The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-10-26

relish this kind of peaceful political dis
cussion,' but the request was backed up
by $50 Winchester repeating rifles, in the
hands of men who knew how to use
them, and they consented to a division
Of the time. other meetings followed
this. with similar display of arms, and
in order to avoid collision, which was
imminent at each meeting, the Execu-
tive Committees of each party arranged
to have series of joint discussions, and
agreed that their people should not come
armed to the meetings. The discussions
in this county had been going on with
more or less Of bitterness and animosity,
mainly growing out of the fact that the
Democrats carried large force of men
from the city to every meeting, who irri-
tated the Republicans by their violent
denunciation of their leaders and their
party. The meeting at the Brick Church
near Cainhoy was called by the Republi-
cans, and was largely attended by men
who were present at the first meeting at
which the Democrats had enforced their
demand to speak, but had not attended
anv of the Joint discussions and many of
them being suspicious of the Democrats,
carried such guns as each man had at his
home, muskets and fowling pieces, but
no militiamen went there with State
arms and ammunition as the Democrats
claim: and the best evidence of that fact
is that all the dead were shot with buck
shot and not with rifle balls. When these
colored Republicans arrived at the place
of meeting, their leading men told them
that they were violating an agreement
by coming armed. and that they must
deposit their arms at some place away
from the grounds. The colored men
I ii
guns, say fifteen, were placed in an old
dilapidated building some fifty yard:
from the stand, and others were placed
across a ravine in the woods. About
one hundred and fifty Democrats accom-
panied their speakers from the city on q
steamboat, and soon appeared at the
meeting The first speaker was Demo
crat, candidate for Prosecuting Attor
ney for the Circuit. lie was heard
through very patiently. He was followed
by w. J. Mckinley (colored) who was 1
delegate to the Cincinnati Convention
from his State. Soon after Mckinley
commenced speaking a commotion wa
observed in the crowd on the side mex
to the dilapidated building. and McKin
ley jumped off the stand and said
Those white men in that house hav'
guns, and are going to shoot. The col
ored men raised a shout: THE Demo
Gratis have seized our guns, and made
rush for the other guns. The white men
who had secretly slipped into the hous'
and seized the guns, then fired, and th'
first shot killed an old colored maj
about seventy years old, who was stand
ing leaning on a stick, and this is tn
only colored man that is known to hay'
been killed The colored men returned
! I Al h.sr nd att nLrnf
the party at the old house, and thei
comm enced general fire on the Demo
Gratis, who were generally armed will
! pistols, but had to retire rapidly towart
the boat under a heavy fire. The col
ored men became furious, when they saI
some of their arms had been seized, ant
one Of their old men killed. Sherii
, Bowen, who they recognize as their pei
, sonal and political friend, rushed anon
them and tried to stop the firing, bu
they did not cease until all the whit
men were driven away from the church
Six white men were killed, or have died
and one colored man. Several whit
, men are wounded, but not seriously.
is not known how many negroes ar
3 hurt.
"As soon as the fight ended, the steam
) boat returned to the city for arms an
reinforcements, and over 100 men wen
: back on her, on two hours notice, wit
arms for themselves and for the 100 me
! already there. Next morning about 20
more armed men went up on the sam
boat, which had returned. These arme
men were the military companies, or
portion of the companies, which GoV
Chamberlain ordered to disband tw
. weeks ago. On the night of tn
riot, ] telegraphed to Summerville
the officer in command of the troops fo
company to 60 to Cainhoy. He reptile
next morning that he had only one a
; tillery company, which had no sma
) arms. | then telegraphed to GovernC
Chamberlain to know where ! could e
troops, and he referred it to Gen. Ruge
! at Atlanta, who has ordered compan
/ FROM Columbia, which will arrive to-mo
, row morning, and | will proceed wit
them at once to Cainhoy. / will requir
the armed men there to disperse, an
will see that no further riOting take
: place.
Very respectfully.
"R. NJ WALLACE, l.. S. Marshal