The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-10-05
TIE pRs,Sgz'a. Re:sz RAT ATE z STA STATE ! E.
The EVILS OF RADICAL MIsRuLE-I
PLAIN RECITAL OF FACTS,
Niom Me Caarle.fon Nt,r, and onrier S.pt.ruher >

from he CA1riesfon Neirs dnd Cburier September n
Just fve months since, in letter &c
the fair women of Lexington, Governor
Chamberlain said: Zone hundred years
ago South Carolina and Massachusetts
were struggling together for freedom and
independence. To-day S0nth Carolina
IS struggling alone fo- good government.
By the memories of Lexington and Moul-
trie, We beseech Massachusetts to stand
by US, in this dire extremity, in the spirit
| of Adams and Hancock" The struggle
Is more desperate than when those words
winged their way to Lexington; the
hand that wrote them is tightly clusped
by thieves and ruffians; Gov. Chamber
lain is the choscn candidate of the robber
crew who, a few short months ago, were
his foe and ours. But the memories of
MouFrie apd Lexington still live; the
spirit Of Adams Gnd Hancock is no. dead.
In their name, in our extremity, we ask
of Massachusetts and the other States of
the "Old Thirteen" q fair and patient
hearing, in order that our countrymen
may know, as they have never known,
the desperate imbecility and corruption
| have brought quarter Of million oi
American citizens in South Carolina, TO
ensure whose domestic tranquility"
| with that of their countrymen, the Con-
stitution of the United States was or
dained and established.
I. A month ago the colored labore.s in
the counties of Beaufort and Colleton
struck for higher wages. Many of The
hands were willing to work ct the ad-
yanced rate given at the beginning of
harvesting. but the ringleaders drove
sIch laborers from the fields, set upon
them, bruised them with clubs and bru-
tally whipped them. To this hour the
two counties named are in Il pcrturbcd
condition.
II. In Charleston, on September 6, a
mob of Radical negroes attacked two col
party white citizens. In the fight that
ens,ied one man was killed and several
persons we're gricrously wounded. For
some hours the negro rioters held undis-
puted possession Of the principal thor
oughfare Of the city.
III. At the beginning Of this week Il
posse with constable, bearing warrant
for the arrest of a negro charged with as
sault aud robbery Of an aggravated char
acter, were fired upon, near Ellenton, by
crowd of negroes, with whom the fugi-
tiye from justice had taken refuge. These
negroes have sine, burned two dwelling
houses and number of barnS. They re-
moved the rails on the Port Royal Rail
road, threw train from the track and
fred into the Train. They threaten even
now 20 burn the villages on the line of
.hc road
w. III the quiet town of Aiken the
white citizens on Friday night slept on
their arms, the blacks having beaten The
long roll and manifested au intention to
use the torch as Il surer weapon of offcnse
than shotgun or bludgeon.
V. In Marion the other day a negro
resisted arrest, and. with his companions,
fred upon and wounded one of the Sher-
iff's posse who attempted to arrest him.
vi. The Deputy Sheriff of Ba-nwell, n
Republican, is ambuscadel and wounded
by negroes, anu iihc cio;ilcs vi the officer
with him were riddled with balla.
The facts we give, stripped to the bare
truth, and capable of confirmation by a
cloud Of trustworthy witnesses, exhibit
the situation of tGe low country of South
Carolina, where the negroes predominate.
For q month or more the white citizens
have been In innlinent danger. The asl
sassin threatens them day by day and the
barnburner by night.
The Slate government. is in undisputed
possession &! tne Republican party
What has been done by the State govern
the people, under the Constitution, the
inalicpablc tights of ''enjoying and de-
Tending their lives and liberties, of ac-
lniT,ng, possessing and protecting prop
erty, and Of seeking and obtaining their
safety and happiness? 2"
l. In Beaufort nineteen of the Comba-
hee rioters were arrested. All save five
were discharged. The remaining five
were II; I'D on Wednesday. Their guilt
vas admitted no defense was made.
They ,cere promptly acquitted.
2. show Of authority was made in
Colleton, but the fioters pursued the
Deputy Sheriff and posse, rescued their
prisoners, and drove the "minions of the
law" in derjsion back tu Walterboro'.
The Sheriff of Colleton reports that he
cannot execute the processes of the law
in the lower part of the county.
8. In Charleston one solitary arrest has
been made, and that was, afer long de-
lay, upon The affidavit of citizen who
had been assaulted. The city authori-
Ties hear nothing, say nothing, attempt
nothing.
4. No arrests in Barnwell or Aiken |!
No arrests at Ellcnton or Hattieville
5. Where are the courts? The Radical
Judge of the circuit in which the main
disturbances take place, hurries into
court, before the appointed hour of meet
ing, and adjOurns ut once. It was the
day for the opening of the regular term
ald an adjournment without day is Or
dered, without reference to the rights of
pri !oners, the wishes of counsel, or the
convenience Of tire jurors.
6. Where is the Governor of the State?
With the murderous vOllcys of the Ellen
ton rioters ringing in his ears, he deser-
ted his post on Monday night last, and
hied him to Massachusetts |
Several white men have been killed in
the different combats, and q number of
negroes are reported to be slain. The
neg groes believe themselves to be above
the law, and act upon this belief. The
State is threatened with war Of races.
The State government. from Governor
down, encourages the lawless negroes to
further excesses by the failare to stamp
out the first germs of disorder.
And the whites What are they do
ing? For their own protection and that
of peaceful colored citizens, they have
organized themselves in every district.
It is the whites who maintain order
wherever order reigns. The Executive
calls upon the United States troops to ar
rest the Ellenton outlaws, and at their
coming the whites withdraw. But these
troops. whatever their gallantry, cannot
gather at every firesde which is menaccd
with desolation; nor can they, whatever
their great good will, take the place that
is filled by Governor, Sheriff, Judge and