Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-10-23

RED SHIRT RULE"
That Is What the South is
Enjoying at Present
Wherever Republic ans At.
tempt to Prosecute a
Political Canvass.
The Rifle Clubs are Now Known as
''the Red Shirts" in South
Carolina Especially They
Are Very Busy.
Special to the Inter Ocean.

WASHINGTON, OCt. 14.-l01Orm0
tisn is received here daily that tht
outrages in the southern states, and
South Carolina particularly, are al
common as they ever were in districts
where the republicans are attempt.
ing TO make . canvass, Gov. Aamp-
tons pledges to the contrary notwith-
standing. A gentleman at George
town, s. G., writes as follows:
Con the 7th inst. the democratic held
called grand demonstrations, all uni
formed in their favorite told gray
and infamous Hamburg Buffers en-
blem, red shirt, and, with sabers, pis-
tolls, and sixteen shooters, assembled
themselves in one part of the town,
while the republicans held forth in
another. They appeared, however,
to have got highly indie nant because
we do net care to listen to their in
cendiary harangues and abuse. One
of their speakers, the notorious ex-
Judge Cook, advised his democratic
hearers in these words: .Exterminate
the republican leaders Beat them
out Kill them ! And you will see
how eager they we're to carry out his
teachings. In the space of few
minutes some of the bullies sailed
forth to the republican meeting, and
immediately started a row by at
tempting to sssail the speakers stand.
A general fight then took place in
which one Of the republicans was
shot, and, to crown the infamous out
rage, the democratic cavalry soon
came dashing up with drawn swords
and pistols, and ordered the meeting
to disperse at the point of the sword.
They then tore down the stand, cut
down the United States flag with
their sabres, trampled it under their
feet and tore it into shreds.
Governor Hampton's organ, in an
article entitled Hayes in New Role,
commenting upon Attorney General
Devens' letter, says: United States
Marshals will never prevent the ap-
pearance of Red Shirts when such
speakers as Sam Lee are lying to the
colored people, nor will the principle
Of dividing time be surrendered at
the bidding OF the administration at
Washington. The people of South
Carolina are not disposed to permit
radical hirelings to dupe and deceive
the negroes any longer, even when
the aforesaid hirelings are protected
by the benign administration which
inaugurated the Southern policy"
Special Dispatch 10 the Evening journal.
WAsHINGToN, Oct. A.-Latters re-
ceived here from South Carolina rep
resent that the Democrats continue to
refuse to allow Republican meetings
to be held without dividing the time
with their opponents. AT the same
time the Democrats absolutely refuse
to divide the time at their meetings
with the Republicans. The Demo-
Gratis enforce their demand for divi-
sion of time with the Republicans by
aid of the State militia companies.
armed with guns furnished by the
United States Government, at the re.
quest of Wade Hampton and Senator
Butler. All the accounts agree that
the Democrats are trying to terrorize
the Republicans, aud that Wade
Hampton is doing nothing 10 protect
the latter in their rights. In the dis
trict represented by Congressman
Smalls, the Democrats have body of
fifty armed men to ride to every point
where Republican meeting is called,
and demand a division Of time, and
when this is refused, they boldly
break the meeting up.