The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-29
QUE LEGIsLATORs.
scABDALoUs BEHAVIOR OF CONGRESSMAN
HOGB.
Incendiary Speeches OF the Abbeville
Quinn.

The Abbeville Press and Banner gives the
following particulars OF the outrageous conduct
| of Congressman" Hoge, at Abbeville, on Satur-
day last, an account Of which has already appear
ed in these columns:
With haunting banners waving before their
eyes, an excitable crowd OF blacks pass into the
courthouse, filing every nook and corner, so that
further ingress and egress were equally impossl-
bic. There were scarcely more than dozen
clerk and county clerk. Mr.. Hoge is the orator
OF the day, and harangues upon the labor ques.
tion. He tells the laborer that one-third OF
the crop Is not enough for him. Captain J. N.
Cochran, who is standing near the door, addresses
o civil question to the speaker-"Ten these color
ed people what 'nigger' is worth in money
ss0g IN 5 S tSe ao
Of his audience by denouncing the word "nigger"
as term OF opprobrium. Captain Coch-
ran disavows the use OF the term In an offensive
sense; but Hoge refuses to hold any further col
loquy. Major Johnson, near by, says in an un-
dertone, "why surely niger means black man."
Their "onence hath this extent, no MORE" Sui
livan (the late member elect) the chairman OF the
meeting, orders their arrest, and Immediately fol-
lowed scene Of the widest confusion. Pande-
monium let loose-cries Of "hll him, kill, kill
him, +" from an excited crowd convulsed with all
the agonies OF q causeless panic. All made for
the door, some over the heads OF their less for
tunate comrades, all except a very few dnclud-
ing the orator of the day, whom q reflex current
.anded safely behind the door OF one Of the jury
rooms)
Messrs. Cochran, johnson, Gray and Carter were
Immediately arrested. (the two last though pre-
sent IN the meeting had not opened their mouths,)
were arrested without warrant-were arrested, if
upon any pretend charge at all, for doing what
every citizen has right to do-attending popu-
lar meeting and observing the rules Of legitimate
discussion. Their persons were violated and their
lives imperilled without the shadow OF jus.iica-
ton or excuse.
INFAMOUS THREATS OF MEMBERS OF THE LEGIsLA-
TURE.
ACokesbury letter says:
The law is ignored and vengeance appealed to by
those claiming to be lawmakers for Abbeville.
On last Monday, when the train arrived at
Hodges from Abbeville, Mr. Penn Quinn, recently
elected to the Legislature, got out al the cars, ac
cOmpanied by squad OF armed negroes, and es-
sayed speech somewhat 10 this effect: 81 stand
upon the soil where the Hon. B. L. Randolph poured
out his liIeS blood, and we intend ~ have re-
yenge for it. The first Republican killed In this
county every. leading Democrat shall be killed
and their houses burned down over them" This
was apparently addressed to some dozen white
men who were standing near. Here is an appeal
to the passions OF the ignorant culured people To
set aside law, and take matters into their own
hands. This Is the counsel OF sO-caeu law ina
ker. VIII he be sustained by those in authority
The cOlored people, as class, are misrepresentcd
by this fellow, for they are really better citizens
than he, and he certainly does not pretend to
represent the white people. Ii seems to be bid
for the votes Of the cOlOred people ut the next
election, but, from all can learn, he will fail TO
get any respectable people Of that class to sustain
him. The other, Mr. Guilln, who claims the scat
OF senator, to which he was not elected, sealed
his devotion to the fair sex 10y kissing two Of them
on the platform just before the train left. This
however. is a matter OF taste, and am unable to
say which was most degraded by it, or which
was most honored.