The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-05
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lion Of south Carolina-An Appear
IA Sorthern sympathy.

k.EM the I tl.'Nt'h +'N"' ""s NOA'4N'f
sept. -.
In our extremity we ask of MassaChu
.a,,. md the other States OF the "Old
Thirteen y fair and patient hearing, in
order thu: our cOuntrymen may know,
=. ,hry have never known, the desperate
p,.s to which imbecility and corruption
have brought quarter OF Il million OF
American citizens in South Carolina, to
insure whose domestic tranquility" with
,ls, Of their Countrymen, the COnstitu-
lion Of the United States WAS ordained
sat established:
Fr,t-A month ago the co,ored labor
81; in the counties OF Beaufort and Col
Teton struck for higher wages. Many OF
them were willing TO work at the adj
y.accd rate given nj the beginning of
harvesting, but the ringleaderS drove
such Iaborers from the fields, set upon
them bruised them with clubs and
br.,sIIy whipped them. To this hour
the two counties named are in Il per-
iu-,ri condition.
Sraoni-In Charleston, on September
G.smDb Of radical negroes attacked two
c1.0-ed Democrats, VINO were defended
bya party Of white citizens. In the
6gl, that ensued one man was killed and
seyr-a persons we're Grievous Y wounded.
Fu- some hours the negro rioters held I'M
disputed possession ut the principal
,horo4gh.arrs f the city.
TDrI-At the beginning of this week
spl,sg with - constable. bearing n war
raa, Tor the arrest Of u negro charged with
s,,,g.i and robbery Of an aggravated
Character wrr, lird upon near EIienton
hysoruHd OF urr'ocs, with whom the
fugitive e.. .-gsyr hal taken refuge
These Ir- 4. ,- laN" since burned two
da,.Irg .u.-,> a"d number Of barns
They rrluu,,., rails on the Port Royal
Ih.r.sd, la--w II rain from the track
snd tired into the train. They threaten
even aow TO burn the Villages on the lIre
Of the road.
fyurh-ln the quiet town Of Aiken
the white citizens Oh Friday night slept
On their arms the blacks having beaten
The .ong roll and manifested nj intention
= Use tue torch rs n surer weapon OF Oh !
tense Than shotgun or biudgeon.
ft,h-ln Marion, the other day, n
negro resisted arrest, and, with his com
Psrons fred upon and wounded one Of
u" 'heriti's posse who attempted TO ar
-cs! him.
SAth-lhe deputy sheriff of Barnwell. /
Republican. is ambuscaded and wound
"a By negroes and the clothes of the Off
rer with him were riddlcd with balls.
The facts We give, stripped t. the bare
.'.il, and capable OF confirmation by "a
cloud %. trustworthy witnesses, exhibit |
Tie ,i.ls,iou OF the low country OF South |
'iolHa, where the negroes predominant.
IRA month or more the white citizens
lave been in immIneoJ danger. The as
%''ils threaten them by day and the
Darn burner by might.
lie State government is in undlsputed
I>.e,slon OF the Republican party.
NAst has beon done by that State gov
eminent, or 10y local officers, To restore 10
-gprople, under the Constitution. the
Ea.rnablc rights OF enjoying and de-
ie,dng their lives and liberties, of ac-
4.'ng, possessing ard protecting pro-
- diN vi sCChtIE ui'Ni 'btatlllls LLtlT
"','y nd happiness?'
trs,-ln Beaufort nineteen O. the
N"~'ahcr rioters were arrested. All
sS'" i've were discharged, The remain
1s I've We're tried on Wednesday. Their
XIX Vas admitted; no defense was made.
'-e' We're promptly acquitted
Sey3rd-.A show of authority was
.l''r IN Colleton. but the rioters pursued
~. Deputy Sheriff and posse, rescued
,~'' prisoner and drove the "miniOns OF
~ I-y Jaw IN derision back o. WATERFORD.
aly Sheriff of Collector reports that he
'."". execute the processes of the law
." r"e lower psrt Of the country.
t.Fd-ln Charleston one solitary ar
= "H> ben made, and that was, after
'S -e!ay, upon the affidavit of citizen
'y Iau teen assaulted. The city au.
ier r'..'e' hear nothing, say nothing, at,
1I'n-No arrests in Barnwell or
Vile, "''e s'S a' h'ieh'on OF hattie-
,... 'ih-Where are the courts! The
,Al Judge OF the circuit in which the
r,,., I'I'ut oahces take place hurries into
o., before the appointed hour of meet
anu adJourns AT once. 1t WAS the
s,5 ~. Tie opening of the regular term,
d. auJournment without day is or
pr.n. Without reference to the rights OF
ra, ,DNeFs' the wishes of counsel or the
S ,sn'ence of the jurors.
S,s,a5 u- w, here is the Governor of the
the IN. With the murderous volieys OF
be d A.eh'on rioters ringing in his ears,
last srst ms post on Monday night
S.a nuu MED him to Massachusetts!
the d;E white men have been killed in
negroa' elent combats, and number of
nev,o os are reported to be slain. The
s'0es believe themselves To he shove