, 1876-12-26

Butler and Gary To address them, which they
actually did before any Republican was allowed
10 speak at att. After this tho Republicans
werc Informed by Gen. Gary that they had
conc there To divide time, and that IL the Re-
pub1lcans did not gire them half tho time there
would be trouble, aud the responsibility Of TINT
trouble would be on the Radical lead
era. Tho situation wa so threaten
ing-aho number Of these mounted
and armed Democrats Was 80 great-that every
one saw a: glance that the only thing 10 be
done for tho ttmc being was to allow them one
half the time, II any meeting at ait was held;
and tt Was also believed TINT tile Republicans
would have been attacked, and that lives would
have been lost, II they:hs1 attempted quietly to
withdraw, without holding the mce.ing.''
Q.-"Thfs was after the Hamburg massacrctr -
Gov. C.-"Ycs, Just about one month after
tho Hamburg massacrc The result nas that
spoke At this meeting for about half an hour,
tho consciousness that ny own life mas In dan.
get, and that anything like . full and free Re.
publlcun speech would have produced general
massacre upon the spot.
PUBLIC THREATS AID INTIMIDATION.
VI was followed by Gen. Butler, who attacked
not only the Republican party, but tho Repub-
lican leaders who were present, in terms Of the
most unrncasUrcd abuse. lie told The Repub-
llcam present that the Democrats were going to
carry that county; that thoy might AZ wellmakc
up their minds to It then; that, no matter how,
that was not important for them TO know
he wanted them to understand the fact that
the Democrats Wcro going to rule that county,
and going to carry thst election.
"Gcu, Gary also spoke, In still moro bruta
terms, but to the same effect
snow, the result Of such meeting as
this was, Of course, the reverse Of
advantageous to the Republicans. Thcy felt
sense Of indignation and wrong, but still they
felt that the Democracy Ind had their way, and
lad gained an advantage, and tho whole effect
upon Republicans was exceedingly dlspiriting,
anu It showed, also, to tho leaders, how great
the danger was to them personally. And here,
as elsewhere, 1t is not every leading politician
who Is willing to incur grcat personal risks In
order to stand by Ills principles or to serve Ills
party.
"Th[s meeting at Edgcdcld Courthouse was
aspccfmcn merely Of the plan which was prac-
t1ccd throughout this anl the adjoining coun-
tiss."
Q.-"Do you mean throughout the sB!ack
Be1t'l''
Gov. C.-"Ycs, through, all tic counties
where the Republicans l,al q majority. And
there va. another form ,f tntfruIdut{on morc
scycrs than nnv vet f9cacr;lc,, Ttfs rn,*istaa
in bodies vi armed men riding at night through
tho county mud entering tlle cabins Of the color
cd people and threatening them with death, or
dragging them mt of tl,cir cn.In. md whinntno
t,,,I,, o,,1 T., .on ;....,,,a' 1s,',t, a..
'n''''' "'o IL so'"e instance" killing taen''
QUESTION or, vEnAclTY.
Q.-"Gcn. Gordon. 6cnatpr from Georgia,
stated III telegram addressed at the President
fand nn,,e,,,.l hv I'm Assnc.t ~ ',ros. 1hs,,s.n
Sata .,'s I.:,s ua ~. 49,, oete'c'
pclorc !ne Ifes'ae't ea~ III that Turing The
late exciting canynss in this State no blood had
oesn shcd e1cept 1u til. Farsa,.s Of Chamberlain
n ,nv ,ne,n,rv ssrvca n,r r,o,,,1r yvodn unrar-
I'm o,.o stsn.1 ~. s,.na.a,, v.hs. T. 1.p
W. a'so e,Sn'"t lno unp.'e4'' "na1 ID your
answer TO Tint etatcmcnti
Gov. c." Such 4 statement is monstrous
fa|scloo.l, by w,lousoeycr stat1l. When t.r
a t.,1..,oox; ,,,or ,.,t~,o Il; a.. -
80 ~. @ 'nsI a".'a :" lucy, a.a u1n un-
aoc u see no" u 10 no. IN antfa:h IN 'ntent, "
any person who has the slightest familiarity
With tue history Of the last four months in South
Carolina. 1fv on. bt,pr /, Mat f.rr ina H-,1,1.
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