The New York herald., 1876-11-02
Gentle Wooings Of the Military and Protests
Against Their Presence.
CHAMBERLAlNS FIRST REBUFF.
The Governors Angry Response
to Senator Randolph.
Democrats Arrested at Their Political
Meetings.
CoLuxDiA, S. c.. Nov.

While troops are being steady poured into the
upper tier OF counties, where there largo white
democratic malorlties, mono are sent to the lower
counties, whero the negroes reported to DO law
less, violent and threatening, and this. too In tho
face Of repeated appeals from both whites and blacks
who apprchend trouble in that section. To-day letter
received hcrc from Joseph Z. Glover, Jr United
States Commissioner at wattcrboro in Coie,or county,
requesting the party TO whom addressed to
General Ruger and get him 10 send ono company OF
United States troops hero at once with orders TO re-
main until The 10Th OF November. Tho Commissioner
encoses tho following copy OF letter to the Governor
the subject
LETTER COMMISSIONER
WATERFORD, Colleton County, :. C., Oct "a 1870
To 9. II. CHAMBERI.AiS, Columbia, s. c.:
DEAR SIR-l think II best 10 suggest TO you that
companies United Statcs iroons ought TO be
stationed here until aer the 10th OF November Please
request General Rnger TO order company At least
here at once. All quiet hero now, but there Is
tong when the peacc will be broken. Yours respect
fully JOSEPH Z. GLOVER,
Commissioner Of United sa.es Courts for south Caro-
lima
ANSWER or rnx GOVERNOR.
To this letter tho Governor scnt the the following
answer
STATE OF SourH CARoLISA,
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER. Oct "a. 1870
TO JOSEPH T.. GLoykR, hsF -
DEAR SIR-His Exccllency tho Governor directs mo
to say IN reply 10 your communication OF the M.h
spectfully, WALTER X JONES, Private Secretary.
ATTITUDE THE NEGROES.
Mr. Glover, In his representative capacity as United
States Commissioner goes on TO state that tho proca
nations issued this month by the Governor and Prcsl
dent placed the law-abiding citiz OF his section
the mercy OF ignorant who are led BY intelligent.
wicked men, and that at any moment the negro militia
Of Collcton county may concuoe to kill, rob and de-
sroy the property Of The best citizens Of the county,
simply because they democrats AS long the
r1,,tAo o1io IN Yata I'm hair
and II was known that tho rifle clubs
would preserve the peace thsro was no
danger but that these clubs have dsbnn dcd and
are not allowed to carry life and property
very unsafe He states that he has acted United
States Commissioner since May rs, 1868, and Is fully
acquainted with tho temper OF the people. The me-
groes, II left TO themselves, harmless but their
leaders doing al that they can to cause OF
races, and under those circumstances he
thinks that the. nero presence Of a company
OF United States troops would have good effect Ho
thinks that no ,imc should be lest In sending
pnny to keep the peace, and adds that II he knew
General Rugcrs address hs would not trouble his
respondent with the execution Of this mission. smi-
lar appeals daily received here, but troops have
been sslt TO that section Of the State yet
EvYEcrs PROTEST.
The protest against tho troops being sent to Andcr
son in the upper portion OF the State strong
and SO numerous last night. that General Ruger
forced to countcrmand his order, though the two
panics prepared to start this morning This
the nrst rebuff that the Governor Marshall Wallace
received IRON the Commanding General and It is an
indication that that distin gushcd officer like enera
Grant, has will and mind OF hts own.
Governor Chamberlain l understand was consider.
ably chagrihed and taken aback by the very
yative letter OF Governor Randolph which came hero
II ,of, -dav IN III
upon him to ob,an his views about the statements
contained in that letter. Tho Governor 1 iound was
worse than taken aback Ho was angry, and, though
under ordinary circumstances q very cool man, he
lost his temper when speaking Of Randolph's letter.
and INDUCED in quito number Of epthcts unbecom-
ing q Governor OF such State as South Carolina
Dsrcgnrdng, however, the Governors bad temper and
ungcntlemnny language give him the benefit OF his
criticism Governor Randolphs letter In full. He
said
TIE GOVERNOR RAxDoLPn's LETTER
Governor Randolph has been generally regarded a
fair man, though pronounced partisan. 1 am there
ioro greatly surprised At tho substance as we'll
In the first place, Governor Randolph
came nsro LOT no purpose serve Inc cause OF
we'll AS from tho admissions OF tho democrats
here ono prominent democrat Of Columbia told mo
yesterday that Randolph came hero just to keep the
bit mouths TIL the election day. Why did no
not call well my enemies II no any thing
the could have laid before him would have been
useful As 1t s his letter may be justly characterized
an unbrokcn series. from opening 10 close, OF mis-
tatons, pcrversOns and fa,sch0ods. In all
these respects 1t is mcancr and more dcspicabc than
any OF the statements made by our own democrats,
ami that Is snying good deal Take up
his statements seriaim, and there IL scarcely
which any democrat here would make
himself responsible for. He asserts tnat all tho
Judges Of tho supreme ana Circuit Courts testify that
they acquainted with cause that warranted the
OF the Governors proclamation or that OF the
ntnff fho Intf nd M knyf N mt
II any of them have made such statement there
NJ least seven OF them who have not But the great,
oil this unruth Is bsst seen when state that in
all the OF the Judges OF this state
OF them undertakes to present single iota OF evi-
dcnce TO disprovc the specific statements inadc by
Look over the whole Of the Judgcs statements and
will lind pretended Iact TO contradict what
have said OF she Eilen,on riot have stated tnnt
tins riot was a well maturcd and planned plot for
ovcrawing tho colored republicans IN the three
counties OF Aiken, Barnwcl and Edgcned. have
stated that II resulted in the murder OF thirty negroes
who shot down In their cabins in the woods, on
highways or wherever found; shot while working IN
fields or pcacoaoly sitting with their families. Ioes
Judge Bryan deny thisf No; but like all the othcr
judges he knows nothing about It. Well, l do Know
something abou: it. know by the evidence Of 1870
witnesses summoned from all parts OF those three
counties ana sworn and carefully, separately exam
incd the presence OF United States Commissioners
degree unparalleled In modern civilized society.
| know by overy evidence on which human bclicf
and rests that this violence and
on wholly beyond the power oi tho civi or judi
cia officers OF the state tn control or suppress Judge
Bryan. remember, knew nothing about tho ku-klux
klan in 1871. He never did know anything acout this
monstrous conspiracy TIL hundred witnesses
had testified to the horrible iacts The
snme Is OF all these know nothing
Judges. those who havo bocn upon the spot, and
who do know. know that my public slaicmcnts ia lar
short Of the actual iacts What Governor Randolph
says aboat my getting my Information solely through
my own creatures is Ini,mousiy false My iniorma-
ton has been derived from sources reliable as
the state affords. They Mr. Corbln
the United States District Attorney; Mr.. Earle
the Assistant United states District Attorney;
Nj. Stone, the Attorney General OF the State; tue
United States Commissioners ara the sworn stntc-
mcnts OF hundreds Of who what they state
Governor Randolph when no asperses these men by
calling them my creatures, seeks 10 discredlt men
whose characters and regulations high those
VI any men IN tho whole couutry.
Governor Randolphs reference to my action re-
spccng registration OF voters another instance OF
inexcusabic ialse hood. Everybody knows that my
action upon this aubyect nways tho subject tho