The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-10-05
Patterson's Budget of Lies.
WASHINGTON, September 90

Senator Patterson, of South Cer Dina,
who has been feeling the political pulse
in the State he claims TO represent in the
United States Sena.e, arrived in this city
to-day brjmlul Of apprehension for the
peaceable condition of affairs ia that Sec
tion. He represents the State rs one
vast camp, every male citizen, black as
well Us white, being thoroughly armed
with the best Of revolvcrs and Winchester
rifles, and war-like operations. driIlings,
mastering and military manGuvring gen
emily being the order of day and night.
Ho also asser,s that unless one is we'll
known it is impossible for love or money
to get possession Of the munitions Of wa :
in the State. Everything is lugubrious
in the extreme, The rice plantations arc
practically at q siandsii'l, and from his
Radical point of view reign OF terror
exists throughout the Stale, because os il
appeefs, the chances Of the Radical party
to carry the election is becoming small
by degrees aud beautifully less. Patter-
son says that in South Carolina much de-
pends upon the results Of the October
elections II Indiana and Qhin.-Ne.r
York World.
2'.F WASHINGTON, September 20.
Senator Patterson arrived here this
morning from South Carolina 10 apply
for more help to protect tine voters ard
prevent the terrorism which extends over
the whole State. Governor Chamberlain
and United States Marshal Wallace and
others Iil!}arrive tomorrow morning.
An old resident of Columbia told the
Senator last week that he could lot speak
to him on the street if he met him. The
excitement and feeling is far worse than
It was in 1860 and the days OF secession,
aud It is dangerous to even speak to a
Radical. Judge Cooke, who has acted
for years with the Republicans: made q
speech net long since advocating the
election of Wade Hampton and Governor
Tilden, and excused himself by saying
that he was forced to do so to save his
property, and perhaps his life.
The whole white male Democratic pop
ulation is said to be completely armed,
and large consignments of rifles. -evolvers
and knives are received const: 1tly. Yet
no dealer will sell Republican even q
knife. The very boys are armed, and
the boys of the military school at Column
bia openly wear their reyolveFs belted
around them. The Senator says that
fully 10000 men, armed and mounted,
are thoroughly pa:rolling the whole State
under the direction and command of
Butler of Hamburg fame, and these forces
are not only armed, but completely or
ganized and drilled.
The people are reported as expressing
themselves openly in favor of a fight,
and as saying that they don't care -
for the United States, the troops, or the
North, but that they are ready and
anxious to clean out all the troops that
General Grant can send. They say that
| If they dc have cry trouble Governor
Tilden will carry Indiana and Ohio in
October, and New York in November,
which ensures his election they are
bound to elect Hampton OF destroy the
State. Senator Patterson says that unless
they have immediate help no colored
man will dare to move or talk, much less
to vote, and if Indiana goes Democratic
that South Carolina, North Carolina and
Florida will follow, and there will be an
outbreak which will almost be one Of ex-
termination Of Republicans, Murders
are done every day of which not whis-
per reaches the North-NctD York Tri-
buae.
WASHINGTON, September 81.
| Governor Chamberlain, Senator Pat
| terson and tile United States District Al
torney for South Carolina were to meet
here to-day and make formal demand
on Attorney General Taft for more troops
/ for chat State, but Patterson only put in
an appearance. The latter wants the
whole State garrisoned, declares that
Governor Chamberlain's life and his own
are not safe, and that the government
must protect them and the other officials
These frantic appeals are even disgusting
the administration, for it was stated n
official quarters to-day that Patterson l,ad
not been in the State since Congress ad.
ionrned, except at the Republican Con
vention, and that Chamberlain has been
making speeches in the State unmolested
Attorney General Tat gees to Ohio to-
morrow, but has given general assurances
that all the troops needed for South Car.
olina will be forthcoming.-NeW forA
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