The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-06-21

saulted without provocaton, young drew his pis
tol and fired upon the SOLDIER who jumped and ran to-
wards the quarters of the garrison Coleman rose and
Ared two three times at the soldier he ran and the
young man fred twice. No one else fired or nterfered
The soldier FELL after running about seventy five yards
Dr. Burt rendered his assistance and found that he had
been struck but In the chest evidently the first
BEEN ] ]ySg to o the
BY any citizen, and everything had gone on quietly until
this brutal and unprovoked and unnecessary assault
In charge OF the detachment Of the 26th Ohio Volun
teers marched his men on the square, CURSED and de-
nounced the people id towards and murderers and
Upon the circumstances being explained to him after
wards by Gens. Butler and Gary he EXPRESSED hmsa
satisfied and said that the soldier deserved to have been
killed, and the sergeant comm anding he cavalry de-
tachment did likewise. The sergeant offered to forward
for the Information Of the commanding general, q
setting forth the facts Th
signed by Generals Gary, Butler Dunnovant, DR.. Vim.
Burt the clerk and sheriff of the district and several
others Of the most respectable gentlemen in the
muntty who were eye.witnessea, was forwarded and
was received Two three weeks after this squadron
Of cavalry sent to Fdgefeld Court House, under
stah General Gary and Mr.. s. B. Griffin, lawyers and
gentlemen Of the highest respeotabiity arrested
without being informed Of the charges upon which they
teroourse was allowed them to speak " ith their
friends, not even to. speak to them. They
were hurried off OF night and. we're made to travel
guard house, where they learned for the first time
that they were arrested upon the affidavit OF q
negro, notoriously bad character to the effect that
on the 9Th OF March. and encouraged others to do
when the truth was that Mr. Griffin was not on the
street but In the court house. out Of view and that
to do so-for he had pistol other deadly weapon
upon his person-but was very influential In alaylng
the excitement which the outrageous conduct Of tho
soldier had created These gentlemen were sent frcm
Columbia to Charleston, placed In fsons cells IN the
Charleston Jail. and were kept in thia way for
several dsys osor. they could be released
who commanded the western district Of South
Carolina embracing Edgeaed, that upon the matter
being Represented by gentlemen whose veraoiy and
upon parole after they had been confined for several
dsys In Charleston intending to permit them to return
home wien Major Moore gave him an order as tho rep
ment, to forward them to Columbia. This matter had
a been explained to Major Moore before he made the
arrest by gentlemen OF the highest respectaby. yet
responsible vagabond negro he arrested and subjected
them to the treatment Of felons and oonviots. The
foregoing taots be established by any number of
This cavalry was sent to Edgehed as 1t is alleged to
put down armed bands Of bushwhachers, guerrillas,
raiders, 4o who. 1t was said, were nfesng the conn-
negroes and Northern men, who "peaceable set
tiers" They represented to number from twenty
Ave to two hundred and hfty under the command Of
had been left in the country belonging to other States
by the two armies Johnstons and Sherman o. a. they
were passing through the State Irresponsible idle and
DESPERATE and passing themselves off Bs horse traders
from Kentucky and Tennesaee had imposed upon some
of citizens. and had committed some outrages.
There probably not more than four or five OF these
men at any time In Edgefeld District They would
pesa rapidly from side to the other and were not
sympathized with encouraged, or harbored by our
contrary, there was great indignation felt against
them, and steps were In progress by the citizens them
selves to drive them out e1termnate hem when this
cavalry was sent into the country. The negroes had
bsen taught by systematc studied effort on the par
hef h0xthaza emissaries incendaries and mistaken
stationed among them srSops who had beer
their worst enemies, and hence they were ahehssas
distrustful not unrequenty insulting to those whs
evidence in the main OF these ignorant, duped ant
aenated people, that this Major Moore has arrested
and sent to elons cell some of the very best and
inofYendipg citizens Of the country, men Of known
probity of character Of the highest resDeoabisy
innocent Of any offence against the United States Gov
ernmen and who are incapable Of such disgraoefu
body OF men banded together for the purpose OF dis
turbing the peace and good order Of society.
By The unfair system OF espionage which he hat
adopted ana which is too often adopted by the repre-
sensatives Of the Federal Government, and whist
would have done credit to the Spanish Inquison ht
could undermine the character of the most respectable
family In the State Of Now York. and convict any com
munity of the most heinous offences, which, Of course
would be imaginary He has even gone further; he
one at least, te up freedman, stretched at full
length by the arms for four hours at time to extor
evidence against his former master. Humanity Bhud
derB and civilization Is shocked OF such conduct ant
yet this ia the humanitarian representative OF phal
thropio radicalism sent among the Southern people
teach them manners and morals. His soldiers: not un
frequently maddened with liquor raded over the coun
try arreBting peaceabe lawabiding ciizens insulting
them and their families and roobing and plundernt
harboring bushwhackers. and guilty of the graves
offences against the Government