Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-04-11
THOs. J. ADAMS, PROPRIETOR.

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news was flashed from end of South
Carolina to the other that an arm
ed mob (hundreds of men it was
said) were mounted, in pursuit of
the States officers, charging them
with having wantonly provoked
the conflict and murdered innocent
citizens. How do the facts bear
out the statement? The constables
had discharged their duty, and had
gone to the depot; they had been
sent to Darlington because the six
who were on the ground had been
nearly mobbed the first day, had
to desist from the execution of
warrants and return TO their hotels,
and when the chief was ordered
here with reinforcements, the
mayor had allowed them to be in
suited, abused, and cursed to their
faces; an armed mob had broken
into the armory and stolen the
guns of the military company, and
the spectacle was presented of citi-
zens seizing tie arms of the State
for the purpose of shooting down
officers Of the State. [ ordered out
the local company, and the captain
telegraghed me he had recovered
tho guns; not trusting his COM
mand i ordered the Sumter COM
pany to go there; when they re-
ported everything was quiet I or
dered them to return home.
Now when the constables got to
the depot, two boys, stripplings,got
into a fight. enc got whipped and
ran off and got reinforcements and
came back with % or so men 1--WE
don't know now many), armed to
the teeth; they rushed down 10
the depot and picked a quarrel
with the constables; the collision
occurred, men were killed Oh both
sides, and the fault cannot be
clearly placed yet, if it is ever
clearly placed. Now the Mayor of
Darlington said that the taking of
the arms by the mob was fun
the same kind Of fun we have seen
elsewhere in the State. The armo-
ries were broken into here and the
armory of Chester was broken into
and some of the militia have been
in open mutiny against the Com
monder-in-chief and have refused
to obey orders; but, thank God,
enough were left to respond to the
call-enough of you old soldier
boys to realize the danger, and
know that this government is of the
people, by the people and for the
people, and no oligarchy ahall
ever rule it again. You responded
to the call of the Governor, and
are here to uphold the law
(Cheers.
THE MAYOR OF DARLINGTON
this morning, in an address, tries
to throw the blame elsewhere, say
ing 1 claim and exercise power to
other Governor or executive or
officer of the United States ever
exercised. I cannot undertake to
60 through all the charges Or ex,
plantations be has made. | will
briefly show just what the facts,
as stated from their own stand
point prove. These troops.
THESE BAND-Box TROOPS
who have refused to obey orders
daughter and cheers), these SOL
diers turned politicians, and in
fuenced by political rancor and
frenzy have, by their action, and
the men in different places in this
State. who have sent word to
Darlington offering assistante:
have convicted themselves in the
estimation cf the world, and ii
cannot be disproved that they are
lynchers at heart. The informa.
ton sent forth was that these men
were to be hunted down and lynch
ed, and not one to be left alive
and when I ordered troops to &C
there to stop insurrection, to stop
this mob, restore law, protect life
and property, and let the law re-
sumo it's sway, they wouldn't obey
The mayor said be had the right
to arrest; Of course be did, but be
had no right to send out a mob
army undor no officer, without the
sheriff, or some regularly constitu'
ted constable in charge of it.