The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-12-27
Wednesday, Dec. q, 1876.
Arc we in n NStntc Of PeacC2 Or
Does WAR Actually Exit
in AbhcESllC COHltyf

Arc we in n Suite of Peacc3 Or,
Does Nur Actually Exit
in AbbcxSllc COHlHyf
The Raliical negroes ana their white
allies of this County,. it is understood
here, are making strenuous Quarts to
make itlfc Congressional Committee
now.in, Columbia, believe that neither
II Elhite nor u colurcd Republicans
life ,is safe in Abbeville C0amty. A
few :plain statement OF facts may no
beamiss gust HOW.
mrE FIRST MAN VINO LOST IFS L1FE
IN itIiis County nftor fhc war was James
McClinton, nh inufltrsive white tnan
who was wantonly murdered sy ne
grdcs On Haskelfs lasntation, III the
Nntwoeas. These negroes zero rcfu-
gees from the coast and were here
when emanciTated. TNsey, after tho
auurder, returned to their old homes,
.snd none ef them hare ever been ar
sssted- After this occurrence but few
seurders 'af any Kind were committed
asrtll the year of asGS, when perhups
Iifteen perSsHs lest their lives
" ny VIOLENCE
an. this Ceunty. Some OF these mnr-
d.rs OF course occurred rs killings
aaay occur in any country even in
times of the profoundcst peace. Then
abe Government was in tile transition
slstc from its rightful owncrs into the
hands Of the recently emancipatcd
slaves, whose ignorance of their duty
MS free citizens cannot he understood
hv strangers, when they surpassed
their acknowledgements gave them the
rjuht to run rough shod over their
farmer masters, while they apparently
thought tho whites had few rights
which they were hound to respect.
This condition of things irritnted the
great heart Of the country, and va
rious negroes and Radical white men
host their lives at the hands of the in
eeused white Democratic citizens.
jerhnps of the
FIFTEEN MEN KILLED
In this County during that yoar. three
fourths of that number may be set
down as politica. murders. In. addi-
ton to these murders during that year
IL is Just to mention that perhaps II
dozen negroes were whipped or NAL
treated by unknown persons, but sup
,Dsci to be Democratic white men.
TIE LAST RADICAL
who lostNhis life for political reasons
was the negro whom young l'iack
shot at Diamond Hill in November,
lH70-morr than ak ycara ago. Since
1hcn, as far u We are Informed, no
Il.pnblican has lost his life ut the
hands OF u Democrat In consequence
OF his politics. Two years ago, how
eyer, Mr.. John Lyon, while under the
%inlluence Of liquor, in a settlement
and business transaction III his store,
xhOt and killed n negro who insu!ted
him. This is the last negro who tla"
1o.t his life in Abbcville County at
the hands of u white man for any
cause.
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN
WORDS.
Since the war, the whites have, M a
rule, treated the blacks kindly. They
have furnished the more reliable OF
them with homes 10y selling them
lands, horses and cattle on n credit to
enable them to start life Oh their own
account, and in very few instances
1ave the whites been eXacting OF these
creditors. as the records OF the Shcr-
Itf's office will show.
no offsctthe hundreds OF k~indncsscs
The whites have extended TO the ne
vroes in tho past year, they have, with
TIE INCESDIARY's TORCH,
burnt. ut O low estimate, two hundred
and tifty thousand dollars worth of
uroperty belonging to the white peo-
nile of Abbeville County. 70 unC!e.
take to estimate the amount wh!ci'
they have stolen from the whites III
COWS and hogs. together with their
numerous distractions from our sl'at
houses and corn cribs would be Id
pendous lob. Their career OF crime
has cost the white Democrats of this
County for Court and prison fee2 in
punisiling captured black criminals
nm amount ranging from $4,000 to
81 600 annually, while we have yearly
.uaid into the Treasurer a large amount
10 maintain the public schools about
:Sl5, OOO of which annually ven to
EDUCATE NEGRO CHILDREN,
Owing TO the disorder and want OF the
proner restraining influence OF the
law the Radical negroes some six
months ago, murdered the Harnons,
4white DemOcrats.) Since then tour
Radical negroes murdered Mr.. John
Burt Riley, (Dcmocrat.) During the
recent campaign q Radical negro ut
Green wood stabbed II Killed Wins
ton Arnold, II of the best and mos
highly respected negroes in tlicC0unty,
because he declared himself q Demo
crMt. Recently nineteen Radical ne
rrocs conspired TO kill the white meil
of Lowndesvillc and then sack the
town. Their plan OF death and des-
truclion succeeded in so far rs the
killing Of Mr.. Clayton Allen and the
wounding OF Mr.. Baker, doth white
Democrats.) Last week Mr.. Willis
Logan, u Democrat, WAS shot by n
Radical negro, while standing around
a fire in the yard at night. Since
then two other Democrats have been
shot al by Radical negroes.
Az far as We ren.eIhber, just ROW,
wo have stated
ALL THE FACTS
ON boil. sides, and have e~rheavored to
state them fairly. We would ask, in
candor, which party appears in more
danger from the other? The ne,no-
Gratis have committed no political
murder for six years, while the Isadi-
3-al negroes Of this County have kill
cd five Democrats within the past six
months.
Ii we have not the matter fairly, we
n4k to be c0rrocted-
Will the Congressional Ck,nimittce
ple,Lse enquire OF w. II. Heard as to
The truth of the above statements?
Will Ire also lie good to explain to
them what he knows about burning
1irorcia barns? II he would explain
10 them his REASONS for leaving Flhert
County q few yours ago, 1t would be
interesting.
Wonderful Success.
It Is reported that Boscllct's Ger
maj syrup has since dts introduction
in the Unfted States, reached the i'm