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FARLEY'S ACCOUNT. His Versi?n of the darlington .'Insurrection." The following is Gen. Farley's report of the Darlington affair: To bis Excellency, B. R. Tillman, Governor of South Carolina : .Sir :-I have the honor to submit ' herewith a report of the proceedings in connection with the late affair at Dar? lington, and of the occupation of that place, and of the town of Florence by military forces, under the command of Gen. R. N. Rich bourg, at Darlington, and Col. J. G. Wardlaw, at Florence, acting ander orders direct from you. and indirectly through me, as chief of staff, and adjutant and inspector gen? eral of South Carolina. On the afternoon March 2, about 6 p. ca., while engaged with the board of State canvassers, I was notified by your secretary (Mr. D. H. Tompkins) to report to you at once, with Col. Wilie Jones commanding Second Regiment, Sooth Carolina Volunteers. Taking a hack, at once went VJ Col. Jones's resi? dence and, not finding him, left word and scot runners to notify him to come to the Executive Mansion. Arriving at the Mansion, it was agreed, and you ordered me to. proceed to Darlington under the following instructions, mark? ed No 1, which were afterwards band? ed me : ~ State of Sooth Carolina, Executive Chamber, Colombia, S. C., March 30, 1894. Gen. fl. L. Farley : Sir :-Yon -will proceed to Darlington to fsight with the three Colombia companies, and take the Sumter Lieht Infantry with yon. When you reach that city put your? self in communication with the sheriff and Attorney General Buchanan on arrival, and see thal the peace is preserved, and allow no assemblages of people on toe streets, if it be necessary, arrest all disorderly persons, and suppress all threatened violations of law, or resistance to the civil authorities. Investi? gate the conduct of the local military com? pany, and report as to where the blame lies for tbe loss of its arms Wednesday. Keep me posted so that if necessary I can reinforce you. B. R. Tillman. Governor. I immediately proceeded to order the three companies to assemble at their armories, to be ready to move at a mo? ment's notice-seeing Geo. Richboorg (who then had no orders to accompany us) Coi. Wilie Jones, an? each of the commanding officers of the companies personally; giving them personal ad? vice and instructions and appealing to them not to allow a failure in such an important emergency. Everything was done with the' greatest dispatch possi? ble, Col. Jones and myself driving to c*pt.atfuv4*t$fy mit* though cdonsed to bis house he0 imme? diately decided to go. At this juncture there was nothing bat the most willing and ready obedience exhibited by offi Tbe News from Darlington had been flashed over ?he wires and placed upon >?jfotitt$0t?#s, - ,and s^ttffrn ejro?d haotgathered, and as it ?ngs and Jmrs|tenin a decided .spirit ?ce, ?od to present, toe.f companies from obeying the orders to j proceed to Florence. The citizens be? ! gan to used their oSueace aud, f am | informed, parents their authority/ to j prevent their sons and members of the j companies from going. On the return of Col. Jones abd my- j self from^the Executive .Mansion, where \ we had Iseeu to cotisait and to receive marchin^orders fro* your Excellency, | we found that under .these influences and surroundings, that the "Zouaves" had refused to go, the "Richland Vol? unteers" were hesitating and the "Gov? ernor's Guards," under Capt. Bateman, were standing firm and seemed deter? mined to obey the order. .The crowd continued to increase in numbers and excitement, continually cheering and shooting that the "Guards" should not go, and on Col Jones, my assistant Col. Watts., and myself going up to the armory, there was a rush of the crowd up to the door of the armory, aod a determined effort made to enter aod to take the guns of the soldiers, which they re? sisted by barring the doors with their guns and bayonets. Col. Jones, Col. Watts and myself then went into thc armory, the doors were closed and I ordered Capt. Bateman to pot his men in line, and then appealed to them in terms as strong as I could command, to stand by their officers and colors, to obey orders, and that they would al? ways be proud of it, while on the con? trary they would forever regret not having done so. I even told them that my orders left me a large discretion, which in consultation and connection with their own officers, would pat them in a perfectly safe state. My remarks were received with cheers by the com? pany, and were seconded by tbe offi? cers and most of the men, as were the remarks of Dr. T. T. Moore, an honor? ary and old member of the company, but were opposed by Maj. W. A. Meets, another honorary member, who urged them not to go, as weil as by Bishop Capers, who in mild though positive terms, even after I had appealed to him to go with us, threw the weight of bis influence against ns. Stii!, the cap? tain (Batemeo) and the majority of the company j held firm. Capt. Bateman saying to bis company, "We have obeyed all orders for fifty-one years and will continue to do so." Col. Jones and myself then began to devise ways and means to get the twen? ty-five or thirty men out of the armory on their way to the depot, but we soon found that it was an impossibility with? out a riot, or the consent of the crowd, as the men were closed io on the third floor and ;he building surrounded by from 500 to 1,000 excited and desperate citizens, who had blocked the front and side door, so that there was DO egre except through them by force, wh would bring on a riot. It seemed foolish to thiok of ordert men, many of them hesitating to j to chat ge and fire oo their fellow-ci zeos, comrades and relatives. Une the circumstances we again report to your Excellency, and I, receivi final orders to go on to Sumter a Manning in case we could not get t Guards returned to obey your ordei On our return we found that the "Gc eroors Guards'* had also yielded r loctantly to the pressure and decid not to go to Darlington. Taking the train at about 10:30 o'cl o I proceeded to Sumter, where 1 was m by Capt. Phelps, of the Sumter Lig Infantry, who with apparent great i gret informed me that under sim il pressure as was used at Columbia, fa company bad refused to go. . Going on to Manning I was met the depot by Capt. W. C. Davis, of tl .'Maouiug Guards," with some eight ten men, and receiving the folio wie orders by wire from you, I went on Charleston, being greatly delayed t having to wait on outcoming train and only arriving at about 7 a. m. COLUMBIA, S. C., March 31, 1894. Gen. H. L. Farley, on Special Train, Ma tiing, S. C. : Go to Charleston with the train yon Lav get troops there and return to Darlington. B. R. TILLMAN, Governor. On my arrival in Charleston I drot direct to Gen. Huguenin's resident finding him at breakfast, and he ia mediately informed me that they ha spent the night in deliberating on- th matter, and that he saw no hope < getting troops from Charleston. You orders had been already received. H -told me, however, that there was to b an officers's meeting at 10 o'clock au that I could appear before them. Gc iog to the Charleston Hotel I telegraph ed you to the above effect, and at 1 o'clock appeared at the officers' mee iog, w'.iich took place at tbe office c Capt. Schacte, of the German Fusilier.' When the officers were assembled told them my mission, assured thee i of my deep, lasting and kindly inter?s i in their organization, and that the were as dear to me as to themselves closing by asking them to select som three or five of their ranking officer with whom I could confer privately be ? fore they took final action. This wa done, aod Geo. Hagueoin,- Col. Mar shall, Capt. ?chacte aod one or tw others mel me in conference. Actio; OD the meaning aod spirit of your tele ! B ^COLUMBIA, S;%,*Marchf S, 1894. Gen. H. L. Farley, Charleston, S. C. : . Order out the Charleston militia am appeal to them to suppress riot and insurrec tion. If they refuse to go to Darlington, wir an** min ni ?. R. TILLMAS, Governor. 1 stated the situation, read your orde No. 1. to them, aDd knowing that thei 0zd ajreagy?tafceo some acttton, ? as* ?ured them that they would go ac tin j -noder' the "discretion of m yself and"theii SooMB|todii|g>?fficerjsl ?-J .^ndj?event?le Ifcfetfibat & lhere ?t?<:t?f^rm?h\ character of service to which they ob? jected, they could express it io a set ol resolutions and wire them to you, bul t appealed to them to give me a traio load of soldiers to proceed to Darling? ton with. I then left them to their d?lib?ration and went to the office of . Col. Marshall to 'aWait their decision, vrbtcb was shortly after handed me, aod which wa; then wired yoo : Charleston,'S. C.. March 31, 1894. Governor B.R. Tillman, Columbia, S. C: Ko company of this command will sustain the constabulary in their methods of enforcing the dispensary law. This brigade will uphold and defend the bonor of the State, but will not lend itself to foment civil war among our own brethren. T. A. HUGUEKIN, Brigadier General. Shortly after I was shown by Gee. Hogueoin a telegram from yourself to himself, saying that the "test must be made," and the troops ordered out, and I wired you as follows : March 31, ll : 30, a. m. Governor B.R. Tillman, Columbia, S. C. : Hugueoin's telegram informs you of action of his command. They will not go. I will go on to Darlington as ordered. H. L FARLEY, Adjutant and Inspector General. which I showed to Gen. Hugueio. and had him to endorse his own signature across the face of it. Let me say in this connection that what was done io Charleston was done deliberately and courteously. There was some excite? ment and more people than usual or the streets, but there was no mob, no cheering, no threats, and, as the rep? resentative of yourself and the State government, ? was treated with even unusual courtesy and politeness by of? ficers and citizens. Having no further business in Char? leston I telegraphed your Excellency "Ijoless otherwise ordered I would proceed to Darlington, with or without troops." In obedieuce to order No. 5 just then received : Gen. H. L. Farley, Charleston, S. C. : Proceed to Darlingtou as quickly as possi? ble. Take command of troop.', reporting there. B. R. TILLMAN, Governor. ? took the 8:30 p. m traiu for Darlington, dismissing Capt. W. C Davis and his men, as well as the ?special train, as I did not wish to go to i Darlington with so small a force, and arrived at Darlington about 7 p. m. without further incident. OD my arrival in Darlington I went to the residence of my friend and cou oectioD, HOD. R. W Boyd, who" also, with his partoer, Mr. Brown, happened to be the legal adviser of Mr. Buchanan and the State, and in a short time was called upon by Capt. H. T. Thompson, of the "Darlington Guards.' After tea aod consultation with these gentlemen, although fatigued aod quite --I----mmm^mmmmmmm^^ ? unwell, I went to the armory, aod aftei viewing the situation in the streets tele? graphed you that "to all appearances the town was unusually or perfectly quiet," and as a matter of fact it waa unusually so, the people having re? turned from their fruitless search for constables, and having just buried their dead, seemed not only quiet but sad, depressed and melancholy. There were some of the rabble upon the streets and a little uneasiness about the dispensary, but after consulting with Capt Thomp? son and Mayor Dargan, who assured me that nothing untoward should occur, I retired perfectly assured that nothing would occur, and the result justified my confidence, for with the police, and a guard of four men, the streets were cleared and everything went off peace? fully, enabling me on Sunday morning to assure you in a telegram that every? thing was quiet, "the mayor and Capt Thompson co-operating to protect public property and to preserve peace and good order." Later I was called upon by a committee of leading citizens, who under my advice, sent you a similar telegram. About this time I also re? ceived a telegram. No. 6 : . COLUMBIA. S. C , March 31, '94. Geo. H. L. Farley : ' Remain in Darlington. Troops will arrive to-morrow. Assume command and see tbat life and property are fully protected. B. R TILLMAN, Governor. Later, about 5. p. m., I received this telegram from you : COLUMBIA, S. C., April 1. '94. To Adjt. Gen. H. L. Farley, Darlington, S. C.: Gen. Richbourg with 300 men has just left for Darlington. You can assure the people that my purpose is not sinister. B. R. TILLMAN, Governor. Being in the armory, and the mayor and other citizeus being present, the contents of this telegram were imme? diately communicated to them and s:eps were taken by the mayor. Capt Thompson and other leading citizens to preserve the peace and properly receive the troops. The mayor told the citi? zens to go to their homes, and assured them that there was no cause for fear or excitement, and I ordered Capt. Thompson to turn out his company to meet Gen Richbourg at the depot at 8 o'clock. At half past seven be called for me with his command, and we marched to the depot, where he put out guards, dispersed the small crowd there and made ali necessary preparations for a perfectly quiet disembarking of the troops, which was done on their arri? val, about 10 :30 p. m. The lateness of the hour precluded our going into camp so the troops were quietly march? ed into town, where there were soon quartered in the court house, the opera house and other halls, besides the armory of the Darlington Guards, which Capt. Thompson tendered to Gen. Richbourg, for troops and also as his headquarters. Gen. Richbourg handed me the fol? lowing order, marked No. 7J. which ex? plains itself, and with the telegram which follows, marked No. 8, was my chart for future action : COLUMBIA, April, 1894. Adjt. Gen. H. L. Farley : Brig. Gen. Richbourg will report te you at Darlington to-night with full orders, which he can show you. If the temper of the people is sucb that it can be risked you can take two companies to Florence in the morning, where you will act in the same way as been ordered in reference to Darling? ton. Disband the Florence company and take their guns, the tc a being under mar? tial law. You will moke a rigid investigation of the looting of the dispensary and proceed to hwve the guilty partied placed iu jail. Yon will be in supporting, distance of each other ?nd if necessary to reunite your com? mands, seize means of transportation. I will be ready to reinforce you il* necessary. Should it become necessary to convey troops to the country you will seize means of transportation and give checks upon me for the compensation. Allow no newspaper correspondents in jour lines if possible, un? less all dispatches are first submitted to you. Soothe rather than aggravate the situation, i but act with vigor. I rely on your discre- j tion and hope that you can soon be with drawn. B. R. TILLMAN, Gov. and Com. in Chief. ? Attest : D. H. Thomkins, Sec'y and Adjt. No. 8. COLUMBIA, S. C., April 3, 1894. j Adjt. Gen. H. L. Farley, Darlington, S. C.: ; Leve no stone unturned to find constables j and secure them, dead or alive. Where are j they? Everything hinges on the answer to this question. B R. TILLMAN. ! On receipt of the last order (No. 8) j I at ODce went to work to locate the con stables, and continued until a late hour, ! telegraphing ycu the next morning that I "Proceeding on the line of most im- j portaoce, as indicated by your orders, am pressing the investigation of the fate of the constables, before leaving for I Florence." I also gave you all the information iu my possession and asked I you to inform me who were still unac counted for. I had telegraphed you on Suuday that McLendon had been taken out of jail for fear of lynching, and was in safe hands, and was engaged in in vestigating the doctors who attended ; McLendon and Heap to ascertain if; they could travel to some place of safety, when I recived your dispatch ? No. 9, and a later one, as follows : Columbia, S. C , April 2, 1894. Gen. H. L Farley : Young Gaillard is the only one unaccounted for, order a special train to convey your ? troops to Florence as soon as you can leave. B. R. TILLMAN, Governor. Columbia, S. C., April 2, 1894. Adjt. Gen. H. L. Farley : Go to Florence as soon as possible with four companies wheo in your judgment it is 1 advisable-investigate looting of dispensary, i Secure arras and State property from Florence I Rifles and bring with you to Columbia. B. R. TILLMAN, Governor. ! Calling upon Gen. Riohbourg we ar- j ; ranged for the forces for Florence, se- ; ' lecting commands and a field officer to j . command them, being Maj. J. G. i Wardlaw, with the Morgan Rifles of ; j Spartaoburg ; Maxwell Guards, Green- j i wood ; Santee Rifles, Elloree, and ' Edgefield Hussars, of Edgefield-coi prising io all about 130 men, raok ai tile. They were ordered to march soou as possible, but were great delayed in getting their meals at tl hotel, and it was late io the afternot before they all reported at the depo to f?od that the special train which had held to carry us had backed off tl switch with two coaches, which had to i replaced b .ore we could start. I tel graphed to the Central Hotel, Mr Ba riDger, to be ready to feed one hundre men, and at about 8 : 30 or 9 o'clocl having landed at a side street to avoi excitement and confusion, we maicbe quitely into town and halted the con mand io front of the hotel. The citizens here, as at Darlingtot ?howed great willingness to pro vid quarters for the-troops, offering hali md even private houses, but after con sultation with Major. Wardlaw, upo finding that we would have to divid 9ur force, it was agreed that it woul be best to keep the whole force io tb armory, a long, large hall, where th D3n could be kept together, the arm properly guarded and the force forme it a moment's notice Having n tents, cooking utensils, blankets o provisions of any kind, we were forcei to make arrangements to feed and bei the troops, a large guard being kept ii the armory at night, aud secured th best terms possible, thinking that w would not remain looger than twenty four or forty-eight hours. This ar rangement was continued during ou stay, and worked admirably as th men were kept in barracks dunug th' lay, marched regularly to their meals lodged and guarded at night in th> hotel, and drilled and exercised at pro per times during the day, Maj. Ward law proved himself a prompt au( ?fficieot officer and deserves especia praise at my hands Before leaving Darlington I had call ?d Lieut. N. G. Evans, of the Edgefiek Hussars, to act as my assistant ao< ude-deeamp, aod I found his service invaluable, particularly on accouut o my physical condition. immediately after my arrival, and a; ?ooo as tue troops were quartered, 1 held conferences with representativi citizens, representing both faction: and after telling them as much a.1 was proper as to my mission to Flor snce, asked their co-operation in a soc tjessful accomplishment of the same and in restoring perfect peace aod or? der. It is but due to all of these gen tlemeo to say that they evinced the ut most readiness to second our efforts and assured os that I should have al the information in their reach, evei guaranteeing that if arrests were ne cessary, they would lend their assis lance, and assuring me that then would be no resistance. The next morning I received the fol lowiog telegram from you : COLUMBIA, S. C. April 3, 1894. Adjt. H. L. Farley, Florence : The investigation by yourself of tbt looting of dispensary will look to locating responsible parties and their names anc whether the citizens endeavored to prevent it. B. R. TILLMAN. Governor. And shortly after I sent the follow ing to you : (Telegram incomplete.) FLORENCE, S. C., April 3, 1894. Governor B. R. Tillman : Proceeding with investigations ; all quiet Citizens not only willing to submit to reason able actions, but offer to asssist in arrests i any are to be made, etc. H. L. FARLET, Adjt. and Inap. General. On Tuesday morning I had ordered Col. Wardlaw to report to the court house with a lieutenant and squad ol ten men, and accompanied by my as? sistant lieutenant, N. G. Evans, I ap? peared there about 9 :30 a. m., and in the office of the sheriff I opened the in? vestigation into the lootiog of the dis? pensary, and the taking of the arms ol the*Florence Rifles, as directed in your general orders, and in dispatch all as shown above The evidence was taken down io writing by Lieut. Evans, and is herewith handed you. I need not go into details, as the following telegrams No. lo and 14 which passed between us just as 1 was nearly through coo taio all the important particulars : Gen. H. L. Farley, Florence: Sir: It is absolutely necessary for yon to make an example of the leaders of the mob and a good portion of the men themselves who looted the dispensary and broke into the armory. Mr. Willoughby assures me that the uaroes can be obtained from perfectly reliable witnesses. Ultra conservatism on your part, which I somewhat fear, will not do. Yon will obtain the facts and arrest the culprits to be turned over to the civil authorities when the troops are withdrawn and the charges proven, and do the same at Timmonsvitle. Tbis order is peremptory. B. R. TILLMAN, Governor. Gov. B. R. Tillman, Columbia, S. C.: Yours received. I had consultation last night with all the leading Reformers telling them that I wanted their assistance in secur? ing evidence in armory and dispensary mat? ters. Mr. VV., was present. This morn? ing with the assistance of Geo. Evans I commenced a military investigation, but Air. W., nor any of our friends could tell me anything of either transaction. Have been examining various parties including the dispenser, chief of police ano ?hers, on both sides politically, but none -f them could give me any evidence of the looting of the dispensary, except that it was done quickly, late at night by a small organized crowd, who arter breaking up everything they could, quickly dispersed. If Mr. \V. knows anything he ought to comeand testify. As to the armory. When the aews was received of the fight in Darlington, many of the citizens ran to the armory and seized the guus and kept them until demanded, and they have brought them in, some being mem? bers of company. The captain says that the company agreed the night before to respond to any call, but they never received an order of any kind, during the excitement here or Bio ce. All the parties who took the guns from the armory have come up and confessed that they did so, and are ready to submit to arrest. Their excuse is that they thought a grent outrage bad been committed, and wanted to help catch the offeuders. They had no definite information, and acted under mis? apprehension- I have done my duty quietly but firmly and fearlessly and I want no hints of "ultra conservatism " I have the evi dence in writing, and intended submitting you as I do now, before final action. I arrest not only the men who bare conies: bot tbe whole town, from the mayor dow you so order, but would advise you to r the evidence, and consider tbe matter \ before acting. It will take a detective ferret out the dispensary matter. Have t sick since I left you, and would report you, but have just received information wi makes me uneasy about McLendon. M take steps to look after bim tonight. \ report to you in the morning. My aetioi endorsed by sheriff, Mr. McCall. Dispel Williamson and Geo. Evans who know contents of this. H. L. FA*RLBY, Adj. and Insp. General I do not hesitate to say that I gretted the above because I was p feet ly satisfied that I was pursuing 1 only the general spirit of your orde but following them as nearly as possi! with the exercise of a wise discretion which you had necessarily reposed me-almost to the letter. I am n conviuced that, influenced by soi reports you had heard, you were acti under misapprehension of the com that I was pursuing. Receiving reply, however, and acting on yo last telegram I ordered Maj. Ward la under the advice of Lieut. N. G. Eva to execute your orders, giving verbal i structioos to Lieut. Evans, "as to t manner of execution," which took pla the following day, only those parties be i J arrested, and turned over to the sheri who admitted that they had gone in the armory for the guns. (See repc of Col Wardlaw attached. The sheriff of Darliogton, having se eral times informed me, through L deputy that the whereabouts of Co stable McLendon had become knov in Darlington, and that he feared ? attempt to capture him, and that troub would result, I concluded that, as y< had charged me particularly to lot after the safety of the constables, I h; best take steps to secure him and pre ect any further trouble. My necessai work being about finished at Florence took the early tram for Bishopville c Weduesday, near which place McLei don was lodged. Arriviog at Bishoj ville I sent you a telegram askiug wh disposition to make of him, and w; about to start for him, when the depul sheriff of Darlington, whom I had sei over land, reported to me that he w; ready and awaiting orders. Abo' this time I received the following fro you : COLUMBIA, S. C., April 4, 1894. Gen. H. L.Farley, Bishopville: If you get McLendon carry him to Darlin ton to testify at the inquest. B. R. TILLMAN, Governor. On receipt of this I immediately set the deputy, with a file of men to Cap Woodham at Stokes' Bridge, with a order to bring McLenden to Bishopvil j which was done, and at night, (akin necessary precautions as to a guan both from Bishopville and Florence, carried bim through to Darlington an delivered him to Gen. Richbourg abot 2 a. m., in time to testify at the iuques returning myself with detachment s once to Florence. The following Friday morning I ha Lieut. Evans to telegragh you for oi ders in regard to Ttmmoosville, as was quite unwell, and he received yoi order, and additional instructions froi me to go there with the sheriff, and file of men, to investigate thelootio of the dispensary. His report will t added to and made a part of mine.' Before closing I feel it my duty t revert to some matters not mentione in the forgoing report. Your Excei leticy has become aware of and I car. not commend in too high terms tb conduct of Capt. H. T. Thompson, an the "Darlington Guards" under the p? culiar, trying and long continued trou bles surrounding them. It is a hig example of devotion to duty, and i we had known all the facts, and I ha gone to Darlington in time, with tb use of this and one or two commands I could possibly have saved the troub! j and expense that followed. Capt. W ! C. Davis, of the Manning Guards, an j his ten men who responded to the call ! and staid with me until dismisse ? should not be forgotten. The "Sumte Light Infantry'' responded to the firs call, and went to Darlington, and I at] satisfied but for the extraordinary am unusual pressure would have respond ed on the night, of the 30th as they tel egraphed the next day, that they wet ready for orders. The "Bishopviil Guards'' went to Darlington in respons to your call, and claim that they re j turned home for want of definite o; j specific orders. On the evening of Friday, the 6th i after orders bad been received to b ready to leave the next morning, bein* quite unwell. I decided to return t Columbia. When the troops were as 8embled for dress parade, I appearet ! before them, and taking leave of them thanked them in behalf of the people o ?.the State, io behalf cf your Excellency i and of myself for their response to tb< ; call of duty, assuring them of our ful appreciation of their services, which 3 cannot now too highly commend. In deed I must say that, from Gen. Rich? bourg, Col. Boyd and Maj. Warla? j down, I fouod nothing but the mosi i ready and cordial obedience to youi ! commands, both direct and through me and I shall recall my persona! association with them, with naught bul pleasure. Your Excellency is aware of the try? ing circumstances under which I per? formed my duties, as I was* unwell when I left Columbia, but I cannot ex? press the deep regret and mortification I have felt tn the failure of a part ol our troops to respond to your call. As the Adjutant General of the State charged particularly with looking after th'i8part of the public service, it is pe? culiarly mortifying to me, and I have no apologies or palliation, to offer for soldiers who refuse to obey legitimate orders. I cannot close, however, without ex? pressing my deep regret that so many commands of ioog standing, and historic record, whose names are connected with the brightest pages of our history, from the first revolution to the present time, which served in Mexico, aod the Coo federate armies and were the mainstay of portions of our State, during the dark days of reconstruction, and helped in the redemption of 1876; commands, too, which in the performance of their patriotic duties, have actually armed, equipped aod* supported themselves at times, should now be disbanded and allowed to disintegrate. Their places can be easily filled, and while I have no suggestions to make to your Excellency, exceptas to the reorganization of the militia, pardpn me for saying that in contemplation of the political agitation existing in this State for several years, and in consideration of the great agita? tion and excitement, which now pre? vails, arising oat of the enforcement of a new and experimental law, which it bas become necessary, it seems, to enforce by new and unusual methods, your Excellency may possibly find some explanation for this extraordinary out? break, and some palliation for the excitement, and disobedience of young men. when the old, honored and revered have encouraged them. I trust that your Excellency, in the exercise of the bigb powers, pnvileges and pre? rogatives entrusted to you, may fiod some permanent solution for our present troubles, if not some excuse for the exercise of that high clemency which now resides in you alone. Thankiog you for the courtesy and confidence bestowed upon me in tbe discharge of my duties, I am most re? spectfully, your obedient servant, H. L. FARLEY. Adjt. and Insp. General. A "Commader-inChief" Who Disre? gards Civil Military Proprieties. Special to The State. SUMTER, April 7.-The Colonel of the Fourth Regiment of the State mili? tia is D. J. Auld of this place. When Governor Tillman ordered out this reg? iment he utterly ignored its command? ing officer. Had he transmitted his orders to the Colonel, in whom the reg? iment had the utmost confidence, the opinion was expressed to your corres? pondent to-day that the entire regiment would have responded to the call. The Governor, however, ordered Col. Auld to proceed to Darlingtonand conduct in investigation into the matter of the seizure of the rifles of the Darlington Guards. Col. A old tells your correspondent that his investigation confirmed tbe facts as already reported io The State. A small crowd of young men laugh singly suggested that the goos be seized. They proceeded to the armory, aod haviop obtained permission to enter the ball, they marched into the street with a few of the guns. They met one or two citizens, who advised them to re? turn the guns to the armory. When Capt. Thompson told his men to do so, they promptly-replaced the guns. Coi. Auld made a written report of all this ! to the Governor, and gave the names of witnesses who would testify as to the facts stated io the report, Instead ! of giving to the world the contents of this official report viodicatiog the peo? ple of Darlington, he, three days later, made a speech, in the course of which be said that the armory of the Darling? ton Guards had been broken into and the guns seized. Had the report beeo to his'liking he oo doubt, would have seized the opportunity to let-the public know that his story was confirmed F. C. W. 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