The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-06

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shs Republicans and Conservatives
alike.
Report or the Outrage Committee.
To Hon JAMES CHEsNUr, PRESIDENT
OF STATE TAX UNION: The following
resolution was adopted by tho State
Tax UnioD, aud referred to commit
tee:
"Wboreas, to our great surprise, u
communication of President Graut to
the Attorney General, of dutc "a Sop
tember instant, contuius the following
declaration: The recent atrocities ia
Alabama, Louisiana aud Suuth Caro-
lima show disregard for law, evil
rights aud personal protection. lhut
ought 10: to Ee tolerated in any cl,i-
iizrd Sovernment;' and where weute
confident that The irfprmat,on con.
SeJeh ~ III. President r".nr.lany ,A"s..
alleged ar 'citic. III South Cnrui.:u is
not true.
"Resolret'. That onc l,g.s ir,.u
tnch County be- selected hy ,Eu Press
dent ot tile Uuion, 81 inquire whu,
atrocities OF the above nature, ii uuy,
have b"en recently committed ia tins
State, and, II any, III what section and
oy What c'uss of persous; and that s,:i
delegates report, without delay, the
result OF their Investigations To the
EXECUTIVE CoD mittee nLtle State."
kUpon WHICH they beg leave respect.
fully to report:
That We have failed To ascertain u
single case in tue State of au injnry,
outrage or wrong committed during
the present year hy white man upon
Il negro, in the slightest degree At
tributable TO the race. color or rrevious
condition OF hervitude uf the negro,
or upon any Republican GU account OF
his political opiuious.
There have been too muny instances
OF outrages committed upon whites by
negroes, because the sufferers we're
white; but these are uot withiu the
scope OF the muiter submitted TO u.s.
There have been Instances, of late, Of
| hagrant breaches Of the peace, but
These have beeu between negroes; or
caused by armed bands of negroes
assembling on Sunday aud other days,
and threatening violence 10 tho whites; ;
or by negroes endeavoring to resist
arrest of those of their co.ur. Theso
cases are also outside Of the matter
submitted to us.
We deem 1t, however, not irrelevant
to report that IL conh,ct Of races has
only be.n avoided by the uniform for
beurunce of the whites; which iorbenr-
nnce 10 especially commendabie, ns the
whites, under Gricvous provocntlou,
| with their males. for the grcnicr part,
| veteran aud disciplined soldiers, aud
thus having 1t III their power to cruali
att blow the undlscipIiued negroes,
whose numerical superiority (ouly four
to threc) is Of no consideration, have,
from regard for peace aud good orler,
aud u desire to avoid conflict with the
Federal authorities, hitherto borne and
forbornc.
The tendeucy TO IL conflict exists
entirely on the side of the negroes,
aud arises from tho existence Of The
following condition Of affairs:
The negro is generally too apt to
regard the administration of Justice,
IN which any white man has uny III.
strumentality, as an invasion If his
rights.
The uegro is taught to Consider that
the whites (not Rrpublicans) have not
the right to form volunteer military
organizations; und hence regard tho
rifle clubs. lately formed. for martial.
social and defensive purposes, as the
evidence OF incipient rebellion. The
fnct that almost the entire militia OF
tho State are negroes, and that white
companies have not been accepted ty
the State authorities when teudere.i,
may have caused this opinion.
The negro militia are commanded
ny many turbulent officers, are armed
with iue arms, aud abuudantiy sup.
Piled with ball cartridges. as if their
services III actual conflict might uuy
duy be required.
The negro Is taught to believe HAT
the whites design not ouly to deprive
them OF tho right Of suffrage, but even
TO reduce them to their original coudi-
tion Of slavery.
The negro is taught to regard the
United States troops as only intended
10 Keep do'rm Tie WhitcS, aud not for the
com mon protection Of ail ctizens.
The capet-baggers, 10y which term
We 10 not mean those from other
States who remove here, but the dis.
honest political dioenfurers who now In
lest this Stute,) do everything in their
power by inceudi.ry speechcs, slau-
ders aud otherwise to iulame tho
blacks against the whites, aud also 10
inhame the blacks against any of their
own color who might dare to vote, Us
th8y rul If sGauui,,vt tbo;. .oo.