Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-09-26
all confounded fools an dad amt the wust
Lively Times in Texas.

Editor McGary, of the Brenham, Texas,
Banner, saw one Whann, a. teacher of q
negro school, vapouring about the streets
of Brenham with his dusky pupils in pro-
cession behind him, singing offensive
songs, and altogether misbehaving himself
and making his little kinky flock do like.
wise in highly improper and riot:breed,
ing manner. Dipping his pen in gall,
Brother MEG proceeded in his next issue.
to dissect Whann and hjs doings in such
merciless fashion that the official world of
Brennan was stirred 10 the very core of
its heart. Down came the Bureau man.
upon the editor with a fine of 5000, with
out even the shadow Of trial or pretence
of examination. Editor McG. being
law abiding man, turned to the statutes
and discovering, in his quaint phrase, that
he was "neither freedman, refugee, or
n5andoned lands" refused to pay the'mo
ney, and was forthwith hauled off to a
filthy Jail. Here, for three mortal weeks,
he languished III unlawful duress, suffer
ing doubtless much in body, but keeping
up stout heart aeainst the world, the
flesh, and the devil-Whann "this Blu.
reau, /" and its man. At length, thanks to-
Gov. Throckmorton, the prison doors
flew open and the prisoner stepped forth
free. Fastening to his sanctum, he seized
once more his aIl.disgruntling pen and
sent forth such pean of triumph as set
half Texas in a roar. At the head of his
column appeared a Fourth oeJuly cannon
belching forth, after the time honoured
fashion Of the thing, a world of fiery ex-
ulation, and under this came some red
hot journalistic shot, as follows:
"Brilliart victory. Termination of the
conflict The Bureau surrenders /! II
Press victorious. The Banner still
waves"
Then, subsiding o little, our sturdy
Lone Star brother gives brief history
of his trials, expresses his gratitude to
those instrumental in his liberation, and
winds up as follows:
" Tile ciOil laao again asserts ats s'tpre
nacy-the citizen once more 6recthes an
atmosphere Of liberty, and oar right to
edit free and Independent paper is fully
vludicuted. !
"The Brenham Amateurs are at the
door, Sweet, meIodious, eloquent music
breaks upon the stiffness of our chamber
sp turning Craig and his Bureau over to
their natural revrrsionary proprietors, the
lmps of Darkness, We will close the
chapter, aud clasp hands with the kind.
friends from whom, for three weeks past.
we have been separated by Federal guards
and the thick walls Of a oalhe>ome Jail"
Now mark the sequel. j he Burrau j"
Texa, is NOT to be. .E-Sbiell-rt- tnis Pheasant
pastrne of discretionary fine with impu-
nifty. At two o'clock, on the morning OF
The eighth of the present month, tho town
Of Brenhain was fred and eighry-seven
dollars worth of property de,
stroyed. The Banner-alas! for two
peace pruclama,ions and a restored civiL
burned out entirel, mot
so much rs a file Of its issue escaping the
flames. More than this. aprivate gather
ing of citizens for social festivty was
broken in upon, and peaceful men beaten
with slung.shots and bludgeons. Retalia-
ton. as those who know Texans may
imagine, @as not long wanting, and the
party was driven off in disorder
with one of its number slain. Then came
. e.infhrcements to the rioters and satur.
MALTA of theft and arson. BRENNAN is in
ashes hut the bureau is avenged.-Gon-