The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-05-09

VIZ VIZ AdAAstn WCto udu6 III 1OTk. Cnea.
ter, fairfield, Union and Newberrv.
Out of 1000 stands Of arms given to the
militia the Ku Klux got and DESTROYED
over 8. 600 stands. Ho would ask any
man with aparticle of sense and honesty
about him, if it was the duty of the Go
vernon to leave tho arms to urn the Ku
AUX. lShouts OF No, Mol Since that
tirne, United States Marshal Wallace
mad recovered about 700 stands from tho
Au Alux. During tho time when these
9utrages were being perpetratcd, the
Legislature of the State was in session
It was their duty to apply to the General
government for troops. Some of them
desired hin, (Scott) to place the upner
Counties under martial law, bnt be did
not deem it expedient, because be didn't
have the means to meet u trained army
such as the Ku Kux would have been
Ii had sent the militia up then. how
many of you would hnvc volunteered to
go?
A Voice Que. Whipper wouldn't
go heself!
The Governor-Just so. These very
men in the Legislature wouldn't 90
themselves. Our duty was to oull on the
General Government, but during the
session OF tho Legislature it could only
be done by joint resolution of that
body. had no power to tlo it. asked
them to do SO. hnt they only did it ut n
late day. AS soon as it adjourned T
called on the President, and in less than
ten days had tho troops. It is true that
l had conference with lending Demo
crafts. because knew that Ku Kluxism
could only be put down through their in
huence. told them that was aston
ffa I.,r, It
negroes were III tho majority, a white
man was permitted TO 1.-Two. Now ftri-
nmphantly) bavo I answered tho ques-
ton?
The Governor was answered by an
other chorus Of yells, during which J. J.
Hardy, an ex-member of the Lust Legis.
lature. arose and expressed a desire to
ask another question. This produced
another outbreak. more turbulent than
any OF the preceding. to which the
vigorous attack of the Chairman's stick
on the table. and his appeals for order,
formed kind Of running accompani-
ment. The crowd refused to listen to
anybody, at which the Chairman stated
that Mr.. Hardy must be heard; that he
tho Chairman) was bonnd to protect
Hardy to the extent of the entire militia
of tho State, aud ii thnt did not avail he
would call upon theMayor If they had
all come to the conclusion to make fools
OF themselves, they Had better 90 on
with the fuss. For his part, he was in
the habit of presiding over gentlemen,
very fow of whom were present in the
hall.
Hero Hardy. made another ATTEMPT to
get in his say: He was member of the
Legislature ut the time to which the Go.
vernon referred, aud he would ask if
there was not caucus of the members
III IL room in the State House, and didn't
that caucus say to him (Scott) that lie
Was responsible for the murders that had
been committed. TAnother yell
At this time his Excellency lost his
temper, and said, quite Indignantly,
that 1T looked like it was impossible for
the Republicans of Charleston to hold
meeting and hear the Governor of the
State. 1t was time to put stop to oil
this when n man like that, (,neaning
Hardy,) could get up and insult every.
body.
The scene that followed beggars de.
scription. There WAS ono prolonged
howl from 200 lungs, kept up without
intermission, and making such yell as
rendered it impossible for anybody to
oo icAiu' H'eIyoouy Aeemeu intent on
making the most noise possible, and
shouts and curses and ycls efreotually
put stop to the delightful speech that
his Excellency had prepared for the oc-
casion. Tho loyal voters from ceiling
took to brandishing their clubs and
sticks, and at this juncture il suggested
itself to the mind OF he reportorial staff
of the Courier that any further tarrying
iii the locality might be inconsistent
with his personal safety; and inasmuch
ms slg Int tap on the pericranium, from
one OF the loyal clubs that we're being
freely brandished, might deprive tho
readers OF tho Courier Of report of the
proceedings thus far, he, in company
with the other members of the press,
evidently actuntcd by similar motives,
suffered himself to be borne along with
the crowd that bolted for the door, and
was finally hurried down stairs into the
street
Whether his Exccllency made tho
"brief review of tho history of his ad-
ministration" to his diminished audience
is not definitely known, but ut this writ
ing the chances are ten to one against
him -Charleston Courier.