The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-04-04

be resisted. The persons who are resist.
ing this include some Of our best and
mont law-abiding citizens, and they are
quiet but absolutely determined that this
shnll not be done. Further movements
by the spies will develop results. AT
present everything is quiet. The spies
have been ordered away from the Enter
prize Hotel, where they have been stop
ping, and had to seek other quarters.
This was done BY shs hotel proprietors;
is stated that reinforcements will
arrive tomorrow. No crowd that can be
brought here will be large enough, brave
enough nor strong enough 70 raid any
residence or home. Beyond this they
Surely it is sufficient commentary
upon the administration of our Govern
ment when law abiding citizens In broad
Daylight are seen walking across its busi-
ness thoroughfa armed with rifles and
shotguns to defend their rights against
such 81 Government. The temper OF the
people here Is unmistakable and II other
towns followed Darlington's example
Tillman's dirty work would require
even lower and dirtier tools than his
spies noT ara.
DARLINGTON, March 29.-Darllngton
has had another day Of excitement, but 1t
was that quiet, suppressed excitement,
dominated by self-control and resolpte
determination. This morning twelve
Tillman spies. armed with Winchester
rifles, came In on the o'clock train.
They went to the eherifrs residence,
about mile from the business portion Of
the town. ss..
AS soon as the arrival Of the spies was
positively known, . meeting Of the citi-
zens assembled to take such steps as they
deemed necessary. The meeting was
without any excitement, but determina..
tion sat upon the cpuntenances OF all and
only determined words were spoken. a
committee was sent TO the sheriff snd he
was notified chat no resistance would be
offered to any arrests he might make
when armed with warrants. at the
same time ne was informed that any at.
resisted to the last extremity, and that no
invasion Of private residences would be
allowed. II
At this stage It was announced that
Mrs. Hodges, the proprietress of the En-
irerprise Hotel, had made the spies leave
her house Last night, not because she
feared any violence to them, but because
they were Objectionable characters to her.
A p1rse waH at ONCE raised and hand.
some solid gold souvenir spoon was pur-'
chased and committee appointed to pre-
sent this token Of regard to Mrs. Hodges.
The committee at once discharged this
pleasant task and Mrs. Hodges received
the souvenir most gracefully and with
many thanks.
The spies did not show themselves on
the street at all during the entire day,
bnt rumors filed the air and the telegraph
wires were kept busy. About noon it
was authoritatively stated that the spies
had wired for Gatling gun corps, and
little later 1t was ascertained that the
Sumter Light Infantry had been ordered
here by Tillman. Then it was that your
correspondent was kept busy. Tele-
grams were received from Sumter, Flor
ence and Cheraw Offering assistance. At
2 o'clock q telegram was received stating
that special train would leave Florence
bringing hslp.
This train came rapidly In and forty
men filed out ready to stand by those
who met them. They were escorted to
the Court House, which was soon flled
entirely with white men. While the meet
ing was in progress another telegram
was received from Sumter stating that
friends were coming from that quarter
on special train.
These "Game Cock" boys were met and
escorted TO the. Court House, where the
interrupted meeting was resumed. Then
it was that the most spirited Anti-Till-
rnan meeting ever seen in South Carolina
was held. Ringing speeches were made,
but no rash measures were advised.
Coed and true men all over our State
would have reioiced to see the spirit
shown. It was not the action Of thought
less men, but showed the unutterable
determination to resist iniquitous and
malicious persecution by desp0t who
has only his own aims to advance.
The tenor OF the meeting was unmis-
taxable and its moral effect would be felt
throughout our State were the example
here shown followed. The Pee-Dee SEQ.
eion has set the ball rolling, and thought
ful men can see In the meeting held by
representatives Of three counties here TO-
day the beginning of the end. The spies
we're for the time lost sight OF, while the
broad principles Of liberty and resistance
to tyranny were being discussed.
The following resolutions were on mo:
ton offered and were enthusiastically and
unanimously adopted by rising votes
Resozved, That It is the sense OF this
meeting that a mans home Is his castle
and that he is entitled to defend the same
against all unreasonable searches.
Resolved That in the counties OF Dar-
lington, Florence and Sumter searches