Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-10
South Carolina.


Judge Moses, South Carolina radical, to
know whether or not his views agreed with those
embodied in the late jucendary proclamation
of Gov. Chamberlain, received the following !
letter 10 reply:
SUMTER, October I, 1876.
Mn Dear Sir Il an just 10 receipt OF your
note, aud at once reply to the same. For
the las; three or four months | have not been
in anv of the counties but those of Sumter
and Richland. Within that period l have
been present at only two political meetlngs,one
held by the republican party aEd the other
to day at this place ty the democrats. Al,
though was at the latter but a short time
was Tor the greater part of the day IN the
streets, with every opportunity OF observing
The behaviour and deueanor OF the large con-
course which the occasion had brought to-
pctber The collection consisted of ctlze1s
90 foo. and on horseback. | saw 10 10 instance
any exhibition of arms or any behaviour IN
consistent with the slrlctest propriety. AT the
republican meeting to which | have above re.
ferred there was no attempt at interruption. l
shall require very strong evidence to satisfy
me that South Carolina is az armed camp. l
know Of nohiug which would lead me to SO
corcIude. For myself | do not know OF any
thing which would make me doubtful 10 any
part of the State oil enjoying the same securl-
ty which | feel attached 10 me uoder NY own
root. | trust the day is far distant when VIC,
latons of the peace 10 our own boarders Will
| REQUIRE he Interference Of aoy arm more PC
tent than that of the law. Very respectfully
yours, L. y. MUSES.
Gen. w. Hampton.
! correspondent Of the New Y ork Herald,
writing from Columbia under date Of Sth
inst, says:
1.-THE air tonight is full Of rumors, and in
djca,iOns 90 to show that We are % the eve of
| the most startling evcuts. Private reports
from Aiken county state that trouble is brew.
ing there cut oil the proclamation OF Governor
| chamberlain requiring the dlsbaDdiDg OF the
Il e and sabre clubs. These organizations are
in The main wiling to dlsband, but they reso-
lutely refuse TO give up the arms, which are
! their OVID property. am credlbiy Informed,
aud | regard this as the most alarming syup-
| tom of trouble, that a wholesale system OF
arbitrary arrests Of leading cltz. Us n the couD-
ties Of Burnwell, Aiken and EIguhcld has
! been determined upon bv the Depar meat OF
Justice, aud that the United States officials
here ara now actively engaged Carrying out these
instructions. The grounds upon which iheSe
arrests are to be made are the collected ain
davis of negroes 10 the effect that they have
been Threatened with violence if they should
vote Tor the republican Presidential electors
and Congressman have further ascertalned
that tgo United States commissioners AID a
corps of deputy United States marshals have
already lie here FIR the counties above named,
armed Tiih warrants aud me nece>sary tuuc-
tuns to execute their instructions. The plan
is desperate one. The party leaders here
auxious,y anticipate resistance 10 thts: arrests,
lroba.ly blood he'd aud possibly collision
with The UHited States troops quaT'ered lu
these cUu ties. In the event oil euy OF these
cn.luganccs martial law would be at once
declared, not only 10 The counties uamed. but
perhap> in the entire State. The program me
is regarded as the most perfect system OF ~
timidltior, if it does not result 10 delcatl1g
eur election 10 November"