The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-07-29

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ing in our midst, said 70 have baen sent
hereS by Governor Scott, upon the wil-
full and malicious representation Of the
renegade Eichelberger. as kind of
body-guard for the latter. Eiohelberger
having deserted his own race, and his
own race having openly and very appro-
priately signified their inexpressible con-
tempt for him, is prey to mingled feel
ings OF fear and revenge. But that any
one wishes to take his life, or has threat
ened to do 80, is all nonsense. He was
burned in efRgy, some time ago, and
since then he has been treated with
silent contempt. And there the matter
ends. He has not been in the slightest
degree molested, and his body-guard are
| enjoying comfortable sinecure, for
which our over-burdened people must
pay.
On Thursday afternoon last, to the
utter astonishment of the peaceable and
law-abiding citizens of our town, 24O
guns, with ammunition according, es-
corted by Eichelberger, Hubbard, and
some forty or fifty negroes, arrived in
Edgefield. These negroes had been pre-
viously warned to meet these arms at the
Pine House Depot. And many of them,
deliberately and without word of warn
ing, Quilted the service Of honest white
men, and repaired to guard the arms
which are to enforce respect from the
people of Edgefeld towards Eichelber-
ger and his minions. Nor is that the
"orst.. After they had guarded the arms
into the town, they quietly returned to
the service they had so deliberately
Quilted. Pretty business, truly And
yet the whites said nothing. and stood it
as best they could. Stood it with calm
dignity, just rs they have stood the
many incendiary harangues and Yelling
mobs that have so often-and lately,
too-disgraced our streets, our park. our
court house.
The arms having been escorted in tri-
umph to the public square, one of the
State constablcs, Bnllinger by name, said
to be commissioned by Scott as captain
of Eichelbergers company, presented to
the Sheriff m order from the Governor
for portion of the Jail as depository
for the guns. This order was complied
with. And now, day and night, the Jail
is guarded by negro soldiers, with arms
i'll their hands. Fifteen or twenty dc.
luded fools have been seduced into this
wretched business. They are in regular
military service, receiving lawful pay and
rations. God help them when they shall
be out of military service, for in these
regions they will not find.nor should
they-either friends cr service. The
SIG month which the white people are
paying them now, for guarding the arms
which are to cut their throats, is quite
enough. When We are done paying
these doughty negroes for their military
service, we should certainly wash our
hands of them. Let them live upon
their military glory. Perhaps Eichel-
berger will take them all out to his home,
and support them forever. We have no
doubt he will.
AS regards the militia company of 100
all negroes they have not yet actually
appeared upon the field. We under
stand, however, that thoy are to be dill
gently drilled during the latter three
days of the present week.
And thus matters stand in Edgefield.
And, without a doubt, all these proceed.
inge are high-handed and uniustifable
outrages upon an nnoffapding people.
The Governor derives his authority for
calling out the militia by virtue of u
Joint Resolution authoring the Co
vernon to employ an Armed Force for
the Preservation of the Peace" and lie
is therein authorized to call out the mill
tin, when in any County in this State
1t shall become impossible, from any
cause, to enforce the laws and keep the
peace by the ordinary civil process"
whose duty it shall be to "quell such
disturbance and arrest the guilty par
ties"
Now, when has the Sheriff of this Dis
trict failed to enforce the laws? Never.
We defy Governor Scott, Eichelberger,
hubbard, or any. of the crew, to show
ono instance of the Sheriff having failed
to make arrest where warrants were
lodged in his hands. The white people
and black people of this community and
this District live, and have lived, in peace
and harmony; and we challenge these
fomcnters of discord to produce evil
dence to show that a single murder has
been committed in Edge6eld District
within the last three years on account of
political views.
Bah! the upShot of tho whole abomi