National Republican., 1880-10-28
SOUTHERN BULLD0ZING.
What Dividing Time" Means In South
Carolina.
How Wade Hampton's Pledge ut Cincin.
natl of IA Solid south is Doing
Redeemed.
rro:n the Charleston Nows and Courier, Oct. % !
The Meeting ut Wiunsboro'.


The Meeting ut Wiunsboro'.
| STATE SENATOR TAFT, 4 RADICAL ORATOR, GIVES A
| GRAPHIC ACCOUNT or itis EXPERIENCE.
CHARLESTON S. G., october a, 1880.
| To The Editor cJMo Nc,o5 and CoWi,r
Yesterday went to Winnsboro'. the county sent
of Fairfield county, by request CT the chairman OF
the republican state committee aud tie nominee
for congress in tho fourth congressional district to
address the republicans Of that county In favor of
the election OF the republican nominees for prcsi'
dent and vlco-prcsdont and FOR congress-
arrived about halfpGst ] o'clock, and 10 my
surprise saw hundreds OF the rcd.shirt democracy
mosscd opposite the depot aud facing toward It.
Getting on the platform | inquired the way
| TO thc grove IN which the meeting was to be
held and started to 90 there, when | was ap-
| preached by man wearing red shirt who IN
formed mo that tho "rcd.shrts wanted to escort me
to the meeting. which invitation declined, as IL
was republican, meeting, and was republican.
| | heard shouts and cries, "Whcro Is Tam" Where
| Is Blythc2' Bring them ont horo to usl' pro-
ccclcd on my way having u small vtliso AMI UNI
brella, followed Immediately by some republicans.
| had not gone far before the red-shirls, all OF
whom were mounted, aud many democrats on
| loot, came rushing behind INC, with all sorts Of
| epithcts Of the most obscene aud proiane charac.
| ter. Presently hundred or moro of the mounted
men charged In my rear upon tho colored mon
and myself the street aud opposite sidewalks be-
| ing entirely filled with the rcdshirs on horseback.
| The coorod men scattered | protected myself
from being trampled TO death by getting be;
aud returned. crDwding me Into the street,
about four feet below the sidewalk. where the infu-
| rated mob rushed at me, with pistols drawn and
cooked, all being armed, cndcnyoring to fire; at
| the same time some four or hvo OF foot rushed at
me, ondoayorns 10 catch hold of me, which one
succeeded in doing, by the collar, who was thrown
| Off, tearing away my collar and necktie. All The
time tho mob Kept crying shoot the damn radi-
col Stand aside, let IFS Kill him."
| But for the personal Intervention of Major Wood
ward and Mr.. Ellison, at the risk of their own per-
sons, who placed themselves between myself and
The mob would have been inStgrndy Killed S vy They
ward insisting that for my personal safety l
mount horse and ride. with him, hc promis-
| Ing that IL did so / should be safe,
Mr. Kennedy and Mr.. Ellison Offering me
their horses mounted Mr.. Kcnnedys horse aud
thereby got out of the crowd by the aid Of Malor
Woodward Mr.. Ellison, Mr.. Kennedy, Mr. Gail lard
| and president of one of the clubs, whose name
do not know rode with Major Woodward, and
m0iwidth;anang ihs efforts Of the ggens,mGn s,%
ing and sticking spurs Into the animal that rode.
She being very spirited kicked and became nearly
made 10 pull mo oil by catching hold Of my over
| coat,
Arriving at the meeting ground with the assist
anco of these gentlemen named, was enabled TO
dismount, and, In company with Major woodward,
mounted the stand. Bcfure mounting the horse
stated to Major Woodward who is chairman Of the
democratic party in this county, that II the pur.
pose was to compel mo To ride III the 'redShirt'
procession, under no circumstances would |
mount q hor3e, Ho disclaimcd such intention,
and stated that 1t was to protect Inc irom violence
and for no other purpose" The stand was taken
possession of by the red shlrts"-mo republican
| but myself being upon 1t. Major Woodward drove
| them off and by personal G. crtions and very for
chile Language succeeded IN getting quiet, and at
my suggestion the republican county chairman
called the meeting to order stating to ME that lie
would do so and then leave. | told him that M
les he remained and presided | should refuse to
speak. then offered Major Woodward a chance
To speak aud l would reply. lie declined and
Colonel Rion accepted, speaking for one hour, sup
| pemcuting nearly every statement with the usseT-
ton that anybody who said TO the contrary was II
d. d liar"
commenced speaking, but was interrupted
with profNne and obscene epithets, Shaking OF
fists aud rcvolYers at me- declaring that they
| would kill me before got away.
| Major Woodward stepped to tho front and said
that "hc was responsible for good order aud could
cras themselves and IL they did not preserve Or
der ho would pull of his red shirt AMI 80 home
ana they and lhe Lary con;d 70 70 hollm tbs l.s
| OF about dozen OF tho rulians | was not inter.
lrupted. These abused and threatened me- one OF
| them throwing stick which struck but did not
At the close of the meeting Colonel Rion sug.
ccsted that walk to the depot with him. Colonel
section tbs state. agreed, leaving Major Wood
ward on the stand, thinking he could koop the
mob there while we went peaceably away,
Leaving the stand eggs were thrown (fresh oncs),
| one of them striking me, Mr. Means Davis jOiuing
us. Large numbers Of the red shi ted horsemen
discovering our departure rushed after us and re-
peatcdly attempted to ride mo down with their
horses, and were only prevented BY Colonel kion
| Mr. Davis, Mr. Kennedy and Mr.. Ellison, Invent
| to the hotel, which was soon surrounded by the
mob and only escaped through the AID of the gentle
men named, who with MGjur Woodward and some
| others remained and protected me for fo4r hours
| and a-half until the arrival of tho tain. Ono man
wearing o red shirt attempted repeatedly to got 20
me In the room, with tho a"owal that he wished
| 10 kill me-" and was bodily carried from the room
| repeatedly quite nulnb Der accompanied me to
| the depot and did not leave my side until tho
train moved of. But one nan-MnJor Woodward
| publicly denounced the outrage and violence.
He did SO IN unmeasured terms. Mr.. Ellison did
not speak from the stand, but II Is due 10 him to
say that he actod as a gentleman in the promotion
10 these gentlemen Is due tho tnct that am now
| living to write this statement Five or six came
to me a, the hotel and deprecated the outrage, aud
everybody attributed It to the feeling against A. s.
| Wallace candidate for elector'aI-large on the TO
| publican tlcko and who everybody said would
have been murdered had ho been present as All
The intention Of the democrats was to lutml-
date the republican voters, and IN winch Tor time
| they succeeded admirably about ltOo being pres
ont and compelled 20 take the roar and side Of the
stand the redshirls taking possession Of the front
| The excuse made by the citizens 70 me was that
| the men were drunk, and the better class Of citi
| zens had no sympathy with IT, Yet none Of the
| better class" with the exception of Major Wood
ward and two or three Others used personal Efforts
70 prevent the very outrage and crime that they
loudly deprecated to me personally aiier i; occur
| renee w, y. TAFT.
Hon. w. y. Taft Is at present republican state
I
county of Charleston. He is in character and
ability the peer Of any man in tho legislature,
Tao democratic organ thus ilippantly uiSposes OF
| Senator Inf's treatment:
"TmR BULLDoNNd AT wINSsBoRo'
"Mr W. n. Taft gives in a letter to the Nous and
| COlTisTa rather ludlCrous account OF his export
euees at Winusboro on saturday. The rod-shirls
| would follow him, aut shout Ut him, aud pclt him
occasionally With eggs which were not rotten.
| Mr. TAFT expected every moment to be rlddlcd
with bullets or hGshei with knives; but ho had his
meeting, made his little speech and came away
with no other injury than perturbation of mind
and the loss OF collar. VhGrG was no purpose to
sluy Mr.. Tan, and II was utter nonsense to give
| him an Opportunity 10 pose US potential martyr
when he had not been in any real danger
Womon's Christian Temperance Onion.
BosToN, Oct 27-The seventh annual conven.
| ton OF the Women's National Christian TOmper.
ance union opened here this morning with eighty
seven delegates from various parts OF the United
states. The meeting was called to order by the
president, Miss Frances II, Willard of Chicago, and
| PRAYER was offered by Mrs. Anuio Willcumeyor OF