The New York herald., 1876-10-23
AStonishment Of the Troops at Finding
Nothing to Fight.
WHY THE LEGISLATURE WAS NOT CONVENED.
Evidence That It Would Not Support the
Military Policy.
Reign Of Terror in the Low
Country.
NEGRO RAID ON MOUNT PLEASANT.

NG0INO INiO WV WOONl Z LCHOTINt U.
COLUMBIA. s. c., Oct % 1876.
Governor Chambcrlains assertion that the State is
like an armed camp has been verified Troops hAvo
been pouring IN from North Carolina, Virginia. New
York, Maine and Massachusetts, for tho past day or
two. They manly concentrated at this point, and
the city now assumes aspect OF war, not at all
unlike tho occupation by General Sherman in 1865
Tho Streets the hotels, saloons and tho highways
filled with them All the officers of the garrison have
requested appear public full uniform and.
while the whole matter is iarcical in the extreme
THE POLITICAL EFFECT
Of It among the negroes is in tho swaagcr aud
bravado they now assume II has gono forth among
them that the troops have been sent here for their
Hayes and whccor and Chamberlain, and the formda-
bic display OF the force and power OF the national
government consolidated the negro republicans and
intmdatcd tho class Of thom who have gone over TO
Hampton.
AsroyIsHMEyr TROOPS
related TO this evening. The companies from New
York packed Off suddenly that they believed an
actual existed in the State and expected the
tram to be fred into they crossed the South
Carolina limo. SO confident wcro they OF this that
ammunition issued to tho men and they held
in readiness for night at any moment Their blank
astonshmcnt best bc realized in this general cx-
preston among them, that the political excitement In
New York is much greater than anything they have
witnessed since their arrival
DEMOCRATIC NEGROES IyrIMIpArED
the election took rlaco ,dmorrow there Is little
doubt that Hampton would be elected by heavy ma
jority but is impossible to conjecture the result she
TIN OF November account of the political effect OF
the President in granting Governor Chamborain's 70.
quest for troops, without demanding application
from tho Legislature, prescribed by tho constitution
has caused considerable comment in political circles
here The Ellenton tho last armed outbreak In
the State before the Cainhoy massacre which place
tho same day tho President issued his proclama-
tion. II occurred tho 10th OF September, and in
week everything was quiet Twelve days elapsed be-
tween the Of Governor Chamberlains proca-
nation and that Of tho President with easy communi-
cation between all parts OF tho State.
THE LEGISLATURE NOT CONVENED
Tho reason why the Legislature was not convened In
special session matter Of speculation. The gener-
ally conceived opinion that tho Governor felt tho
for
troops Information have collected Informally from
different parts OF tho State leads rrcsstby to the
samo conclusion One-fourth OF tho members arc
democrats, and a largo number of republicans
arc still smartng under the abuse and con-
tumey they experienced at the hands OF tho
Governor in his attempt 10 create man power.
These would not support him. Many others, liko the
entrc Judiciary Of the State willing to testify to
the existence OF perfect peace in their respective
counties This is why Governor Chamberlain did not
convene the Legislature He knew his demand for
troops would not be sustained by that body intensely
republican is, and he was too shrewd to risk the
experiment OF calling together at this crisis These
facts furnish conclusive proof that tho proclamaons
and the troops but
PART A CONSPIRACY
OF the carry the State for himself and tho
national republican ticket Both parties are st ac.
lively engaged in tho canvass On Saturday 1000
democrats, mounted, appeared democratic process.
SION at Grantcvilc, and the day 500 rcpubli-
cans mounted, in procession. attended a republican
meeting at wnnsboro Last at a republican
meeting at Darlington, engineered by whittcmore OF
cadctship fame, a company OF colored men, armed and
equipped rode in the no while another company ap-
pcarcd in full uniform The whitcs have all yielded
peaceful submission to the command 10 disband their
rifle clubs but steps have been taken dIsarm the
negroes, who still parade with arms furnished by the
State. As have before said, tho
NEGROES SOUTH CAROLINA
are by as docile and peaceful as they have
been represented. While unable TO copc with the
whites in actual conflict they mpulsivc and can
easily be aroused to frenzy irresponsible ana under
control OF inscriptions leaders, they arc whom
ganizcd and armed, standing menace II Is a noto-
rous TACT that white arrests OF whites are made by