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

toi and ersa ~nan th young man drow his pis-
wards the quarters OF tho garrison Goldman roHo and
young man fired twice. No eIso fred or iniern
Tho soldier fell niter running about seventy Ave yarg
been struck but once In tho chest evidently tho rst
S snoI OF the young ma9 No resistance insult had
by any Citizen and everything had gone quietly until
this brutal and unprovoked and unnecessary assault
In charge of tho detschment Of tho 26th Ohio Voiun
teers marched hia men on the square. cursed and
nounced the people as id towards and murderers
threatened to shoot any man who opened his mouth
Upon the circumstances being explained to him after
wares by Gems Butler and Gary he expressed himBo
satisfied and said that the soldier deserved to have
Killed and tho sergeant commanding tho cavalry de-
ecnent DID likewise. The sergeant offered to forward
for the information of the commanding general, q
statement setting forth the facts they occurred Tho
was prepared setting forth tue above facts
signed by Generals Gary, Butler Dunnovant, Dr. VIM.
bH, ne clerk and sheriff Of the district and several
munity who wore eye-witnessos, was forwarded and
Of cavalry was sent to Fdseaeld Court House. % UNDER
charge OF Major Alexander Moore, Of General sickles
Of highest wsns @ys1s
without being informed Of the charges upon which they
toroOurso was allowed them to speak Nth M III their
frisndP 0n Sur13sd not 81 even to speak to them They
all night to Columbia. enced in loathsone, % @ atty
guard house. where they learned for the first time
negro. VIGOROUSLY bad character. to the eject that
they had fred upon the Federal soldier who killed
when the truth was that MI Grimm was not on m the
.treet but In tho court house, out Of view and that
sofor he had no pistol or other dsadis weapon
upon his personbut was very influential in auayins
soldier had created These gentlemen woro sent from
Columbia to Charleston placed in feions cells in the
Days before they could be released @ upon a5
parole. II 10 due to Brevet Major-eeneral Ames
carolina. embracing Edseneld, that upon the mstteI @
being represented by gentlemen whose veraciiy and
upon parole after they had been confined for several
days In charleston Intending to permit them to return
resentaive OF General sckes, commanding the DepaT
mept to forward them TO oolumbis: This matter had
arrest by gentlemen OF the highest respectabiity, vel
without Investigation and upon the evidence an in
g ons nna oonSos
foregoing facts can be established by any number Of
This cavalry was sent to Rdgeeld as 1. /, alleged to
put down armed bands Of bushwhaokers, guerriilas
Try n.imdating, aoggng, robbiDe and mnrdsrino
negroes and Northern men, who "peaceable set.
1e to two hundred and afsy, under the eommSna Si
an eI.Rebel Major" The facts these 4 few men
by the two armies Johnstons and sherman g. as they
we're passing through the State irresponsible idle and
from Kentucky and tennessee had imposed upon som.
| OF our oitizeus, and had committed soms outrages
men at any one time in Edseaeid District They would
pass rapidly rom one side to the other, and were no,
OF BY
contrary, there was great indignation felt against
the and neps wore in progress BY tho citizens them
selves TO drive them out extermiDate the when
cavalry was sent Into tho country. The negroes hat
been taught by systematic studied effort the par
OF Northern emiesaries incendiarieB and mistaken
phtnnthropsts ana by the troops who had beer
| stationed among them, that thoir forner wer
their worst enemies and hence they were aiiennied
distrustful, not unfrequenty insulting to those VIII
were their natural ana beat friends It Ia upon tn
evidence In the main OF these ignorant, duped an
nenated people, that this Major Moore has arreste
and sent to elons cell Of the very best and
inohendipg citizens Of the country, men Of know
prootty OF character Of the highest respeoabilty
innocent Of any offence against the United States Go,
ernment, and who are incapable Of such disgreecft
conduct a. consciously harboring encouraging an
| tuFbing the peace and good order of society.
| By tho unfnir system Of espionage which he In
adopted and which Is too often adopted by the repr
sentatiyea OF the Fedeyal Government, and whio
would have done credit to the Spanish fnQusiion,
could undermine the character Of the most respeotab
hnily In the State Of New York, and convict any con
muntty Of the most heinous offences which, course
would be imaginary He has even gone further; he,
one case as least tied up edman ntretched at fu
length by the arms. for four hours time TO exto
evidence against his former master. Humanity shut
der6 and civilization 10 shocked at auch conduct en-
yet this B the humanitarian representative of phnI
thropic radfcalsm eont among the Southern people
teach them manners and morals His soldiers not III
frequently maddened with liquor, rnided the
try arrestng peaceabe, lawabiding otizens, insutr
them and their families, and robbing and punderir
them under the pretence that they have been guilty
harboring bushwhsckers. and guilty OF the grave
offences against the Government.