The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-17
big TUESDAY" OH SECESSION HILL.
TIE RADICAL LEADERS ROUTED, AND
SENT HoaEE;, AUGUST 90, 1876.
Thc .T::ssissirRi PLAN" Captures fhc
Ra.iicmi Meeting and Brings Eic-
tory for Homes: GoveTniiicnt and
EFGli,c isEsC.


EFo,ne Es:ac.
There is another day IN the history OF 'Se.
cu; sion HiIlr that VIII not bc forgotten. That
day has been called "B:g Tuesday August
-, I'D ON that day j. II. Chan:herlaiu and
other Republican nominees on The STATE lick
1t bad made arrangements to speak. ChanI-
brr,ain ANA his crowd had had rough days in
i;,!wri,c Il and Nrwaciry. Abbrvilic Was their
Ihru HpiIuIntnI,nt, but they hal Kept their
c"nIng II pi olonnl secret rom tie white pen-
pie of Ihe county. though it WAS know pes
hupS to every negro IN Lhc county.
10 lCiIliZ" the situation, ANA 10 account lor
the intense feeling between the races 1t will
b. nrcr -S;:ry for The reader To remember That
the Itrl,uhirans had been in power for nearly
rIght wears, and that In that time they had
Violated all our ideas of justice, had gradual
~ Increased the ti XcS, and had raised The as
sr>SInrnl "f our proprrtE,-to suci AN extent
that our people were real. unable longer 10
Day them. To adj further To the Indignation
of our people the Republican Legislature COM
IosCd Largely IF cprniirld negroes and aliens,
had rlrria,! prollIsaIc negro TO the Office oI
tiIcuit Judgr. Ilic ailiasUnlSIn oil races, was
being intensified daily. BrSidGS arhl:hS ana
"quippn% companies OF n"GrGcs III every
county al the State, the Republican officials
rlIlid"S timely shipped arms and ammunition 10
tnu negroes III various towns in the State,
SJImr boxes uf which were marked 'Shncinak-
rr'S tools" l;l,rmy riots were of weekly or-
currrnrc and the lurcn Of the incrnuiary did
lis destructive work at The bidding ot mean
" hIte men. The people were, II possible.
more rXcilcd and Indignant, and determined
than in IL Ihry had Organized i'll every
county in tn" Slate with The determination 10
mrut and overthrow the corrupt IndltS who
were, under tic forms OF law, running riot
over the State, and Whu ais organized ElohS,
wc;e shedding blood and destroying property.
With this condition of affairs the white pcO-
PIE were compelled tu keep secret their move
uIrnt>. and each Democrat Irlt In L0nor
bound nnt to livu:%r To the negroes any con-
trinpalrd movement OF the prrIy.
tt,,.,. ,.ir IlnmDrrlpN
of This county WIS OiganiZcIl under the lead
c"sliip OF Col. j. - tutiIr;n. with hundreds OF
men, ready at Il moments notice to uo his
bidding. Ilunrr,.uS ui old soldiers WHO had
undergone the hard<hipS and training Of war
were Ready tu OBEY lie wishes OI MN III
whose Judgment they had explicit confidence
so completely we've the people aroused ANA so
rXaSrcratrd were they ~ the indgnit'eS that
had been h,apc,i upon them that these brave
"R"l ShirIs wnuld have put ClGIlibrTiilih
and his crew To ucath, if Col tOihr;n had so
advised uur people had learned To regard
Chamberlain and his aSsnriairS somewhat a>
public enemies. :i:id il required wise c0unSciS
on the art ui our leaders to prevent violence
10 them.
1t was suspected That Chamberlain would
come 10 Abbcvillr nau every tar w;l> open 10
hear the iiiSt breath OF Il vcri!iriIiun of the
belief. Arrangements had been made with
the telegraph operators aIOn" the line of tn"
G!c"EYil;e AID Columbia ltailrOnd To inform
Col. CullirHn il Chamberlain should he "lI
amy train coming thiS way. Ahrut midday
ui Mmday, August -. lr.6, the news Was
flashed over tie Wir%S ihlt EG AM his hSSJ-
Ci;tt $ wITc cuinin9. Cos. CUtnran inlllCdiaic
IS sent his rnHrIrrS Ia every cOr..er ri the
cuuut% wills tn" intclligcnce"l Chanberair :
Coming, ard with the ic iuc9.t that the PIE: :.
cncr OF every Red Shirt red SHIRT hrin. syn
onymOus with pcmocraD in the county was
needed ut AUDrSillr Court House by nine