Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-16
South Carolina.

A dispatch - the NV York Herald, dated
Columbia, October IA, 1876 says:
The vampaigo or the republican side was to
have been opeoed 10 day q, Edgeield Cour,
House, were Governor Chamberlain was to
speak. A corps 81 republican, orators left here
Yesterday aernoon. aud the Governor was
cuu6 ;cul expected lo.tollow, but much to the
surprise OF everypody, last hight, al eievcu
o'clock, he informed your correspondent that
duties of an uac.ltaio duration rendered 1t i'm
pcss!bie to say whether he could 60 until tue
hour he train left, watch was at four this
uornug What the dues were that occu-
pi.d the Governors atteutioo at this hour OF
ihr uignt was mystery that had its solution
to day iu the arrival here of Brevet Maiyr
Gre. eral Ruger, commanding the department
uf the South, with headquarters at Atlanta,
ia. G'. Ruger arrived here 90 the tralo
from Augusta az ten o'clock last night, and
drove to tie Wheeler House, where he regis
: terei aud Wa, assigned t, hi quarters. He
rcmalued there uLtli ABOUT Que this morning,
weu he drove to Gov. ChAmoeria !ou.e
When he rang the bell, be wa- answered By
servant Of the Governor. who Informed him
that His Excellsncy had retired aod ccul not
be secn Inc Gcnera replied L am Genera!
Ru.er, OF the Uoited States Army, aod mus
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aouncement "the darby vanished. found the
Governor sitting up and at once usbcrcd in the
distinvu shed visitor The General remained
cose,ed with the Governor quite length ot
time, but what trauspired between them Is not
kuown Governor Chant erlaln gives It out
that Geo. Rugcr SAID the PresI5cut IT he
Unitrd States lrai llprmrd hiu th!, ug official
channels TIA; a. 1y (ihr Go"cs"or) Was uuabie
f t. at ri protection 10 CT; 2 n ~ tie exercise
Of their rights, it became Ills General Rug rs
, duty IL see thai they were pro- C co, aud ~
do all III his power to prevent SUCH ou!rages as
had taken piac in B .rowel aud Aikeuc uutles.
am also in oImcd hat General Ruscr bad
an interview viii C"iunei 4. &. Haskell, the
Chairman Of the Democratic Exscutlv Con-.
, uttee, who was informed by him that he W ud
0 see tina, all democratic negroes we've protected
e from auy vloIeucr ur Intimidation b PERSONS Ut
: their own colnr or others, % account ot their
G poliics 1t i further sta:ed t. BE- the desire
/ Of genera Rustr to -" GcGeral Hampton,
with vi.w 10 assure him that the mltitary
shall act impart2Ily 10 the protection OF all per
sous 10 The exerci>, of their political rights.
The general is still here, aud will remain un;i
: In sday mex, aud a. GeYeIai Hamt toe will
: visit this city lo-murrue it is aot tnIpr1tab {
i that they will have au interview.
c The arrests Of citizens 10 Aiken, BiruW"
and Edgcield Counties cohtLu,, soldiers &C.
1 com, auying the marsha;s 10 their mldnirht
rai1s The District Attorney still rcmalus 10
that section, taking ufiiaVts OF outragcs uu
: uegroes, tor wh oh he Is reported to be paying
81. 80 per affidavit TO the negroes, ADD ne Is &c
cue uatug 40 iumense uumbtr OF tbem. l
u have seen some of them AID they bear tn" ear
marks uf the same sort vi literature thar was
: manufac ured IN SumUer county (aibaDyl by
the 90 ollous det Tvs aud secret s:rvice
!; agents of the Department Of justice. II ster
= and Beach. 10 1872.
4 General Rugtrs visit add miiolght confer
eucc with the Governor lead, u The apprchcn
sion hat martial Law vii be declared, ~ 10
doubt repalus that tic negroes are 10 be kept
> in organized antagoolsm to the WINES 10y the
q presence OF the troops.
: 1t having been publicly announced that Gov.
/. eruor Cham oerlaln aud other pl0mlneut reruo-
leans wouii speak at Edge6sd today, alb Ut
{ 1000 whites 4ud 500 negroeS assembled AT that
- pace Fully 500 of the whites we're mount
ed and singuai 10 say, like the lndiana re-
. publlcans, wore RID shirts The OBJ .ct Of I'd IT
/. presence was 10 obtao division vi time. AID
;. in order 10 reply to Governor CHAN berla.u,
whom they c!aiin u have wiIituiy misrrpre
3 s"olcd them TO the country 10 his recent prucia
ma.lnn aud audr, SIS. lu cots qucDca Of he
t arrival OF General Kruger, Yesterday venius,G
, error Chamberlain II: the last rDom.ut declluld
II 10 keep biz appointment aud r-uialueG here.
D Ii had been already determined not to allow
he whites to speak OF this otcaS!ou, aud
extraordinary Measures had Gceu taken
to that cad. Uoited States Comns
. sloner }. q Thompson ADD Dcpu'y Marshal
/ J G. Lowe, togcthcr with six assistant dapu
a lies ali duly supplied witn blank ath lavlts aud
warrants, m.re ordered tu accompany the
speakers, aud 10 arrest the first rvrsou whp
should 10 any manner Interfere with or ques.
!. ucu the regular republican speakers. Geuetal
. Rugcr had also rrd:rcd two additional cJm pan.
s lea TO Edse6v!d Cou,i Hous., aud thrs. reach
ed the scene vt the speaking at an early hour.
!, The speakers were Secretary OF State Hayue,
. coIored; Coagl.ssm III Snalts colored: j. b.
. Filebrown, ComprolIsr'S clerk wiic; h. NJ.
II Braytou, member Of the H use Of r prc-aota.
i YES, wri.e. These reached Eds field at ulne a.
N. ,aud wer, closely followed W the Two 'mpao
IL, of inanirj, whose eLtranc. io'O toWu was
t made the occasloo ota uot Singular demon
: stration. The red shired i .mocrats met them
on the outskirts of The village, aud surrJuod ng
. them 10 large numbers, e,cJrted them to their
i quarters win prol iuged chners AID wavlug Ut
b I,ats; the soldiers marching quietly 10 their
i mid,t smlllDg anl belraylug 10 mauy way, their
seuse OF Il e awkwardne-s oil their nov aud
!pleasau, po,ili,u. When the speaking be
gan GGc leaders oil the whites. understanding
The trap winch had beeo quietly 5 70 give
! their proposed movement he Appearance Of
Intimidation. advised their followers to keep
clear OF the republican meeting, AMI this Was
= Conducted by the Speakers already mentioned,
al the distance OF hall I'LL t rOu town, 10 the
! presence Of ab1u, $40 n"groe.-neO. WJU"u
aud children. At Is coGcusl0n the whites
formed il coIu nus Of fours aud rod, BY tb"
spot, cheering continuously, the degrees reply
inr. No other demonstration was male AID
the day eudcd without single disturbance OF
:, any kind. The VIII IS We're greatly incebs d
against Chamberlain for his mls:eirt scuattoo,
= # their c,uduct on previous qcc4,iJo. The
attempt 10 mak capital out OF the aft III
was signal failure Tue four c, III ,aa-