The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-09-14

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ciety. and whenever he Is treated accord
} ing TO his merits AZ a man, then my work
Is done. ] will lay down my weapons
ground my arms Whenever that time
comes reconstruction has taken place
and that is all that We ask before God
and among men. We ask that the blacks
shall have the equal protection Of the
laws. We ask that n white may 60 there
from the town Of Grecncastle and may be
allowed TO be a Republican. TO express
his opinions, to belong 10 any chu 'ch or
party that he pleases, and may have the
protection Of the laws All that we ask
Is that he shall be treated simply accord.
ing to his merits as n man. IL he j. a
bad man treat him as a bad man. II he l.
good man treat him as a good man. al.
though he is a Republican. Whenever
they concede that, my warfare is over.
will ground my arms, but never until
then. Loud cheering, and cries Of
Good
THE HAMBURG aAssAcnE
Why my friends. I will take the most
recent event Take the massacre az
Hamburg. South Carolina, the other day.
IL Is little over a month old now Ham.
burg is a little town lying on the south
side Of the Savannah River. opposite the
town sf Augusta. in Georgia. it is n
town OF eight hundred inhabitants. nj.
most exclusively all colored people On
the Ith Of July a colored military com
pany, organized under the laws Of the
State. was out celebrating the day.
They were marching down a street
about one hundred feet wide. They did
not I'll the street, but they we're march.
ing in column, about six abreast, In the
middle Of the road There were two
young bloods belonging TO the chivalry
there. who drove up in a boggy, right
against the head OF the column. There
was room on the other side for thum TO
pass, bl. they refused to do Il, and they
demarded that the company should open
and let them drive through. In any
other town or village ia the United
States, demand Of that kind would
have been treated with contempt and
they would have been kicked out Of the
way; but this military company, sixty
strong. after parleying for some time,
and asking these young men 20 60 10 one
side, yielded TO the demand, and let
these young fellows drive their buggy
through. The next day they went be-
fore a Justice Of the Peace and sued the
captain Of the company for obstructing
tho public highwry, and the trial Of the
case was fixed for the next Saturday.
l When that day came the streets Of the
town began to be filed up with armed
| white men. and by the time the hour FOR
I the trial arrived there were not lcss than
l four hundred armed white men In the
town. Instead Of going to trial, however.
/ they demanded that the colored company
should give up their arms 10 thei.i.
/ These men had no more right 20 the
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\ the laws Of South Carolina, than they
/ have to your hats or your grconbacks in
/ your pockets. But they mrde this de-
I mand The eolored men were frightened.
They were afraid TO give up their arms.
I They saw what vas on hand, and as mat
/ ter Of selfprotection they gathered in
/ their aTmory, n little brick building on
/ the bank OF the river. The whites com
menced firing After they had been FIR
/ ing about an hour the blacks fred back.
/ The whites then sent 10 Augusta for a
piece Of artillery. Upon ita arrival the
l blacks rushed down into the cellar. and
shortly after that they surrendered.
Some attempted 10 make their escape
into the woods. and three were killed
while trying 10 get away. The rest Of
them were put under guard. This occur
red about 3 o'clock In the afternoon. and
they were kept by these white men under
guard there. subjected 10 insults and pun.
ishmcnt and blows until about II o'clock.
when they got up a drumhead court
martial and tried a number Of these
black men. They condemned Eve Of
them and let them out and told them 10
to run one at a time In that way they
killed Eve Of them. making eight muir.
dered in all
Now the Indians could not have done
a more cruel and inhuman thing. IL was
not done in the heat OF passion. but
coldly and deliberately. They were not
numbering those men for their money.
The thing was done under the direction
Of men they called gentlemen down
there. General Butler a man that writes
for the newspapers. and the head Of the
aristocracy. belonging to ono Of the old
est and most distinguished families in
South Carolina. had the general manage
ment Of the whole business. Why were
these eight inhuman murders committcd7
IL was for the purpose Of terrifying the
colored people in that whole region, and
il did IL. That Is the last specimen. and
it is one Of many that have taken place.
A number OF such tragedies. equally
atrocious have occurred. where the mum.
Der killed was greater.
facts. Ii was cold, deliberate murder,
and the purpose Is now found announced
in the newspapers Of South Carolina, that
they may carry South Carolina for the
Democratic ticket We have got $1,000
majority i'm the State. It is the strongest
Republican State in the Union to-day.
There is not less than 5000. nearer 40.
600 Republican majority in that State.
And yet they expect TO carry IL. as they
probably will Just in that way.
They will terriiy the colorod man %
they did at Hamburg and as taey did al
Edgofeld the other day. Only ten days
ago the Republicans tried to have a rally
at Edgeheld. George Smalls. a leading
colored member OF Congress, distinguish.
ed for his courage. went there with Gov
ernor Chamberlain and tried TO hold a
Republican meeting. Some eighty or
ninety white men marched in with their
rifles and shotguns on their shoulders
and took their seats there. They did
not say anything at first, but when the
time came to organize, they demanded
peremptorily that they should be allowed
to divide time with the Republicans.
That was a very unusual demand for
either political party 10 make upon the
other At one Of its meetings. but the Re-
publicans did agree 10 divide time with
them. Then, after that had been agreed
TO, they would not let the Republicans
speak. They insulted the Governor and
insulted General Smalls and broke up
the meeting. And now the declaration
is pointedly made that they will carry
South Carolina. as they expect TO carry
Mississippi, and every other. Southern
State.
Governor Morton denounced the shot
gun policy in the South at some further
length, and closed amid great applause.