The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-23

lorn hope, which had been viewed
with conplaccncy by the National Re-
publicans, who sadly needed some
outbreak in the South "to fire the
Northern heart" and with dread by
National Democrats, who feared it.
But for the wisdom and influence OF
Hampton such an outbreak might
have occurred, for the whole State lay
In storm centre that might induce q
cyclone at any time. But Hampton
laid firm hand upon the rudder Of
the ship of State and not only steered
his own course, bnt made the enemy
follow the lines marked upon his
chart. BY October most cf the native
Republicans had declared for him and
there were signs Of breakup among
the negroes. Democrats. arrayed in
red shirts, cheap, but conspicuous
and attractive uniform, rode in long
professions, sometimes yelling like
hends, sometimes, in the stiffness Of
death, either form of manifestation
proving injurious to the nerves of the
Republican masses. No violence had
occurred, save one conflict at Ellenton
between negroes who had refused to
submit to arrest and the county sheriff
with an armed possee.
On the 7th of October Governor
Chamberlain issued a proclamation
that domestic violence" existed, and
ordered the dispersion Of armed bands
that were attempting TO srbvert legal
authority. Some days later Presi-
dent Grant took q hand and also is
sued proclamation ordering illegal
armed bands to disperse and retire to
their homes. Chairman Haskell re-
piled: eve cannot disperse, because
we are not banded together, and we
cannot retire to our homes, because
we are already there" He also pro-
cured written statements from all
the Judges of the State, save Wig
gins, that quiet prevailed in South
Carolina, and tho Courts were fully
able to maintain order and preserve
the peace.
On the 18th &c August Don Came
ron, Secretary of War, had issued the
following order to Gen. Sherman,
commander-in-ohief Of the army:
"The President directs that in ao-
cordance with the spirit of "a resolu-
tion of tile House) you are to hold all
tbe available forces under your CON-
mand not engaged in subduing the
savages on the Western frontier, in
readiness to be used upon the call or
requisition OF the proper legal authori-
ties for the protection of citizens, re-
gardless of race, color or previous con-
dition or political opinion, in the exer-
else Of their right to vote, and to
assist in the enforcement of certain
condign and actual punishment upon
all persons who shall attempt by
force, fraud, terror, intimidation or
otherwise to prevent the free exercise
of suffrage" "and to have such force
so distributed and stationed as to be
able to render prompt assistance in
the enforcement Of the law"
Having proclaimed domestic vio-
lence, despite the testimony Of the
Judges, Governor Chamberlain called
for troops without convening the Leg
islature, taking the position that in
the present temper Of the people it
would be unsafe for the Legislature to
assemble. The Democrats bitterly
traversed this declaration and protest
ed that the provisions of the Consti.
tuition of the United States had been
violated.
The general Of the army now order
ed company after company to South
Carolina. It was reported that just
before or ssing the State line the off
GERS issued ball cartridges and the men
were under arms, expecting momen-
tarily to run into an ambuscade. They
were much surprised as they journey-
ed along the route to Columbia to find,
instead Of tumult and disorder, every
one peacefully going about his ordi-
nary business. AS general rule the
officers were Republicans and some of
them intensely partisan. The pri-
Yates were fnr fba ..oe. ,>.rA n
Gratis, and when of duty they evinced
their distaste for their work by hur-
rahing for Tilden and Hampton, and
occasionally elbowing oolored people
off the sidewalks on the back streets.
Gen. Ruger, who had been politician
before he entered the army, and was