Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-11-29

Carolina.
William G. Wood, the school teacher
who was recently sent home from Soutl
Carolina, furnishes the Boston Journa
with tho following account of his expert
ence:
/ notice in your paper of last evening
an article on my return home from South
Carolina. The Impression left by it was
mainly correct One or two inaccura.
cies might notice. | should prefer,
however, if one case out of many is suffi-
cicntly interesting to your readers, to
give them more detailed account ot
the treatment | received. shall thus
answer questions which will be asked
me a thousand times once for all, and
more correctly tina nrumor would do it.
| arrived at Blackvillc, 80 miles from
Charleston, at s o'clock on Monday
evening, November S. Stepping upon
the platform. | was almost Immediately
surrounded by a group of young men.
Finding that they were Vigilance
Committee, | answered their questions
until they asked, What are your politi
cal opinions? Are yon in favor of Mr.
Lincon's election? My answer was. |
beg your pardon, gentlemen, | have
nothing to say to you on political mat
ters. They asked me to stop, examined
my trunk and chest containing my IL
brary until late Monday night, aud for
an hour or two Tuesday morning. The
examination was conducted with polite
ness and delicacy. They found little
against me--nothing as they told me
which materially changed their impress
sion. However. | was a northern man
that was sufficient. The chief oftheVig-
llance Committee told me privately that
such was the feeling that, were it not for
several circumstances. IL should not have
been let 90 with whole skin" Howev-
er, they would send me home safe pay
my passage, and keep my books until
the money was refunded.
This feeling, so strong then, gradually
changed. A feeling sprung up and
gained ground that | should be sent out
to my employer The meeting broke up
without being able to agree. | was
informed of this by one of the members,
who advised me to proceed. | tod him
no;Tm not going to run away. ] was
stopped officially. and must have official
notice that may leave. This | present
ly received. Thus the storm, l thought
had passed away.
At Barnwell, ten miles distant, en-
joycd the hospitality of the Baptist min
ster. In the afternoon, my employer
(from ncighboring town. called. While
conversing with him, was unexpectedly
waited upon by gentlemen who wished
my attendance iD the village We pro-
ceeded to the Court House. shall not
be likely to forget that occasion: mary
circumstances invested it with interest.
1t was Barnwell Court House, from
which, years ago, under memorable cir
cumstances they sent away the venerable
Judge Hoar. 1t was an assembly COM
posed of the most respectable men of the
place There were educated men, ono
minister Cat leasD and the physi'
clans of the town. There were the prin
cipal Shareholders. and a large planter
lof 5, 900 acres in the chair.
The proceedings were parliamentary
aud courteous throughout. l stood a
the table-(a little Massachusetts man
the shortest, | believe, in my class a
Harvard }-and interrogotorics were put
one by one. What were my sentiment:
on slavery, its extension, Mr.. Lincoln''
election, the higher law, irreprcssibl'
coufict, DC. &c. answered them fairly
When could reply with effect, l did SO
when could not, l declined to answer
speeches were made-for and against
lAll expressed their admiration at tn