The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-01-08

speaker's) ia IN these same white
p ople were Is of war. Applause.

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er set that had the instincts Of the beast, and
they had participated in the bloody work.
| He said he was South Carolinian VINO
could not be scared by anybody IN New
| York. He thoughtthere was too great dis
position for co!ored men to think In dlfr- =
Guilty between a white man and n negro that
the white man was wrong because he was
white man. and for tha whites TO think the
negro to blame because he was negro.
The Rev. C. p. Watson of Barnwell spoke
OF the reputation of the colorcd people OF that
place for quietness and said they were qulet
now, in spite OF this great trouble; He said:
1--WE hnye friends at the North and friends IN
the South, but all ask them TO do Is to nave
faith and call on Goo. We are waiting upon
the righteous execution of the laws oil the
land"
He alluded to the rumors Of expected
trouble at Barnwell In yesterday morning
newspapers, and said evidently Captain
Cannon of the South Carolina Railroad had
got scared. He did not believe there was or
would be any danger OF anything being done
to the white people.
pearance of the bodies Of the victims wnen
lie saw them, and his hearers became SO
worked up at the recital that groanS ana
cries of "Shame Shame!" were heard OH all
sides.
In conclusion, he said the colored people
of Bnrnwrll County were demorallzed; they
wanted 10 move away. They meant 10 go,
OF colored people. If they had got to i've
amid such dangers and be insultcd us they
had been by tho kind of troops sent, tney
would undoubtedly depart to some section
where they could have security and peace.
The people of Barnwell need have no ap-
prehensions of what the colOred people wouid
Rev. r. s. williams of the Sidney Park
church, of this city, expressed sympathy IN
the resolutions, but though there was aues,
ton about the statement In the resolutions
He knew of course, he said, II man was pre-.
sumed innocent until proven gully, DnL Inc
| assumption was the men In jail were there
Justly. Mr.. Williams also thought the meet
Ing should ask the Governor to increase the
reward he had offered TO an amount when
should better express the enormity OF the
IatrocIous crime. ,,, j.,
Rarnwell, but had moved To Orangebnrg be;
cause he lost his confidence In Barnwell
County, said he knew all the people ahout
Martins station well. He woulu pe Willie
to stake his life that not one OF the six men
shot from there were guilty OF the murder o'
Mr.. Martin. All the negroes there were MI.
Martins friends. His only enemies were LnG
poor whites. Mr.. Martin was an arlstocThl
and locke down upon the poor Whites. !
thought more of the colored people imam ne ne
did or them. Some one had tola MIN ne
would he held responsible Tor the cohuucS V Sd VI
no business to talk that way to colorcd preach
ers. They all told their young men not 10
carry pistols and that was one thins mat h;tu
preachers would tell the white mon not to
carry pistols, If they would do from the pull
Dit What the press had done the past week
enforcement of laws in South Carolina.
such outrages ought to be condemned from
the pulpits of whites and blacks. II lne
newspapers would Keep on as tney fro han corrt mn
would have peace in South Carolina
The Rev. j. c. Daniels. now of Columbia,
but formerly stationed In BGrnweli corrooHr ,o,nI
by the co,ored people In the Viclnliy where
he lived, but was hnted by some OF the poor
est kind OF white people there. The speaker
where else He believed In the colorcd pco-
pie staying right here and working out their
own salvation. ,,
]. S. NJ. Carter, negro from Barnwei', M sa,u
Il had been reported that he had been
lynched but he was there 10 spenk to them.
He had been charged with advising lnsur'
rectlon. There was not Il word OF truth In II.
He had advised his people 10 Inc o,ia e"ntiaiS ~
Barnwell All that had been done nag etsl peen
done by white men. He hoped no such thlng
would ever occur In Barnwell or anywhere
else In the United States.
i TIE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The following are the resolutions offered by
J. II. Fordham OF Orangeburg:
! Whereas In the County OF Barnwe!l el@hl
Innocent and defenseless members OF our
race, being IN the custody OF the state OF
South Carolina. were from said custody un-
lawfully taken and unlawfuily ana atrocious,
ly shot To death by u mob OF masked men al
midnight; and whereas some OF the men
thus shot were held as witnesses. ana were
not connected or charged with any ohcnse;
l therefore, be 1t ,,r
Pesoircd, That the taking of human life
under any circumstances other than the sat
isiaction OF the demands OF the law ana ln''
vfndication OF the honor and Integrity OF the
State Is odous TO all just and upright men.
and should meet their uni rersal c3ndemna'
ton, which always emanntes from inc ooson's
Of all true, patriotic citizens. ,,, l..
l Resolucd, That the taking OF human llie R ls
not right and Justifiable only when done ioi
the preservation of human life aud the sane
tity OF home. We respectfully advise lht
members OF our race to remain quiet anu
allow the proper authorities To vinulcate lhe
law. We wish not TO add fuel to the 1lamcS
of the already devouring fire, but to use Such
pacific measures as will commend them,
selves to the favorable consideration OF all
thoughtful men.
RcSolred. That the fair name OF South Caro-,
lima has been besmlrched and diSgraced ana
to-day thrown from its eninence among the
galaxy of States by the midnight maranderS
In their heIlish work of TAX Ing human he re.
gartlless of law and social influences; and maj
from the mountains to the seaboard all tri'
Carolinians should join with the proper au
thorities 10 ferret out and bring to Justlc.
these law-breakers and redeem the fair name
of South Carolina.
Resoired. That n committee Of nine be ap-
| pointed, Of which the chairman or this con-
1 terence snail De eI OUlclO CitlIIilhI, w ""'t
upon His Excellency, Governor Richardson,
and place our grievances, assuring hln OF oul
fidelity TO the State, and ask that such power
given him under the Constitution ana laws
| of this State az Chief Executive be used to us
full extent to have the perpetrators OF this
| foul barbarous and atrocious crime apprc-
hended and brought tojustice.
THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED
to wait on the Governor comprised the fol low.
| ing $. ]. Lee of Charleston, &c O0tcio chair
man L. ]. Sawyer Of Marlboro, f.. j. Brown
of Ornngeburg, j. w. Morris of ltlchland, S.
f. Smith o! Aiken. Fred Nix, Jr.of Barnwell,
]. Fl. Johnson OF kershnw and Thos. a. SaN-
on OF Laurens.
| THANKS TO THE PRESS, ETC.
| A resolution thanking the Charleston Nclcs
and Courier and World, the Grccnville NerS
and Columbia Register for the stand taken IN
consideration of the Barnwell lynching was
offered by i. j.. Dickinson of Aiken and was
unanimously adopted.
| The Rev. j. w. Johnson, pastor of the Wcs-
| ley Church, was thanked for the use Of hi>
church, ana 1t was voted To have the address
given above published In certain newspapers
| In the State.
| After the benedlction the gathering, which
hud been most orderly throughout, quietly
dispersed.
Contributed Locals.
ABBEvILLE, S. G., Jan. Z, lSgD
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