The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-04

Since that terrible day for South Carolina when
the bue-coatcd cohorts of Sherman marched into
Columbia, burning destroying and looting as they
came, this State has not been placed In such peril
as she is to-day morally, socially and politically.
The people are now really face to face with an issue
which will be determined In a few weeks. Events
are crowding fast
Three days ago, for the first time since the war,
500 white men, many Of them belonging to the
best families In the State, marched through
the main streets OF this city with the
precision OF veterans, each man uniformed
and equipped In rife green or gray. and
carrying Remington or Winchester sixteen.
shooting rife on his shoulder Bands played, and
as testimony OF the feeling Of the fair sex swarms
OF ladies OF the first society gathered ct window,
balcony, doorstep and sidewalk to smile at and
wave handkerchiefs to the young men, who, for the
first time since 1885, have appeared openly with
arms and uniforms in this state. These rife clubs
are chartered as clubs only the Carolina Rifle Club
carrying Winchester rifles, for which they pay thr-
ty.ive dollars apiece as private indivlduals-the
State OF course, having nothing to do with this
company; but the other companies lately organ.
ized, such as the Sumter Rife Club, are yet without
arms. The Charleston Rifle Club, the Adger Ride
Club and the Washington Rifle Club have,
believe, humbugged Governor Scott into giving
OF verbal promise from their officers that they
were TO consider themselves as State militia. Their
commissions however, were issued In blank ana
not filed out, and the clubs are essentially climbs,
and have neither company, letter nor regimental
organization. An Irish rife club will be raised In
few days and VIII probably be recruited from the
Palmetto Fire Company (all fire companies here are
voluntary which to large extent is composed Of
Irish citizens. Five or six companies are being
organized beside, but yet they are In embryo in
this city, and events will no doubt hasten their
birth.
Yesterday the Charlesronians came out in strong
force on several Of the streets to gaze at very
0mlnous sight. Twelve brass field guns, with
forges, cassons and all the paraphernaa OF guns In
battery, swept through the streets to the CITADEL
the last place In this city where General Conner
placed sentry for the Confederacy the night before
the bridge across the Ashley was burned, when the
Union troops arrived In front OF the city. few
days since came one hundred cannoniers Of the
United States Third artillery and last week came
troop or cavalry, and in the neighborhood OF the
citadel the hammer ana chisel and saw are heard
daily. Barracks and sheds are being erected for
United States troops, who are being gradually
poured into the State in view Of the so-called XII
ssNow,n said South Carolina gentleman to your
correspondent yesterday, "What arc we 70 Judge
from all these movements Of troops through tile
Slater Why, simply that Grant is determined first
and then, while we are under the fright carry the
tOn; but we have all round us negro national
guards armed and equipped by the Legislature and
equip themselves and 1t must all come out of our
pockets Regiment after regiment is organized with
Niger colonels The Lieutenant Governor OF our
State Is o Niger; there are seventy -four niggers
In the state Legislature who cannot read or write;
negro or mulatto prostitutes In carriages having
nrfv fhrp,,
the streets OF the capital and are In actua alaton
with the Governor OF the once proud State OF South
Carolina. We are taxed until we can't draw BREATH
and, In the face OF all this, you, correspondent
OF the HERALD, ask me what our boys are forming
win tell you. We don't mean that this thing shall
90 on any longer. We don't want to be robbed any
longer by thieves with handles TO their names. We
can ever be held down for any length or time by me-
groes, and II they, with their uniformed National
Guard niggers shall attempt to outlaw and drive
us into O fight In defending our property, why
then, by G., we shall have try for 1t, and in my
been whipped by the North, but we do not intend
the niggers shah confer the same honor That's
oil, and that's why we are raising rne clubs"
find that this citizen Is but one OF hundreds like
himself scattered over the State The feeling,
though suppressed, Is absolutely dangerous. on
negro National Guard. To show what the National
Guard is shall give some details.
The South Carolina National Guard Is altogether a
negro organization In 1T fourteen regiments OF IN
fantry, armed with Winchester rifles, most formida-
bic weapon. The Guard has one major general. q. L.
Andelson four prigader generals Swails, " hipper,
H0ge and Winsmith and an adJutanI general,
Noses whose hands are dirty, 1t Is said, with ali
kinds OF onlcal plumber. The inspector general is
negro the paymaser general, Dennis, is notorious
character, and some OF the officers. with
rank as hgn as colonel, are as great ras-
The First regiment OF National Guards Is located
IN Charleston district having eleven companies,
fellow named laft. This regiment Is well uniformed
and well disciplined. saw them at right shoulder
were All iarreboded, notwithstanding negroes ,e
and they number thousand men. Nashs regiment
has Its headquarters at Columbia, with eleven com.
panies The third regiment lc.ongs to Beaufort,
and has for its lieutenant colonel Robert Smalls who
ran the Planter q small steamer belonging to his
master, out OF Charleston during the war. 1t Is
needless to say that Smalls is the most bitter per-
sonal enemy Of the white man in the State, and he
would, 1t is hinIed, only be too glad TO draw
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only cover all the able bodied men IN the State The
adGn Langley ana mas o. ths Iga
ment, with heavy fine, by Judge Bond, Of the
United States Court IN this city, some days ago. for
stuGng ballot boxes, and thereby frauduently
electing Delarge, negro barber, TO Congress. The
colonel OF the Fourth regiment Is George Mcintyre,
q senator, like Smalls, and who Is engaged TO be
known Rollins girls His major is a halt breed,
named Hayne, who boasts OF being connected by
the bar sinister with the well-known family OF that
name In this state. The Fourth reg ment Is made UP
ofnegroes. chiefly from Barnwell and Colleton coun
Ties, ana Is quite luil Ill OilCcTS anu SAtH
regiment Is located IN Lancaster and Marlboro
counties, and is under command OF man named
Maxwell who Is distinguished for nothing but a
furious appetite. The Eighth belongs to Darlington
county ana Is commanded by O man named Tile
brown. There ore quite number OF what y cal ed \
Ku Klux ourages in Darlington county, and have
spoken with number OF negroes who have had TO
ny from that county and are now In Charleston hid
ing. The Ninth belongs 10 Hamburg and Edgeaeld,
anu has for ls lieutenant colonel the famous Prince
Rivers q very 0leagenous negro, VINO distinguished
himself as aocturer a the North some years ago The
other reg ments the Tenth, Colonel ]. Q. Smith,
Orangeburg Newbury and Lexington counties;
Eleventh regiment Colonel T.. H. Mann, Abbcvie
and Anderson countless Twelfth regsment, 0conec
county; Thirteenth regiment Colonel Fleming,
Sparlanburg Union anu Laarens Counties; Four
teenth regiment Colonel Yocom Chester, YORK and
Fairfield counties.
With all their arms and equipments, however,
these negro militia are cowardly except when
filled with whskey, although In frame and stature
they are larger than the native white south CARROLL
man. Directly at the headquarters OF the Thirteenth
regiment IN Laurens county, lived senator owens,
VINO told me the other day that he mad 10 come 70
m orf no WI