New-York tribune., 1869-05-20
POLITICAL.
THE MURDER OF SENATOR ADKINS.

Ihe Macon (Ga) Union gives the following
account OF the life and recent murder Of the Hon. Joseph
Adkins. Senator from Warren County, Georgia:
The Hon Joseph adkins was native Of Warren
County where he Has resided for period nearly sixty
years. man Of unblenished reputation, and as a
minister of the Gospel his life one OF true devotion
his Masters service He was OF those unyeldng
men who never sacrificed principle for policy. His
others might falter Ae never abandoned any cause
Which he considered right or just. During the
t6e long bloody war that followed, he never
befraved his love for the United States Government
bowed the knee the Baa OF Secession He feared
and beg feared was hated bY his secession neighbOrs
and was Tor some time Imprisoned in Augusta. At the
become p earnest working member OF that party. Be
loyHg with his whole soun the doctrine OF rights
all" he firm and decided Stahu LOT reeontIuc
ton and was among the foremost In endeayOflhg 10 Sc
TO the newly enfrancised race al IlsnS kueIa ks
teed them by the Constitution. No threats could hl-
him. nor any fear of personal consequences cause
him to doYiate from the path OF uuy' c nc
ga delegation, which attempted TO gain Con;
gressona protection for the prosecuted Union men ot
persuaded'by his friends to remain In Augusta as
they thought unsafe for him TO go home but deslrons
Of rej0ning his family, and for the purpose OF HOOKING
after their interests he determined, on Monday last 10
brave all danger and return Al Dearng station ~ ies
from Augusta he was met by his buggy anu negro
and started for his residence in Warren County some u
miles distant When within about three miles OF hs
residence iche man came from out piece OF woods
by the wayside aud approached the buggy Mr. Adkins
usual ssiatation Of good morning The murderer,
If TO return the salutaton stepped TO the side OF
~
pistol fred shooting the old through the heart,
killing him instantly The negro boy leaving the buggy
in the road instantly to Mr.. Adknss residence
veyng the sad Intelligence to his family. Mr. Adkins
leaves family consisting OF wife and ten children,
eight OF whom daughters These are the facts OF the
obtain them, and we believe them correct IN
every particular No other mOtyethan that OF political
assassination in accordance with Bards Infamous sug'
gestlOn be assigned for this deliberate murder How
long Oh God how long these murders TO continue,
aud the nends who commit them unpunishedf Free
men! Republicans OF Georgia. on you rests the answer!
Edwin Becher the cOlored Assessor for the lid Dis
tric Of Georgia writes Senator Sumner follows:
AUGUSTA, Ga May IA, 1862
DEAR SIR: The work Of death continues IN Georgia
Since my last letter colored men have fallen
victims OF Rebel hate and tTeachety. colOred man
that knew the oOwardly villain that killed Senator
Adkins indscroet enough 10 state that lie knew tue
at Thompson, In Columbia County, about n miles from
this city on the Georgia railroad The other man. an ex-
PEELED member Of the Legislature, by the name OF Alex
auder Stone killed al his home In Jefferson county
where old man Benjamin Aver killed a few weeks
ago have this from undOubted authority and yet We
are told that Georgia legally reconstructed and all Is
quiet from the mountains TO the IL there Is COD IN
israel bis vengeance cannot sleep forever The blood OF
men who slain for other than that they we're
trying elevate poor degraded race out OF the uark
abyss In which nhuman seryitude had eft thel cry
out % the nation for protection to the living Every
murder s sadded upon some poor Ignorant cOOred man
The Rebel papers continue their malicious Trades against
me- Personally nothing for their abuse, but II
arOuses the evil passions OF the muTderers that nfest nay
district against my assistants.