Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-10-28

borne aloft by Governor Seymour in the
West, and General Blair, who spoke last
night in New York city. If Democrats
will initiate the zeal and energy of their
leaders during the next six days, We'd
nesday morning next will break on
nation redeemed, regenerated and dis
CENTRALIZED"
HOW RADICAL GOVERNORS FO-
MENT DISCORD
The telegraph reports that Governor
Scott, of South Carolina, has offered a
reward of $500 for the apprehension of
two citizens of Newberry district, in that
State, charged with numbering negro
named Leo Nance, but the offer of the
reward is coupled with the condition that
the parties making the arrest must fur
nish the proof to convict. There must
then be a doubt as to the guilt Of these
citizens. The Governor should have
been clearly convinced beyond the
shadow of doubt as to the guilt of these
citizens before he went so far as to offer
reward for their apprehension. tits no
light matter to have citizen arrested for
so grave crime as murder, upon a sus-
picion which likely owes its existence to
H. Tb.ro oro eovoa foofc oop1nnfad
with the assassination of the negro
Nance, which show how lax and partial
Governor Scott is in the administration
of the law and in his efforts to preserve
the peace. These are supplied by the
Newberry Herald of the 2lst inst. as
follows
On Saturday last some words took
place between a white citizen from the
country, and Sam Dogan, colored, promi-
nent member of the League, in which
Dogan drew a pistol and presented it al
the head of the other. Although there
was some excitement during the remain
der Of the afternoon, further difficulty was
stopped by the interference of our citi.
zenS, and by night all was quiet. At ten
o'clock, however, or thereabouts, as the
young man above mentioned, in company
with couple Of friends, were returning
to their homes, they were ambushed and
fired upon by, it is supposed, some
twenty or twenty-five persons, and one
Of them seriously wounded.
"On Sunday affidavitS were made
which were conclusive that Dogan wa;
one of the ambusherS, and he and another
negro were arrested and lodged in jail
Affidavit was further made by either
keeping store near the building occupied
by Lee Nance, colored, leader Of the
League, that the said Nance was seen e
leave his house after dark in company
with a number of negroes, some Of whom
were armed with muskets, and who went
in the direction where the shooting oe.
CURED. 1t was clearly evident that Lee
Nance led the party who did the shooting
He was not arrested, however. On Mon
day smorning, about seven o'clock, two
white men rode into town, and in front OIL
his house shot Lee Nance, MORALLY
wounding him, and then rode off. These
are the main facts in the case. Efforts
were Immediately made by the Sheriff to
arrest the parties who shot Nance.
1T may be mentioned that on its being
known that Dogan would be arrested, the
negroes swarmed on the main street in
large numbers, on Sunday afternoon
much excited, and some Of them very vi
client, and that Dogan said he would not
be taken, but fortunately for them no re-
sistance was made, when the offender
and his accompliccs was safely lodged in
Jail.
"Since the above was written, the Sher-
if and a guard OF soldiers which accom-
panied him, returned after an unsucceSs-
full search. Two other citizens were ar
rested, however, on suspicion, and placed
in custody. What the charges We have
not ascertained. Lee Nance died from
the effects of the wound on Tuesday
morning about o'clock"
The fact is here prominently brought
out that an attempt was made by large
party of negroes, Lee Nance being one of
the number, to assassinate three white
men and that these negroes fired from
ambush upon these white men, one of
whom was seriously wounded. Two Of
these negroes have been arrested and
lodged in Jail, and third, Lee Nance,
was himself assassinated Gov. Scott
has taken no notice of this deliberately
planned purpose to assassinate three
white men by band Of it is supposed,
about twenty negroes, but as soon as one
Of these would-be aSsassins falls a victim
to the bloody code he had himself inau-
guratcd, the Governor makes haste to offer
a large reward for the apprehension Of two
citizens suspected of his murder, coupled
with the condition that the parties making
the arrest must furnish the proof to
convict. Is this intended as bride for
perjury a.? What other purpose could the
Governor have in view, if it was not to
suggest this resort on the part Of men
themselves not guilty of assassination
only because they failed to STAY their
men ? We do not see how the people
of South Carolina can have any conf
dence in the justice or impartiality of
their Governor when he makes no effort
TO have arrested and punished negroes
who attempt to assagsinate white men,
while he deals so rigidly with white men
who retaliate upon the negroes who
attempted to asSassinate them. This is
a fair sample Of the manner in which the
laws Of the Southern States are admins
tered by Radical officials It is by such
a course that a war of races is being pro-
voked, and the executive officer who
plays the part Of the partisan and petty
tyrant that Governor Scott has, is acting
a most hazardous role.
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GEN. BLAIR.
Gen. Blair. the Democratic candidate