The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-17
Abolition Operations IN south Carolina.
DISCOVERY OF ARM5-rwo CITlzSNs OF NEW YORK
ARRESTED.


From the Columbia south Carolinlan
We learn mat startling Developments have peen made
in Marlborough and the whole community thrown into
siste Of great excitement Two citizens of Western New
York have been arrested, who had under their
large ttand OF They searched, and invoices
found calling for another lot, amounting ALL
informed. TO about twelve hundred the
signed 70 parties In Wilmington, TO which gen tlemAn
bad been sent to and 70 secure others
who may be implicated Their completely AMI direct
agency thoroughly established that they
mitted Jail The feeling intense that II was
with seA. difficulty that Their vo.en. seizure and mme
date execution could be prevented Judge Whtner who
holding court there, interposed and finally sue
ceeded in staying the feeling and reserviog them
M victims Tor more legal procedure The public
mind OF the North has been 30 wro ughi mp
by the de defamation OF republican orators that mis-
sonares Of social suoverson may doubtless DO found IN
every Southern community. Whenever arrested, they
should be left 70 the slow process OF law rne vgt
liant societies should seize them, give them fair trial,
and II the circumstances convict them OF completely 10
designs OF such atrocty shoud mete ont TO unsh
ment prompt, summary and extreme.
AT Clio, ; y, on the loih lnsIln' Two men, namei
Hichipgs under that ed 10
the belief that they abolition ncena ares. and that
vigilance committee had been organized 10 investigate
the matter. Early the next day large crowd ss1etnoo
Der netsvie, anxiously anticipating the result Be-
tween and eleven O'Clock the committee from Clio,
with the suspected parties, arrived In the Court House
square. The Court in session. The crowd eagerly
passed around to hear the report which was 10 effect
that ample proof had been elected TO convict the accused
Upon this the widest excitement ensued
The cry arose, "Hang them-aang them to the
est ireeln Bot more moderate councils finally pre-
ana lurtner ana lllef exAmlnatlou WAS de-
termned Among the AID correspondence Of
the prisoners found invoices Of double aud singe
barrel guns pistols, revolvers bowie Knives bag cart
ridges powder, shot, &c, TO The amount little
81 ZOO bought by Hitchngs from j. Merrn, agent
Of the Hartford Fire Arms Manufacturing Company, in
New York, the 30th Of July last. Every item
the sums extended and the column added up out
there receipt the bottom indication whether
the articles paid for by note or cash There we're
Also among the letters Of introduction and recon-
mendaton TO railroad companies setting forth thai Hitch
ngs was an experienced railroad conractothat he had
had extensive contracts, all Of which he had
faithfully and satisfactorily performed. These letters
purported 70 be signed by railroad presidents in New
York and elsewhere. one was signed by Mr. Hunt, OF
New York, president Of some railroad company. The
two Hichngs are father and son-the former be-
tween nity and sixty years q age, the latter,
Engishman, nsturaized In 1888, aud has lived
moetly the STATE OF New York. lie 10 PeKn, in
Nontso county, N c. about 1866. where he has
sided since. He there NJ and before the date OF
some Of the above letters and II known that whom he
first came and since he has lived in great plver
that he severely whipped by the citizens Of that
place some eighteen mont two ago after that
he left his family at that place and put up ell
makers shop at Floral College, and ~ the time OF his ar
rest was about putting up another little shop o the
came kind at Clio, in Marlboro district. IL is well
Known both at Pekin and Floral College, that he had
oetensi5e 70 pay for any part Of these invoices
The only explanation Htchlngs ole q Ia, that he has .
whose occupation 10 TO escors emigrants from 81,
Louis, other point in Missouri, the Plains
Santa Fe, New Mexico, &c. and that the and
muntion were Intended for him
The old assumes 10 be as deaf and stocal old
John Brown but his great and appears
~ be In great trepidation.
Clio Is the spot marked In Marlboro district on
old John Browns mars. This is significant fact.