The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-05
SOUTH CAR0LINAS VOTE.
rAcrs EIICTTED mr. THE CONGRESS
sIONAL con- MITIEE.
The stntc Ticket Certainly Carried nv the
Democrats Intimidation nv Repubi'c"ns
only-Ihe Cainhov Massacre Described

III
only-Ih he Cainhov Massacre Described
wAsutNaroN, Jan. 4.-The South Caro-
ma committee returned to Washington early
this morning. after absence OF about month.
A vast amount OF testimony has been tiken'
most OF which IL still In tho notes OF the stenog-
rapner. II has not. therefore. been fully exam
iucd by the committee; hence no formal
actlin has been taken "a to what conclusions
will be reported to the House. The rumor,
therefore. that the committee will report
that the Hives Ell ctOrs we're legally elected has
no foundation In any action the committee has
taken and must have been based merely upon
aromark by individual members OF the COM
niittee. Mr. Sivler. the Chairman, savs that the
testimony taken by the committee will demon
sratc, to the satisfaction Of all reasonable men,
three facts
Frst-rhnt wade Hampton and the cutiro
Democratic state ticket. and n majority u tho
members of the House ~ REPRESENTATIVE, wero
elected 10y majofitcs ranging from 20 to ll0O
sccond-rhat the intimidation was al most cx-
cusively on the Ulrt OF Radical negroes against
those Of their own color, VINO announced their
Intention to vote for waic Hampton and other
Democratic candidates for Sta'e oncos
Tuird-Tnat tue riots at Cainhoy aud other
places instieated by the Radical leaders,
their object being to arouse Northern preJudices
against the Southern people.
s far as he was able To ascertain from the
precinct returns. Mr.. Savler Is Of opinion that
The HAYES electors were elected. lie says, how
tycr, that there "a some doubt about this, be-
cause Of the difficulty OF determining whether
or not certain precinct returns should be re
garded. There we're about forty precinct returns
missing. ana thew had to go to secondary
sources 70 ascertain what the vote was In those
PRECINCTS lie thinks they Appropriated the
result at these missing pols, and IN order
hat whntevrr doubt there was might be given
10 the Republican side. his committee would
doubtless admit the choice Of the HAYES elect
ora About the election OF Hampton, however
there could he no DOUBT All of the decent Re
public. ns "a South Carolina admit his election.
ard say that It Is for the test Interests OF the
state and the people that he should be recog-
nned A. the legitimate Governor. The Witness
e. produced hv Chamberlain and United states
District Attorney CorUin WERE with one
or Two executions, negroes, aud before
inev were instructed IN Cortin's ofhce.
They ell came with stories committed to
when theN got their tales mixed up. The army
officers VINO were called witnesses by the
Democrats. without executions testified that
within their knowledge not a single outrage had
been committed upon negroes by the Demo
Gratis on election day. In almost every Instance
whites. armr officers commanding In the neigh
bornood, who were present at the time these
Gee .rr,nces we're said to have / ken place. tea
titled tbet lhey had neither seen nor heard OF
any such outrage.
ihe whole committee remained in Columbia
about nine DAYS examining the returns. They
teen subdNided. SIX going to Charleston, leav-
Ina three at the state CAPITOL to conclude the
lie testimony Of George Rivers. by birth an
Ergi-hmAn' altnougn long a Resident Of the
klfthsrn StItes, who WIS an eyewitness OF the
nIs-acre I Cinhoy, and IA therefore an Impair
ua anu mot reliable witness. Illustrates very
yvdy the terrible scenes that occurred there.
THIS massacre took piace ON the 18th Of Octo-
Der last IL was on the occasion OF po-
Ntical mass meeting, before which mum
Der OF Democrats. some Il whom were
negroes. bad been announced to speak. The
1rst speaker was a man by the name OF Jeryey.
"A \. q al O ia
eolored cunserv tive Republican. Mckinley
was evidently mistaken TOR a man named De-
lanrN. "A cOlOred Democrat, who had been an
nounced a. one OF tue speakers Soon after Nc
kinley began speaking, the witness. who WIS
he I'd the words, Look outi Look QUIT!
which We soon followed ov pistol shot rnis
seemed TO he the beginning Of the melee. The
negroes VI back And appeared IN skrmish
order every man with musket In his hand. A
moment Uefore they were entirely unarmed.
They mad evidently concealed tier guns In the
bushes In anticip ition Of an att ok. Every man
Thea fired several volieys among the white men,
wbo, with The exception OF few pistols In the
bands Of BOYS, were totally unarmed. aud
we're reIr'ug TO the rear OF tue church.
Before reaching the cnurch the witness
J. low a member OF the legislature. upon the
staud nrng upon uuarmed white men, a. they
werr running for protection behind the
three shots from revolver. witness
10 he then drew his pistol, aimed II at Smith.
but It would not GO on. He was about to Are
asain wh-na Democrat at bis right Knocked
hi- arm down ana said, DOn't snoot." lie one
win -sl then called out to Smith ana SAID. " II
ynu IRE A. IN Will shoot YOU" at which Smith
threw w hi, hand and ran into The swaInp.
he negroes nd loaded their muskets with
buckshot. n n heads. and pieces OF pipe. I he
Ter iule manner IN when the victims were
wounded AMI killed eau therefore be imagined.
II was ! 10 posi- uie for the whites aud negroes in
The oten ground IN front OF tue church 20 resist
tle terrible storm OF nail heads and pieces OF
non winch Was poured into them. Those who
were not dis DIei were therefore COMPEL to
retfe, l'ayiug the wounded to the mercy Of the
negroes. They went 70 Clinhoy, and
hieiW RI procured the necessary surgical
assist nee ald couvey-nees for removing the
Woui led ana killed. anu then went back to the
tctur ut the massacre, where most sickening
tieclic met their view. One old colJred III IA,
Wa found dead, his body liter lily I 20 pieces.
lhr 'uy was wing IN pool II tlot q. and from
the position of the bullet nol-s, u appeared that
every Que coming along bad hTed into the poor
old man, even after iIie hal become extinct
m aged Wine nlIn named simmons WIS lifted
Out ~ a uuggy dead. His mo VS. cut
open a. " bS On axe or Ratchet. He was shot
thfuush the Lody and every bone ~ 1t was ap-
pheh'iF broken by the stocks Of the muskets IN
tne Names oil the negroes. uIaa bv the name
81 Mug With other tai wounds and cuts. had
obe "hleh Nr. Walker SAID " - most yyidy I'm
pressed uuon his memory. His arm was almost
Whith had evidently Deem caused by an axe
removal from TIE ground " lille Graduock. a
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