The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-02-04
MISCELLANY.
HAYTt AND ARKANSAS.

cd with the pest goVerumeu', h@J' Va
Arkansas. First, We have this sketch
sf Hayti from the Port au Prince cor;
Fespondenee December 25,) lndepen'
dent Press, Port Jefferson, New York:
The whole country is in state of the
most aepf0tabls degree. In this city,
(the capital of this unfortunate Repub-
iic,) it is the c1naiNe (the roughs) that
rute. Salnave, seeing that his cause is
nearly lost. has given NJ nearly every
city and town to plunder and pillage.-
On the the 3Oth of November, the town
of Mirogoane was bombarded, ahd after
taking possession of the place, the
troops of Salnave proceeded to pll!age
the stores and houses. They broke
open every door, smashed everything
they could not carry away-afser rob
bins them of all the goods, money, jew
elfy, &c. The traffic of logwood be-
longing to foreign houses were shipped
on the Governments vessels of war;
On the 1st day of December, after
having ransacked the town Of Miro
goane, and left every touse completely
guttcd, they set fire to the town-half
of which has been destroyed.
The letter goes on, through nearly a
column, detailing arsons, murders and
depredations.
From Arkansas, one of the sovereign
States of the model Republic, we have
accounts which outstrip even Hayti, or,
1t ahy rate, feader 1t doubtful which is
which:
MILITIA OUTRAaEs IN ARKANSAS.
The Memphis Aua'anche, ofJanuary
II, s:ys: All accounts from Critten-
Aaeh County are of similar import, and
bn6rm the worst that has been told
bncerning the conduct of the militi'
St,wards the citizens. The negro mill
tia are rovfngover the country IN strong
armed squads, taking everything that
they fancy and destroying much that
they cannot carry. A reign Of terror
exists which is difficult to be understood
abroad. The worst days Of the war
have returned upon the people. All
business is suspended, and the people
ate afraid to complain or attempt to es-
cape.
Day before yesterday, gang of the
militia went to the house Of Mr.. Jack
Ware, pear Marion, an original and con-
sistsut Union rtiah, ind sacked his pre-
,nisss Of every thing valuable. He was
Well to do in the world, but the work
Of nearly lifetime was swept away be-
fore his eyes in an hour. Many uthct
citizens in the teighborhood were treat
ed in the same tiiantef.
On the same day, party of the ne
gro militia attempted to outrage the
petsous of four highly respectable white
ladies-Mrs jeff. Reeve, Miss Swept
sou, daughter of the newly elected raai-
ea CoHnty Clerk; aud two Others,
names unknown. By some means they
were foIled III theif damuatle attempts,
and several Of thefh were arrested. The
officers threatened to make examples of
them, but so far all examples have been
on the other side.
Last Thursday night, we learn, the
Eve citizens who have been held as
hostages We're hung up by General
Upham until life was nearly extinct, to
try to force them to disclose facts sup
posed to be in their possession. Moth.
iHg, However; Was elisitedj as the vic
TINS of this torture probably knew 10th
ing to tell. When cut down it was
found that they were nearly dead, and
one of the number was rcs.c.edd .S.ed to life
~''h ~-"c+ d;fF"nltv. This statement
comes from reliable freedman, and is
supported by respectable testimony
Friday night three of these citizens were
spirited away and have not since been
heard from. Their fate is unknown,
but no one knowing the reckless char
acter of the MALTA would be surprised
to hear that the gentlemen SO long inr
carcerated and tortured without cause,
except mere barbarism, had been MUIR
dered in the woods. Two others are
yet in jail at Marion, and have but glim
mering hopes of liberation or even life
We are satisfied that the tenth part
e.bo outvaoes committed daily bY the