Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-06-30

largest precincts in the county, TO en-
courage the negroes and intim!date
the whites. But there was something
in the very air, or perhaps in the
manner and bearing Of the whites,
put there probably mostly by Gary's
pluck and magnetism, that either
cowed the military or excited tier
admiration, so that they lnterlsred
but little except at Edgefeld 9. b.
where the bayonet waa freely nsad at
one of the precincts in the interest
Of the carpet. l,aggers and negroes
Bat all in vain. Gary's eagle eye
was everywhere; lie had anticipated
everything; the sun went down on
perhaps the most exciting county cleo
ton thet ever occurred in any State
Of the Union. During many weeks
before the election, all private bust.
ness, even the most profitable, had
been sabordinated to politics by the
whites. TO such Il fever neat had lhe
excitement riseD under Gary's manip-
ulation.
Another important event happened
at Edgetield Court House on the day
of this election, which is moi geners-
ally known, out ought to be, that full
Justice NAV be done Gary. The r.
publicaps had established two voting
precincts at the County seat to iacill.
tate fraud, especially repeating. oy
Messing the negroes at the Court
House and having them to vote early,
| often and late. But before the cleo
ton began, Gen. Garv's dogsed pees
aistence had prevailed on the RepSs.::
llcan County Chairman and the mik-
| tary Comnandant 0: the Poat, n thS
Interest Of peace between the races
| at the polls, to let one of theprecincts'
ne assigned TO the Republicans and
| the other to the democrats, or rather
| one to the negroes and the other to
| the whites-the latter 1T the Court
Rouse building, the former at col.
ored church about half mile diatant.
:Tuat before SHUTDOWN, about aix hun.
dred negroes, headed by La"rence
Cain. their County Chairman, march
ed in a coIumn OF iours from the col
cred voting place to the Court House
building where the whites were vo7.
ing, and icmarded that tho way
ahould be cleared go they could vote
too, alleging that they had not yet
voted. THIS the whites ce?naef! 70
do, when the lesroes applied to the
military T. interfere in their behalf
The Post Commander then ordered
the whites to get OF, the Court llouae
steps, and open the wey :or the col
| umn OF negroes to enter, which order
the whites still refused to obey, 80
irc Gen. Gary had told them ntt to
let the negroes repeat there. Gary
was absent at the time up at the otn-
sr precinct, nut he was sent Tor at the
request O: the Post Commander and
lnturmed tha, the whijea must clear
tire way to lei the negroes vote IL the
| Court House. This Gary perempto'
rlly declined to permlt--say!ng ne
would only abide hy the compact OF
ne morning that the negroes fad
already voted At the other rI+cinct
ard WISHED to repeat, wnicn ne wcnid
not ALLOW, an'l 6r .}ss'aGthe Command
ant to attemrj 20 cIe.f chs Carr
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