, 1876-10-23
SOUTHERN TlLDENJSlI.
The Campaign for "Reform il,
South Carolina.
Slaughter Of Colored Republicans in
BarnWoll and Aiken Counties.
Cold-Bjooded Crimes Described
by Eye-Witnc5ses.

occurred IN ilicso-callclt "upt:nuntry nnl South
Carolina within tile past six wncks were brought
about Ay certain lawIess wlIfte Democrats. THEY
were the direct results of a rcgular}ynrgantxc'l
pIan to ihtlmtlAtc iilc ncErocs nld prevent them
from gntng 10 tho polls on elcetln,l-lny. 70
this entl fully eighty nckroes have already l1ern
killed in Aiken ant Earnwc1I, a.,ti reign litter
ror still tx!sts IN tl.ose cuuntaes. Many 0f the
ncgrors linye left their eabiHs, nnl aye hiding
In tho woods niNl kwn,nps; white mcu, well
mounted ant armed, ride through tho co.:ntry
by day anil by Might anl sl,t the blacks wher-
ever they raM lind tlsctn. Tits statement make
upon the authority of United States officials
ail1 solt!fcrs, whose Grorn testimony and official
reports ase now before me.
NEruGEE5 III tof.t;MEfA.
There nrc nuw In Co!unbIu nunl!1er Of bl:1ck
mcn who have brcn driver, out Vi THUR liou,es
IN Basnwell and Aiken Counties. and w].u
have hecn warned by their friends TINT they
will be killed Il they return. l have juat h,tl
long interview with one Of these ,ucn. lie
IL IN koncst-facetl, outspokcn ilt1,l-han1 Of
more than ordinary Intelligence, w1lo has NJ
ways been strong supporter nt Goy. Cl'gtn-
brfIatn, beca.lsc ns liu says, I,cforr dis pres
ent 'citetncnt, not iione DC n!::gs5s but all :c
white gcln.ncn, war viii him." THIS man tells
y!ctton With It. repeat y rs liear1y II. possi-
trouble bout me, Dir, was dIa. Fur dc past two
ycars is been alylsn' oF IT, 1,tggrrs In barnwcll
County nut to l,aye noi1in' to do viii none Of
dem corrupt nggcrs, but to stick to tins.
Chamberlain; dis did cordsn' to liz utlvisil or
nll 90 white geintncn:. Well, os course, In dis
'1cct!on stay true to Alassa Cllamhnslan; but
Boss Hampton, asitl want all dc uiggc7s to jtne
whit dcj calls dc Colorcd Democrat Club.
SOME Oh le rncn jincd, SURG 'n"uyll, cause Oh
beln 'fcaret, but fni,l straight out ,lat ! woui
not 1lnc. Well last week dty was gon' to have
me to walk III tic line wilt lie cO1orr club, and
sail, No. Ia for Chamberlain Dn 10 tiayforc
dc nlcctit' war standin' by II coiton-giu doIn'
1'oiren, when three ur four white gemIiicn wha:
didn't know come up, and H1in I'll them s1ss
Here, you nlg9er, wants you to jiHe lie rs.
form Democrat Club ! emit Ito tat, buss,'
says I, md was waikiki oil casy-'ilie, when one
q, DO white gsmlncn takes out knife and says.
out Den starts to run, an' tse run LOO, and
den hc makes q cut at me, All wild de force lie
fell lowu, atl lc knife went into my leg strut
OF into do back, like lle tended. Him la1lis'
to SEQ de Governor. Dat's tc wi,oic story.''
The nnuIc Of the unfortunate nun who was
thus driven nway from his hoMe Is len Will
jams, and lie has made affidavit to his state
by another black man from Beltuu, uuInrd Hum
pflrcs, who was also Obliged to CONF here |'c-
cause he refused to join II Democratic Club.
Yesterday thcsc men received the following.
communication FROM tt.elr wives. 1t W.ls
brought to them by another negro, who a!se9
thought It would be best to leave bcltol., aud
give 1t exactfy Us written:
ocTronEn dc ! 41S7B.-I>rAn 11,spASDs, l seat
myself to rite YOU fcw ling TO let you know III,
an,net!ling to eat IL, what III to tu for foncIn.
IN eat dors not k10 but don't you cuno here for
eu.,e 1hing 10 c'p sici i Is siad for you TO do 70,
dey come 70 your HOUSE, M to Mr.. liulnphrtcf to
XII you On lns Tnxtlay nigh. yon var not At hume
leri and fhe dill mt I'LL dey Any tlntn her nH dat II
you I,oth como lumc yoH would liz soo1. a. ynl
s ds.s VII fps ssc Il ts s rs ano o1"
Faanc your Truly MAMatMkT , y, Wd,.sA"s' u"
Bolton s. c.
Messages like tho above ART received alust
eyory {l;ly by tic men wllu l!nyt llcd to Cuium-
btu aud Charleston from their homes, md still
the Democrats Bay there is no Intimidation In
South Carolina, md Ask their political oppo-
NUTS not TO wnvc the bloody shirt.
OFFICIAL HEronT or THE oUTNA0Es At EiLES-
TON.
Regarding tho race-con!itct whIel. commenced
ut EilcntoIi Oil the 1Jtl1 uf last month, nlld
wlltcl, las to some extent been continued In
l}arnwcl aud Aiken Counties ever sl!cc, Gov.
Chamberlain las male Ill exhaustive rSanl!l'a-
tioa, and this nlorlltnE received IN official re-
mort iron, Mcssrs. Blackwell md Canton, the
take Testimony. Hoth sne gentlemen named
lnye knowu for considerable time; they are
Inel Of ilullor, md can be relied upon III every
way. THUR report Is accompanied Us the sworn
statements Of two welt-knuwh officers OF thu
Uultel States Army. wt.use word clnnnt be
doubled, aud by n.tlttayits iroln llorc tun thirty
trustworthy witnesses. From, this MACS ol
Testimony, ind from personal interviews with
sotne of The Witnesses, | g3se the following
account at the situation in Atkcn auu Barn
we'll. The trouble was commenced BY Two
worthless ncgrocs, wlao went inio thu house Of
Alanzo Hartley, IN Sylvester Township, Aiken
THIS they did because shc replied to
their request for work tn u slrly aa't
atlrns!ye manncr. TIE net of these two
whites rs u prctyxt Tor arlnlng themselves mud
riding through thu country to shoot Triggers.
Frma the official report II appears that they
killed seventeen black lnen mud w"tsn.lctl III
many nsore. Ihe iatslcs d ail thcso Victims
are given III the report, and it Is cstina.e. that
tIrcu Or fur times ns many were killed IN the
! woods md sTurnDs, an1 therefore c4:lot bc ac-
counted FUR Tile white men admit thu ktllill.
Of these nr.socs, but sny ti'cy very not shot
| Ind nuthlng to DO with thc disturbance. 'ihe
black men, On the other haltl, and tile Unl:cA
States officials, all join III ssYearns tin, ll1e out
rngcs wcru committed 10 Htlniitlutc the hr.rdes
AMI prevent them frun voting the Republican
| ticket. Everything cues to prove tlat tile Nc-
grocs werc killed tor this and for no u,licr plr-
pUSe. ......
| KIfI.,sG 4 "NADlCAG NIGaEM."
Among the witnesses examined was julia
| Turner, Ii young bnck wtln.1, w!lnse hus.m,,d
! was killed. Shu swUrr that, Oh the lHfs Of
| September, III the evening, ghu frum! eighty to
tn 'l0U armed and mounted white men n,ruacil.
luz her cabin, which IL Situated tIrrr Hnb,!ns.
Soiuc OF tl.em hrokr dpwHs lie eottsn.Ite fences,
ald theu the wulc purity r"lc IN IL the rlbir.
luor anu bcIxrsa ticurgc TURNER, The wiarss' lll,st
band. 4 number oi llIrtl hrlAi him. while tho rcs-
went through the rab!n With plstnls In .helr
| l,anlls, sayM9 't,fe arr looking fur Radical
nggcts to kiln Not !llHling nny ottcr cuinred
| lnaI, tncy turned tn Mrs. Turner All! said:
| II 1lat man Ut yours wutt't cu,l.c b4c:i MY
| more; we'll ialiu iaro Of lilIll.h
Then they roue off, takf,I.. tile woElan's liu.-
ba1,l With fhcm. Mrs. Tlrncr cried uut III they
! were gulng, T.. Will follnw you wherever yotl
gun slo tried tn do So hoping to save t4rr llus
Lands life; hut the usrll laughed Mt hcr wild e.
furts to oycrtakc them, md. ruling rapidly, were
soon out of sight. Tho Terrified wostInn ran oI.
to lubnS'; Dnt, finding that The party ha,l mt
been there, s'lc was rrtnr!nE wtrp!ilg, to her
| tlune, when ate noticed 4 number 0f l,nrse-
! tracks lenll!ng tu the he'd Of Il Try creek nhout
n nils anu Il half fru,n lleT c..t.,l. She followed
tl.eso tracks, and foulsI her husband lying In