The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-08
A Rick Scene on Johns Island, South
Carolina,

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A PARTY OF sober. staid white men, from
the State OF William Penn, VISITED Johns
Island, G.. C., on Sunday last, with the in
teution Of purchasing land and making
examinations OF the plantations. For this
purpose 2 steamboat was placed at their
disposal BY General 6ickles, and in due
time the party arrived az the Island. On
reaching the settlement at a plantation
which they wanted 10 examine before pur-
chasing, the whole party we're surrounded
by an lnhuriatsd mob OF "colored folks" tit
is not respectable 10 say negroes now armed
with al kinds Of weapons, and the Aforesaid
white gentlemen threatened with instant
death Tor daring TO enter the stronghold Of
their island without permission from the
Tycoon, who now rules the island with des-
polio sway. The white men from Fennsyl-
Vania were immediately seized snd compel
led to walk twelve miles, almost the entire
length OF the island, to the headquarters OF
the colored Tycoon, who runs the machine,
that is, the Bureau Of Uncle sam.
The poor white men begged, implored,
offered money and promised 10 return TO
their boats and never invade lhe privacy
Of Afrcia's domains again; the fat Pennsyl-
vsnians showed their authority from the
big Bureau at Washington and Generals
siclles and Deyens, at Charleston; but
Caffy couldn't read, and replied that he
world kill General Howard, General Siekles
or any other "cussed white man who cum
. on Jim or Jon Island for take be property
There was no alternative len, aud the
Pennsylyanians had TO trudge twelve miles
through the heaay sano, surrounded by a
moi Of about one hundred and fny inluri-
ated blacks, several OF whom wanted 10
oloose them in the woods and were only
restrained from doing 90 by the hard en-
| treaty Of themselves aud the influence Of a
few of the negroes, whose compassionate
hearts melted at the blistered feet and sui-
ferinrs of the apoOr white bukras.'
In order to hasten the pace Of the cap
/ tives, the negroes poked them in the rios
with sticks, and occasionally touched them
from behind with the point Of q bayonet,
or some other sharp instrument. Reader,
| ifvou have ever been on Johns Island, you
can form q correct idea of the u~nspeakable
/ pleasures the gentlemen from Pennsylva-
nia must have enjoyed last Sabbath in
walking twelve miles through the loose, hne
sand ofthat beautiful island under such very
agreeable and pleasant associations. But
~ our narrative. The white men from
/ pe~nnsvlvania arrived at the headquar-
ters of the Tycoon about Eve O'Clock IN
The afternoon, foot sore and completely
| exhausted. The Tycoon Of the Bureau
appesred in all his majesty and pomp
examined the papers, and found them cor.
rect. With q wave Of his hand, his people
dispersed, and the white men were rescued
from their terrible fate. After reoelvip,
rest and refreshments, they departed fol
Charleston, wiser il not better men. whel
they laid their heavy grievances before tn
Bureau, and the people Of Charleston
through the columns 0f the Press, from
whence the substance Of the foregoing ha
been gathered. The whole affair is one @
athe richest Jokes Of the season I" but "
presume our Pennsylvania friends do nc
view il in hat light and Il would not eur
prise US it a special eommlttee was appoints
Nv Congress, with old Thad. Stevens 8
Chairman, 10 see il the whole thing wa n
a canard concocted by the eoPPerhetd'
Mons ptrons.-AHgasta Con.