The New York herald., 1874-08-20
THE C0L0RED WAR IN SOUTH
CAROLINA.

Possession OF Infurinted Negroes.
The Charleston Neecs ana Courier OF Monday has
details of the war at Georgetown between negroes
led by state Senator Jones the one side and
Representative James A. Bowley on the other.
The .Yescs says:-
the mercy and in the possession OF mob OF mad
negro savages, who were shooting ut eacn other
with the greatest possible gusto. lew words OF
explanation win enable the people OF this civilized
country to understand the situation and to APP
preciate the beauties OF radical reformation in
TINS State. The republican party III Georgetown
county Is composed OF ignorant negroes. One FAC
noas o Is he eo POSITION Ss IL Of sat senator 9nn lss
but who seems TO be desirous OF perpetuattng
e ce o wsn pr s State
office Is to be filed IN the coming election. The
opposing faction rs led by James A. Bowley. mem-
Der the last House OF Representatives ana
Chairman OF the Ways and Means Committee
who. in two years, made handsome fortune OF
$4,000 or $50, COO on salary OF $500 year. Bow
ley uses his money in the campaign, and Jones,
VINO seems not 70 be quite SO hush, but who is
Colonel OF the militia uses the guns, so that the
snews OF war seem to oe about equally divided.
What position the two leaders occnpv IN relation
to the gubernatorial canvass does not seem TO be
very clearly understood. Both have been below
ing very loudly for reform; but which one wants
to reform with Moses or when one to re orm with
Chamberlain, has not yet been ascertained Ever
since The campaign opened these two lights of
things hot for the decent people OF the county
on Wednesday last, as has been stated IN this
town 60 nominate delegates TO the State RepubI.
can Nominating Convention. The Georgetown
Times explains that 1.-TWO calls were made ior this
COnventiOn-one by the BOwleyites at twelve
O'Clock the other by the Jonesites at two O'Clock.
The Court House was the place. The obIecs OF one
party to iorestall the other The Two o'ClOcks
were determined to break up the Twelve o'ClOcSs,
and the Twelve o'Cocks, II defeated. to completely
drum and the toot Of the fife both parties assem-
bled at the ancient seat OF justice and entered
into meeting, or q miserable apology for drunk
en- broil or brutal row. whereby that same seat Of
justice was proianed the public peace invaded
has ALREADY been described in these columns.
The bullets OF the Bowley reiormers proved TO
be too strong ior the Jones reiormers, and the LAT,
ter incontnenty fed after several OF them had
been wounded. In the Taeiee an unfortunate
negro, who was a bystander. was mortaly wounded
by pistol shot The BOwley reformers being now
masters of the situation reoreanlzed tue meeting.
In the meantime pump water had renewed the
wounded scalps. old demijohns had fortified slack
enea COURAGE and the Jonestes went Ito the
rescue" But too late. The flush OF victory had
Jonesites were compelled TO beat retreat, hurting
back in defiance the words, Beware aud wait"
DAY, and the following letters will give the reader
an idea Of the pandemopum which now began. It
may be stated here tnat the population OF the
town of Georgetown consists OF 74s whites and
2,772 colored. the population OF the county IL
2,173 whites and Is SsS colored persons.
The Neacs mas the following from its special
respondents, dated Oh the 14th, at Georgetown:-
| For the last two or three days Georgetown has
! been the scene OF the most outrageous disorder
! and confusion. The negroes formed III two par
!
| IL. Jones aud the other OF Representative James
! A. Bowley, have been wagIng fierce ncnt against
| used and two persons mortaly wounded.
Armed squads of negroes nave been patrolling the
| streets, shouting and cursing; the peace OF the
town mas been most violently disturbed, and there
| is every prospect OF dangerous riot.
Last night, about one O'Clock, the dwelling house
OF senator Jones was attacked and fired into by a
crowd OF Bowley men. The building was com
RsV side were wounded The firing contnned. al IA.
tervals. from about Twelve O'Clock TO 'o9r
O'Clock. Loud volleys ut times we're heard
I and the whole community alarmed. Me-
groes from the country, all well armed with
Plantation muskets, hoes and rice sckles, are now
! hooking INTO town from al quarter. screaming
and hallooing, furious from excitement. Our in
efficient county officers are powerless to quell the
disturbance. There is no telling when the riot VIII
! end or what fearful consequences NAV result
thereirom. The whites are lew and unorganned
! There are no means OF securing assistance IN case
OF emergency. No troops are quartered near, and
the means OF communication with the town inper-
feet. The negroes are now incensed. mad ana
furious fortunately their fury is as yet directed
! only against one another, but who knows nutwhat
! have been taught consider their enemics--their
former masters? An armed crowd ~ not easily
quelied and when that crowd consists OF ignorant,
J brutal, highly excited, haf savage negroes there
( Is more difficulty and great danger. Then savage
impetuosity will lead them on beyond the object
oi their gathering, until they stop only when tncy
( have gone too lar TINS Is what we fear. We mere
can only be prepared 1or the worst. This is fea-
/ ture OF republican government
The most furious persons in the mob were the
/ negro women, who were armed with rice hooks,
b
/ on such Occas,0nswas terrible All Tuesday ana
Friday armed negroes OF the Jones faction were
pouring into the town rom the surrounding plan
tatiOns on the river and on the islands. During
! the attack on Jones' honse on thursday night the
house was guarded by q body OF ms adhercnts.
whom the Bowley reformers drove OH. They
! opened fire upon the house and completely ridded
1t with their bullets. Jones himself was wounded
III the thumb. DR.. thompson visitor from
Philadelphia, was shot in the leg, ana Henry Joy.
! one OF the county commissioners. was also
wounded. On Friday morning Jones paraded
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by a few negroes. Later IN the day be ga thcred q
company of the militia, or which he IS the Colonel
and persuaded the Sheriff TO take command or
tncm Bowley's house. which is ore OF the
finest IN the town, was at this time surrounded by
/ an angry ana excited crowd OF Jonesltes, consist
! ing OF men and women, who threatened death to
| any one who approached and sworc vengeance
against Bowley. The Intendant OF the town inter-
viewed Jones and got him to consent 10 Withdraw
his forces. lie then attempted 70 get into Bowiey s
house, but the mob, who still surrounded IT, swore
that they would not let any wn1te man enter IL.
ana hcv swSpe 100 a nrn wrn down be sher with
the militia, then marched 10 the house, ana whiIe
the latter kept the crowd back the sheriff per-
suaded Bowoy. as means OF saving hls iiie. TO
surrender himself and go 70 jail. He did so, ac-
! companied by his satellites, George Paw!ey. An
| tony Jandon and Ned Lawrence three colorcd
custom House oftlcersl, and followed by mob OF
Jones' negroes, hooting, yelhng, curslng anu
swearing. The slogan OF these savases was Dc
Bowleyite haD offended our god an we Qwne 10
hab vengeance BY their god they meant Jones.
VINO Is so regarded by them.
An Emeutc mt Timmousviue IN. C.)
Promptly QueIlcd.
from the wilmington IN O. Journal--August is. ]
The radicals had a speaking at Timmonsville on
SATURDAY the 18th inst. in which tho principa
effort Of the speakers was to prove which set o
radicals we're the greatest thieves. They wer,
addressed by one Layton, from Florence, ant
Jonathan Wright, Clerk Of the Superior Court. o
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