The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-11-02

United States infantry had already
marched TO the village, and the other
took up its march at once. The village
was reached at 9 A. NJ.
The rifle clubs, all uniformed, mounted
and armed with revolvers, had already
began to arrive. As they filed through
| the village streets they were received
with yells of delight by the whites and
respectful silence by the blacks.
A MOCK RECEPTION.
BY the time the new companies Of the
United States troops marched into the
village probably one thousand rifiemen
had assembled along the main street.
As soon as the troops appeared the rifle
men began to cheer and yell. Their de-
light seemed to know no bounds. They
rode close to the soldiers and patted
them on the backs, screamed, gesticu-
lated and threw up their hats. On the
other side of the way was an equally
large crowd of negroes, not uniformed,
on foot and unarmed. Yelis, cheers.
screams, calculations, prayers, tears and
eve.y other form Of testiiying emotion
were exhausted to show what a welcome
the boys in blue received from the black
men aLG wo ie-i of Edgeield. The ne
gro womeI were peculiarly demonstra-
tive. They danced, whirled round and
round, jumped up and down, clapped
their hands as at acamp-meet'ng, scream
ins. "1Lank God Dear Jesus, | am
glad" etc
Officers and men marched along utter
ly oblivious to all appearances Not a
man turned his head or spoke a word
If they had been marching on Broadway
in review they could not have been more
steady If N 4 ppa in ~ nd Cf tho Natu
York Seventh going up Pennsylvania
avenue, in Washington, April, 1861.
The two horrs between o'clock and
III were Intensely an='o Gus ones to the
Republican managers and the United
States officials There were in town
about twelve hundred colored Republi-
Is end about eighteen hundred OF the
rifle club men. The United States force
consisted of but one hundred and forty
five men. Should a collision occur, the
prospect was not pleasant one. 1t was
il possible to predict what Butler and
Gary would decide upo ., and then how
far the leaders could control the men
whom they had wrought up to pitch Of
excitement it was impossible to describe.
THE CHIEFS TO THEIR CLANsNEX.
The Republican meeting was called
n
cratic meeting was organized in the Pub
lie Square. in front OF the Court-ho ise.
General Gary and George Butler spoke
They told their men that force Of Uni
ted States Marshals and United States
COMMISSIONS had arrived with addition
al United States troops; that the pur
pose of the Republicans was to bring on
n conflict by arresting them (Gary and
Butler) and then to place the State un-
der martial law. AS Chamberlain has
been afraid to come, and had sent only
interiors like Smalls and Brayton, the
determination to divide time" at the
Republican meeting had been abandon
ed. The speeches of the two leaders
were calm and unexciting. The effect
upon their followers was, for a few IIo-
ments, doubtful, but the prudent sool
acquired the command and acquiescence
seemed to be decided on.
Meantime the Republicans went out to
a grove on the outskirts of the village.
Near it stands a ruined building which is
what remains of a school which flour
ished here previous to the war. Upon
the dilapidated porch OF this building,
fifty yards froLl the meeting, the United
States Commissioners ID United States
Marshals took their seats to observe
events. Inc sOluleIs Ol the EdIIlsOn
were all in their barracks, a mile off
Not one appeared upon the streets after
10 A. NJ. They were, Of course, held IN
readiness to act in aid Of the Marshal. if
necessary, but there was not the slightest
display of military force. The prudence,
firmness, and good judgment of Major
Kline can not be too highly compliment
ed.
Senator Lawrence Cain called the
meeting to order and announced the oh
ject of it. He was unanimously elected
c tairman, and he then introduced Hon.
Robert Smalls, candidate for Congress,
who proceeded to make an earnest but
judicious Republican speech. He spoke
mainly Of the National issues, and i'm
pressed the idea upon his hearers that
freedmen, like himself, and them, could
have, in the very nature of things, no
party but one-the party that made
them men and citizens He was followed
by Colonel Fillebrown, Mr.. Brayton and
H. E. Hayne, each speaker occupying
about one hour. Their audience was
composed of about / 200 colored men.
On the edges of the meeting were to be
seen a dozen or so Of the mounted Dem
ocrats. These were changed from time
to time, apparently riding back and for
ward to the village with reports.
BUTLER REVIEWS HIS MEN.
At about o'clock General Butler rode
up to Colonel Low, Chief Deputy Mar
shall, and said that his men wished to
pass around the meeting and give it
cheer He said that they could do so, he
supposed as a matter of right. as there
was a public highway on one side, and he
was a trustee of the academy grounds.
Colonel Low told him he could act upon
his own responsibility; it was not for
him to forbid or permit. General Butler
then said that he would pass round the
meeting with his men, and that he would
guarantee that no disturbance would oc-
cur.
Presently the head of the column Of
rifle clubs could be seen riding four
abreast down the hill from the tow
where a little branch runs across the
road, and then wind up on the hill
where the meeting was. General Butler
took position and passed his men i'm re-
view At one time the column head
halted, when General Butler ordered one
Of his aids to give his compliments to the
Captain OF the leading company to march
on to the village. The United States
Marshals stood between the meeting and
the cavalry, and thus prevented the near
approach of the two bodies. They rode
| slowly by yelling and cheering for Tilden
and Hampton. The moment that the
/ cheering began Senator Cain called upon
| the Republicans for cheers for Hayes and
| Chamberlain. The two parties thus con-
/ tinued to cheer and counter-cheer for
about twenty minutes, as the cavalry
/ filed by. One man only dropped from
the ranks and attempted to strike a ne
| gro who was dancing and yelling for
/ Hayes and Chamberlain. But General