The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-04

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siderable earnest and determined tafK,
but cooler heads called the attention OF
the crowd to the fact that the officer
was there simply TO carry out in5truc-
tions. The commanding officer was
then perrritted TO enter. He granted
Manager Moore time (" communicate
with the officers Of his company. Lieut..
Bomar stated that his orders were
plain. II have simply come over vii
this order in my hand to station three
soldiers here to see that nothing hut
private or commercial telfgrsnls are
sent over the wires" He displayed an
order signed by Gen. Richbourg, c1m-
manding, instructing the detail not to
permit messages Of any other character
than those Of a commercial and private
nature and messages to and from
'these headquarters" to be sent, re-
ceived or delivered. The men were
shortly stationed in the office.
The Lieutenant then took three other
men to the Western Union office ard
showed his orders to Manager Gray.
Mr.. Gray said be did not see the neces-
sity of this action after his company
had complied with the injunction
served upon them. The additional de-
tail of three men were then placed in
side the rail. OF course the seizure OF
the telegraph offices created consider
able excitement and the crowd got
thicker.
TIE ARMS OF THE ZOUANEs.
During the forenoon Capt. John G..
Capers, of the Columbia Zouaves, which
company bad been the first in the State
to throw up its arms, received the fol-
lowing:
Capt. John G. Capers, Comnading
Zouaves: You are hereby ordered 70
deliver to Gen. r. n Richbourg within
two hours all the State arms and am
munition belonging to your command.
3. r. TILLMAN.
Governor and Commander-in-Chiel
Test: d. II. Tompkins,
Secretary, Acting Adjutant.
Capt. Capers replied as follows:
y r TilImau. Governor and Commander
in-chief-Sr: Acting Ad1t. Gen. Newman uS'
livered your order directed to me. command
ing that deliver to Gen. RichD"urg withll
two hours all the State arms and nlnnirni
ton bclorging to the Columbia I0uHres.
Idesire to say in reply that when the hs-
sistant Adiutant General called al my Once
yesterday and demanded tie imtnehia'e az"
livery of all the guns belonging TO my com
pany went with him TO the arnpry NJ one"
and we found that there was not one. bnr
were there any arcOutrements III lhe arm"rF;
That state OF affairs exists at this Wri,ing
have satisfied myself bv a visit to the armory.
lam compelled to say that II is imposSlDlp
for me- 10 comply with your order IA 30 n"'
know where the guns are. the par'ieS ~no
took them out rcr did ! have any rnrt ~
their being removed from the armolf
yru,s cic IOHT g. tArERS,
VERY DRAMATIC.
The Guards marched through the
nrincipal streets Of the city aud on up
towards the Executive mansion. When
they came within gunshot Of the block
upon which the mansion rests they
found the members Of the Edgefie'h
Hussars, the company which Governor
TilIman once commanded, stationed at
each corner Of the block doing guard
duty. They were in command Of Capt.
George Evans. The company was halt
ed there. Capt. Bateman and his
Lieutenants got through the lines and
came on up to the Executive mansion.
Several armed men were in the court
yard. The people were kept from the
neighborhood of the mansion.
The officers were met by Col. Jones,
who gave them orders to march the
company into the grounds. The officers
went back and marched the company
in. The men were drawn up in line
facing the mansion. On the piazza of
the mansion were John Gary Evans
and others, and some of the ladies OF
the household. Governor Tillman came
out of the mansion wearing very
large slouch hat. The Governor looked
pale; there was fire in his eyes and |
never saw him appear 80 determined
and wear such an expression Of resolu-
ton upon bis face. BY this time good
many citizens had gotten as near as
they dared come. Everyone felt that
never before witnessed in
the State was about to happen. The
Governor walked out very deliberately
into the court yard, faced the captain
Of the company, who stood as immova-
bic as stone. He, too, looked pale. His
face perceptibly blanched later on, and
be seemed to become speechiess. Gov
ernor Tillman said: Y ...
Gentlemen Of the Governors Guards: I
have sent for you under the peculiar circum-
stances which will be stated in few re-
marks. i am Chief Executive OF South Caro-
ina, the head Of this Government; my duty
Is to have the laws enforced. When the civil
authori ties become powerless. the militia are
The only resources Of a Governor to restore
order. When my right arm was stretched
forth night before last to CON nand the
peace, endeavoring TO restore order, you rep
that right arm, were par.lJ Zed by
Z mob here when my effort and desire was TO
send you TO Darlington TO repress another
mob. l have been for fourteen years mill
tiaman. know, perhaps, better than any OF
you how as citizen soldiers you must teel
with reference TO the position You now occu-
py. You stand before the state as disgrace,
as men who have refused TO obey the order OF
your superior officer. You have been organ
zed for half century and this is the first
lme in your history this thing has occurred.
have been told by those present that Il was
not yonr fault. That until Bishop Capers
made his unfortunate speech you had resist
ed the pressure brought to bear upon You by
yonr fathers and your kinsmen and were
ready to obey your Governor. You disobeyed
me and disappointed me- have sent for
you not TO criticise you or please You. want
degree faction which controls the State,
while you represent the other side. and be-
cause Of the pressure Of the public opinion
brought to bear upon you Is the reason you
occupy Tue position you no" 10. LeIS elS-
cuss this question and I will show you the
error in which your community. as we'll as
yourself perhaps, are laboring under. The
law was enacted by the Leglsfa-
;ure, by the majority Of the representatives
u the people. 1t is the law until the Su
orcme Court declares it is unconstitu' ional.
The place 10 fight it is the ballot boz and the
courts, and not with bullets. Am l, as Chief
Executive Of the State au horiZed by the
Ieneral Assembly to enforce that law to
stand here md see those appointed to uphold
t killed and dogged and hunted like wild
5easts, anu when l authorize the, militia TO
70 there to be opposed by the sentiment OF
The towns where the whiskey and bar men
i've and paralyZed the military Thank God,
south Carolina is safe to-day. because she has
soldiers who will obey orders. Now, gentle
men, you live in Columbia. Ny purpose and
tesire, if You evince the proper spirit, is TO
'how Columbia tina. l bear her no malice,
nat trust her citizens when they are i'll cool
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