Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-03-10
&C )lleee E,ueute

a College Emeute
In1isti illusions have reached in the
Columbia Is. c. journals relative to the tempo.
rary closing of the College at that place IN
sequence of some recent difficulty, without spe-
ciiyng the nature of it. The following letter,
from one of the Trustees, which we find in the
southern Patriot" may. we presume. be re-
ceived as authentic account of the affair:
COLUMBIA, Is. ca February 20, 1856.
To The Editors ofthe Fatriot and Mounioineer
Gentlemen:--l came here yesterday under a
summons to attcntan occasional meeting of the
Board of Trustees of the south Carolina College,
to supply the place of Dir. Henry. Before reach
ing here. | met the account of the fearful
'emeuten of the preceding night. 1t was, as is
to be expected, very much nagnhed in the ru-
NOR.
1t seems that three Of the students, who were
out of the college walls, met With the guard As
they were about turning out. One OF the stu
dcnts was. unfortunately, very much intoxicated.
lie. having some p'que against one ct the guard
men, separated from his companions and ap-
preached the gurrdman, and struck him. He
instantly, with his stick, struck and knocked the
young man down. who lay TO, some minutes,
but on being raised up made me further dem
onstraiion of resistance, aud thereupon was
taken to the guard house.
The students who were with him returned To
the college With the usual cry, "Ihe College,"
All the students turned out for the rescue, and
proceeded to the guard house. and Ivy force took
the young man out, broke the wind ows and in
jored the door They bore their p, ize off to the
college.
The President remained and was talking with
the guardman who had been struck. md who
knocked the student down, ascerta}ning from
him the facts, when two of thu. students
forced themselves in, and commenced an attack
on the guardman.s striking him, and he retaating
very severely on them. They were probably
str h,sn tl,ors nf tba unrI how w
forced out of the guurd house.
BY this time the students had again ssenlbled
The President aud Mayor were unable 10 quell
the riot: the alarm bell rung and the ciii
zens called up out of their beds to with ess and
surpre-,i necessary, the action of the Students
At length they returned to the college.
The President, next morning. by the co assent of
the Mayor proposed to submit the whole matter
to the arbtrament of twelve named gentle men.-
To this the young men noceded at one time, but
the two young men engaged in the affair he pre-
cedng night, finally prevailed on major ity to
reject this proposition for peace and good order
1t is stated that they had agreed to seek an i Oh
tam satisfaction out Of the guardmen. They
left the college without the knowledge of the stu
dents ana were seen with their coaks ar ound
them. approaching the guardman, who was
speaking to a gentleman the subj ct of with
drawing from the guard, AS he regarded his life
in danger. As soon as the young men were near
struck the guardman, with an iron. AMI The
other with wooden hludgeon. He fell to his
knees, but arose and struck with his stick, ard,
others assisting him, beat the young men ve.,y
severely. The guardmens left hand is, as | an
told broken by the blows, and he and the young
men are under the care of physicians from the
injuries which they respectively received
The cry Of college, was borne by a single
student to the campus the young men, with their
accustomed devotion TO their brothers in distress
were soon in the teld.-The alarm bell was a
gain rung, the citizens were turned out, and. as
posse comitatus were paraded under arms.
The boys returned to college. forced the room
where the rifles of the college company were
kept. pos sessed themselves of them, and return
ed to the field of action.
The scene thus presented was such Colum
bia never before saw, and which. hope she new
will again Two hundred armed citizens,
with guns loaded with ball cartridges opposed |
TO more than a hundred enraged young men with |
rifles in their hands. The order to take aim was |
given. ana fire might have followed had not |
Colonel Goodwin and others thrown themselves |
between and called upon the citizens not to fire. |
After much persuasion by DR.. Thornwe La \
Borde. Leber, and others of the Faculty. the ]
students were induced to return to college.
Last night we went to the college in the dis
charge of our duty. Everything was Quiet I |
did not even hear II "wnoop, (which is very unu-
sual To day was equally quiet; and have been
assured by the young men that there would b..
no further outbreak on their part To day. on
the rcquisition of the Board, the rifles were de-
posted IN the room where they were formerly
kept. The G' vernon, under the direction Of the |
BoardwilI take the arms and place them in the ar
senal. The musters of the college Company are
directed to be suspended. and the propriety of
suppressng and dshanding the college COMPANY
Is referred to committee, to report next Nav.
FAILuRH OF CAssIUs NJ. CLAY.-The Louis
VILE Courier. OF Friday last, contains the follow
ing paragraph: "A correspondent writing from !