The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-11-04
RIOT IN NORTH CAROLINA.

a Raleigh N. CO. letter says the recent
riot at Goldshorough grew out Of frequent
insults to colored females by soldiers OF the
garrison. a negro was shockingly beaten by
soldiers while he was returning from church
in company with his wife. Upon this fact
becoming known TO the colorcd community,
on Friday night they gathered in large crowds
to rctaiiate. Some half dozen soldiers re-
turning to camp were met by 4 crowd OF
blacks, treble their number and IN assault
was al once made upon them. resulting in
the defeat and rout OF the soldiers after a
severe handling, one of them barely cscap-
me with his life. This. however did not
end the hostilities All day Saturday the ne
groes continued to give vent to their feelings
OF luminosity in angrly uttered threats and
muttered curses and by night the streets
We're filled by I'M African mob armed with
rcyolvers blud@eons and clubs. The scenes
in the streets resembled miniture pande-
monium. Up to eight p. NJ. nothing occur
red more than the usual shouting and halloO-
ing OF mob but about nine O'Clock the
citizens We're startled by reports of pistols
and guns in one portion of the town, towards
which there was a general rush Of the ne
grocs. \ scene of fearful excitement enslled.
The soldiers attacked the negroes with cnbs,
but the negroes used pistols freely that the
soldiers retreated to their quarters and then,
TO the number of twenty-five or thirty, com
mcnccd firing into the mob indiscriminately
The great darkness Of the night prevented
many fatalities, though several negroes were
wounded and one was killed. One soldier
was also killed Finally the mob retired and
the soldiers sought shelter in their quarters
sam Hlidrrbrand writes a long letter to the
editor OF The ST. Louis Times, in which he
endrayors to show that there has beem strong
provocatiou for the desperate deeds which
arc charged against him When the war
broke ont he was Il qnict and industrious
man, and determined TO take no part in the
lighting One of his brothers. however. Join
ed the State Guards, was captured bV the fed
cr1l forces and brutaly murdcred Ills body
WAS man@led shockingly. and then thrown
into 4 mineral hole to rot. Two elder broth
ers afterwards shared the same fate and a
sister, broken down by grief, soon followed
them. But these outrages were only prclim-
mary to a greater one. One McElvane, head
ed a band of Federal soldiers, went to the
house of Mrs. lIidcrbrand (Sam's mother).
loaded her property into wagons, and set the
building on fire. As they drove AWAY ''my
poor, dear, broken-heartcd mother, seeing
the house burning. sent my little brother
Henry TO those hcartlcs> Wrctchcs and asked
for the family Bible, to be kept as a relic
when all else was gone. Not dreaming of
harm 10 the little tender boy, what can cx-
press her horror and agony when these de-
mons shot my little brother. not twelve year,
old, through the bowels, and fiend thea put
his foot on his head and cut his throat And
vet, even then, bore these accumulated out
RACES without lifting Il hand 10 avcnge my
brothers and sisters blood" Sam after
wards removed to a farm. twenty-five miles
distant but was followed by McElvanc and
his band, and driven to the woods. There
he lived for seven years. Sam says he has
captured many Union soldiers, but never
treated one unkindly, unless he knew that the
man had abused Southern prisoners. He
never harmed a woman or child in his lite.
Last year, at the request Of his friends, he
went To ST Francois county, with the mten-
Of leading an honest life, but was Wavlaid
by his enemies and compelled to return to the
woods. He has had Hundreds of hairs breadth
escapes, but only two Of the bushels of bullets
that have been fired at him ever drew blood.
Now, he says, Il am in rs fine spirits and
good health rs | ever was. My wound is en-
tirely healed, and am good for many wears
OF life if my foes allow me to live in peace :
and if they do not, on them be the conse-
qucnceS, Let spies and informers keep at a
safe distance from me ] do not think | can
be easily trailed; but still il is the safest tul
any person that has Il desire to hunt up Hill
derbrand. to let that alone Remember the
green-horn that started out to hunt grizzly
bears in California y