Orangeburg news and times. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, July 15, 1876, Image 3

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T_^?.ggg i _!^ NEWS .& TIMES. T83UED EVERY SATURDAY MORN I KG \ WY THE _QRANOjEnuno Kiews coMi'Ayy. , '? ;? UKO. BUMVER, IJusiness Man?ip;er. " Terms of Subscription. ! ? One Cony one Year.$2 00 " f? Six Mouth*. 1 00 RatCB of Advertising. Ons Square 1st Insertion.f$l fiO Rath Subsequent " . 1 00 Jftlww ?merted in Zoe?/ CWui/m at'iOcjjer 6wAKf^>(to7M and Transient Advertise' ?3V3ia to htpeidfor in Advance M? Uteipts /or Subscription or Advcr ttummts met Valid unless Signal by Business Mm?ftr. 09" Wt ftro in no rrny responsible for tho Tiewn or opinions of our Correspond ents. SAf?r?^OulVl5','"l876. THE REP?BLICAW ??HDEC?E~ An Immense Crowd?Resolutions, Ac?Speeches by Honk. E. W. M. Magkey, C. W. Ruit/, and W. J. WllIPPER. Notwithstanding llic opposition that was manifested towards the idea of Republicans haviijg a Barbecue on tho 4th of July, the affair turned out to bo a grander success than its stnunchest friends hoped for it- Re publicans flocked into town from all portions of the county, and we do not think ihnt we would ho far from che truth in asserting that with but one or two exceptions the entire force: of the leaders were out. From every Town ship we greeted men who controlled their section. So it cannot be said that tha Barbecue was a pnrtisan or one-sided affair. The crowd here could elect any ticket put into tho field. All of the speakers who were to have been present were not here but those csscniblcd were not permitted to go homo without hearing anything. About 10 o'clock iu the morning the procession assembicd oi\ Russell Street and marched down to the beautiful pino grove near Mr. Riggs' Fprirg, where a stand had been erected for "i-peechifying" purposes, and which was kindly tendered to the Republicans by that gentleman. The Hon. E. I. Cain acted as Chairman, and air. B. G. Frederick ss Secretary. Before the regular programme wns taken up a motion was made by A. F. Browning Esq., that a committee of one from each m Township be appoirj^ad on resolu tions. This motion "was carried with an amendment that five from the County at large should be added. The chair appointed tho following as the committee : Avinger's, Jan uary McNeol; Bookhard's, A J E Mingr; Branchville, E Green; Brown's, A Harris; Club House, AC "Williams; Cedar Grove, Adam Fholphs; Corbettsvillc, B G Fredrick; Ksatorlin's Ellis Forrest; Elliott's, JQ Murph, Fogle's, E C Gray; Foures Chnpol, J P M. Foures; Fort Motte, R R Duncan; Feldei's, T J Phillips; Griffins, ? R Felder; Jami son's Addison Ilnince; Gleatou's, JH Livingston; Knotts Mill, Rufus Whetstone, Lcwisville, R. Jefferson; Orangeburg, T K Sasportas; Rowcs ville, Rev Sam'l Ways; Zeiglcr's, Jo. cob Dupout. At large; A F Brown tug; Rev- Thos Thill'ips, J Felder Meyers. II P Cook, Benj Bias. Mr. Browning acted as chairman of the committee: The celebration was then opened with prayer by the Rev. Thos. Phil lips, who uttered many eloquent and feeling sentences. The Rev. Dr. Webster then follow ed with the reading of the Declara tion of Independence, a duty which he performed admirably. la /act so well did he emphasize the most eloquent passages in that splendidly written paper that frequently burst after burst of applause interrupted him. ' We heard one man >ny "Well, it was woith coining here to hear that speech," The committee' on resolutions, which had relumed in the merntime, reported through Mr. T. K. Sasportas, the following preamble and resolu tions which were unanimously adopted: Whereas, we have assembled to g< liter lor ihc purpose of celebrating this the or e hundredth birth day of Oie Declaration of the American In dependence, out of which grew tho Proclamation of Freedom; and whereas, we enter fully into the spirit and scntiracbt of Freedom which today pervades thi?t Govern mint, and believe that wc, as Republicans, have as much light to glorify it as any other party, therefore, be it Ucsairal, Tnttt we rejoice in the fact that America has reached this the Centennial 1 irth day of her National Indcppnttenct; tiiat no one will watch closer I.or honor and " integrity in ihe future than ourselves; jtnd that WC congratulate her upon her prosperity hud power as a Nation. ?esolccd^That Republican par ty is tho party of Freedom, and tba| we:pledge..ohreelves to stnnd stead fastly by its principles. Itesolu tf, That tboso who opposo Republicanism nnd strive to crcato strife iu our ranks, are enemies of Freedom and should bo looked upon with distrust everywhere. Jiesolvcd, That wo heartily endorso and commend the course [of tho able and efficient solicitor of this circuit, the Hon. C. W. Buttz. Resolved, That the Republicans owe a debt of gratitude to Hon. JE I. Cain for his devotion to the Republi can party, and that we fully endorse his official life. llcsolved, Ihat Rev. Thos. Phillips, deserve the thanks of tho frionds of education throughout tho County for the able and zealous manner in which he has conducted the offico of School Commissioner. Jleso'ved, That we heartily endorso nnd commend the action of our Legislature in electing to the posi sitiou of Judge of this Circuit "our worthy citizen, Hon. W. J. Whipper, and shall deem tho obstacles being throwu iu his way as a blow at the d nrcst of our rights and liberties and that wo request our Republican friends throughout the Stato to aid him to the utmost extent of their ability in obtaining his scat, a posi tion to which he was elected by a majority of legal votes of the General Assembly. Hesolved, That we endorse and rati fy the nomination made at Cincinnati of Hays and Wheeler, for President and Vice-President respectively. Resolved, That we recognize tho Orangeburg News and Times as the authoratative organ of tho Republican party in this Couuty nnd commeud its course to our friends generally. [Signed] A. F. BrowNiNQ, Chnir. Com. [Signed] B. G. Fredrick; Secty. Com. As we said already tho above ro port from the committee was adop ted unanimously. After which Congressman E. W. M. Mackcy was introduced and made n general 4th of July Speech. He was followed by Solicitor Buttz, who reviewed his course, and showed up his bolting prociviltics to the great disgust of the few colored men who bad cheered him, not knowing who he was. Buttz carried tho crowd with him to the utter annihilation of our (?) Congi'cssinau. Hon. "W. J. Whipper was tho last speaker, and orated at considerable length on the Day. He was finally asked whether he designed to lake bis sent' Ho roplicd that ho did, uiUl hoped to do so peaccab'y. His speech however was mainly of the day nnd what it commemorated. A recess was here taken lor dinner, while partaking which a severe cloud came up and the crowd quietly dis persed. The Barbecue was a complete suc cess. Not a single difficulty happened to mar the serenity of the occasion, and ovorybody seemed to go away satisfied. Thorc were about twenty fivo hundred present. Sheriff Cain, Benj. Bins, F. Mel lettc, A. F. Browning, B. G. Fredrick J. H. Fordbam and others deserve much credit for the success they made of the affair. ? ????? ? - ? ?i The Hamburg Row. Tbcro was a fatally dcrasterous collision between the whites ,and blacks at Hamburg in this State on Saturday last, in which several lives were lost, one white and six colored. Several were also wounded. There are two versions of the affair. In order to bo fair wo give them both, with the hope that the guilty parties wh(?.=5oever they may be, will bo duly punished when caught. We give first the official report and secondly the account published by General Butler, who claims to have beon misrepresented by the Anns and Courier in its statement t>f the un fortunate (imeule : official account, Tho difficulty grew out of a dispute which originated between two white men nnd some militiamen while par ading on tho <hh of July, the later refusing to break ranks for tho former to pass. The# Captain1 was arrested for obstructing the highway nud was summoned before General1 Price Rivers for trial, with General M. C. Butler as prosecuting attornoy. On the day of trial crowds of white men camo into Hamburg from Edgofield nnd elsewhere armed to the teeth. This frightened tho militiamen, who with their Captain betook themselves to their drill room where they expec ted to defend themselves as best they could. Hero General Butler sent him word that he would give him half hour to surrender his arms and waited about this length of time. No sign of yielding having appear cd, fire was opened (I know not whether by General Butler's order or not) upon tho building, anjl was re turned by the besieged. , At the end of a half hour, Mervir wether, whos was firing fr?m behind the bridge pier, was killed by a shot from the windows as already- describ ed. His death exasperated his fricuds 16 the highest degree, and, tlieir fire making no impression upon tho house, they scut to Augusta for an old can non, six-peunder, placing it in an ex posed position within fifty yards of tho house. ? 'They fired fo?r r?urids of canister, which drove tho negroes from their stronghold, and ended all ap pearance of fight. The ehief of ! police (Cook)*and Moses Park were killed about this time in attempting to escape. The remainder of tho party Bccreted them selves under several houses in the blocks, which was now entirely sur rounded, and in a little while all vcrc captured, some with arms in theiu hands. The prisoners were marched off a hundreds yards and compelled to lie down, surroundcr by their gunrds. They were kept in this manner for some time, when Atta way, Dan Phillips, Albert Minion and Hemp Stevens were called out singly and shot to death on tho abutment of tho wagon bridge, and iu full view of a largo number of spectators. Pompey Curry, when his name was called, rose suddenly and dashed otT through the high road, escaping with a bullet through his leg, Gen. Butler had left several hours before this began, and had restrained the crowd while he remained. Some men from Augusta also protested in the name of humanity, and were threatened and told to attcud to their own business. Two or three negroes who had been cnptuied in tho street were vouched for aud rescued by gentlemen fro.u Augusta who had been attracted to the spot by the firing. One negro (John Thomas) was shot in the backwhilo iu their charge and died yesterday. I can find no evidence of citizens of Augusta haying been implicated iu the killing, though a large number were present in the early part of the evening and all armed. It is affirmed and denied with equal . positiveness that they participated in the early firing. The-bodies of the slain i?iS^^fi were left lying where they fell7j?a?T spot is marked with blood to-day. One or two of the bodies were mutila ted with hatchets of bayonets, Atta way V being one of these. One of the four negroes lived until next morn ing, and died from loss of blood. The feeling in Augusta among the better class is one of unqualified con demmation. All are agreed that the aflnir cannot bo justified on any grounds. It was the work of some of tho band who had inflamed them selves with liquor duriug the fight. The negroes of Hamburg fled by scores t? Augusta for protection, but all aro 'returning to-day. A number j of their houses were broken into and ! robbed, and tho furniture destroyed. [ Prince Rivers' house was sacked. His ?? loss is several hundred 'dollars. The baud hunted for him to kill him nlso, but ho had escaped, The feeling among the negroes in Hamburg is that of terrifiod submis sion. All tho killed had families, ouc exception,'(Moscs Park,) and the grief and distress .of tho women and children was violent and heartrend ing. Total killed : Negroes, 7; whites, 1; wounded, negroes, 4; whites, 1. General liutler k History ef the A flair. [Special to the Journal of Commerce.] Columbia, July 11.? Tho follow-, I ing is General Butler's account of the Hamburg militia rift: Certain newspaper editors and re porters hnve done me so much in justice by false reports in reference to tlie recent disturbance in Hamburg, I that it is due to myself to make to the public a statement of my connec tion with .it. On Friday evening, July 7th, Colonel Charles Shaw with his brother, tho Rev. Wm. Shaw, was at Edgcficld, C. H.,to see Mr. H. W. Addison aud Mr. A. J. Norris and myself, on business. After transact ing it, Colonel Shaw said to me that Mr. Robert J. Butlor, who lives near Hamburg in Aiken County, desired1 me to bo at Hamburg on tho follow ing evening (Saturday) at 4 o'clock to represent professionally his son, Thomas Butler, and son-in-law, Henry Gol.son, in a trial to bo held before Trial Justice Prince Rivers. Mr. Butler has boon n lucrative ' client of mine for many years. I in quired of Col. Shaw if ho knew" the nature : of the caso to b?tried; and he said ho knew nothing except what ho had heard, that these two young men had had an "altercation with a com pany of negro militia in the streets of Hamburg, on the A: h of July, and that Mr. Robert Butler had complain ed to' Rivers, the major-general of militia nnd trial justice, and that he supposed the trial referred.. to that matter.' I accordingly left Edgcfiold at 9 o'clock the next morning in a buggy." When I had gone about seveu miles on the old stage road, I met Dr. Qeo. "Wise, who enquired if I had heard tho news from Ham burg? I replied that I had heard nothing special, but was on my way to Hamburg to attend atrial before Rivers. Ho said the information had reached his neighborhood that the negro militia had threatened to lynch Thomas Butler and Henry Gelson if they were not convicted, and that several young men had gone in that direction. When neaping the town, I sent word to Mr. Robert Butler to meet me in Hamburg, nnd give me the facts of tba ense in which he wnnted I me to appear. Mr. Butler did meet me in a short time, and I there, for the first time, ascertained the charac ter of the trouble. I had nothing whatever to do with tho matter up to that time. Knew nothing but what I have stated. My business there was simply professional. I had nothing about me but one law book, and had no more idea of there being a colli sion thau an utter stranger. I learn ed after reaching Hamburg that Mr. Henry Sparuick, of Aiken, was iu town, as- tho attorney oi the colored militia, nnd Bent for him with a view of arranging for tho trial, or effecting some arrangement between the par ties. Mr. Spainick met me, and I think will do me the justice to say that *roy earnest effort was to provent any further trouble, if possible, nnd ho appeared equally anxious. Mr. Robert Butler then interposed and said to Mr. Sparnick that if these men would make acknowledgments for their abuse and maltreatment of his son nnd son-in-law he Would be satisfied, I said nothing about any apology myself. It was then pro lapsed that we hold a. conference wi*A? tue ?hfecTs 'of ' the militia company" and Prince Rivers, and sec if we could not adjust matters; I made this pro position to Mr. Sparnick, and he as sented, saying he had influence with the negroes, nnd he thought we could arrange it. Ho went off, ns I sup posed, to bring his clients; but did not leturn. Snm Spencer, n negro man came to Mr. Dam's store, where I was with Mr. Robert Butler, his son and son-in-law, and said that he desired to see me privately. I at once went into Mr. Davis' back room. He said he was sorry to see so much excitement, and I expressed re grets at it. When he said that ho thought, inasmuch as Trial Justice Rivers was to hear the case, he would profer not to be in the conference, I agreed with tho propriety of that position, and ho then said that the officers of Doc Adams' militia com pauy would meet me, but did not like to como to meat Davis' store, as there wero armed men there, but would meet mo at his (Spencer's) office if I agreeable to me. I said certainly; I would meet them at his office, and alone, if they perferred. Ho then went off, and did not return. The time appointed for the trial having arrived, I proceeded with my clients to the trial justice's office. Rivers was not in, nnd after a time his clerk went fur him, and he opened his court. I inquired, as a preliminary question, whether be was sitting as a civil or a military officer. He replied that that depended upon the facts as they would bo doveloped; that ho was then acting I as a peace officer. I remarked that I j was indifferent ns to thp character of the court, as wo only desired to arrive ! at the facts, and inquired if tho accus ed parties would be presont.. He said that ho did not know, but would have them called, which his constable pro ceeded to do from tho door. About thi timo Sam Sportccr came in, and said to me that ho thought if tho trial could bo suspended the matter could bo settled. I replied that ho must see the trial justice, and, if he would sus pend, I had no objections: whereupon Rivers announced the caso suspended for ten minutes, and I was invitodhy the intendent of the town, a negro man named Gardner, to the council chamber, for the purpose of meeting tho militia officers of Adams' com pany. I repaired at onco to that place, nnd remained thero about a quarter of an hour, nobody appear ing but Gardner, with whom I had sorao talk as to tho necessity of some thing being speedily done, and that I thought the best solution of the mat ter was that these people should de liver up their arms as a means of set tling the present difficulty, and a guarantco ngaiust a future recur rencc. He said ho knew nothing about if, and waiting, as I thought, long enough, I got in my buggy and wont over to Augusta on-business, having no relation to the Hamburg matter; and while there was question cd by a number of people as to the status of affairs in Hamburg, to whom I replied that I thought a collision between the whites and blacks im miuent and likely to lake place. After dispatching my business, I was returning through Hamburg on my way to spend the night at Mr. Hobert Butler's, Cwo miles iu the country, aud leave for home early next morn ing. When about half way across the biidgo I met a delegation of four negroes, Pixley, Edwards, Spencer and Sims, who stopped mo and said that if I would go to Spcucer's office, the officers of tho militia would meet me and endeavor to stop the impend ing trouble. I agreed, went directly to the appointed place and waited thero some twenty or thirty minutes, but one of the officers, Cartledgo ap penriug. Ho said he would do all in his power to induce the militia to dis band nnd give up their guns, and I believe he did. Whilst I was in Augusta a body of men rode into the town cf Hamburg mounted. I went around tho street to look for Butler and had not been gone long before I received a messago from Prince Rivers asking me to meet him. I declined to do so, saying that we had made about four appointments which were observed by myself only, and that he must come to me. I, however, did go to meet bim and he asked me if the men would give up their arms would I guarantee the safety of the town. I said I had nothing what ever to do with the town, and could give no guarantee of any sort, as I had no command or authority; but would say as a citizien, that, in my judgment, if they would do that there would not bo the slightest trouble; and he said that hfl thought that rjght, and Would go hnd advise them to that course! In about ten minutes the report was circulated that the negroes refused to give up their ft fins, and intended to fight, and a few minutes thereafter the fight did ensue The negroes were fortified in their drill room in a brick building, known as Sibley's corner, aud they taiscd a yell and fired from the windows which was re sponded to by the whites, and a ganer/ al firing took place. J?ot a very grertt 1 while after the firing began, Mr. Mc | Kie Merriwether, a rapst estimable t young man, was shot through the 1 head and killed. I Not a negro had then becfi tottched, and Merriwether's death naturally infuriated the already excited crowd, and they were under the leadership of no one. ""During the firing, settle parties, unknown to me, brought over | a piece of artillery, and fired four or five times at tho building, and return ed. The firing of the negroes from their position then ceased. I left the crowd arresting tho negroes. How many wcro killed I do not know. This collision was the culmination of tho system of insulting and out raging of whito people, which tho negroes had adopted there for several years. Many things were done on this terrible night which of courso cannot be justified, but tho negroes sowed tho wind and reaped tho whirlwind. I did not attempt to accomplish by force what I could not accomplish by peaceful means. 1 was not the leador of this body of infuriated men. I was thero in the lino of my profession. The collision was a sort of spontan eous combustion. I thought I saw it approaching, and did all that any hu man being could to prevent it. I have no objection to being saddled with whntovcr responsibility fairly at taches to my conduct, but I have no idea of permitting n owspopcr repor ters, for the sake of a sensation or any other purpose, presenting mo as tho lender of a mob, when I was no more the leader and no moro responsible than any othor porson who might have boon thero in tho line of his duty. Signed, M. C. Butler. Governor Hayes has written an able letter accepting tho Republican nomination for the Presidency, which wc will publish iu a future issue Tild.cn, thc.Jiomiuec of therJDenlo crats for tho Presidency, is a bachelor . .. tut is not really bad ofFin the way'of.' female company. We sec an account going the rounds of the preis, thatv there arc four women in all living with him in his gubernational man siou at Albany. He ought to be a staunch supportor of female suffrage. Governor Chamberlain is adver tised to speak in a number of places,, throughout the State during the tonf- / ing month. There is no telling what. , will be the result of tho coming fight in the Convention, but we guess the News and TiMEs..will. fall into; Hue and support the nominee put forth by that body, providcjcl always.that ho bo not Franklin j.,,Moony, or Ecggoti,, Our business raauagcr is iu for hones- ??? ty and declares ; that this journal . shall not support a coiruptionist. TO THfi PUBLIC, Having become eolc owner of tho pro perty known aa tho. Meroncy's Hotel, I desire to .Mate to the public that the II jtel will not be discontinued, but will, t>n tho contrary, be kept up, if possible, better than ever heretofore. It was advertIncd for sale for the paltry sum of two hundred dollars, which was not my debt but one against Mr. Mcroney, as security on a note for a party who failed to meet it when due. And as suit for the money was brought ngainst'Mr. Mcroney and not the makers of the b?te, we thought " it best to let the property be sold and that tu I should buy it in; which I did and now have titles for it. No more debts of a like natuie can ever come against it; so my friends may console themselves with the assurance that Meroncy's Hotel will con tinue to 1?; In the fettur? what it has been in' the past the only first class house of tho- : kind ever kept in Orangeburg. I ask my friends throughout the County and State-.to continue their patronage with me, and I guarantee that they \ri II always bo woll ? cared for, and ever leave the hospitable roof of my Hotel perfectly satisfied. ANNIE E. E. MERONEY, Proprietress! FOR Sik&X! ONE N. F, BURNHAM'S NEW Turbine. 9 inch Water Wheel, and Gearing-. I' liavo ginned two crops with it( '? about 100 bales, it giving entire satisfaction, AnV one about to put up a Water Giu, will do Veil to see my Wheeh, with a 12 foot ' head: on Wheel?I will warrant that the , . Wheel will run a Forty Saw flin, and Gin 4 Rales of Cotton per davi Also set of 30 inch Mill Stones, " 'I J. K. HANE. - F?it Motte, S. C, jiily 15 3t _ j?or Sale. oh 0kyj^&^?^0^^6^^^ will sell at puhlic outcry to the highest hidden for c:??di one Gray M?le, levied on as the property of Pierce Lee at the suit of (ieo. ?L "Cornelsonj under Lien and Mortgtfcai Phure of s?dc opposite the Court House at Ontngehiirg, S. C. Time of wile, 10 o'clock GEO. W. BRUNSONj Agt. Orangeburg, S. C, July 11th 1870. jiily 15 It Turnip and Ruta^ l)aga S eeds. ALSO Winter Cabbage SEEDS of all dbtcrip-' tions just Received from the Celebrated' IIoUsc of D. Landreth it S6n, for Sate by E- EZEEHEL. jtily 8 liu l^OTICE. OFFICE OV COUNTY AUDITOR, j Ol:.tis(;K??fto. S. C, July 5th 187fi, j TO W. P. MURPHY ami D. Vf. ANTLEY, Take Notice, that Mrs. J, D. King arid Mrs. Elezabcth Ay res have each paid in to the County Treasury tho amounts necewary to redeem the binds Ipurchased by you at Delinquent land sale, held June 5th !S7Gy together with 25 per cent' additional* ucccssary io redeem tho same. JAS. VAN TASSEL, County Auditor of Orangcburg Co< july 8 3t Rare Business Chance. Having decided to change my bufuncsa, 1 offer at private sale my entire stock" of Groceries, Liquors and business 8tand Cor ner R. U. Avenuo ar.d Russell St/ on tho very best terms. ?. . ??.; j This is a raro opportunity to any onto wishing to engage in ft payfn# business, only a small amount ef Caan in required* Apply to either - CHARLES S. BULL, or ? J W MOSELEY,.; july 8 , . St In Tlio District Cbnrt of fJhr United Stales. FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA. ISt THE MATTER OP 'WlL-MASH P, Witt, JiANKIl UPT?IN BA NKJt UPTOY* Notice is hereby given, that 611 Creditor* Bankruptcy, at his office, in the Town oi Stun ler, 8. C. on or before tho 18th day of July 1876". othcrwiso they will tc de barred trom the benefits of the. decree lo to made in this case. ? By order of tho Hon. George S. Bryan, Judgo of tho District Conrt of the U. S , for the District of South Carolina. C B. GLOVER, Assignee. Orangeburg, S. C.j July 8, 187 6. july 8 2t