Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-02-06
ROW IN THE s. c. CONVENTION.

And, now, dear reader, We leave the sequel to
your imagination. @ d;
ROW IN THE s. c. CONVENTION.
On Monday, Of last week, just after tie Con-
vention had adjourned, facas occurred between
Roswell T. Logan, reporter for the Charleston
Mercury, and E. w. M. Mackey, q memberdof
the Convention, and son Of Dr. A. G.. Mackey,
the President The Neaos Of the next day, gives
an account of the affair, together with the cause
Of the difficulty: The Nesos says = = taio1
Gas the events transpired in the presence Of the
writer Of these paragraphs, we speak Of what we
know, and not from information Of any other per-
son. - 90 .''"t - 7,'.''i
MI. Logan was in, conversation with the report
Ter of the Me,cs, relating to the action of the Con-
vention on the report Of the Finance Committee,
and in the act Of rolling up hispapers, when Mack
|ey approached and inquired: "Areyou the writer
Of the article in the Charleston Mercury concerning
my father?" Mr.. Logan replied: 81 am" ~
Then, said Mackey. drawing back with curse,
threw up his arm as a fence and struck back, and
at the same moment was seized by one or two per-
sons nearest to him. Mackey, being more power
| ful, although the attempt was also made to hold
him, by Mr.. Whittemore and Others, was not 80
easily restrained, and he succeeded in striking and
kicking once or twice, but only one blow took ef.
fect and that was upon the forehead Of the assault
ed party -.
/. By this time-in less than minute delegates,
white and black were pitching franticaIly forward
towards the reporters table,. and scene of ahray,
Mr.. Logan, held in the arms of +. j. Moses, Jr.,
white, Of Sumter, was forced down the hall nearly
to the middle, and against one Of the windows.
The excitement now became intense Cries were
heard 'kill him''-''cut the williams throat
throw him out of the window" "Nol let him
alone e-the dignity of the convention is al stake"
don't let him be hurt"-"keep back"-.'keep
back '-"order" "-''hands off," &c. Mr.. Moses,
meanwhile still clasped Mr.. Logan, and declared
that if 'any man struck the reporter they would
have to strike him" doing all that lay in his pow
er to quell the now fairly aroused passions Of the
crowd At this juncture, the president Of the
convention pushed his way through the crowd, and
while Logan was thus surrounded by forty or fifty
persons, standing on tables, chairs, and filing every
space that could be occupied by human body,
Dr. Mackey opened battery" on him, and rs an
old lady would say gave him Ia piece of his mind"
He said that he did not hold him responsible for
his abuse, so much as the persons who employed
him, that he was engaged in mean, contemplate
and dirty business, and that if any reribution was
to be meted out it belonged to those who paid him
his salary to come there and defame the character
Of members of the convention, &c, &C., &c.
language, but the above, strongly infused with ad-
jetiyes and expletves expresses the opinion Of the
ebullition of DR.. Mackey. 49,.
During this address, whichh occupied perhaps
two minutes, the excitement within the bar among
the members of the convention and without among
the colored spectators, many of whom climbed over
the bar, reached dangerous pitch Cries were
heard Of "throw him out Of the window"-"cut
his heart kill him, it serves him right, and
the most bitter and vengeful threats, indicated o
disposition to commit murder on the spot ga4..c
was most commendable Calm, cool, and perfectly
unquenched, he held his tongue and waited for the
excitement to subside. During this period, it is
but just to say, the leaders of the convention Of
both races did all in their power to preserve order
and prevent what was most feared-blood
Among these may be mentioned @. @. Bowen,
who, like DR.. Mackey, was the subject Of descnp-
ton in the Mercury of yesterday; B. +. White
more Dr.. Newell, r. G. DeLarge, J. j. Wright,
W. E. johnson ". J. Whippor, @. NJ. Wilder,
I. Hurley, and otherssss H., .-,,g..- q
The counsel of these parties, and their associates,
finally prevailed. Itgradaaly stole over the minds
of members, that the dignity Of the convention
was at stake, and Nh. Logan was permitted to re-
tire again to the vicinity of the reporters table,
Here policeman made his appearance. MIR. Lo-
gan requested his company to the c&ce of the Mer-
curry and protection from the mob.
At this point DR.. Mackey again came up, and,
hearing the request Of the representative OF the
Mercuru, said that he himself would accompany
Mr. Logan from the hall, and afford him protec-
ton. B. F. Whittemore, Hurley, j. j. Wright,
Randolph, and Others, likewise offered their escort,
whereupon the parties left the hall
SCENES WITHOUT
There is no doubt that had not the temporizing
measures of few of the calmer and more sensible
men in the convention prevailed, the affray would
have resulted in serious manner. Only the pres
ence and counses of delegates possessing the con-
fdence Of the outside throng prevented bcodshed.
The threats made were loud and sanguinary, and
a spark only would have ignited spirit ripe for
any evil DR.. Mackey, however, took occasion to
say to crowd outside, that he did not hold Mr..
Logan at all responsible for the publication, and in
vituperative language, charged it upon MI. Rhett,
the editor of the Mercury. a. - 't.,.S'
Mr.. Logan has but single bruise, and that is
on bis forehead. The only wonder is that, under
the circumstances, first Of being assaulted by q
much larger man than himself and secondly Of
being threatened with still more severe punishment
by an excited crowd, he escaped so well
The above facts are written in the same tar and
candid spirit that has prompted all the reports
the convention in this paper Ihey are
the observations of an eyewitness, and therefore
truth. .as
D| In describing anew organ, q country editor
saws: suThe swell died away in. delicious suffoca-