The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-12-27
Tie President Gives Good and
Sufficient Reasons fse
HIS BE CENr ORDER
sscharglrg Certain Negro Soldiers from
tie United STATES Arny. Without
Honor. He Makes No ApOI.
oy sad Says de Voald
Do It Again.

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In response to the senate resolu
sion calling foe an investigation d
sns s'shc0ting up'' OF Brownsville BY
negpo Eoldiarg and ,thsre Subsequent
diamissall therefor, Presidents Rooss,
galb ssnaitothe senate q complate re-
,po7b or the affair. The rspog6 is one
0s the strongest EapsIs evsr prepared
by the president, and iss conclusive
answer to his critics. We make soms
extracts from sha report, which VIII
De read with inteTes. The p1esidanl
EayS:
I-aa GLAD to avail myself Of the op
portunity afforded bV there resolutions
60 lay before the congress the follow
inc facts as to tha mUrde,ous conduc,
of certain members Of she compal les
In question and rs to the conspiracy
by which many of the other members
Of these companies saved the orini.
nails I'm jtttice, TO tie diks1ate Of
the United States uniform.
I call your attention TO the aesom'
Dsnying reports Of Isj, Augustus z,
Bloaksom, Of LdeuB. Col. Leonard A.
Lovaring and of Brig. Gen. z trneSu a.
darlington, che inspector general Of
tho United States army, Of their in.
vestigation into the conduct OF Ghs
aYoops in question. An efors haa
bean made to discredit the fsirnsss OF
the iDvessigsaaion into the conduct OF
ahsse colored troops By pointing out
&hat Gsn. Darlington is uSoutharner.
Precisely the Same aCtiDn would have
been taken had the troops been white
indeed, The discharge would prohs'
bly, have been made in more summary
fashion.
Gan. Darlington Is q native Of South
Carolina; Lieut. Col. Lowering Is na'
niverof New Hsmshlre; Mai. Block
som is 9 native Of Ohio. AS 1T hap
psns, the disclosure Of the guilt OF
Che troops was made in the repora OF
She officer Rho comes from Ohio, and
ahe efforts of an officer who comes
from South Carolina were confined 10
the endeavor to shield the innocent
men OF the companies in question, II
any such there were, by curing In
Tormsainn which would enable us 90
equstaly to punish the guilty. But
7 Wlsh it distincly understood that
the fact of the birthplace OF either Of
Acsr Is one which I absolutely refuse
90 consider,
The standard of professional honor
and Of loyalty to the flag and tho ser
vice is the same for al officers and al
Bnl.sted men Of the United Statea
army, and 7 resent with the keenest
INDIGNATION any eforE to draw any
lire among them based upon birth.
plaos, creed, or any other conElders.
tion of the kind. I should put ahe
same entire faith In theS reports II iG
had happened that they were oil made
by man coming from some one State
WHISTLER In the Soush or the Noreh,
the East OF the West, Is ] now do,
when, as Ii happens, they we're made
by officsre born In different States.
Maj. B.ocksam's roporb is most
csssful, Is based upon bhe testimony
OF scores Of eYe.witne0sos-tssti.
mony which oonficbsd only IN non
essentials and which eSsa6lished the
a5gentlsl fsess beyond ehanee Of sue
oassful ccnsraniotion. Not only has
no succaasful effort been made TO ira
versa his findings ih any essential par.
Siotlsr, but, % o matter or fact, every
trustWorthy report from outsiders
amply eorrobates shem, by faf eheI
aegS of these outside reports being
ahsG OF Cen. A. B. NotGleton, made
ln . letter 10 the secretary Of war,
which ] herewith append; Gen. Net
tIeton being an ey. Unioa soldier, 9
consistent friend Of the colored man
bhroughuut bis life, Q lifelnnS Repuo'
licsn, o citizen Of Illinois. and asSia'
tant secretary of the treasury under
president Harrison.
The attack was made near mid
night on August 13. Tne following
facts IS to this attack arc made cleat
by Mai. Blockscm's Investigation and
have not been, and, in my Judgment,
psu not DO, successfully controVattsd
From 9 to Is or 20 Of the colored sol
liers took part In the attack. They
Iosped over the walls from the bar.
racks and hurried through the town
They shot st vhomeysr bCey saw NOV
ing, and they shot into hit es where
the7 ssw lights. In some OF these
houses there acre woman and child
rem, as ehe would DO murdeler5 must
have known. In one house In which
there were two women and five child
lren some ten shots went through at
, height Of about four and o half feet
above the floor, one putting out the
amp upon the table. The lieutenant
Of police of she town heard the firing
and rode toward ii. He met the raid
srs, sho, as he stated, were about 10
,olored soldiers. They inst2n .ly start.
ed firing upon him. He turned and
rode Of, and they contin Jed firing
upon him until they had killed his
horse They shot bim in the right
arm Qt was afterwards amputated
above she elbop) A number oi sho's
were also fired 81 two other policemen.
The raidera fred sevaral times into 8
nctel, some Of the shots bsing aimed
at & guest sitting by o window, IheY
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