The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1882-10-06
Bloody Work Of Greenback srs.

viii The coiored people never learn anything
from experience? Are they again willing to be
made the dupes of designing, cowardly white
men, as they were during the reign Of the car
pet.bagcrs and scallawags before 1876 p
Will they allow such men to again excite their
prcjudices and evil passions asaius. the orderly
white people OF the State and incite them to
commit such acts of violence and lawlessness ms
is to bring about bloody conflicts betwc Ii
the races And have they not learned
hy nluuIniul experience that the men whp excte
t.cm to bring about these cOniiicts are Lever in
the fight. but always retire to their ROOM, or
some other place of safety, soon rs the row
begins, leaving the deludci cplnred men to be
shot at like targets, 0ni shot down by men who
would infinitely prefer to take them by the
hand, in all kindness of heart, and unite with
them i'll the noble effort Of preserving the peace
al secure prosperity ami good will among all
classes?
We su posed it hal been proved to the
satisfaction of the most ignorant well as the
most turbu.auI colorc man in the State. that in
II conflict of arms between the white and coored
races, irrespective of the number either side,
the colprcd race is always defeated by the more
res"lu,e, brave and cool angle saxon
The white man of the South is far from seek
ing amy difficulty with the colored man. lie
has pcrsIstently tried to avoid il; and there
would be no difficulty between them if the rre-
judiccs of the latter were not excited by the in
hammnrory teachings of political demagogues
who, through the negro vote, are willing to sac
riticc the dignity Of their race, the honor peace
am # lp lt In far a.
selves the cmulumcnts of office.
II the negroes will not be convinced by what
we say, let them read the following, ami then
seriously ask themselves ii the Grccubackers
are not using them targets 10 be shot at while
they ''rcrirc To their rooms stand looking
on leaving the colorcd men to 10 tue fighting and
get killed or put i'll jail?
RIOT At la CASTER
LANCASTER, September 2S.--The riot Of yes
trr.lay originated thus: Col. Cash. after very
turbulent and noisy procession through the
streets, was addressing crowd of aouut ,W
negroes MIR. Carter, editor the Lciycr had
taken his position on the stand reporter ior
his paper, and Cash was profu>c in his abuse
OF the Legislature and charged that live plant rrs
and farmers were cheating the negroes uut Of
their earnings.
The negroes were drinking at the stand and
Is said, ..uuld turn around to Carter and make
repeated remarks that he, although he would
not vote for him, was his sympaihlLrr. Carter
then asked Cash to allow him To reply. Cash
said certainly. and remarked that he should
have II respect ful hearing Carter attempted to
rrplv but the negroes would not hear hun
Cash asked them To be quiet, but ii did no good
and Garter and the negroes getting into u wran-
gle Cash lc!t the stand and went direct to his
room II, ihc hotel. The negroes were drinking
and they had jug OF whi,kry near the stand
Carter hcIng promised both hy Cash and the
county chtrrnnm reply, still tried speak but
the neg t,rS COW ic | ~ up'n the stinl that the
stand broke down. Tmcrchy hring gre uly iu-
fuI intei the owd took hri OF Cater and iraS.
crd hrrn "!i the >rnnl AMI lie would hive been
Killed hnd it urI been !nr Albeit Clinton AMI El.
Sall:cr AMI u!hrrrs.
afterwards II lnge number # ncg, o,s mounted
on horses AMI armed with pistols rode through
. the streets "f Lancaster. y negro named Crock
. cit with pistol hucklcl around hin headed the
! procession, anil ON Vas=ngn street crrncr wh ere
a white man WAS Standing. said There is the
id rascal who did the firing The white
: man toll Lin that lie lied, whcrrup"n Crockett;
ru.lv! ouI his pistol ami fired at the white tnln
! the bail narrowly missing his head and passing
! ,hrrugh the coat of another white man who WAS
standing hv. Three our four shots were fired II
CrockclI who fell from Ii horses dead. The FIR
, ing incn became general, and three m"'r "c-r"c:
, were killed AMI six wounded The negroes 'hcr
rode into another par, Of the town AMI haited
Svl ms fears were entertained that they wuu.
renew the attack. and To prevent further biooi
shed the lnlcn Ian, Of Lancaster sent To Chester
: Tor all. The disturbance was, however, quIctc.
down without the use OF The military. |; l. no
known whether there were any casualties an on!
the whites. Col. Cash remained in his room from
the uning Of the trouble until he lett lh!:
morning OH the train for Chester
The following the names Ot those klile'
ON the spot, viz: Wi!llm Crockett, The ma
Cunningham and Nathan rurcton, and Mae!
MoLlry died the next day from his wounds
The ."tluwin. were tcarful!y bat not fatally IN
iurcd hanSum Brown, Joseph Foster AMI W.T.
liam lurctnn. About eight or ten were slightly
w.umdcl. The wounds of the whites were vcr,
Slight. There were TWO or three mules kIl!c,
outright and several wounded.
The wife ui Mack MuhIcy testified before th
inquest that Mac, stated before he died that th
white rr,pic were not to hirmc for the trouble
that the blacks hn,l brought it all on themselves
and it is said many others of the c"l"rcd reoP'
say the same thing. AMI some say that the col
orcd women are largely responsible for the tromh
hlc Bul who will not believe tha; the spcakin;
together with the whiskcy had much TO do will
/ the affair
! hiur IL SENECA Cry Scnca City. Scptcmbc
- -."n Saturday night, the :'d, IA large crowd "
negroes had couGrr"ntcd with II few white Green
! hncNcrs IN fr"nt Of the bar room run by 1h
ircrnbnck nominee for State Treasurer, W. IL
stanton. Some of the negroes became bai.icrOuS
using rruinnc an. vulgar language. when TIA
marshal "f the place. Mr.. ". Il. Dickson. at
tempted t. hush It up.i iwhrrcupon some twenty
five OF thiriy negroes rushed ur"A hun wit
. sticks nuI clubs. iui!iciing serious wound Il
the hrni. Mr. DicHS Spu fought maniuliy, knock
! ing down two with his club. Mr.. William Ham
aitnn started in his ass stance, hut was met 10y
brIckhat over the eye from one of the crowd. -
, There were several white GccuhaCkc"> near 10y
but they did not offer any assistance
Ii j. IhuUghi that the thing ''cut and dried