The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-04-05


pemooratloft the hallsot Fear that he
GOULD not gain roaemiBsion. Food was
brought BY friends, and tho Demo.
CRATIC legislators slept in the hall. 4
3 IL q Democrat would rise to ad dress
|. Speaker Wallace a Radical would ad !.
dress Speak or Maokoy, and both nom.
berB would speak at tho same timo,
each trying TO drown out tho other. No
business was transacted or attempted.
CO In the meantime four negroes came
oyer to tho De emooratic standard,
Haailton and Myers, Of Beaufort;
tWTaSS;sbbslj1 w aSS;sbbssll1yj1 &c &c Sumter; Dcs.ca. e Mew
berry, and anothor from Fairfeld.
Hamilton was tho first to make a
break. H0 is BHaid to have boon d negro
9f intelligence and means. Flo walked
into the hall fsultleasly attired 10
broadcloth. Laying his beaver hat
and gold. headed cane on his dosk, and
displaying his revolver, which ho also
laid oloBe at hand. he addressed Judge
Wallace as issMr. Speaker The NO.
groes crowded around him enrtged.
The white men also surgod up towards
his desk. Whom did he mean to ad. !.
dress % .Mr. Speakot2' Telling tho
negroes to stand back, Hamilton kept
them at bay with bis pistol and said
that as soon as quiet was restored he
would explain whom ho moant. The
eager crowd foil back and tho negro
then. proclaimed why he would uphold
tho decent political party and would
align himsolf with tho Democrats.
Tho following Monday at noon on tho
advice of Judgo Wallace tho Domo-
cratic House abandoned tho hall Of tho
House Of Representatives and won't
back to Carolina hall. This Was dono
for q reason that no good could bo ao.
somplished by remaining and it was
feared Il at tho terrible strain on tho
poople would be followed by disaster
unless the tension be relaxed, &.
Having now, with tho n sgro recruits,
9 ole ar ajority as we'll ae quorum, tho
Wallace House elected Gen. NJ. y. But.
larto be United States Senator. A
stand was built in front of Carolina
hall, thoro being no buildings between
that srot and Main Street, and there
Gen. Hampton was inaugurated Cover
nor, the oath being administered by j..
20 Marshall, Democratic trial justice,
now Senator from Richland county.
The Republicans elected D. Y. Cor
bin to the United States Senate. Cor
bin was an alien, but a very capable
lawyer. No business was transacted,
no laws enacted. Resolutions wero
discussed by tho three several branches
{of the General Assembly meeting daily.
SDr. James Woodrow voluntarily did the
printing Of the Wallace Hauso, but was
afterwards repaid, just before Christ
mas the Radical House adjourned aud
the Wallace House followed suit. The
expenses Of the Wallace House wero
met hy voluntary services of tho mem.
bers and by voluntary contributions
from patriots.
The next spring affairs wero chaotic.
The Democrats refused TO pay taxeB 10
Radical county officials, but mado q
contribution to the Hampton govern
Ement. Whom Rutherford B. Hayss 8
be,sme President March 4th, ho with.
drew the United States troops from
South Carolina and the backbone Of the
Radical party was gone. D. H. Cham
berlaip, Republican Governor, abdicat
ed, and Wade Hampton, the, hero and
idol of the Democrats, occupied tic
executive office at the State capitol A
special 81 ssion Of the General A sembly
WAS called, and as there wer, no funds
tfor tho expenses of the Radicals. tho
Mackoy House mas diasipatcd, Ho r.
ever, thero were many Republican no
Igroes who sat in the Legislature after
the Wallace House gained full control,
beoalae tho counties which they
ffssrre !. aented were undoubtedly Republi-
oalss {, .;s 4 'S
w d. Simpson, Of L,urens, had all.
ready been sworn in as Lieutenant
Governor. Whom chamberlain gave
way to Hampton Greaves, tho negro
lieutenant Governor, gayo way to Mr..
simpson. Greaves tried to force Gov.
Simpson to to take the oath Of office.
Gov. Simpson, sselling with indigna
tion, replied: '"rhe Senate will como
to order. / have taken the oath Of
tffieo once, and no power on earth can
make me take it again" @
There was no dramatic soeno after
this announcement, but quiet was after
aolpo difficulty restored and Gov. Simp-
son did not take tho oath as proposed
by the negro. Gen. Mart w. Gary was
Q member Of the Senate and defod the
nogro Senator'S to dispute Gov. Simp.
son 8 right to tho cffioo. 4. l-
Gov. Simpson was eleoted chief Jus
tice Of tho State supreme court and
Jeter, Of Union, became Lieutenant
Governor. Con. Wallace, tho presid-
ing officer Of tie House, was also from
Union. When Gen. Wallace the pre-
siding officer Of the House, was elevated
to the circuit bench in 1877, John o..
Sheppard, after an interesting contest
with Jas. L. Orr, became Speaker Of
the House. Mr.. Sheppard afterwards
married Gen. Wallaoe's daughter.
Mono but a man Of highest attain
ments. delicate tact, supreme courage
and indomitable will could have been
Speaker of tho Democratic House of
1876 and such man w. II. Wallace is
declared by all who served with him.
Committed Suicide.
A dispatch from st. Georges to The
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