New-York tribune., 1867-05-14

OF THE PARTY-REBBL OUTRAGE on CLERGYMAN
From Our SprviAl Correspondent
CHARLESTON. S. C., May II, 1867.
The Republican Convention was in busy session
yesterday. and actively at work closing up their
business. Though proceedings have dragged some
what an advantage has, however been gained by the
amount of theCorum and dignity which this delberaon
has given taxR Convention.
Yesterday was consumed in the adoption of a resOlu-
Aioo of the vlatfom presented by the Committee and
an the dserion OF motion 70 reconsider resolutions
passed reIdng to the formation OF State Central Com
most intelligent friends of this movement that mistake
likely to afeet its usefulness was made IL the appoint
has yez decided, but will be the subject of
great dssj OF feeling has been aroused by the
hioh reaeheG here, yesterday from the Sumter District
from which appears that the spirit OF murder ana o
RressiOn Is HslS yet extinct append leter from ore Oi
Hho victims ~ this last outrage MI TamDlyn cana
kan by birth citizen OF the United States and claimed
10 DO but Eoderate Republican. The other victim IS
Oolored slave, and is preacher OF the
LYNCHBURG, Va, April G-9 p. m.
SIR: have arrived from Sumter, where was attend
rrved at M gOs Oft and @ 70 e8e hoe
STRUCK just User my eye with somethingprobaby rail
Fosd-pnW5ich stunned me am now suffering so can
hardly write. and my face il badly swollen and cannot
open my nsJnth nor eat bite. Who struck me ls un-
anown bat my life has been threatened for some time
and belevF had not some five or six negroes attended
me home Sond been murdered the same Ly mas
h am j. r. TxnlblyD OF whom you have doubtless heard
Iynias MssOud is still alive. The man who shot him
s. not ten fset ohsd Just been ms sPsaSnS 70 & Is me
effort 20 taks them out The people are so sorry ddh
The facts stated in Mr. Flemmngs letter are true. The
case Is a. 1olsoSs; A., ,,..,,,.. ,,,oo,o, c,.t T
Supentend tke work in Sumter and all the villages round
I've in Iynrhburg, and teach the school here We had
inform freedmen of their duties
kO. The firSf held last Friday week. addressed
meeaS az some eRgt4 eng .ad MANY EIe b Sn @ th weTe
and that In the most mild and innOfenve form ana felt
certain thai could take Offense But for the
kOrts Of schemes devised for getting me removed
AZ night. Tprceesded with my business, and TOOK no
6otice Last THURSDAY we held the second Freedmen
spoke a ifle at the first meeting, and made few re-
on Fr1iay at noon took the train for Sumter, and n
ehe afternoon Lymas McClOud-a cOlored preacher,
6bout O'Clock, while going home. The man who
did is kuOFn and has not been arrested but sent TO
ffer COW and calf 20 settle il; the man is still at large
got . warrant for his arrest this morning az sumter.
but the constable has not yet come 70 make the arrest
rest him In addition 70 the above freedman was
saSs aSt ssnIa wss ed into Sn on rhasd
After meeting This freedman had made speech at
ehsss men and make example of them my nfe viii be
taken the first opportunity and no one knows how
should have tried TO get him 70 act but he has no force
two men oeeSe ehae ee Mop sommopy ead
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are other things which have not mentioned which make
ehs cs.e worse than have represented Praying you 70
attend 10 the matter Immediately ! an your humble
p q iyuss McCloud is expected 10 die About every
The foIIowing resolutions offered by Ii. Judge
Moore (whitel, and were adopted:
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sht- independent citizens Of common
The Committee intrusted with that duty reported the
Following platform most interesting discussion oe-
Durred upon the sections relating to eapitatiOn tax
and the election by the people Of the Judiciary II
would have surprised many OF those who delndea
themselves with the idea that the negro Is too ignorant
70 do anything bat injury IN any work Of LEGISLATION
have never witnessed more sagaeious knowledge ana
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