The New York herald., 1876-10-29

ton on the date OF the Presidents proclamation, are
evidences OF this Both political parties agreed 10 hold
further agreed the suggestion OF the republicans,
that neither party should carry arms The whites at
tended unarmcd. During the discussion company OF
blacks rushed 10 some neighboring bushes seized
rifles, shotGuns and muskcts and killed ak and
wounded scsenteen whites, many OF the latter being
We append extract from letter published In the
Nxw YoRk HgEALD from the son OF the British Con-
sui at Charleston and eyewitness: :-.The following
are a few OF the victlms:-oId Mr.. simmons,
decrepd man OF seventy, took refuge
hsxs @ ou na' ns asfa m uIs
axe, broke by beating, almost all his bones, ami
then shot HIM, while lying on The ground, with mus
door, and on the ground the holes made by the buck
shot As we picked MIN up the broken bones Grated
dead Mr. whitaker met with worse late. for ho
WAS brought ia alive, suffering ieartuily from buck
shot through his stomach, and huge hacks OF flesh
,aAen out Of him by an axe or hatchei.
q. G. Bowen teiegraphed that negro named
Lachicotte was the first man killed. He may have
been but he FIRST shot poor Whitaker d Northern man.
/ am told. This got from the man who killed him
and from all who saw t. As Lachicotte shot Whitaker
this man shot him through the breast Lachicotto was
the only negro killed that can hear or Daily was also
left on the ground when wounded. HIS head was
hacked in i've places when found. Poor Walter Gra-
dick, mere boy, had his eye gouscd out and
was cruelty beaten and wounded. Tho papers have
doubtless gwen you iu accounts OF the other casual
ties, anu it is sufficient or to say that not single
wounded prisoner lett on the ground can survive the
brutality shown him after falling into the hands oi the
negroes They stole coats. boots and hats from both
dead aud dying. IL may now DO asked why DO not !
take legal measures against Cyrus Gaard, the black
leader to bring him account shall DO SO, but with
no other effect know than 10 turn negro hate on :ny
self For first, the republican Trial Justices VIII
throw all obstacles IN my way When say repuo-
lican, mean by 1t always Carolina republicans. Tor
you know my Northern education prevents my hold
ing prejudces against bona tide republicans oil tho
North. Then Bowen has complete control oil the
Sessions and the prosecuting officer Buttz II too well
kown 10 you to doubt the futity OF my
Efforts. And now that these demons are rendering
country Chamberlain orders the whites TO disarm,
and calls the United States troops to enforce his
order and tho time arms the negro militia TO
murder u.s. Ny wife and all the ladies' IN the great
threatening aud, while they outnumber US twenty to
one, We ordered 10 disband our organizations Tor
defence and to dtSarm
The reports OF this and other disturbances In the
State published In partisan and republican papers OF
New York city pronounce untrue. The correspon-
dents ot some OF those letters acknowledged
that thor reports were made tor purely politl
cal purposes Wc pronounce It untrue that tho people
OF South Carolina rebelious They have accepted
the issues OF tho war, and pledge themselves 10
desire not tho triumph OF party, bus the
restoration or peace and prosperity and the ring
OF a government which, firmly intrenched ~ the
hearts Of tho people, will enforce the laws, maintain
the dignity the State and tho United States and the
freedom Of the American citizen. Conscious OF our
integrity and our loyalty to the Constitution tho
Union we appeal to our brethern OF the North save
in this hour OF dire extremity the sacred Hgacy of
freedom bequcathed by our fathers OF the Revolution.
We append tables OF eight years admnistrat,e OF
slight glance ut them will show how our once prosper
Gus State has been OF her substance, and
septs only oil the reasons why good people denand
q change Of government