The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-15
TIE CHARLFsToN RIOTS.
Comparative Quiet Restored-How the Re-
cent Troubles Originated.

CHARLESTON. s. c., Sept. 11.-Last night
passed without any disturbance. The white
| men OF the city were all under arms, and the
meeting IN Ward was quietly conducted. This
wos where the disgraceful row occurred a week
| ago, The colored Democratic speakers, Saw, er
and Rivers, both appeared, having recovered
| from the fright which deferred them the mig ht
| before.
attended private meeting OF my own ward,
In which II was resolved to put all white men,
not In the rifle clubs, into police force. to keep
the city from being burned. A bank president,
verging on sixty, said to me that II was pretty
tough for a man at his time OF life, after being
exhausted by taxes for State and city, TO have to
to bear arms as a police nan. The United States
troops are to return to the city to-day, however,
and my banker friend aud myself will propably
sleep soundly instead OF patrolllng our block.
The facts Of the riot are leaking out. The
Radical Congressman. Mackey, had come home
for reelection. At the last election he had the
help Of tho white fusionists, and was returned
by a fraudulent majority. The late action Of
the State Democratic Convention, In declaring
for a straight out ticket, had broken up bis al
lance, and In this 1ght he was thrown back
upon the Republican party for his support. To
gain this he mad to contest for the supre macy
with Sheriff Bowen, who was q candidate for
denomination, and the primary elections we're
held yesterday to determine their relative
strength. Mackey was beaten In every ward.
This IL significant, for more reasons than one,
The liunkey Dorys, or rioters, vino are Mackey's
friends. are beaten In their stronghold OF Cnarle-
ton city, Bowen has always controlled the rural
precincts.
The Hunkey Dorys were the leaders In the
late riots. They were reinforced bv the Live
OAK Cub. another Mackey specially. aud by the
HAYS and Wheeler CLUBS. Mickey was az
meeting ofthe latter CLUB ON the night OF the
riot, wnen colored Alderman Robertson left
the meeting bee use OF It's contemplated out
break. Mackey furnished the whskey which
inspired tne rio,ers vith artificial COURAGE. That
night was negro carnival. III Hunkey DOrys
broke into houses elonging TO Bowen HepuD-
llcans, besides attacking any Democratic ind-
yidual they met. Dr. Collins, a well-knoy n Rs-
publican, had remained over from his summer
retreat ON Sullivans Island. HIS drug store was
assaulted, his windows SUI shed. and tue con-
tents nf his bottles turned loose uD n the nOnr.
The Doctor was absent at n Bowen meeting.
! he better class OF colored citileus had gather
Ell in the chapel OF Daddy Cans churcn. When
they heard OF the hunkey Dor, rad II was mag
nined to a mob OF 1880 att scking the bowenites
Tue frightened crowd tore tho railings iro N the
church and armed themselves IA n they were
white people to meet tue issue. hey
fiishtened, but the urinary elections - yester-
day told the tale. They beat the luukey Dorys
aud heir rowdy allies 50 badly that the latter
the rowdies-wiil never rise yV4in to make All
issue with them, or with ctyliiz ttlou The CITY
In therefore quiet for "a VIII lie at least. IL its
manent q lieJ IA not attained 1t will To from
some unforeseen acciusnt against which we
The Hunkey Dory Mackey party would. no
doubt, Ike to coalesce with the Straight outs:
nut tue men OF that party cannot zee IT, This
dlsgraceful row would intervene. " nothing else
would. Tho delegations cleo ed from Charles
ton, which tnts Sc riots were intended To inhu-
ehce, are decidedly anti Chlmberiain. The adj
JOINING counties, where the same ming uf exls-
per.ting the colored majority against the wnite
people was triol IN the Clnbabee strikes, have
gone the sane way with Charleston. Congress
man smalls has openly declared against the
Governor, aud he assisted m depressing tho
sri~e. WhtI tho Sheriff. posse Of ~ white
men were Jesieged By 300 negroes, VINO sur
Founded their place OF refuge, TINS colored Con-
gresham Released the besieged party, cOngr ,tu-
lated tnetn upon their moderation IN ade the
oeseeers and back. and I Ia them II the did
not ne would take tue responsibility OF ordering
the eherin's posse 10 open IRE.