The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-10-14
Report of the Outrage Committee.
To Hon. James Chestnut, President of
State Itg Union


State Ihn Union:
Tie following resolution was adopt
cd by the State Tax Union, and
referred to a committee
"Whereas, to our great surprise,
q communication Of President Grant
to the Attorney General, Of date I'd
September instant, contnins tho fol-
lowing declaration "The recent
atrocities in Alabama, Louisiana and
South Carolina show q disregard for
low, civil rights and personal protoo.
ton, that ht not to be tolerated
in any civilized Government where.
as we are confident that the inlorma.
tion conveyed to the President re-
garding these alleged atrocities in
South Carolina is not true.
"Resolved, That one delegate from
each County be selected by tho
President Of this Union, to inquire
what atrocities of the above nature,
if any, have been recently comsnitted
in this State, and, il any, In what
section and by what class of persons !;
and that eaid delegates report, with
out delay. the result of their investiga-
tions to the executive Committee Of
tho State" Upon which they beg
leave respectfully to report
That we have failed to ascertain a
o single case in the State of an injury,
outrage or wrong committcds during
The present year by white man upon
n negro, in the slightest deglee at
tributable to the race, color or prcvi.
GUS condition Of servitudc of the ne.
or upon aoy Republican on account
Of his political opinions.
There have been too many Instances
Of outrnges committed upon whites
by negroes, because the sufferers wers
white but these ARE not within the
scope Of the matter submitted to us.
There have been INSTANCES, Of late,
of fragrant breaches Of The peace,
but these have been between uogr oes !;
or caused by armed bands Of negroes
assembling on Sunday and other
days aud threatening violence to the
Whites, or by negroes eudeavbring
to resist arrest Of those Of their color.
Fhese cases art also outside Of the
matter submitted to US.
We deem, it, however, not irrelc-
want to report that Il cnufiot of races
has only been avoided by the uniform
forbearanco Of the whites which
forbearahte is ESPECIALLY Com menda.
Bile, rs the whites, under grievous
proyocot;np NTH tk.; ,n. Lao, g., H. =.
greater part, veteran and disciplined
soldiers, and thus having it in tHtir
power to crush at blow the undis6i.
plined negroes, whose nulherical su
pcriority (only four to th,cc) i" of no
consideration, save, from regard for
peace aud good order, and desire
to avoid a conflict with the Federal
authorities, hitherto borne and for
borne.
Tne tendency to conflict exists
entirely on the side of tho negroes,
and arises from the existerce OF tho
following condition of affairs
The negro is generally too apt to
rogatd the administration Of Justice,
in which any white man has any
lnstrlnnentaIlty, as an invasion of his
rights.
The negro is taught to consider
that the whites mot Republicahs)
have not the right to form voldnt Ger
military organizations and hence
| regatd the rife clubs, lately formed,
for martial social and defensive pur-
poses, as the evidence of incipieut
rebellion. The fact that almost the
entire militia OF the State are ne-
gtoes; and that white cBmpnhies
have not been accEptcd by the State
authorities when rendered, may have
cdused this opiuion.
The Negro militia are commanded
by 1hany turbulent officers, arc arm
ed with fine arms, and abundantl3
supplied with ball cartridges as if
thoir services III a6tual conflict might
any day be required:
The negro is taught to believe that
the whites design not only to deprive
them IF the right of suffrage; but
even to reduce them to their original
condition Of slavery.
The negro il taught to regard the
United States troops az only intend.
81 u Keep do,tH the whites, and not
for common protection of all oiti.
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The carpet t-baggeta, Try which
term we do not mean those from 9th.
or States who remove here, but the
dishonest political a0pcuturers who
now infest this State,) do everything
in their power by incondiary speeches,
slanders and otherwise to innamc the
blscks against the whites and also to
inaamc the blacks agaihst any Of
their own color who might dare to
vote,. as they call it, "against thcir
races
Thus, thcro is no political freedom
in South Carolina for either race,
and little civil liberty for the whites
| It is true, and it oould not be 9th.
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