The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-04-05

hlSHGj OuG ulSDanueu IO-udy. his lSIleT
IN general orders was as follows;
Headquarters Executive Mansion,(
Columbia, S. c., April 2, 1894.
Capt. S. G.. McCaugherin, Command.
ing Newberry Rifles:
Dear Sir: Your communication of
this date has just been received. I'm
der the laws of South Carolina the
governor is clothed with "the discre.
ton and power to call on the militia
whenever IN the judgment of the gov
ernor it may be necessary, and, when
80 called into the service Of the state,
shall be subject to the same rules and
articles of war as the troops of the
United States"
THE action of your company and
you daring to send it to me, under
these rules, is mutiny and an insult to
the commander-in-c chief, who was Civ
en- his commission by the people. The
duty of soldier, (and the militia are
soldiers) when called into service, is
blind obedience to orders from his gu
periors, and not to question them in
any degree. You haYe failed to learn
this first lesson, and | will make Of
you and your company an example.
"Your designations are not accepted,
but you are dismissed from the service
of the state as unworthy to wear its
uniform. The arms and other state
property will be delivered to Col. J. G.
Watts, assistant adjutant and inspect
or general. and you can depart to your
homes. You do not deserve it, but |
will pay your hotel bills, and trust l
may never be again bothered with any
more such band-box and holiday sol
diers B. +. TILLMAN,
Governor and Commander-in Chief.
THE NEwBERRY PROTEST.
Capt. S. G. Mclaughlin, of the New
berry Rifles, sent the following to the
governor, which brought out the
above:
~ have the honor to inform you
that we, the Newberry Rifles, have
performed the duties assigned us, that
of guarding the state house and tele-
graph offices. The latter duty being
exceedingly distasteful to the entire
command, and, as the company re-
sponded to your order to appear here,
under the belief that they were needed
for the purpose of protecting life and
property, and not for the purpose of
exercising scrutiny over the private
affairs of the citizens of South Caro-
lima, duty not only distasteful, but,
in the judgment OF the company, un-
necessary and calculated to irritate
the people all the more under the
present state of affairs, the members Of
the company, not caring to be Snbject-
ed to such orders in the future, beg
leave to tender their resignation and
to say that their arms, ETC., are at your
command"
THE TROOPS APPLAUDED.
Reading of the order was received
with tumultuous applause by the as
sembled troops News from Darling
ton report everything quiet. The con-
stables are all accounted for, and
young Gaillard, one of them who was
supposed to have been shot to death
while lying wounded in a ditch, has
turned up all right. He was found in
Farmhouse several miles from Dar-
lington wounded and being cared for.
Four companies from Darlington went
to Florence tonight to investigate the
dispensary looting.
The only soldiers at the executive
mansioo to-day were the Edgefeld Ri
fies, whr nod been on duty at the state
house, Ind went there on invitation to
partake of the hospitality of the din
ner of Governor and Mrs. Tillman.
This faithful troop marched to the
mansion just before 2 o'clock and
stacked arms in front before they en-
tered
Gov. Tillman was in the happiest
frame of mind tor many hours. He
uas pleased that there had been no
bIoodshed and that he had accom-
rlished his work of maintaining the
law without bullet having been fired.
He had also received the news that
all the constables had been accounted
for.
The news which he received durign
the morning from Gen. Richbourg and
Gen. Farley was Of an encouraging
nature. The governor received offers
Of assistance
FROM A HALF DOZEN STATES,
coming from North Carolina, Georgia
and Alabama. This shows the feeling
which was created outside. Among the
many kilograms of congratulatory
nature and otherwise. which the gov.
ernor has received, was the following
from the brigadier general of Kansas
LAWRENCE, KAs., April l, 1894
Gov. Tillman, Columbus, S. G.: TIE
honor and perpetuity of the national