Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-14
South Carolina.

says:
The midnight arrests of citizens by Uoited
States deputy Marshas, supported by squads
of United States-solders, began 10 the county
of Aiken last night. Special dispatches rep
reseut the community there as being ln state
of the greatest ferment and excitement. The
deputy marshaIs and soldiers who had left the
town of Aiken the eight previous tor the pur'
pose Of making arrests, came back THIS morning
with pueteen prisoners from what Is Known
there as the SivertOn section. The arrests IN The
immediate town began there this evening. The
arrests SO far plumber thirteen. Among those
arrested is lawyer Damed G. W. Craft, maG
of 6Ity years WHO is the democratic chairman
of the county, and who, on the 10th nst. teie-
praphed the State Executive Committee 10 re-
sponse 10 ao appeal urging quiet submission to
all arbitrary measures, and an appeal to the law
atterward You need not fear. We will SUBJ
init to the law. The deputy marshal has prom
sed to give NE the list so that the men can
surrender without trouble Those arrested
10 Aiken are chi, ty members Of the Rife Club
there immediately after the arrests a confer
euce was had with United States District At
to!ney Corbn and Uoitsd States Commissioner
Boozer The counsel for the parties arrested
decided to waive preliminary examination, and
the Com missioner agreed to take bail, the bond
for all being fixed at $4,000, the District At
torney reservlng the right to except to any bail
iu certain cases not specified. vi 80 arrested
70 have so far given the required boni and SIX
are now iu the county Jail guarded by U s. SOL
diers. The charge against all the parties arrested
is tor intimidation of voters ln threatening them
with violence if they voted for the republican
Presidential electors and candidates for Con-
n ha
made 10 that section OF the State. and the Dis
trict Attorney and United States Marshal will
remain there to consumate their work 10 BarD-
well, Edge6eld aud Aiken counties. 1t is we'll
known here aud confidently believed that all
these arrests are being made at the lDstaUce OF
Gov. Chambellalo tor the purpose Ut lDtimIdat-
lpg the whites and colored democrats, aod IN
the effort TO cause resistance and bloodshed
with the view to declare martial law. The en-
tire judiciary OF the State have denied the
charges of awlessness made 10 the Governors
proclamation, and he is left Wi bout a legal
support if the United States District Attorney
is excepted. In the present excited condition
OF popular teeiing the white people are behav-
ing with remarkable cooness aud discretion.
If was not that the arrests are made under
the authority of the Uoited States submission
would not be tolerated and forbearauce would
cease to be virtue w. H. Jordan. the
Sheriff of Aiken county, who is republican,,
10 reply to Governor Chamberlain s procama
tion charging that that county was 10 armed
resistance to the constituted authorities OF the
State. and to the statement of the District At.
toruey that be is unabe to execute due pro-
cess of law says that everything IS quiet ln
that county; that he has not now nor has he
ever had any resistance offere to him 10 serv.
ing any judicial process placed in his hands.
He further says:
| can Individually and alone arrest any man
or set of meD 10 this county upon the proper
process of aoy court, as did 10 the Hamburg
case, aud need no help in making such arrests,
not even posse, much less the aid OF federal
soldiers. | have been 10 many parts OF this
county, and know of no armed bands or assem-.
blages of men prepared to resist the law. l
have learned from reliable source that posse
engaged in suppressiog the Ellenton riot, under
a constable, dispersed when the federal soldiers
promised that they would dsperse the negroes
The Iutendant or Mayor of Aikeu town, the
county seat, says that, Notwithstanding Gov
ernor Chamberlain's proclamation, he car as
sert there has been no time when civil pro-
cess could not be served by any ordinary officials
10 that town. The Governor aud the District
Attorney are very much lncenscd at the oertif-
Gates of the Sheriff of Akeu and the State Ju
dietary, all of them republicans. aud they are
busy patching up horrors 90 afidavlts OF ne
groes, which can be purchased at fifty ccots
apiece for the mere asking. More immediate
signs of conhct lie in the fact that Judge
Mackey, of the Sixth Circuit Court, republl-
can, pronounced Tatt's order unconstitutional
aud oppressive 10 permitting deputy marshals
TO be the sole tribunals of law aud to suspend
the habeas corpus
When this was called to the attention Of Dis
trict Attorney Corbin that official said:
The instructions of Attorney General Taft
will be carried out, notwithstanding Judge
Mackey's deDuuciation. If he desires to in-
sertere be may do so at once. promise that
he shall head the list of his folio Sers in the To-
dictment which | shall take pleasure 10 draw
Ing and presenting to U0ited States Court.
1t may be question whether Judge Mackey
has not already been guilty of interference with
the marshals as described in section 1922 OF
OF the Revised Statutes Of the Uulted States.
! have advised all marshals to proceed 10 strict
accordance with the letter of Attorney General
TAFT, and any officer high or low, of the State
courts who iuterteres with them will do 80 at
his peril"
These threats of the District Attorney, 10
view of Judge Mackey charge to the grand
jury of his Circuit Court, are more than likely
TO provoke collision, for there is scarcely
doubt that Mackey will not allow Tatt's order
TO be enforced 10 his district
\ dispatch tonight states that the grand
jury of Abbevile couuty has preseoted the
Governor for detamiDg the county 10 his pub
liShed letters aud proclamation, and the Judge
has decided to hold the Court contiuu ousy
open for the purpose of learning all charges OF
violence and intimidation. This action is sini-
lar 10 effect to that taken by Judge Mackey in
his charge to the grand Jury of York county.
Au incident occurred 10 the lower part of this
county to-day which fairly illustrates the To-
tense spirit of intolerance which prevails among
the negro followers OF Paterson and Chamber
lalu, aud which finds expression almost daily
10 some acts Of violence committed upon the
person of the uplucky wight who dares sever
his connection with the ruling party 10 the
State. A negro Damed John Richardson few
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