The New York herald., 1876-10-14
"THE SON OF CHRIST"
Scenes and Incidents in the Dis
turbed Locality.
A LEGION OF SWAMP ANGELS
Judge Aackey on the Unconslitutionality Of
Chambsrlain'S Proclamation.
ELLHxrox, Oct. 8, 1876


Notwithstanding the positiveness and particularly
with which, In nay last letter denied the cock and bull
storcs that the partisan papers have been publishing
anent tho Ecnton riot, denial that subsequent nves
tigaton has only strengthened, must not be under
stood AZ undertaking the very serious phase that all
honest writer's have given affairs in what may be
known as the "black belt OF South Carolina" Of which
this little village is important point The condition
OF things in this section bad enough NIL the
ducst observer with alarm. In Aiken and the three
counties adjoining there less than 10 600 armed
men OF both races each man sleeping his arms as
il were, and daily dreadng the rencon,re that be is
fully persuaded must como at time IN the near
future Hardly day passes but that there is
spasmodic movement of these couchant armies and
the 18th Of last month saw thousands OF the guerilla
soldiers alert aud scowling confronting each other
along the limo OF swamps that stretches from Sver.on
10 Ellenton. The opportuue arrival of handful OF
United States soldiers, who word dispersed both
parties prevented what in hour longer would have
been tho bloodest confe. known In this
State.
THE NEGRO ORGANIZATIONS.
The negroes with their shotguns, muskels and
pistols, rally around dozen 80 colored companies
OF State militia that arc armed with sixteen ooting
Winchester rihes-a weapon, by tho way, that turns
tho head OF every that gets his hands It, Tho
captains OF these companies always coored men)
mand not only their own companies, but also tho mob
OF halt armed darkes that gather them tho
slong roll" is sounded They organized under State
laws, commanded by the appo.ntees OF the Governor
and armed State expense. Tho whites have nothing
to do with this State ilitia When 1t organized
by the Legislature its officers and orders were such
that whto msn would not bend Themselves under the
law creating It, They preferred to organize mounted
rife clubs, armed at private expense, and subject
only to the orders of thor elected officers
gIyLE CLUBS
These "riHe cubsn have been well drilled arc ailod
with the very best men, and can be rallied IN jiy
These are tho sscubs" that Governor Chamberlain in
his order Of yesterday ordered to dsband and give up
their guns These clubs, with tho State militia
companies, are backed when occasion requires, with
large force OF halt armed men, scrvicoabe only
contingency. 1t will be that but spark Is
needed TO put this whole section abiazc
CHRIST.
This spark will not be waiting long, very much
fear The negroes Of this county are in exceedingly
bad Temperate wanton, defiant and disorderly. They
under the leadership OF very shrewd, smart ad-
vcn,urcr named Palmer, who claims that no is 1.-The
OF Christ. THIS fellow discovered some time ago
that the chord pull when you The negro
to follow bllndy and without lear is hrs superstous
belief Aching upon this suggestion, he speedily fed
them with the widest SORT OF theories, mixing spiritu
allsm, Tree love and communism into q hctchpotch
that the negroes swallowed greediiy. Ho promised
tho whole by claiming that hc was tho real .son OF
Christ and had been bv his Father raise the
blacks out Of poverty and bondage and lead them
freedom and riches The dsIuied blacks received his
infamous doctrines, and ioox up 10 him with a
reverence that turns their eyebalis whenever
they pass him. He has imprcgnaied them With
cheap religious that almost amounts 10 frenzy
certainly makes them, with their rich supersti-
can couo.y Convention that attended percepsibe
favor cant ran through the whole proceedings and
OF the delsgacs actually nominated Palmer for seat
IN heaven nc was unanimously elected, but ap-
prehend the votes OF that precinct Will be thrown
when they reach headquarlers. He is adjudged
unatc by she people here think he is very bright
kuave, unscrur rulous aud smart lie has aroused tho
negroes to pitch Of Jury and fana.lcism thar VIII
| breed trouble.
ATTITUDE OF rHx SKoRoEx
find that contrary TO tue generally received orin-
IONS the negroes IN this section oil Carolina turtu
lent offensive mined Their great superiority
over tho waites in point Of plumbers and arms their
LOT ns ma. a,spay play 'ssr 10 .he
these hngs lead them TO do and say many things that
the whaes lily brook In .ne late lights along tho
| swamps II can DO proved by concurrng antavts OF
whites and blacks that barring the shooting OF Peter
Williams, who confessed to assaultins MIRA Harley the
negroes hred tho hrst guns OF tho contest that after
the hrst treaty OF peace they attacked at different
points, diHcrent squads beng concerned two parties
OF white mon from ambuscade, killiug Que white man
woundng nve aud hred two houses; and that lhoy
pundercd three aud destroyed large amounts OF
saw myself . colt returned 10 negro from a whlto
man. who, having had his own horse shot under him
light, borrowed the colt from Held,
master then being absent in tho swsmps fighting Tho
whites
ArrrruDE or ras WHITES
The whites are cool, determined and desperate.
They fight on tho defensive, but they fight like
enow tnat their all depends checking and dis
persng the enemy. | saw dozens or negroes who
were known be In the night quietly working In the
neids OF white men, anu MIR. ). Bush, pointing out
boy who was saddling mule in his yard, said
sThat rascal shot al twenty PAGES Oh In the
Double Briugc light last week"
There is no personal luminosity between the races
~ Ulack nrp Grad by beir
bad leaders or the mpruden whites mlslcd by
passion that trouble occurs frequently discussed the
riots with mixed crowd OF blacks and whites, who
woula once IL while correct each other minor
point Each one Of Them distinctly knew that the
others 'were there" aud they talked II critically
anu calmly as II It were some peaceful parade they
were talking about
ny NEGRO MILITIA.
The whites are continually alarmed ~ the petty out
RACES committed almost constantly by the negro
militia few uignts ago party oil sixteen colorcd
militiamen advanced upon the house OF Mackay and
commenced punderng Mrs. Nackay and her chd
fed through INC back door and escaped. Mr.. hackay
hid under table, ana, as the negroes broke int his
room, shot the nfst one dead Tho hers ned alter
having deslroycda great deal OF property ~ Ellen
ton the Masonic Hail was Uurncu down by the negro
company supply because the Masons had allowed Tho
Democratic CLUB to meet in the hall In Aiken saw
four stores that had been orciby broken into and
pundercd within the week was there. went down
| TO Eicnton with Mr. Dunbar, the depot agent who
had been driven away IRON his home by the negroes
and had been hiding Tor two weeks ia Georgia.
Tms MICRO PgRLISe.
. the s,ea. m,ss o negroes 's ~ my opinion peace.
that IN every rencon.rc they suer severely, aud
they vastly prefer working quietly IN Tho field to
gagng IN a guerilla warfare In defence OF principle
that they 40 not understand appreciate lhe negro
leaders, who have ali To gain and nothing 70 lose IN
the perpctuaton OF sirfc in the suenng OF the color
line. IN the contlb eucies ot punder aud murder. VIII
insist on stirring the negroes sumnoung thcm 10
nightly meetings and keeping them pcrpetually at drl
aud feeding their love OF display and circumstances
What exemites they lead the poor blacks 10 and
at what point the whites will confront them, the fu
turc-he near future very much iear--wll disclose
AN ScsSpIARy.
IL isa noticeable tact that the noisy scum OF the
negro population In Georgia has drifted into Car
DINA since affairs quieted down tho former State
anu leit them without following. Every penitcn-