The daily gazette., 1876-10-16
The Situation in South Carolina.

Inc SituatlOn IN S0utn CafOlina.
THE WHOLESALE ARREST OF WHITE
MEN-Gov. CHAMBERLAIN PREsEN-
TED FOR DEFAMATION.
A dispatch from Columbia, s. c., dated
October IL, furnishes the following parti-
culars of the situation in that State:
Amongst the thirty two white persons
arrested in Aiken county on Wednesday
night is lawyer named G. w. Craft,
man of fifty years, who is the democratic
chairman of the county, and on the 10th
inst, telegraphed the democratic State
executive committee in response to an
appeal urging quiet submission to all ar
bilrary measures and to an appeal to the
law afterward: "YOu ueed not fear. We
will submit to the law. The deputy mar
shal has promised to give me the list; so
that the men can surrender without
trouble"
OF the thirty two arrested twenty six
have so far given the required bond, and
six are now in the county Jail guarded by
United States soldiers. The charge against
all the parties arrested is for intimidation
Ofvoters, in threatening them with vio-
lence if they voted for the Republican
presidential electors and candidates for
Congress. There are over one hundred
more arrests to be made in that section
of the State, and the district attorney and
United States marshal will remain their
to consummate their work in Darnwell,
Edgefield and Aiken counties. 1t is con-
fidently believed that all these arrests are
being made at the instance of Gov. Cham
berlain for the purpose Of intimidating
the whites and colored democrats, and in
the effort to cause resistance and blood
shed with view to declare martial
law.
w. II. Jordan; the sheriff of Aiken
county, who is republican, in reply to
Governor Chamberlain's proclamation
charging that that county was in armed
resistance to the constituted authorities
of the State, and to the statement of the
| district attorney that he is unable to exc
cute due process of law, says that every
| thing is quiet in that county; that he has
not now nor has he ever had any resis.
tance offered to him in serving any Judi.
cial process placed in his hands.
Gov. Chamberlain and the district at.
torney are very much incensed at the GER
tificates of the sheriff of Aiken and the
State judiciary, all of them republicans,
and they are busy patching up horrors on
affidavit Of negroes, which can be pllr-
chased at fifty cents piece or the mere
asking.
District Attorney Ccrbin threatens tc
bave Judge Mackey indicted if he at.
| tempts. to interfere to prevent from car
rying odt of Attorney General Taft s cr
| ders.
These threats Of the district attorney
| in view of Judge Mackey's charge to th,
grand jury OF his Circuit Court, are NOR,
than likely to provoke o collision. fol
there is scarcely doubt that Mackey
! will lot allow Tafl's order to be enforceC
in his district.
A dispatch states thai the and jury
of Abbeviile county has presented Gov
Chamberlain for detaming the codnty
in his published letters and proclama.
tion, and the judge has decided to hold
the court continuously open for the pur-
pose of learning all charges of violence
and intimidation. This action is similar
in effect tc that taken by Judge Mackey
in his charge to the grand jury of York
county.
In Richland county, a few days ago, a
colored man named John Richardson
publicly announced his intention of sup
porting the democrat ticket, and at once
became the object of threats of various
kinds on the part of his late colored
friends of the Chamberlain party. He
stood out manfully, however, and on
Thursday was abused aud threatened for
his course by colored republican, who
/, finally pointed his arguments with
knock down, inflicted with heavy piece
of iron. In the further course of the
fight, however, Richardson, who was act
ing on the defensive. seized bayonet
and ran his assailant through the body,
promptly surrendered himself to the
proper authorities, as much for his own
projection from further violence as from
desire to conform to the law.
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