Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-09-07
VOL, II,""..."NO. so.
Disorderly Conduct of Freedmen.

Ohurch, unuer the supcrlntendance of Mr.. T..
T. smith, white, and jeremiah Yates and
Aaron Logan, colored. Mr.. Smith is North
erner, e,, who has lately settled in this State
W MMhen The polls were opened, about 1,O00
freedmen were present, most of them beinr
armed with guns and muskcts. Mr.. Smith
the chairman, addressed them on their duties
as citizens, explaining to them their rights
and urging them to keep the peace Some Of
the freedmen requested to know the rights of
the planters, and if their wages could be de-
Quoted while absent from their work at the
polls. Afr:: Smith was about to reply, when
interrupted ny his colleague, who made vio-
lent harahgac,' stating that the planters could
not interfere with their movements, and that
this was the time to assert their rights over
the whites, who could not be trusted
lie proceeded in this style of language for
some time, until Mr.. Smith, seeing that tho
passions OF the crowd were becoming excited.
exercised his authority, and adjourned tho
Board.
Pursuant to the adjournment, the Board
met at Mount PLEASANT on Monday and when
the BOOKS were opened, about 800 freedmen
were present, armed with various weapons
Mf' Smith again addressed the crowd, when
nc was interrupted second time by Aaron
Logan, who was more violent than on the for.
mer occasion. On his declining to desist, Mr..
Smith closed the poll, and came to the city
and reported the facts to Gen. Cltz, the com
mandant of the post. Logan came to the CITY
on the same boat, to present his statement Of
the case On hearing the circumstances, Gen
Ciitz promptly ordered the arrest of Logan.
who was sent to Castle Pinckney, on charge
OF Impeding registration.
Nlr. Smith returned to Mount Pleasant YES.
terday, accompanied by Mai. O'Briep. the
Provost Nlarshaf The poll was re.opened and
the freedmen invited to register, but this they
declined doing. unless Logan was released
a number OF the negroes were armed, as on
the previous occasions, and Mai. O'Brien com
manded them to deliver their weapons, and
explained to them their violation Of law and
order, but to, no avail. Not being supported
ny a sufficient force to ensure obedience. and
being unwilling to provoke disturbance hc
rG1tsStaeds sske tho ''' "''a "@,~s's-a .'
The freedmen, finding that they we're not
permitted to enjoy the rights that Logan had
declared them etitstled to exercise, slowly dis
persed, with threats to burr the village ifthey
were not granted: We understand that Gen.
Clltz will visit NIo@nt Pleasant this morning,
with sufficient force to prevent any riotons
assemblnge, and to compel the freedmen to
obey the laws Of the land The entire diff
Guilty was caused by the action Of Logan, and
we trust that when the freedmen see the fate
OF their adviser, they will refrain from any
further disturbancc.-L Charleston Neaps.
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SPEECH OF SENATOR SHERMAN-H HIS
VIEWS ON REcoNsTRUorIoN.-- Senator Sher-
man, of Ohio, spoke at Canton, Ohio, on
Tuesday last. We make the following ex-
tracts frots his speech on questions of nation
al import:
Al the last session Of Congress I took !,
part IN new propositions for reconstruction un-
I'll near the close of tho session. Even now,
if the South, with the spirit that actuates
General Longstrcct and others would adopt
the amendment, and elect loyal Senators aud
members under it, their admission to ropre
septation Me",d be easy. know what say
to you is true when I declare shat a majority
of the Republican Senators and members
would have admitted any rebel State upon
its adopting the amendment and complying
with its terms. But duriug the session il was
said by many Southern men that the South
ern people would gladly accept the amend
mont, but the machinery of Johnson's loyal
legislatures was in disloya hands.
They said they had no promise from Con-
gress, in 80 many words, shat if they accep-
ted the amendment they would be admitted.
1t was to meet their difficulties, and sottIe
definitely the status of the rebel State govern
ments and of the eolored people that the Re-
construction Act Of tho last regular session
was passed. ~ -
You will remember, fcllow.citizens, that
this Act includes all that was passed on, re-
construction at that session. A great mapv
things were proposed. Some members were
in favor of limited confscation of land some
in favor of military governments some in IA,
vor of treating the amendment as already
adopted by three fourths Of tho loyal States:
but neither Of these measures met tho assent
OF Congress. As to ccnfiscation, 1t would be-
a proper and just measure of punishment in
some cases to take tho land Of leading rebels.
but general system of contisoation as amodo
of punishment is so unusual a measure in our
country, and its evil effects on tho Innocent as
we'll as the guilty has been so laating and dis,
astrons in Ireland and France, that I should
hesitate long before I agree to it. s..;,, l.f5
Military governments ought TO bo only tom.
porary scaffoldiog for civil goyernmonts.I--
Tiey are so regarded, and their continuance
should not be an hour longer than to enforce
shat object. :. e ssF =.
LONDON, August 20. The Insurgents hov,x