The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-10-26
JUDGE HOGE WITH 1HE Score.
FAIRY OF WAR.
UNIoN MEN.AsK ron PRorECTIIOu.
sTARTLINa DETAILs. 20. -.
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Hon. s! L. Hoge, of Columbia, South
Oarolina, associate Justice of the SUI
preme Court Of that State, called upou
General Schofield, Secretary of war
yesterday morning. to represent to hin
the condition of affairs in South Caro-.
ma ana to request certain dIsposition
OF the troops now In that State. Judge
Hoge has been especially delegated by
Governor scott to come North and have
an interview with the Secretary, and
properly state to him the true status 81
affairs.
Judge doge was accompanied to the
War Office by Gen. Littlefsld and Hon.
w. N. Coleman. of North Carolina. the
latter gentleman Attorney General OF
the State, and General Dent, who intro
duced the party to General Schofiald
Messrs. Littlefield and Coleman Whiisi
not calling upon the Secretary OF War
for any specific purpose, yet In converse
ton related facts connected with their
own State rivalling the horrors related
by Judge Hoge.
General Schofield received the gem
ueman very cordially, and Judge Hoge
at once stated his mission. We give a
brief outline of the Judges statements
TO the Secretary, and are gratifed TO
know that the result of the interview
was entirely satisfactory and the mis-
sion successful one.
1t has been the determination of the
rebels ofSouth Carolina to exterminate
all white Union men residing in the
State. More especially Is their hatred
toward the leaders OF the Re-
party, and within the past fif-
teen days ttDeHty. JfUe murders of Union
men have been committed in Abbeville
county alone, two OF whom were menu
beers OF The Legislature. Colored men
have been taken from their beds at
hot hi IL
heads, and then brutally beaten.
ARMED bodies of Kusklux patrol the
and with murderous aim
shoot down the husband and father as
he ssits at the table with his family.
The civil authorities In nearly every
case will not seek out the murderers.
In counties where the sheriff Is disposed
o act he is powerless-ean get no as
distance. The Ku-Klux have sworn
% kill every Union member of the |
legislature ere The day for assembling,
desiring a new election to be held, and |
ly intimidation OF the colored men at |
he polls secure the State government |
In the event of the election |
If Seymour and Blair, one of the most |
Democratic politicians stated |
hat IL WAS the intention of the South |
lrn white men, to call a convention |
composed of the same, upset the preas |
N9AaA0 anu GldA6
Iuit the principles for which they fought |
through a long and bloody war.
Over 10, 600 stand of arms have been |
imported into the State from New York |
,ity mostly within the past few weeks, |
which are of the most improved pat
ernI (the repeater, firing seventeen |
lines, and large quantities of ammu-
lition accompanying. Daily and night
y drills are had and all OF the leading |
officers who have served In the rebel |
army from that State participate, in
iluding Wade Hampton, who is the
leader. Blair's letter is |
oearing fruit, and Perry, Hampton,
Gibbs, Thomas and others countenance !
Ill the eutrages and murders that are |
being perpetrated, and Governor Scott |
1nds himself powerless to interiors.
Randolph, the colored preacher, was |
deliberately murdered by three ruffians |
md Judge Hoges who had been in COM
oany with him, had to walk twenty
i've miles, taking clrcuitous routes and
hirsted for his blood.
On the GTeenville and Charlotte rail-
Dads the lives OF all Union men are
positively unsafe, the Ruklux being
lpon every train and at every station
o waylay Rnd'murder them.
The news OF the murder OF Randolph
vas received at-Cokesburg with great
by men and women. All over
he same state ofaffairs exists, and the
Incentive letter of Ex-Governor Bepja-
min #. Perry, written some ten days
Iince, has increased the terror.
The troops in the State are composed
If six companies OF the 9th infantry,
he Sth infantry regiment entire, and
me company OF artillery. These troops
ire sufficient 10 preserve order IL called |
lpon, and are jndiciousIy distributed,
)ut the civil authorities, in most cases,
permit riot and murder without inter-
erence or calling upon the military for
assistance. This Governor Scott, who
las vainly endeavored to harmonize all
actions and prevent bloodshed, de-
tired to be remedfed, and the Secretary
# War gave the assurance TO Judge
1oge that all his requests would be
complied with. Without dtvulging
What trRnspired, we can say that the
Interview was entirely satisfactory, and
he murderous work of the Knklux
7illspeedily receive check and sum-
nary quietus.
The result of the interview was tele-
,raphed to Governor Scott, and Judge
Ioge will leave this city on his return
o South Carolina in a few days.