Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-04-07

laws OF the state within said counties
tnow, therefore, l. b. r. Ttllmnn, governor
/ or the state OF South Carolina. do proclaim
such persons so assembled TO be in open re.
bellion against the laws OF the state, and do
hereby command all such assemblages OF In
surgents to disperse and retire pcaceably TO
their respective abodes within twenty-four
hours"
Judge Watts, of the state courts, on
request of Gov. Tlllman has granted
an injunction against the Western
Union Telegraph company's manager,
Gray, restraining him from accepting
messages for transmission on the Dar-
lington tronble unless sent by state
authorities Manager Gray has re-
ferred the matter to the New York
authorities. VIII ch will probably in
struct him to receive and send all mes
sages. The governor, it is declared,
will take possession of the Office if the
order of Judge Watts is not complied
with.
Early Sunday morning Gov. Tiilman
established telegraph censorship.
placing several militiamen-the most
intelligent that could be selected-in
charge of both offices to supervise all
messages offered. These gentlemen
have simply carried out their instruc-
tions, and have refused only a few tele-
grams that were calculated to arouse
bad feeling.
Early in the day the governor sum-
moned the governors guards to the eX-
ecutive mansion Drawing them up in
line he addressed them, saying that he
was informed that their disbandment
was not their fault, but that they had
been overawed by a mob at their doors.
He told them that they stood before the
people of the state as disgraced. and
thut he now wished to give them the
opportunity to wipe the stain from
their brow and to restore them to hon
or. He asked for some indications as
to whether they would obey his orders,
in which event their arms would be
given back to them. AS he made this
assertion five of the men threw
down their bayonets and were
quickly followed by several 9TH
ers Their captain begged them to
desist and wait until the governor had
finished. Gov. Tillman, however, told
them that their action was satisfactory,
for he only wished to know exactly
what their position was. He then said
to those who remained that they could
leave, but if they determined to obey
orders to report to the state peniten-
tiary. The remnant of the company
marched to their armo.y and in five
minutes thereafter they had disbanded.
AT 5 o'clock marching orders were
given to the troops stationed at the
penitentiary. Gov. Tillman addressed
them. Referring to the mutinous mill
tia companies at Columbia Florence,
Sumpter and Charleston, Gov. Tillman
denounced them as towards. He con-
cluded:
''You are going on delicate and dangerous
mission. You must remember that the Oar
lington people are our fellow-ctizens, put they
are in insurrection and it is necessary for you
to go there 10 uphold the law, You go rs an
arm OF the law and you must treat the Darling
ton people with consideration. but IL you are
ordered TO shoot you must do II or anarchy will
prevail in the state, nope TO restore you to
your homes US early as possible, but the law
must be upheld or the state government will be
the laughing stock of the world"
The troops left for Darlington short
ly afterward. There were twelve COM
panies in all, comprising total of 500
men. A number of boxes of cartridges
were placed upon the train. What is
to be done with them is mystery.
Gen. Reichberg who is commander,
would not say anything about his
orders. The troops went away on u
special train over the Atlantic Coast
Line road.