The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-09-28


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ty.nine out, ola thousand of. them will
when left to an untrammelled choice. l
have spoken of the? 90: ''''+' - ''-' "f
'''la BLIND FURY OF THE BLACKS
when one Of their. number "turns traitor," "
as they call it, and joins the whites.
This is not to be excused, but il exists TO
fearful extent in this State. Withdraw
all fear of punishment, and the blacks
would tear the few black Democrats limb
from limb. The hand Of vengeance is
only stayed by the certainty that the
whites will make short work of anybody
who interferes,, with their black allies.
You would have about the same luck, in
trying to convince a negro that his fellow
black has right to 'Join the Democrats"
that you would in trying to inform him
that the sun rises at midnight. It is use
less to argue or to talk. They have no
idea of personal rights in that direction.
But to return to the troops. The
Northern Democrats say that the use of
troops as they are now being used in
South Carolina is contrary to the spirit
of our government. I admit that with
out wink. But the fury of the whites
is so aroused by the wrongs they have
suffered under the black government of
South Carolina that there is no restrain.
ing them from overawing the blacks and
carrying; the election rough-shod but the
presence of troops. This is exactly the
state of the case.
Well, you may say, will troops have to
be employed every election in South Car
olina?, Certainly they will, as long as
the. blacks are in power. The whites
will not submit to black rule longer than
thew are actually forced to-not one day
longer. Withdraw the troops, say
Glands off," and the black government
there would fall like a block of cards. 1t
cannot stand alone. The question-the
problem before the country-is simply
this: Shall the Federal power be contin-
ually applied or shall the black govern
ment here be allowed to so to the wall,
as 20 it will as soon as the support from
Washington is withdrawn? The fierce oD-
position of the whites is not because it is
Republican in the sense that Ohio is Re-
publican, but because that it is black,
and the antagonism against a government
of blacks is fearful.
BATTERED TICKET. .l II "A
In their efforts to get a straight ticket"
in all that the term implies, the Demo
Gratis have got one that is pretty well shot
to pieces. They all saw service in the
Confederate army, and all bear bullet
marks. Hampton, candidate for Gov
ernor, bears six wounds in his body, from
head to feet, inclusive. Simpson, candi-
date for Lieutenant Governor, carries
bullet scars. Conner, candidate for At
torney-General, had his leg shot off near
the hip. He hobbies around on crutches,
and makes flaming speeches. MCGOWAN,
elector, carries two wounds. In fact, l
doubt if there is one of the straight-out
ticket who is not battle-scarred. They
were not nominated on this account, but
because nearly every white man In South
Carolina saw service and faced bullets,
and it was impossible to make up a ticket
of representative Democrats, qualified
and competent to hold Office, without
selecting ex-Confederates. 1t. was not
here as in the North-say cne-half OF the
able-bodied men in the army, but they
were all in: and without especial refer.
ence to the fact of being able-bodied
either. South Carolina had more Con
federate soldiers in the ranks than she
had voters. This is historic fact, and
shows how impossible it is to make up a
ticket of representative men here without
taking ex-Confederates. The losses of
life in the war were greater than the nat
ural increase from 1860 to 1870, as the
census shows; and I believe that South
Carolina is the only State where there
was an actual decrease in white popula-
ton during the ten years named.
HAMPTON AND "THE TICKET"
will speak nearly every day until the
election. There is already full list OF
appointments out, reaching from the
mountains to the sea. Last week and a
part of this week they are in the upper
part of the State; from here they 60
south, and then HE up this way again,
and then down to Columbia to the "wind
up" They travel by rail where they can,
and if no railroads, they go horseback,
escorted by the cavalry" which is q
feature of this campaign. Coming out of
Anderson last week about tive hundred
cavalry acted as escort, and half way to
Pickens were met by another force OF
mounted men. It is curious proceed
ing, and not lacking in humorous Incl
dents. The Cavalry" are not armed,
but simply mounted men carrying flags
during the day and torches at night.
Each county has from ten to two dozen
of these mounted clubs, and they can
gather in large numbers on short notice.
have seen great many of them at diff
ferent points, but none yet who were
armed but they would soon provide
themselves if an emergency should arise.
think the object of the cavalry" is to
do a great deal of marching and counter
marching, particularly during the Silly
night las the poet says and thus i'm
press the negroes with the fact that the
whites are fully armed and marching
along towards victory-on horseback,
with arms in reserve. So far, in this part
of the State, there have been no outrages,
disturbances or bloodshed, but the peace
able condition of things will hardly con-
tinue until the election. The feeling is
daily becoming more bitter and the lines
more tightly drawn.
I say "no outrages," although there
has been much that would be esteemed
"outrages" should the like happen Moth;
But I use the term in more modified
sense, for, in this disturbed State, unless
somebody is killed or badly hurt, the
affair is hardly classed an Outrage"
But that which is of daily occurrence
here and which would raise terrible
rumpus in the North, land terrible
rumpus here, if it should happen to the
other partly is this: The Republicans
will appoint and advertise meeting,
and name certain speakers. They will
quietly assemble, and just as they get to
business, a company of cavalry" will