The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-10-17
WHO ARE THE IHrrMYDAToRs :

WHO ARE THE IETrMIDAT0Rsi
On last Thursday night party was
had by the colored people of the Fork at
the residence Iof Norris Edwards, who,
among his other guests! invited John
Williams, well-known colored Demo-
crat of that section. When williams ar
rived number Of the men told him he
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not intend to allow any ID Democrat
se come In, to which he replied that he
had been invited, and unless the pio o.
prietor Of the house forbade him he In
tended to, go IN; whereupon heated
words Followed, and pistol was snapped
at the breast OF Williams and several pis-
tol shots firod. He returned the fire and
ran to Mr.. j. A. Gaines residehce, with
the crowd running after him yelling and
shooting. When he goi into Mr. Gaines
piazza tho crowd started In after him,
swearing vengeance, but Mr.. Gaines,
with a coolness and determination do
serving tho highest commendation,, ap-
peared upon his piazza armed, and for
bade any Of thom entering, saying that
Ing would shoot the first man who. came
In. For some time the mob threatened
to charge the house, but finally some of
the neighbors came to the rescue and the
would-be murderers dispersed: On the
following morning warrants wero pro-
cured for tho ring-loaders, and after a
preliminary trial before W. T.. M. Fant,
Esq, Trial Justice, six Of them were
committed to the County Jail at this
place In default of bail to await trial be-
fore the Court of General Sessions on a
charge Of riot and assault with intent to
XIII. The affair was moat outrageous
one, and has no mitigating circum-
stances that we hayo boon able to dis
cover. 1t was simply an effort to kill or
seriously injure colored man because
he saw fit to belong TO tho Democratic
party. The perpetrators of this outraey
have been endeavoring to give bail and
thereby secure once moro their liberty.
They have so far failed, and wo sincerely
trust that no Democrat will consent to
become bOndsmen for such offenders.
we are pledged to give every protection
TO Democratic colored mon, and must
do SO by all means that arc lawful and
right. If such desperadocs as those now
locked up for this crime are to be set at
large Immediately, then there will bo
little or no protection to colored Demo-
Gratis, and the law-abiding people of the
County will bo continually subjected to
the dangers incident to riots of the class
described. They should be allowed to
remain in Jail until next January and
then be sent to the penitentiary for such
o term as will give an example to others.
Many Democrats have. been sent to the
Albany Penitentiary by the United
States Courts for much smaller offences
than this, and, inasmuch as tho general
government only protects Republicans,
we must look to the State Courts alone
for protection for colored Democrats,
therefore we again urge every Democrat
In the County to refrain entirely from as
sisting these prisoners to get out Of iail.
Let them apply 70 their Radical friends
for help and see how they stand on tho
question OF helping their strikers when
trouble overtakes them.
'One of these prisoners is Andy - ?.
who, 1t will be remembered, went to the
joint meeting G. Townviiio with "a pistol
In his pocket, and declared that he in
tended to have a row If tho white people
came about their meeting. He is one of
Parker's right hand men, and he pro-
posed him for chairman Of the Joint meet
ing, but could not secure his services. as
the Democrats refused to allow hin, or
any other D',l who said he intended to
have roW to preside over tho meeting.
Since the prisoners have been down
here they have held frequent interviews
with Parker or hin henchmen. It Is n,
stratch 20 !Eaagina that this party vas
gotten up for the express purpose OF this
row, and that it was in accordance with
the programme of the Radicals In this
County. If Parker himself knew moth
ing of 1t, the affair certainly grew out of
his nischievous teaching, and, as is
usually the case with Radical leaders. he
goes free, while his dupes are caught in
the meshes Of the law for carrying out
the ideas he instills into them. tits timo
that the colored people Of this County
-were realizing the trouble which they,
will bring upon Themselves by following
selfish and ambitious leauer like Par
ker. He Is still at liberty TO 90 around
poisoning the minds Of the colored peo-
pie while these six followers are In iail.
If he was real friend of the colored peo-
pie, and they tca become involved in
this trouble in the effort to serve him he
would 30 their security and take them
out of Jail, even if he had to mortgage
his property to do SO. Now let the COL
ored people watch him and see if he cares
anything about them except to mako
them fools enough to servo his purposes.
If ne Is really 30 an ;ious to render SER
vice to his race, let him step forward and
take these mon out of JAIL. They have
gotten into their trouble by trying to
serve him, and he is the only enc who
ought to assist them. Let us see if he
will risE big property, ,auch less his iife,
to serve them. :,
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