The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-10-05
Patterson's Budget Of Lies.
WASHINGTON, September 20.

Senator Patterson, of South Carolina,
who has been feeling the political pulse
in the State he claims 10 represent in the
United States Sena.e, arrived in this city
to-day b.jmful Of apprehension for the
peaceabIe condition of affairs in that Sec
ton. He represents the State as one
vast camp, every male citizen, black as
well as white, being thoroughly armed
with the best Of revolvers and Winchester
rifles, and war-like operations. drillings,
mastering and military maneuvring gen
orally being the order of day and night:
He also asser:s that unless one is we'll
known it is impossible for love or money
to get possession of the munitions of wa
in the State. Everything is lugubrious
in the extreme. Ehe rice plantations are
practically at a standsii'l, and from his
Radical point of view reign OF terror
exists throughout the State, because as it
appears the chances of the Radical party
to carry the election is becoming small
by degrees aud beautifully less. Patter-
son says that in South Carolina much de-
pends upon the results of the October
elections In Indiana and Ohio.--Hew
York World.
. fior WASHINGTON, September 20.
Senator Patterson arrived here this
morning from South Carolina 70 apply
for more help to protect the voters and
prevent the terrorism which extends over
the whole State. Governor Chamberlain
and United States Marshal Wallace and
others will arrive tomorrow morning.
An old resident of Columbia told the
Senator last week that he could not speak
to him on the street if he met him. The
excitement and feeling is far worse than
it was in 1860 and Che days of secession,
aud it is dangerous to even speak to {,
Radical. Judge Cooke, who has acted
for years with the Republicans: made a
speech not long since advocating the
election of Wade Hampton and Governor
Tilden, and excused himself by saying
that he was forced to do so to save bis
property, and perhaps his life.
The whole white male Democratic pop
ulation is said to be completely armed,
and large consignments of rifles, revoivers
and knives are received constantly. Yet
no dealer will sell Republican even Q
knife. The very boys are armed, and
the boys of the military school at Colum.
bia openly wear their revolvers belted
around them. The Senator says that
fully 10000 men, armed and mounted,
are thoroughly pa.rolling the whole State
under the direction and command OF
Butler of Hamburg fame, and these forces
are not only armed, but completely or
ganized and drilled.
The people are reported as expressing
themselves openly in favor of fight,
and as saying that they don't care -
for the United States, the troops, or the
North, but that they are ready and
anxious to clean out all the troops that
General Grant can send. They say that
if they do have ary trouble Governor
Tilden will carry Indiana and Ohio in
October, and New York in November,
which ensures his election they are
bound to elect Hampton or destroy the
State. Senator Patterson says chat unless
they have immediate help no colored
man will dare to move or talk, much less
to vote, and if Indiana goes Democratic
that South Carolina, North Carolina and
Florida will follow, and there will be an
outbreak which will almost be one of ex.
termination of Republicans. Murders
are done every day of which not whis.
per reaches the North.-New York 1r''
buae.
~ WASHINGTON, September 81.
Governor Chamberlain. Senator Pat
terson and the United States District At
torney for South Carolina were to mec
here to-day and make formal demano
On Attorney General Taft for more troop!
for that State, but Patterson only put il
an appearance. The latter wants the
whole State garrisoned, declares tha
Governor Chamberlain's life and his OWL
are not safe, and that the government
must protect them and the other officials
These frantic appeals are even disgust;ln3!
the administration, for it was stated IL
official quarters to-day that Patterson hat
not been in the State since Congress al
iourned, except at the Republican Con
vention, and that Chamberlain has beer
making speeches in the State unmolested
Attorney General Taft goes to Ohio to
morrow, but has given general assurance
that all the troops needed for South Car
olina will be forthcoming.-New Yor
World.