The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-02-05
tion 20 receive vote from any person
who has a ga visible aamixturc of
African blood
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The convention vest rday had scarcely
anlo"th'a before the hall was q scene of
"iia excitement, resulting from an assault
hy Mickey upon Roswell Il Loran,
Esq, oS'sistaut editor ofthe Charleston Nsr-
curn
Us 'he events transpire0 in the presence
o' Tie writer Of those parngra phs VIC speak
OF what we know and not from information
Of any other pcrs0n
Mt Logan was in covorsu,ion with the
reporter of the Nc~s, relating tho action of
the convention on the report of the Finance
Committee. and ia tho act of rolling up his
pspers' whon Mackey approached and in
4uired: 'Are you tho writer of the article
IN the Charleston Mercury concerning my
f"thor :" Mr.. Logan replied: Il am"
TEcn, eeid Mackey, drawing back viii, a
cnrse, take that" and delivered blow.
MI Logan threw up his arm rs a fonoe end
struck back, aud at the samo moment was
siczed by one or two pcrsons nearest to him.
Mackey, being more powerful, although tho
attempt was also mado to hold him ~ Sir.
Wh'ttemore and others, was not 30 easily
roa'raincd, and he eucceedea in strikins
and kicking once or twice, hut only one
blow took cGcot, and that was upon the
forehead u the assaulted party.
BY this limo-in less than n minute
delegates, white and black, were pitching
tranticnily forward towards tho reporters
table, and scene Of aliray, aud in the pres
snrc Of the crowd which followed Mr.
Logan, held in tho arms of + Moses, Jr,
(whi,e) Of Sumtor, wes forced down tho
hall nearly to the middle, md against one
of the windows. The exci,cmenc now be-
came intense Cries were heard "kili him.
--"cut tho villains throat" throw him
out Of tho window" "No let him alone
the dignity ofthe convention is at stake
--"don't let him be hurr' -"kecp back
keep bhck"-''orAcr"--- 'handI of''
SO. Mr.. Noses meanwhile s.ii clasped
Mr.. Logan, and declared that if "any man
struck Tho reporter they woul have to
striko hia,,' doing all thu, lay in his power
to queil tho now fairly aroused passion OF
tie crowd. AT this junCturc, the president
Of the convention pushed bis way through
the crowd ii, is said with horsewhip in
his hand, which was taken away from him
by some of tho cclrred Delegates, but tho
writer cav nothing Of this)--and while
Logan was thus surrounded by forty or nv
persons standing Oh tables, chairs, and fiji.
ING every space that could DO occupied by n
human body, Dr.. Maokey opened "bGttcry"
, on him, and as an old lady would saw, give
a 'r'oee OF his mind" Hc saii ,hat ! Q
did not hold him responsible for his ahuf
} 60 much n1 the persons who employed him
} that he waS engngcd in mean, ,contemp ptibc
and dity business, md that if uny rctrihu
ton Was't he mcted out, il belonged ,o
those who paid him HIS salary 10 com,
thn"e and dc(ame the characters of mem.
bers OF the con, ention, So. Sc, Sc.
We do not, of course, pretend to give the
exact language, but tho above. strongly in
fosed with adjcctives aud explctives, cx
presses tho opinion of tho cbul,i!icn of Dr..
Mackcr
During this address. which o,rlpi,d per.
h'ps TWO minutes, the cxcitcmont within
tho bar among the membors OF tho oonvcn.
ton "na without among thr colorca apccta
fora, many Of whom climbed over tn. bar,
reached dangerous pitch. Cries wore
heard ci' throw him on, OF ths window"-
'cut h:S Aenrt out XII him, II serve;
ann right, ard the most bitter aud vcngo
!ul thrcats, indicated II disposition to com
mi, murder on the spo.
The behavior Of M logan thus sur
rounded, was most commendaOle. Calm.
cool, and eorfectly unQuonchod, he held his
tongue and awaited far tho excitement to
eubSde. During this period, il 10 BIZ. ;ast
to say, the lenders Of the convention Of
bo;h races did all in their power to rroserye
orocr ana prevent what was most fenrcd -
6loodshcd Among thcso may be mention
ed G c Bowen, who, like Dr.. Mackey, wes
the subject OF dc5cription in the Hcrcury of
yesterday b + Whittmorc Dr.. Newell, Il
DcLerge, J i Wright. w T. Johnson, w
Whippcr, c Al Wildsr, T Hurley, and 9th
ers.
The counsel of these rartlca nna thoir
associates finally prevailed. Il gradually
stole over the mn0s Of mcmhors that tho
dignity CT tho convention" was at stake,
and Mr.. Logan was permitted to rotra
again to tho vicinity of The reporters table.
Here policeman D,sdc his nppcarenoc..-
Mr.. Logan reQuested his company ito the
otlco of the Mercury and protection from the
mob
Atthis point MIR. Matkcy again oamo up,
and, hearing tho request Of the reproscn to-.
tive oftbe Mercury, said that he himself
would accompany Mr.. Logan from thehal
and afford dhimrrotoc,on FWhttemoro,
Hurley, J Wright, Randolpi.. and others,
likewise offered their escort, whcrcupon tho
parties loft tho hall.
SCENES WITHOUT.
There 10 no doubt that had not tho ten.
porizing measures ofS few of the calmer
Ia,