The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-05-22
The Burning or Columbia.

n Columbia correspondent OF the
New York Ecening Post writes to that
paper that one w. b. Nash made an
affidavit that he saw the South Caro-
lima Railroad Depot burning and
some cotton fired, before Gen. Sher-
mans army entered tho city; upon
which the whole horde of radical
papers have opensl their mouths,
denouncing Gen. Hampton as the
incendiary who destroyed his own
beautiful city.
To show the utter falsity of these
statements, we called upon w. B.
Nash yesterday, and received from
him the following affidavit, which de-
molishcs the testimony of the Post.
| HE conversation he had was with Il
Dir. Ruff, connected with the Freed
men s Bureau. and he distinctly and
/ cmphaticallv said that he told this
! officer that Gen. Sherman burned the
city Of Columbia: that his men set
fire to his own house. which. with the
| assistance Of friends. was extincuish
cd. Beverly was perfectly indignant
ut the use made of his name. and at
the mutilation of his mere statement
and the falschood that be had made
IN affidavit Here is now his solemn
/ declaration 'nIur oath:
STATE or SorrH CNRoL1NA. RlcuLAHD
DISTRICT
I Personally appeared before me w.
B. Nash, who, being duly sworn, SAYS
| htW he ""re' m'"le u" uHi'ItrH IN rclt-
if"n 10 Mr b1,"ijg gf CDiumLiu: that
he made Il statement OF the blowing
| up of the depot. by accident, and that
Il few bales of cotton We're burned by
! private parties, to IN officer connect
! cd with the F'rccdmcn's Bureau. De
| poncnt further states that General
. sherman, or men acting under his
/ permission, burned the city OF Co
lllmlia: and that GeucyrH Ulnpiou
! h"W motlir2 n 'i, riM liz, uef,uious
hfrDS'"Fir". w. B. NASH.
! Sworn to before me. this DIST dav of
May, \. ID. 1866.
W. b. JOHNSTON, Magistrate.
We hope that our conservative ex-
changes the New York Hr,tM!, Ne,rs,
. 'l"fhi and -Nt,~poHtom Reco,.ci will
place this affidavit of our fellow-citi-
zen. W. l.. Nash on record. beverly
IS known and respected in Columbia
rs Il truthful man. and from the first
time We saw this charge against him.
We believed il WAS false. His affidavit
F, proves this
III is nov stated, says Corncv's s
T'""ie7c. Ion what is deemed rclia-
( hIe authority. that President John
s": IS considering the proprictv of
Iisrontinuiny military divisions. de-
partments and posts. and ,liscnarginS 9
all votlntccr organizations. white and
coIored. We hope this is more true
than the majority of Fomcv'> state
melt>. II We are TO have United
States soldiers in the South, l,v oll
means let them be regulars. who are
All white people. commanded hv
officers vino are soldiers and not poll
tician~.
Hr BAPTIST CHrEtW- \ revival
Is going on at the Baptist Church in
Grrcnville, and thirty-three persons
have been received into communion.
and Were baptized on Sunday The
-No""f"i>~~'' says that the persons
baptized We're al Young. and the
number embraces some Of the most
promising youth, ni both >rNr>.
There We're eighteen males and fom-
teen female, in the nrmbcr
Nix. DAMS CHANCES FoE ArQIIr-
TAI. by :hc statute regulating trials
for treason. the accused may pcrcmp-
torilv challenge thirty-livc jurors,
and rs many more rs he plcaSes fol
cause. All who .'havc dchberutel,
formed an opinion that the party is
guilty of the crime charged against
him are disqualified to serve rs
jurors The probabilities are tha,
Sach consistent Union men as may h,
summoned rs jurymcn will in this
way he disqualified, and the pcrcmp
tory challenge Of thirty-tiyc besides !,