Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-27

From the New York Herald. !

Randolph, uf New jersey, arrived mere Gnis
noropg and stopped at the Wheeler House.
| pow he headquarters Of the Military Depart
| mcnt of the South The Senator was called
| upon by eadiag citiz ns of all parties, but he
positively declined auy public reception. sera'
uade or ceremony that would lead to speech
making The Senator'S visit is purely oil
private character. His object is to see aud
| hear Tor himself, aud as a member OF the
Senate Military Com nittee his presence here
a, this particular juncture has peculiar Sig
uifcance. To-day he had al extended inter
| view with General Ruger Oh the condition OF
affairs in this State, which was highly salts
factory to the Senator. He is grati6ed to state
that kuger appreciates the decacy aud grave
responsibility of his position, and lie feels sat
isfed that the duties devoVng upon that dis
tingushed officer will be discharged in strict
accordance with his ideas OF military proprlety.
The Senator was sgreeably surprised TO find
such peaceful aud submissive feeling existing
among the white people, Which, uuder the
circumstances, meant that they were determlD-
ed not 10 be provoked Tito collision Or Il dis
turbance of any sort. A. regards troops he
WAS clearly OF opiuiou that their presence was
q ouly no; needed here tut that 1t Was 10
direct suuversion Of the constitution thar they
were brought mere From very few remarks
let fall by the Senator there Can be little doubt
that his visit here is he initial s';p TO lmpcr-
taut vigorous Congressional action as to The
course Of tn. President 10 garrlsoulug the STATE
with troors ou the eve OF Presidential cleo.
ton. The Senator will remain IN the STATE
TOR week, during which time he Will thorough
~ Investigate the situation aud inform himself
as to tue condition Of affairs. Information re-
ceired to day from trus worthy sources states
tina; Un,ed Sta,es Marshal Wallace, besides
massiug troops in the Fourth Congressional
distric!, where his father is a candidate for
re- election, is now resurtlng 10 measures by
which he hopes to produce collision between
the races and possibly with the troops Several
of the counties 10 this district have large white
democra.'ic maj critics, and 10 these, as Uoited
States Deputy AarshaIs, he is appointing ne
groes oi low character, AID who are known 10
be d"spc!adOcs. lu the county OF Anderson,
which has from 800 TO 1000 white majority,
the Marshal has already appointed tive negro
Deputy Marshais, whose duty II will be 10
make all the arrests OF tho whites on suborned
:.iidavlts, which are purchasable by the hun
d,e.l ?, h!ty cents apiece. No plan is LETT un
tried By Which there is possibility OF causing
4 disturbance or provoking resistance on the
part OF the whites to deputy Unled States
marshaS ur troops, but so strong Ii tie deter
u,luutlon oil the people that nothing bur the
right 10 de;end themselves against personal
assault will make them raise hand. 1t has
traD,pir,d to-day that the work Ii which /
stated yestc day that Governor Chamberlain
was engaged, was the preparation OF pollti-
cal raper iUtcuded as Vndlcatlon OF the ex
traoriiDacy course recently pursued by the
Pre- sldeut aud himself 10 garrlsouDg the State
ailh troops. Ii further tTaGsn!red that this
document appeared Id New York paper CT
to-day, aud VAS repetition Il the charges
coytalucd 10 the Governors four;een-colu,an
article recently published and oil the proclama
,iou tina. appeared few days after. The
charges nave already been met by The rebuff
tinC testimony OF the iud cilry aud other re-
publ!cau State and county Officials This ties.
timouy is rapidly accu uiuatlDg. | have seen
the statements aai athdaVlts Ut number OF
shertfs, 81 which tie following :com the
sheriff Of Aiken, one Of the counties dc
clare,I ;n-u:rect:onary, is fair specialon:
: STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF
AIKEN:
c:,,nuliy appeared before inc Hiram Jor-
dcu, aho. being duly sworp, says that lie has
beer, aud is now, Sheriff Of Aiken county since
1872, aad during the whole Of that tine has
n:vcr had the !eas; difficulty OF serving any
legal process issued from aug Court in this couu-
tv. aud that he has never heard OF any OBJ
structinns to the lawful officers until the Ellen.
100 riot occurred, when warrant for the ar
rest OF one Frederick Pope, colored. was issued
5y Charles Critic, trial Justice, for assault
and battery agaiust Mrs. Lucy A. Harley, al
Si|verton, in the c,unty o: Aiken, and resis-
lance was made thereto by lumber Of ARMED
colored ci;iz.ns, a. this deponcnt has been
adorned. H JoRDON. S. a. e.
Sworn 10 before me this 18Th of October,
Il. d. 1876.
0. 7. luAMPLAIN, Notary Public.
Since my Arrival here | have made dlgeDt
iluulry concerning The wholesale massacres OF
cvlJrcd men alleged to have taken place. |
Gao fad 20 cases except those already reported,
numbering about thirty 10 all, while eight or
ten Whites have been killed iu the same time.
The legislature could easily have been assem-
bed IN time to make proper application to the
President. Stress is ialu upou the want Of
money 20 pay The members. The Legislature
is accustomed q assemble without pay, and in
1868 and 1873 it assembled In tic months Of
S"ulrmber au.i October, al DO! h OF which times
tn. treasury was Empty. The financial emhar
ra>sme1t this year Is partly caused by the loss
OF $500, 900 IN the failure of the Bark and
Tru-t Company. Governor Chamberlain and
Complro!iy. Duna itpUsted this oney, against
the protest OF the treasurer, who pronounced
thai institution insllvent. Governor Cham
be;aiu at the time was director of the bauk
aud Que Of It's attorneys, au additional reason
Why there Was 90 money 10 pay the Laglsla-
ture. 1t is source of amusement that the
Governor makes such a scarccrow OF the rifle
clubs OF which he was few months since an
ardent adnircr. Iftbey We're illegal why was
be All honorary member of one or more? and
wh} did be attend their meetings and festivals,
and drink and toast ;hcm? These clubs have
all dish .Dded, iuc udicg Ii at veteran orgaoiza-
tiou the German FuSill"rs OF Charleston, which
was organize iD l775 and has a proud revo-
iu!loaary r, cord. The isbandiug of these clubs
and the constant infux Of troops which para
| Iyzei the State government has au increasing
| or,,hhldon Tho nanro,r I -