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


pet-bagers and scallawags before 1876 p
Will they allow such men to again excite their
prejudices and evil passions against the orderly
white people Of the State and inoite them to
commit such acts Of violence aud lawlessness as
is sure to bring about bloody conflicts between
the races ? And have they not learned
10y nour nful experience that the men who excite
them to bring about these conflicts are never in
the fight. but always "retire to their ROOM" or
some other place of safety, the row
begins, leaving the deluded colored men TO be
shot at like targets, and shot down by men who
would infinitely prefer to take them by the
hand, in all kindness of heart, and unite with
them in the noble effort of preserving the peace
a=d secure prosperity and good will among all
classes?
We su posed it had been proved, to the
satisfaction of the most ignorant well as the
most turbulant colore man in the State. that in
a conflict Of arms between the white and colored
races, irI Iespective of the number on either side,
the colored race is always defeated by the more
resolute, brave and cool anglo saxon
The white man of the South is far from seek
ing any difficulty with the colored man. He
has persistently tried to avoid il; and there
would be no difficulty between them if the rre-
judices of the latter were not excited by the in
fammntory teachings of political demagogues
who, through the negro vote, are willing to sac
ri6ce the dignity of their race the honor peace
aud prosperity of the State, to secure for them.
selves the emoluments of office.
IL the negroes will not be convinced by what
we say, let them read the following. anl then
seriously ask themselves if the Greenbackers
are not using them targets to be shot at, while
they retire to their rooms or stand looking
on, leaving the colored men to do the fighting and
get killed or put in Jail?
RIOT AT LA;cAsTER
LANCASTER, Sept cmber 2S.-The riot of yes-
terny originated thus: Col. Cash, after a very
turbulent and noisy procession through the
streets, was addressing crowd of aoout 7OL
negroes. Mr.. Carter, editor OF the Leager. had
taken his position on the stand as reporter Tor
his paper. and Cash was profuse in his abuse
of the Legislature and charged that the plant ers
and farmers were cheating the negroes out Of
their earnings.
The negroes were drinking at the stand and
wero wrought up to a high pitch. Cash, il
is said, would turn around TO Carter md make
repeated remarks that he, although he would
not vote for him, was his sympathiLer. Carter
then asked Cash to allow him TO reply. Cash
said certainly, and remarked that he should
have respectful hearing Carter attempted TO
reply, but the negroes would not hear him.-
Cash asked them 10 be quiet, but il did no good ,
and Carter and the negroes getting into wran
gle, Cash left the stand and wen, direct TO his
room at The hotel. The negroes were drinking
and they had jug of whiskey near the stand.
Carter heing promised both by Cash and the
county chairman reply, still tried to speak but
the negroes cowled 80 up,n the stand that the
stand broke down. Thereby being greitly u-
furiated the C. owd took hol.. of Cater and irag-
ged him of the stand. aud he would have been
killed had il not been for Albeit Clinton aud Ed.
Sadd.er and others.
Afterwards a lnge number Of neg, oes mounted
on horses and armed with pistols rode through
| the streets of Lancaster. a negro named Crock.
| cit with pistol buckled around him headed the
procession, and on passing street corner VIII ere
n white man was standing. said "rhere is the
id rascal who did the firing" The white
man told Lin that he lied, whereupon Crockett,
pulled out his pistol and fired Mt the white
| the ball narrowly missing his head and passing
! through the coat Of another white man who was
standing by. Three our four shots were fired n
| Crockett. who fell from H. horses dead. The fir
| ing then became general, and three more negroe.
| were killed and six wounded The negroes then
| rode into another part of the town and halted
| Serious fears were entertained that they woul,
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shed the lntendant Of Lancaster sent to Chester
for aid. The disturbance was, however, quie:cL
down without the use of the military. 1t is moi
| known whether there were any casualties am onl
the whites. Col. Cash remained in his room from
| the beginning Of the trouble until he left this
! morning on the train for Chester.
| The following are the names of those killed
/ OH the spot, viz william Crockett, Tn, ma.
Cunningham and Nathan Cureton, and Mack
Mobley died the next day from his wounds
The following were fearfuly but not fatally in
jured Hanson Brown Joseph Foster and Viii
| liam Cnreton. About eight or ten were slightly
wounded. The wounds Of the whites were very
slight. There were Two three mules killed
outright and several wounded.
| The wife of Mack Mobley testified before tn,
inquest that Mack stated before he died that tn,
white people were not to blame for the trouble
that the blacks had brought il all OH themselves
and il is said many others of the colored peopl,
say the same thing, and some say that the col
ored women are largely responsible for the troub
hle. But who will not believe thai the speakin,
together with the whskey had much to do will
the affair?
lNoT IN SENECA Cry Senca City. Septembe
70 --on Saturday night. the 23d, lnrge crowd u
negroes had congregated with a few white Green
hackers in front of the bar room run by 1h
Greenback nominee for State Treasurer, w. II
Stanton. Some of the negroes became bOisterous
using profnne anu vulgar language. when tn
marshal Of the place, Mr.. W. B. Dickson, at
tempted To hush it up.iwhereupon some twenty
FIVE or thirty negroes rushed upon him wit
sticks and clubs. inaicting serious wound il
the head. Mr. Dickson fought manfully. knock
ing down two. with his club. Mr.. William Ham
lion started to his assistance, but met by
brick bat over the eye from one of the crowd
There were several white Geenbackers near by
but they did not offer any assistance.
Ii isihonght that the thing was ''cut and dried
No Indignation meeting has been held, but III
good citizens are fully aroused. Two negroe.
Henry Perry and Sam Robertson, have been a
rested and lodged in the cnlaboose.
Some Of the good ciizens in the surroundin
country say that The liltle nest of Green bnc el