL GUARD.
Information was received in Columbia, on
Friday, OF the hanging, oy the Kn-kluX, Of
Captain Williams. OF the South Carolina Ma
tional Guard, In York County.
MORE TROOPS FORWARDED.
Major Van voorst, United States army, COM
manding officer Of United States. forces at Co.
lumbia, was in receipt of dispatches, on Satut-
day, from the commanding officer Of the de-
tachment sent to the scene OF disorder In
Chester County few days ago, stating that
matters were In terrible condition. Another
company of United States troops was imme:
dately sent there.
REPORT FROM THE MILITARY AUTHoHTT1Es.
Captain John Christopher, of the 9Th United
States Infantry, writes to Governor Scott from
headquarters, Camp Sherman, Yorkville, S.
c., March s." as follows:
On Monday morning last, the. company OF
militia, known as the Carmel Hill Company"
was attacked By q portion Of the organization
STYLED ''Ku-kluX," and after running fight.
lasting nearly three days, arrived In close
proximity to this place. The sheriff OF this
county was notified OF the coming of this com.
pany, and he at once summoned posse and
proceeded to arrest aud disarm the members
thereof. The company, consisting OF two COM
missioned officers and sixteen mep, Were
brought into town this evening" and are now
confined in the county jail, to which 1,have
sent guard OF United States troops, foreman
during the night to prevent violence to the
prisoners; Atdayoreok tomorrow these prls-
Oners will be turned over by the sheriff to me,
and shall hold themf subject to your orders.
The arms taken from this company are being
used this night IL picketing the roads leadlny
from this place.
respectfully request that thirty days. ra.
tions for twenty men be sent here without de-
lay, to subsist the members of the above men,
toned company, until an opportunity offers
for their return to their homes. | respectfully
suggest that five thousand rounds Of ammunl
ton be sent from your arsenal 10. the use of
this company, assthey must rely upon their
personal courage for that protection which it
seems cannot be obtained in any other man.
ner until civil law regulates itself in this
county.
The same officer, In letter written on the
the 9th ultimo, to Mr.. R. H. Glenn, the sheriff
of York County, says:
SIR-I have the honor to state for your Of
ticial information that the arms taken from the
militia company now under your custody
were used last night for the purpose OF guard
ing the priacpal roads leading to Yorkyille,
for the purpose of preventing the prisoners
taken by you from reaching their homes in
safety, In case Of their discharge; that this
guard consists OF the same Illegal, unknown
and armed band that made the raid upon the
Office OF the county treasurer.
Il respectfully suggest that the civil author
tiles Of York County see that the arms taken
by the posse conlrnitatns be sent TO my camp
by supset to-day, and in addition, respect
fully suggest that the civil authorities OF your
county see that the roads leading 10 York
vile are not p!cketted by the existing organ
ization that cali themselves the ''kr,-Khuy," or
Council Of Safety" have requested his EX-
ceilency, the Governor OF this Slate, by q spe-
cial message, TO subsist these meu until these
roads are open.
TEE EXCITEMENT SuBSIDiNG.
On Saturday, a public meeting Of the citizens
of Chester was held, aud our correspondent
informs us by telegraph that protection was
offered to all colored men who would return
to thajn homos and resnme work