The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-10-17
SUMTER, S. c., July 8, 1870.
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SUMTER, S. c., July 8, 1870.
Capt. John B. Hubbard, Columbia:
DEAR CAPTAIN-The Democrats are
organizing companies, 1 hear, in several
counties against the militia. l think we
had better arrest some of the leaders and
stop it. The colored people are rejoicing
over their guns, but will be ruined and
driven out Of the party if the whites or
ganize companies. They are working on
the quiet to fool us all, and are getting
guns all the time, l think, from The
stores. If they commence any rows, |
will expect you to send me all the good
men you can spare.
Yours obediently, &C.,
J. A. JACKSON,
Deputy Constable Commanding Sumter.
CHESTER, S. G., October 10, 1870.
Capt. John B. Hubbard:
SIR--There are Winchester rifles being
received here almost every day, but in
such a way that they cannot easily be
detected. / have it from good authority
that the merchants of this place now
buying goods North are shipping them
down here in packages of dry goods.
There are several of the stores here have
them for sale, and the people are very
well supplied with them now. They are
playing a pretty smart game, but it will
do them no good. .
wish, if you possibly can, you will
send me two or three deputies, for q few
days, about election time.
Everything is nice and quiet here at
present. Please inform me if you ap-
pointed Marshall.
Very respectfully, your obedient SER
want, JOHN BURKE,
Deputy Constable.
KNOXVILLE, S. G., Night, u o'clock,
September 10, 1870.
To Captain j. B. Hubbard, Chief Con-
stable:
S1R-This evening word came to town
of trouble in Laurens, and soon after
night party of some twenty went from
here to taurens, and it is generally un-
derstood that a regular company has been
organized in this county. BY the time
they get to Laurens some said they would
have one hundred men. They were all
armed. One of the principal firms re-
ceived very large invoice of pistols and
guns-so large that it does not look all
right.
I am, sir, very respectfully, your obe-
dient servant, j. @. BoNsALL,
Deputy State Constable.
KNOXVILLE, S. c., Sept. 2S, 1870.
Captain j. B. Hubbard, Chief Constable i:
SIR-Have nothing new to report to-
day. Has been quite number OF people
in town from the county; considerable
drinking. A white man assaulted COL
ored man; was arrested by the town mar
shall and placed under bonds. The e1-
cited feelings of the people are becoming
more quiet, although they say they are
determined to protect themselves against
Scott's militia, and that when the fight
commences it will be hard one. Some
do not .hink the difficulty in Laurens is
settled. A mass meeting will be held
here tomorrow; expect large turnout.
No news from the mines to-day. Will l
send you the names of those who were
on the raid7
am, sir, your obedient servant,
J. G. BoNsALL,
Deputy State Constable.
We append the testimony of Moses,
Dennis and Hubbard, the three worthless
who were concerned in the militia and
The constabulary frauds, and who now
unblushingly confess their part in the
great crime against civilization:
F. J. Moses, Jr., being called, says: I
served as Adjutant and Inspector General
of the State of South Carolina; assisted
in organizing the militia, and made the
contract for changing ten thousand mus
kets to breech-loaders. The militia was
organized and armed for political pur-
poses by the advice and consent of Gov
ernor Scott. 1 was commissioned by
Governor Scott to proceed to Washington
and secure all the arms and accoutre.
ments possible from the United States
government, (this was in the summer of
1861 and at the same time purchase
ammunition and make the contract re-
ferred to. The object was to arm and or
ganize the militia for the campaign in
1870. By appointing the local leaders
in the various counties as officers, and
keeping them on full pay, Governor
Scott was enabled to secure to himself
friends and supporters in almost every
county in the State. Not one-fourth of
the persons whose names appear ON the
pay rolls rendered any service except OF
a political nature.
I entered into contract with one
Pond to change five thousand muskets
to breech- leaders, of the Remington pat
tern, for nine dollars for each gun so
changed, and with the Roberts Breech-
Loading Company to change five thou
sand muskets to breech-loaders of the
Roberts pattern, and to pay them 1885
for each gun so changed. For each arm
changed and altered was to receive one
dollar as royalty, aggregating $40, ,OOO
on the entire transaction. Under the
contract the money was to be paid by II.
II. Kimpton, the Financial Agent OF the
State. Kimpton informed me that it
would be some time before the money
would be paid, and offered me seven
thousand dollars in cash for the royalty.
This 1 accepted, and Kimpton paid me
the money. l have no means of knowing
whether he paid me in the States money
or not, but always supposed he did.
+. ]. MOSES, JI.
l made contract at the same time for
one million metallic cartridges with the
American Metallic Cartridge Company
and with William S. Star, of New York,
to alter ten thousand cartridge boxes.
T. J. MOSES, JR.
General Dennis, recalled, says: That
he knows about the Winchester arms