The New York herald., 1876-10-30

them at their homes II was therefore late Monday
evening the 18th before the constable and MS posse
comitatus returned the OF disturbance. Coione
A. 7. Butler and Captain Croft acted as deputy consta
bies The posse comatus passed by the wrecked irait
near Jackson station dispersed the armed Aegroes
they there found assembled They nred upon the ne
gro moo at the wrecked train, killing negro.
The whites now learned that Cokcr's armed mob
IN full possession OF Ecnton that the wniics expected
momcntarily to be shot and the town be burned
Upon arriving Eleuton the posse under deputy
Constabcs A. r. Butter aud Captain e. w. Croft, then
learned that p Coker,s armed rioters had LEFT the
town at the approach of the whites ana that Coker's
men had gone 10 Pen Branch 10 bushwhack Buffers
posse then moved IN the direction OF Rouses Bridge,
about eleven miles from Ellonton In passing negro
hut mile and halt from Ellcnton the advanced
scouts OF the whites were nred upon by body Of
groes, who were fortified IN the nut. The whites re-
turned the drc, killing David Mailey, Sam Brown
Warren Kelsey Just here the posse was overtaKen by
Eienton who hasten 10 beg that Colonel
Butlcr's posse would return Ecnion and camp there
the night that the negroes had threatened to
turn and burn the town. This request was complied
with.
on Tuesday morning, September ~, tho white posse
OF Aiken. under Colonel A. I. Butler anc Captain
Crofts. lett their at Elcnon and took up their
line OF march Rousss Bridge whittier large body
OF armed negroes were concentrated on arriving at
the creek II found that the negroes had torn up
tue bridge As tho whites crossing the stream
the negroes again fired on them from their conceal
mcnt IN the swamp. They had held undisputed pos
session OF tho bridge since Saturday morning, the 10th
of September except the temporary peace on sunday
evening, the 18th Of September.
Just as the whites were in tho act OF charging tht
negro outlaws concealed in ambush a company ot
federal troops under Lieutenant Lloyd made their ap
pearance Upon Lieutenant LLOYD assuring Tho
whites that tho negroes would dspcrse the white orec
under the orders OF Deputv Consables A. T. Butler
and Captain Cros, returned to their homes
or the whites there two killed, both from am
bush, and eight wounded.
In commenting upon tho affair Mr. Patterson at.
tributes the entrc responsibility OF tho affair to
coker tie leader Of The negroes and to other dsrepu
table radical politicians
THR REPORT OF UNITED STATES MARSHAL
WALLACE TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CON-
sIpEREp-now THE NEGROES ARE INcIrED
TO RIOT AND BLooDsHED--wAs WALLACE
AN AccoMPLrcE IN THE MASSACRE?
CHARLESTON, Oct. %, 1875.
To THE EDITOR THE HsRALp:-
In the report OF r. NJ. Wallace United States Mar.
shal for South Carolina. to Attorney General Taft,
dated October is, no undertakes 10 givc "a correct
statement of facts OF the Cainhoy massacre which
he gently thc unfortunate political riot
at is" says this United States official, of the
legitimate results of tho intimidation policy Aisss-
sippi plan, adopted by the democratic party &C. In
other words the trcacherous massacre by republican
negroes of unarmcd white Is deliberately pro-
claimed In official report by officer OF tho
peace, TO the Attorney General OF the United States
accepted by tho latter and published the world az
"a legitimate result" Evidently tho Attorney Gen.
eral in accepting and publishing this report approves
of this inhuman nnounccment and consents 10 lend
tho weight OF his Official position to the encourage.
ment ~ murder which partisan republican onicia
thus seeks to give to the whole OF tho msguidce
black population OF the State OF south Carolina
Whatever may be understood or believed of 'the in.
tImidation policy or Mississippi plan" can American
civilization in any part Of these United States sanction
this sentiment OF government officers approving tn,
Cainhoy massacre as "a legitimate resuiLn Of the al
legged adoption of such policy plan?
The people OF tho whole country have the a.
tire campaign OF Wade Hampton, leader OF tho
democratic party IN South Carolina; have known OF
his distinct reputation OF the policy or
from the beginning Of his pnbc u,eranccs TO his last
published speech have had tho means OF Judging Tor
themselves whether policy OF intimidation or tho
policy OF peace and persuasion has been carried by
MN ana ms associates; aug even sepuolcsns, men
the denial uncquvocaly, to the assertion of Marshal
Wallace that such policy has been pursued
But Marshal Wallace goes further. he justfcs the
butchery ut Cainhoy and says that a meeting on
Cooper River "a month ago, was tho irst meeting IN
shotgun policy In practice" Ho falsely states ..ths.
tho republicans had called meeting, and r
democrats in tho city chartered a stenmbonf
took about 150 well armed tho mcetin~ tses
formed the men In OF the stand and de- sAHr4l
that they should have half tho time for their 81 ka
Tho republicans did not relish this kind OF i scstr
discussion but the request was backed up ,y ~
Winchester repeating rifles In the hands Of me- xha
know how to them, and they consented TO 10
Ion of time"
The fact was that the meeting was. by p-s~,oes
agreement between the republican leader, A l z.
Bowen and The chairman OF the present Deu eyet,r
CLUB arranged 10 DO "a joint discussion, and srtn
the stand was assigned To tho democrats W.
present The negro republicans had given out rtrlv
threats that they would appear a. the meeting re3
and would kill any coored who dared 10 aecisra
themselves sympathy with The democrats. 70 BEE,
this 'intimdativn," TO protect cO0red DEF
and 10 preserve the peace, few arms. NOT '.I5 abs
more than twenty were carried by the whit Sac
negroes wcrc the nrst TO appear on the groun wsts
and in force, aud uttering menaces gea 4Allj
against c0ored democrats
The few arms al this 'nrst meeting' carried b. tnt
whites did command the peace that day. siia W.
ss,.V "a anil aIxr
leaders passed OFT quietly, without any dstu- -tAtee,
and ended in perfect good hunor the democrats ne}a
the city furnishing the republican leader and hs
panons Transportation to tho city their ch.feet
steamer alter tho meeting over The drcc st.alt
OF tnis meeting was that inccndiary republican frt
ngs, such as had been previously held Mt wha4 iAa
blacks had been harangued in hatred OF tho gli4s
property holders OF the county, and which had whFt
ended IN u Wild negro howl against the whites ssid
IRON mat day in Charleston county. The Il cr ~
the republicans after that meeting arranged wiA mo
chairman of the Democratic Committee for pea $3.50
joint discussions without arms, and such discls
had been held for one month before the Cainho. Ess
Marshal Wallace, In his report OF the latter ~Srslt
states that
The mec.as at the Brick church cainhoy sssQ
by the republicans and largely attended by IL
who we're preset At the hfs mcetng at which th- asae
ATTENDED any Of tho joint discnssions and many ro
bcinx suspicious Of tho democrats, carried such ,s u
each man had ut his home. &c.
Now, it clearly appears that Marshal wallace wst
officially, is presumed TO be impartial, is 50 srN
maciy involved ia the secret confidence and
feelings o tho murdcrcrs At Cainhoy to bc 900
speak from knowledge OF their motives and evan el
their suspicious IN attending this meeting vita iltt
He undertakes to connect their alleged reseas
mcng at ''thc first meetngn against the dcmeceats
who, ho falsely asserts there en.orccd their sntgstx
to speak," with The motives OF the murdcrcrs w.
tending the Cainhoy meeting with arms, where 'e.
iatiug an agrcem ent by coming armed they oetiesr
atcy pcrpctrated their brutal murders upon the
Gratis there assembled.
How does Marshal Wallace know that the sfntcf
negroes who attended Cainhoy the same
licans who, lat the first meeting" on Coopei r&4
did not relish that KIND Of peaceful discuss ~ Z
Could he make this assertion, or DC possessed SIS
knowledge OF the and OF the secret motive.
ings and picons OF these assassins, unless u N
close afiation with them, breathing togcth,f wif6
them the savage hatred Of their politcsi q,d
ncnts, who wers thus cntrapped and treachorouf
sacred, and conspri1g with them, as an acccnaiiGc
after the fact, false report justifyng their ere
Marshal Wallace, IN his report reveals tho fAr.es
purpose OF band OF murdofcrs which, accof ial it