The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-28
INCENDIARIsM.

ward. Still the present coiluilloh Oh 'li'nss
is by no means pleasant.
INCENDrARIsM.
II il no unusual thing now to hear III the
morning that somebody's property was de-
stroyed by fire during the night. In a
radiu. Of six or eight miles from here seven
buildings have been burnt since the negro
exodus mainly ceased. The first was GIN
house. containing fifteen bales OF cotton,
machinery. cotton-seed, dc. Several tene-
meni-houSes on plantations, vacated by the
cxodusters,v were next committed to the
flames. Saturday night another Clubhouse
was burnt. In this village only one build
ing has shared in this destruction. This
was the barn of Mr.. y. W. BROKER. stand
ing not more than a hundred wards from
his dwelling. The flames burst forth sud
denly early one dark, drizzly morning last
week. consuming hay, oats, cOtton-secd,
COW. farming implements, dc.
The most persevering efforts have not yet
discovered any OF those who carry the
secret fire OF the incendiary.
WHY Is THIS BURNING:
In case Of the barn alluded TO, ii is
confidently believed it was fired because
I It's ONntI II ilihl-! l~liNt' diu Has bN'h
diligent in trying 10 bring to justice cot
/ ton-thicveS and other depredators. In
other cases it is believed that the burning
/ is done to intimidate the landholderS. and
make them willing to sell their lands at
/ low prices. or TO prevent them from hiring
colored labor, and so compel them to rent
at reduced rates to the white laborer,.
/ Certain threats have gotten round in mys-
. lac oil
not suffer planters 10 rent lands TO or em-
ploy col0red labOrcrs any longer. These
rlmoTs cannot yet be traced to their
source; but the burning is done, it Is
/ thought, to give emphasis to them. II 1.
easy to see that the planters, with the
effects OF poor crops o. last year still pain
fully visible, with these inccndaTy flames
lighting up the night with their barns.
/ tenant-houscs, and gins for food. and
with these mysterious threats flying
about with almost every breeze, are
in no very tranquil state OF mind.
/ Add to this The fact that the colorcd labor
or, TO whom they have rented their lands,
and who have moved on. TO them. do not 20
TO work. hut gather in squads here and
/ there to tell or hear some new thing OF
Little R0ckansa>," and YOU have the pic
/ ture of affairs which works the disturbance
OF the planters.
THE FUTURE ALONE CAN TELL.
/ should the season prove favorable by the
middle OF next month the time will arrive
for ploughing, and then we shall know
/ whether the colored people really mean to
work or not. and whether the white labor
ers are going to let them or not.
/ So grave has the matter OF the incen-
diarism become that | have learned to-day
/ that the Governor will be appealed to TO
1 help put a stop to it.
/ The owner Of the last Clubhouse burnt is
reported to have said that when he first dis
covered the fire, about midnight, he could
have put it ont with a bucket OF water;
but. fearing he would be shot ii he at
tempted il. he remained in his house. and
saw the flames leap up, spread around it..
grow fierce and ungoyemablc before help
arrived.
Such is the present situation in this cot
ton belt-about the finest in South Carolina.
The issue OF it all j. in the future.