The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-01
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horses with linked brides while Tho
o;he. ti:ree washed at the horse
trough. Col. Battle. gave the COM
nand: "Fours left. eft dress.
This threw US itro line facing the
o!ue vhe.e the Yankees were gath !
cred. sono sixty yea.ds away and /
about forty see. above us. Then the
o.de, was given: Three cheers 70.
the boys n blue" and Il .hers was
eve, "rebe, yell" It must tave leap
ed from the th.oats OF those deter
mined anc desperate men. As soon
as the cheers were given the con-
naad followed: Pour left. lef: By
two's. march," and We started co
back mp tie hill br!skly towards the
town.
Almost as II oy magic the Tan-
kee sold!ers Who were all in Uniform
received the order from someone:
Fall IL. rtgh. dress" AS they
we,e already II line It took them
only two or three seconds TO get n
military formation and without
counting OF tho order was given:
Three cheers for the men IN white.
The answering call OF the Northern
white men 20 the Southern white
nan vas hearty and vigorous az
our OWE defiance had been.
will say 10 passing. that. while
some OF these same men marched
sixteen miles to Rouse's Bridge to
STOP the El!enton riot, some weeks
later. and were held along With =
large aunbe. Of other troops n ths
disturbed resion-oae whole 1egf-
nent being cent to Edsefe!d court
house IN October-none OF the SOL
ciers eve. displayed any other than
the most friendly sad kindly feel
Ing and they had 70 stomach what
ever 70. the dirty work they had
:.ecu sen. Into 20. State TO do. They
obeyed o:6ers which Is the duty oil
a soldier. but they never showed aa5
feeling other than good vii! and syco-
patty for our people. But while the
Svee.vates Sabre club and its sue
cesso: IN Aeriweather Township. th'
Democratic Fighting club. came II
contact with the troops on seYera
occasions. afterwards they were new
g. permitted 20 cheer Us again.
| The rioters IN their bloody shirts
returned to thei. quarters. i
this parade the shirts were worn q
blouses over the pants with Disto
belts outside. Some OF the me!
wore them home. and one youni
man. John Crawford. think. csuse|
his sister 70 become Dreadful,
frightened because they thought b
vas wounded. I carried the IA
to ny home and ! have always re
| GREETED that It vas destroyed By ar
when ny residence was burned som
three years later.
l. was . unique scene IN the eouE
room when Judge Maher ordere
bail TO be granted. fixing the sum a
recall It. at $1,000 each. Tho o!
s2men. OF the case had delayed az
ton "a. into the night. Lamps ha
to be brought IN and as the resties
prisoners would pass IN AMI OF
OF the court room and take the
seats the thud Of the barrels OF thel
re7olvers could be heard as the
came Ia contact with the beache:
when court was adjourned th
men began to make inquiry OF th
clerk Of the court 90 to when the
could ale their bonds. He IN
rather petnlaat and !rr!tabls ma.
ner. which was natural. because b
must have beea very much fatisuet
replied: Sometime IN the NOR.
ing" Just then I overheard Sheri
Jordan whisper to him: You ha
better let these men get out OF tow
tonight. else they may burn It an
hang you before morning" In
nice manner the clerk changed Al
be began to hand out blank ba
bonds to be signed by ali the aDpl
cants anG their suret!es. We .
vent on each others bonds. and
became joke. causing great anus
neot. tha, Walker Gatheoy. wa
did oot own ten dollars worth {
property. had signed bonds to u
extent OF $4,000. IN truth th
whole performance was perfume
;o-y aad II many respects a lang.
able travesey on law. 70. Il they hs
attempted to put Us n jail. Al
sure. few or aoHe Of as would ha7
acQuesceded and We would ha7
probably killed every obnoxious rad
cal IN the court room and town. "a
gone to Texas. or some other h!din
place. In an hour We had depazte
aad gathering up our camp so!iowe.
; were on our way home.
We had IN truth waved the blood
shirt II the face Of the Yankee bu
and dared him to DO bis worst
IS needless to say this daring &C
on the part Of the whites serve
to intensity the dread o; the uesroe:
While among the whites the band Q
race drew Us closer closer tosetne:
It was "al! FOR one. one FOR all.
} and tie States motto: "An!mi
op!t1sque parat!"-ready with ou
lives and fortunes-pulsated as th
sentiment II every bosom.
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