The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-01-18
Something Must be Done.

they would have done, and that immedi
steiy. is precisely what every honest
peace-loving man deprecates-nothinI
less than the organization Of b!acl
militia, and the precipitation of a con
fiict which, will only end in the annihi'a
ton Of one race or the other. And tha
other, is it necessary to say which |
will be2 We did hope that with tn
triumph ofthe party a. the last election
that we could ''Sit in peace" as the Re
publican editor did on that "brigh
morning" over which he dwelt in sucl
ecStacy-all the rascalitv just about cul
.nins,ing in the grand triumph. But i
is net to be. I, seems a radical deter
mination to keep the bali in notion
Something must be done We agree il
this, but not in the measures proposed
The only plan which can work success
fully and happily is to remove the guns
already in the possession of the negro
and bring him down to 4 peace footing
and then the trouble will be over. Can
any dispassionate mind review the situa
iinn, look at all the ''up country trou'
ble<" 50 much howlcd about, and not be
forced to see that it all comes Of armine
these people? Surely not. What OF
the late trouble in Union? Are not the
negroes prowling about in that county,
armed? Did not party Of them shoot
down an inoffensive white mans Was
there any provocaticn for this? Would
that have happened if the guns had not
been given to them, Or afterwards have
been taken away? After this ut,provok-
ed murder, a retaliation by unknown
parties takes place, and some Of these
murderers are summarily disposed of:
"A proceeding to be lamcnted, and
which all w.abiiing citizens Of this
unfortunate up-country condemn, but
which will he in this order of things
What was the first caaSo of this trou
Die, but the arsning Of the militia
But for that it would not haze happened,
and now quiet and security would
: reign. But the howl still goes on, and
something must be done. or these stras-
Cling, numbering, thieving, loa6ns mill
sis, will be ex;erminated piece meal {;
these d. mp country rebel rcformers,
eo-called, will every now and then meet
out the punishment justly merited on
these rufians, who kill and burn, as the
de1il and their leaders teach them, and
therefore something must be done to
shield and sustain and assist them in
their murdcrous work. The up coun-
Try hopes that that something will not
be done. 1f it be done, however, If
Gov. Scott allows himself to be pushed
into a measure so fraugLt with dan.
ger, not only to himself. but the whole
radical party, then indeed will the up
country, having borne and suffered
until their patience is exhausted, accept
the issue, and then God help the fools
The Legislature engages its leisure by
such speeches as this. Henderson, for
instance, our own colored John, says /:
"The co!ored people Of his county are
amply able to protect themselves, If only.
as "GrabaIdy" says, the requisite arms
be furnished them. They were 1900 in
the majority, and if this number couldn'
sustain themselves. there was no need OF
extraneous aid. Better to have gene.
raj war, and have ten colorcd men killed
to one white man, than that the present
state Of affairs should continue"
This was on the question Of seeking aid
from the general government, in troops,
and officers to drill the raw ,nili,ix.. into
regular and reliable soldiers. But Hen
derson wants no aid-and his mind re:
vcrtS back to the nice speculation made
on that other lot Of guns. Another re.
QUESTION would be good spec for him.
This surely is what he wants-a Eight
10, never, his valor will ooZe out at his
greasy heels as soon as he leaves the
company he is il ct present. And 50
with the others.
Mr.. Boston. too, another Of our scent.
ed legislators, "thinks the militia
sdequate to suppress all disturbances, il
the Gnvernor will only show sympathy
fr tee poor colored people who elected
him. he would urge the Governor to
>psorapt action. ior some things would
begin to draw nearer home. and crc loae
his = xcellency himself might hear the
voice Of the midnight a$sasstD at his OWE
door"
Nr. whipper '+weulA have the militia
organized and pot into operation"-(tney
all forget that the militia are operating
now. and Il is their operations which are
causing al the present disturbances
"and then there w:i te peace. Th(
Executive should do their duty anc
leave the consequences to God"
But why go farther into these stupid
violent utirranccs. 1t is to be hopes
that hetter counSelS will prevail, tina
she Governor will not yield to thes'
howls, or the consequences. which Whip
per proposes to leave to God, will resu'
in no good to those who are urging th'
very violence and b!oodShed they 81