The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-31
UNHAPPY SOUTH CAROLINA.
Dangers that are Appreciated from the Cen-
spirncy against Der Liberties.

CHARLESTON, 3. G.. Oct. A-The cam
paien In tbis STATE, under the Influence Of the
procla IN atiops Of Gov. Chamberlain and Presi-
dent Grant, has assumed a new phase, and one
whlch should have been anticipated by the
authors OF those productions.
At Cainhoy as soon az the villagers realized
their exposed conditions handful Of white
people among a host Of savages--the most OF
them abando ned their homes and sought refuge
In Charleston. Day by day "tho citizen sol
diery," as Gov. Cham berain called them on the
18Th OF last June, when he rode at their head,
did duty at CJinhoy. They kept back the saw
ages, though they made themselves liable to the
penalties Of the. mortal law declared In those
proclamatioDs. The tardy action Of the United
states Government was at last taken, so as to
relieve the citizen soldiery from this outpost
duty. A company VI Federal TROOPS landed
there from the same boat which had carried the
ciuzon soldiery, and the ciyiIian pickets were
relieved by regular soldiers. Then the whole
detail OF citizens were asse IN bed they being un-
aware whether thoy were to be arrested for
what tney had been doing or not. They passed
the Federal relief. VINO presented arms three
hearty cueers rang from the latter, and were re-
termed by the citizens, who were thus douby
relieved.
Tho Federal picket to-day n Cainhoy guards
the Southern women and children from tie
black savaRcs who nhabit that section OF coun-
try. ha Inhabitants OF Calnhoy are returning
homeward, and Y they could oe assured Of thus
than they have been for years. Calnhoy, now
ever, Is only one Of a hundred such little wnlte
villages In the midst Of savage, infurlated by
the misrepresent itions OF their white leaders,
which are li.blo To oe attacked and Uurned at
any time. H. would require many more Federal
soldiers than there ate IN South Carolina to pro
tect all These now that 30 white people are viz
tually disarined by toe breaking up OF their or
carnations by the Governor and the President.
Besides such troubles 40 these In the negro
counties, we are likelg to have ambuscades In
the white counties. like the one IN X ieeneld on
a. hi
two wounded. And everywhere IN the STATE
the turbulonce Of the neero politicians will
be almost beyond endurance.
The whole Of this savage population are elated
at the inhoy massacre and they will be sadly
disappointed to fnd that the United States
uoops have not been sent as rosnforcem ents to
their numbering catnpsign. II they are unde-
ceived IN time for the election, by the troops
withholding their hHnus from the white people
they will relapse into tneir former apathy Hut
II ARBITRARY arrests OF whites continue, ana the
troops are commanded by Merrill and partisan
officers OF hi5 Kind there will he no apathy as TO
the election, but a frenzied warfare against the
whites will be substituted. At every unguarded
power they will make riot and biooJshed.
Throughout toe State the whites have obeyed
the procamations, snt uis6anded their rlie
never attending any gathering as an orRsniza-
sion. except their CLUB meetings and politics al
gatherings, where The blacks were present ~
militls companies, with their State guns. The
only arms the r1e clubs, as general rule, car
red were pocket pistols. Sometimes a stray
sporting rifle or shotgun was seen. The procla-
nation has disDanded the white CLUBS, but II
has no efec; upon the colored militia. Hence
II WAS that AZ Cainnoy the whites were unarm-
ed, while tue blacks had their dcath-dealing
State guns.
No one Is safe against those, peopls he has any
white blood nj all Ia him. The Times reporter
might protest his Repubncanism, and II would
not avail him. The mulatto Republican
speaker Mckinley, at the Cannoy massacre,
though he had SPOKEN before them, and the
hunky Dory cnieftsn. the bunchOack Will
they had white OlOOt ia them.
The csmpaign is progressing nnely with Hamp-
ton and his Democratic speakers alone In the
field. On the other hand the Republicans nre
holding their separate meetings, anu are making
but little ne auway. Elliot, Damn, ana the lesser
lights are substituted for tho Governor. who Is
skulking At home, writing letters OF misinfor-
nation for elect IN tue North. In the upper
counties, whore the whites are in the majority,
there has been no trouble ana there 10 likely to
be none. IL ~ only Ia tue lower counties. whore
ment reg ards them as safe for the Re ~ blican
party. and has, AS vet. no troops, that the negro
turbulence Is In constant sgitation. anu likely 10
become opsn violence at any moment.
The little villages Of Mt. Pleasant, opposite
Charleston, ana Adsms's Run. on tue South
asking for United States garrisons. these
places have been threatened Win violence, and
the armed negro militia have been prowing
around them. Sumuervilie, on tue south Caro-.
lina Rlilroad, At the edge OF this oounty. has
now garrison OF several companies. whose real
pest Is supposed to be this city. when hard
frost shall come, and danger II yellow fever IL
gone, these troops may return nere. and leave
summerviile unprotected. The necessity for tue
PRESENCE Of wnite troops was shown yesterday
| IN tue att ampt OF a negro to outrage daughter
Of Ons OF The W. :. band. | am informed that
the Federal soldiers were kept from resnrting u
| lynch law only by the efforts Of their officers.
the mortality OF those VINO were wounded In
the Csinhoy massacre u greater than was al fr't
supposed. SIX whites nave died, and thrae
others are yet In a doubtful condition. The
negro Coroner l. holding One-slded inquest
over tne dead, and will no DOUBT do his best to
shield TIE murderer5, wnO are Of his own politi-
.auIf ~.