The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-11-03

the store fronts anu awnings, INC Icpiic
all this time thinking that they would
see what they were doing and would
come TO their senses bat matters freW
| worse, and when the girls came out Of
the stores and workshops az u o'clock
they attacked them, tearing ;icir clothes
and insulting them with the most foul
| and obscene language possible. At the
same time dcfying the police and calling
| on them to dare to arrest them. Finally
! ,nc Mayor told the chief of police that it
must bc stopped. and 10 use all force TO
! do 50. In very tew minutes about one
hundred Of them found themselves inside
| OF the lock up; then they told the oili-
GERS if they could take care Of the rest,
all right if no,. they would take cal of
| them for them, and 20 take them out of
| the city rs soon as possible. and under
no consideration would they be allowed
10 return through the cit. After all Ills
the Richmond papers Of the next morn
| friends from Massachusetts saw lit to
| behave as they did" knowing that they
| did not represent HE people Of the good
old State of Massachusetts. These are
| but Il few Of the facts of their visit 10 the
Sou,i., and think there should he some
excuse made by the State Of Massachu
sctts to the people of Richmond for their
| behavior in their city
William 4. ASpREws.
a Vermont man WHO was at Yorktown
, sends US ;!i.. version of tho sam" an,.i- ::
1T was universally reported at York
| town that the Ninth had been ordered
| out Of Richmond by tho city authorities
| for disSraccful conduct. \ Richmond
gentleman said that the boys overlook
several young ladies on their way from
| their clearinghouse To- school when hey
| surrounded, hugScd and kissed them on
| the public streets. while the girls scream
! cd for protection llorse-cars wcre
j It.t ~.
! to the can al.d driven in an opposite di
rcctio.. from the ono they were going,
| while street vcndcrs were compelled to
| see their wares taken and destroyed
| without pay. Al Libby pFson the keep
cr said that, sce!ng lie was powcrlcs> to
prevent the devils from ki rcking brick >
| from the walls, and having bee. inSultcd
| by having two culorod people paradcd
about a. guests OF the Ninth, he was
| forced 10 call on the police for protection
1t is said Il know not how truly that Il
large number Of the Regiment were ar
rested for misconduct and released on Il
promise To leave the city ] was told bv
Richmond gentleman that the Eegi-
mcnt WAS pleasantly welcomed in the
city. and would have had many iayors
bnt !or their disrcputablc conduct Aud
think that the good feelings which OK
iStcd between the Northern and Southern
| soldiers. prior 10 the reception OF the
news in camp Of the Nintli's actions. was
somewhat chilled aitcrward. And pos
itivcly know that the Ninth Regiment
was held in contempt by the soldiers
throughout the camp for their shameful,
| drunken actions. though all acknowl-
| edged their merits i'll drill.
| The Ninth is a Boston Regiment Of adj
| mittcd excellence in drill. Order is the
| first law of military life, and the order o..
| company front is Of no avail if il is
suffered 10 react in ruilianism when ranks
are broken. We don't want hoodluiis,
| even well drilled, wearing tho uniforms
| of Massachusetts.
| We are very glad that Adjutant-Gen-
| cral Berry deems this scandal 4 matter OF
| such Importance that he has issued a
| special order directing Gen. Ebcn Sutton
! To detail Il member Of his staff and one
| line officer Of his command to proceed to
Wilmington, Del, Richmond, Va, and
| other points il necessary. with iustruc-
| tions 10 thoroughly investigate the recent
| rumors.
This is Il proper step to purge the hon
| OF of the State, and has probably been
taken ut the suggestion of the coIninan-
der-in-chicf.
The State authorities are to investigate
! the conduct of these truups, and Gen.
Sutton has assigned Capt. Arthur Lin
coin, Judge Advocate OF the Second
Brigade, to the committee appointed to
investigate and report upon the conduct
of the Ninth Regiment, while on their
recent Southern trip. The committee
expect to leave for the South Sunday
evening.
The conduct Of these men reflects upon
the reputation Of he State Of Massachu.
sets, for they were on the occasion OF
their misconduct the accredited repre-
sentatives Of the Bay State. This re-
Election, however, is beyond Il doubt un-
ljust, AS will be shown by the prompt and
public rcbuke which We have no doubt
! will be administered to these men. 1t is
greatly 10 be regretted that the occasion
Of the Yorktown Centennial should have
evoked 40 unfortunate an occurrence
II is still more to be regretted that the
men Of the Ninth have pursued so un-
| worthy and inexcusablc course since
their return home. The Richmond Wa
STATE, speaking of the conduct of these
men, says:
| We had wished to say nothing about
the behavior OF the Ninth Massachusetts
| Regiment during its stay in Richmond.
but as members of that organization have
been so imprudent as to attempt n de-
fence of their bad conduct, which is no.
| tOriOus, and rs, i'll doing this, they have
sought to prejudice the whole country
against our people, We can hesitate no
longer to tell of their lawless acts in this
city. Many of them were drunk Some
took wagons from their drivers and drove
them through the streets. Others were
| served in saloons and refused to pay tor
| what thoy cat and drank. Others refused
| TO pay fare in the street cars Others
| grossly insulted ladies. Indeed, it was
safe for no lady to be on the street. The
| denial OF any of these charges is simply
false. The Washington dispatch to the
Boston Herald of last Sunday, in which a
| defence OF tho Ninth Massachusetts Reg
| iment Is attempted, is tissue of false
hoods, and the spirit in which it is writ
| ten is malicious. This report was based
| on statements made bv members Of tho
| Ninth Massachusetts, themselves, and
though i. is not surprising that these men
| did not confess their disgraceful conduct,
| still 1t is nothing less than n crime that
| they should try to draw attention away
from their lawless behavior by arraying
Massachusetts against Virginia ara by
seeking TO bring to life that sectionnilsrn
which is happily dead.
| The Washington Critic reports the state
ment of some of tho Ninth Massachusetts
| that their train was stoned while passing
through Richmond This is true.
| Brothers and friends Of women who had
been insulted gathered at the depot for
the purpose of furnishing the black guards
who had been guilty CT theso disgraceful
acts. The train passing through without
stopping. escaped them; but fired with
indignation they threw stones ut tho cars.
We make no apology for this attack.