The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-10-25

daughter had to fly in her night
clothes to the woods for safety. Who
committed these hellish deeds? Do
you remember that the deed was;
plotted and executed by negroes
gang OF eight or ten-afiII that the
chief instigator was one of his own
employees, living in his yard? Did.
You ever hear of the murder of James
Cureton, highly respectable citizen
of this District, by negroes, in the
hour of midnight-when his little
son, sleeping by his side, was shot
and manned for life? Who did this?
A band of negroes, some thirty or
forty, as it was said, who organized
into company within the corporate
limits of the town of Newberry,
(while garrison was there,) and
armed with guns, marched through
the country, five or six miles, for the
purpose of numbering their victim,
and other citizens, but who desisted
from the further prosecution of their
bloody purpose when the alarm was
given? Did you ever hear that some
OF the perpetrators of this deed were
arrested, taken to Columbia under q
military guard, made their escape,
returned to Newberry, and after
wards participated in the murder of
Lane? Did you ever hear of the
military murder of the poor Texan,
ct Newbcrry, by portion of Trow-
bridges command, who used his
knife upon a negro in protecting
ladies under his charge from insult,
and inflicted n slight wound upon
him-and for this, in the early morn
ing, was tried by drum-head court
martial, condemned and shot, cover
ed slightly with, the sod, which was
beaten down by the feet of his slay-
ers, dancing and singing savage
ditty?
Did you ever hear of the murder of
Mrs. Whites, poor widow of this
County, by negro, who broke into
her house in the nighttime and com
mitted the horrid crime? Did you ever
hear of the rape committed since the
war, by negro, upon the person of
respectable white woman? Did you
ever hear of the murder of the gallant
Herbert. by negro, who had stolen
his horse, and had been arrested by
him, and who was sharing his bread
with the culprit by the road side?
Did you ever hear of the burning of
Hairs house, hear the town of New
berry, by portion of the garrison at
that place. because young man in
charge of his premises, in his nb-
sence, fired upon and wounded
soldier who had taken his property
and would not I've arrested by him
when the proprietor was seized and
lodged in Jail, as well as the perpe-
traitor of the deed? Have you ever
heard of other cases of arson which
have taken place in our midst, under
circumstances. which left no doubt
that the perpetrators were negroes?
Lave you ever heard that in 1866,
during the night, q considerable por-
tlon OF that town was laid in ashes
by incendiaries, believed to have been
negroes or their coadjutors? If you
have not heard of these outrages,
then it would be we'll for you to have
some regard to the maxim, saudi
dlerdnl partem."
You say that peaceful and un-
offending citizens are murdered in
cold blood, and the murderers not
only permitted, but aided to escape
from justice"
There may have been instances of
the kind you mention, in this Dis
trict, but they have been rare. The
punishment inflicted upon offenders
against the law has been, no doubt,
IN some cases summary and dispro-
portionate to the offence, but in
majority of cases, there has been
provocation.
l do not propose in this communi-
cation to enter into defence of the
people of Newberry, against all the
acts Of violence that have been COM
mitted here; my principal object
being merely to call your Excellen-
cy's attention to the maxim, audi al
teran partem. Take the most recent
case OF violence in this District-the
murder of Lee Nance. What were
the circumstances? A difficulty took
place on Saturday, the 17th instant,
between q freedman named Dogan
and one Murtishaw, in which the
former seized the bridle-reins of the
horse of the latter, and drew his pis-
tol on him. The bystanders inter
fered and stopped the difficulty. That
night. about 10 o'clock, while NIurti-
shaw was riding homeward through
town in oOp,ronv with tuo ctho,, -;