The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1882-09-01

1t mef have been change of front, rs you
say. Tut"
don't believe damned word of it,
brokeFin the General, who had listened to
me with cvidc t impatiencc,
"''Good evening" l replied, and walked
out of the door. The crowd had got ;he
news by this time from Chadwick, and |
was almost pulled to pieces Scmcbo dy
noticed that [ was wearing gray suit, aud
shouted Hes rebel There were sew
eral Suggestions that be lynchcd for attempt.
ing to stimulate rising of the rebel Gle
mcnt in the city Cen Mansfield hurried
off to the war department, and pretty soon
sergeapt and a squaG Of soldiers came fol
| rlo u..d took nfc to The department. Prcsi
dent Lincoln and his entire Cabinet was
there, with old Gen. Scott, anxiou,ly wal,
ing for news from the front. Simon Cam
cron had known me as member of the
Legislature, and vouchcd Tor my loyalty
Their was very little said while | told my
s ory briefly.
The President sat with his head bent
down upou his hand and was evidently very
much depressed. Simon Cameron, then
secretary Sf war was the coolest head in the
Cabinet. lie Immediately consulted with
Scot: as to hurrying reinforccmcnts across
!. the Potomac, and orders were issued to stop
all rusilivcs At hrnS B:;d5c. They asked
me very few qucstio ls, but after had told
my story aud WAS liSSniSScd, the newSpA;
per 'rrcspnndcnts nearly dcvourcd me -
} uSt rs came out of tho war department
met ono Of Gen. McDGwcll's aides bringing
in the report of his commanders d:ftat.-
The. government took charge ofthc telegraph
oil IS, All slpprcssal every wo:d about
the iinal disaster. The glowing reports OF
the success of the Union forces in the early
part Of the action were allowed to 90 out
anl the mkt morning the whole North was
ablazc with rejoicing ov our victory
The next day the true story Wis published
however, and got m,rG nc toriety tn IN
have ever had since. was quoted as
an authority in every prominent prper in
the country
y PLo? To MURDER WmIrE PEOPLE in
ALABAMA-Mpbi!c, Ala, August 2l.-iu
Chrctaw County, Alab INA, on Tuesday, the
/ 9Th inst, Il bundle ofpnpers disclosing wei
organized plot anon, the negroes t. kill the
entire white population CT that county WI,
found near negro rendezvous by two gen
tlcmcu. The mlttGr WAS Laid before thC
solicitor and on w cdncslty, the 10th inst, a
quiet meeting of the citizens Of VI runt Stcr.
ling AMI Bl'Ier was ctllcl ut Butler to
consider the best mode Of supprcssins the
intcnl.l outbreak anl mlSSlcre. after a
Iiscu ai,l it vas agreed ti,,t the following
rinslcaders Jack Turner +. D.at}arncy, jesse
Wilson. Peter Hill, Willis Lyman, Aaion
Scptt and Rage West, tD whom haI been
assigned the dutics Of lsalin5 Squals to
Ru'ler, NJ 'unt Sterling, Dcsotovillc and other
places aud killing all the whites at clch place
should b. arrest Il and lodge in jail Their
| arrest was effected on Thnrsdly. the 17th
inst. wi,fDut disturb ne. or bl1Dl>hel
The same dry mass meeting Of citizens of
all classes wlS ell, Il for S,,prl,; to l.cil.
the fate Of the prisoners.
The plot has been in existence sine.
1873. and tn, c,aspirators now number 400.
They have powder. shot and guns They
think themselves su!li :icntly strong t. &c
complish their fcnli,h designs. Sunlly
nght, the l7t Of September, hui been ap-
pointed rs the Il ,te for its conSumm lti on
Th, prp,rs further showed that this day
las selected b.clu,c then the white p,o?lc
would be ut camp meeting, uuarmcd, and
could then offer no resistance. The meeting
called for Saturlly Brought together about
100 persons, among VIII Dm were abDut 15O
negro IS, who, after hearing the plpcrs read
| by an AIN DSt unlninDuS vote ltcid. thai
Jack Turncr was Il turbulent and dangerous
character, a regular fircbrand in the commu.
uity, and that the public demanded hi,
immc liltc death. He was accordingly
hanged at about / Is PM, in the presence
of the assembled multitude The crowd
dispersed aud all signs Of disturbance ceased
Everything vas quiet on Sturdy night
The other prisoners arc still in jail to await
further developments
ADISCOvERY There is weed in tn"