The Morning herald., 1876-09-11
THE NEGRO RIOTS.

A disorderly spirit, steadily growing
ameng the negroes since the publication Of
Cameron's military order relative to the
South, is creating alarm even among the
Republican leaders. Gov. Chamberlain
of South Carolina, is getting alarmed fol
the safety Of that State, and the Republi-
can leaders there would be glad had Cam
eron's order never have been issued. When
Senator Patterson in bitterness of soul
swore, "we've got to raise hell some how
with the niggers, and get the troops down
there, or the damned rebels will carry the
election in spite Of U.s." little did he and
his Thug accomplices dream that like a
boomerang it would turn upon them.
However inelegantly Mr.. Patterson ex-
pressed himself, it was in obedience to his
and other kindred spirit demands that the
Grant- Cameron order was issued. The
political negro leaders give the interpre-
tation to the order that was intended by
Grant and Cameron themselves, that the
army is intended to protect the negroes in
anything they shall see fit to do in the
name Of the Republican party, and the
negroes, especially in such localities as
Charleston, where they are in an over
whelming majority, now are told and be
lieve that the army is behind them,
and they will be protected in doing any
thing that may be necessary to carry the
election. Taking advantage of the order
which places the army at their backs, the
negroes have gone SO far in acts of violence
as to alarm the Republican leaders, who
are now appealing for statements denying
the covert acts Of the negroes.
The colored riots in South Carolina have
created great uneasiness among the Re-
publican leaders. The unexpected phase
the colored issue has taken appals them,
and they are eagerly endeavoring to have
a denial Of the statement that the negroes
wantonly attacked peacible body of their
own race. The color line was not drawn
when the negro assailed his fellow be-
cause they differed in political faith.
The poor deluded negro is not
greatly to be blamed for assailing his
brother even unto death for the mere diff
ference OF political opinion, when he is
told by the President and his cabinet that
they shall be sustained in any and every
overt act that will tend toward the cleo
tion Of the Republican ticket. The order
Of Grant apd his War Secretary to the ne
groes fthe South is such as to say, that
neither life nor property nor the public
peace shall be allowed to stand in the way
of party success, and the negro has given
proof of his obediance to the President
and Secretary's instructions, by numbering
their brothers in Charleston. The Presi-
dent, his Secretary Of War, his Attorney
General and all the carpet-bag thieves of
the South are responsible for the lawless
and murderous acts of the negroes Of
South Carolina. 1t was black against
black-it was causeless and lawless, and
the dead and wounded of that encounter,
give testimony Of the teachings of a mill
tary order that defies all law, and of the
Instructions from the Attorney General
which pervert the authority Of the Gov
to spread disorder and death
For every MANNED, wounded and killed
citiseny Of Charleston, the responsibility
must rest directly upon the political lead
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