Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-13

THERE is no question that if ne
groes should be voters, they should
also be jurors and office holders. And
in order that our readers may have
in mind the choice advantages of such
a state of things, we subjoin as one
sample of what we may expect from
it here, the following statement of
facts, pertaining to a cas- in South
Carolina, and taken from the Charles
ton Courier. 1t is as follows:
Zone Aaron Logan is a Magistrate,
duly qualified by Gov. Scott, for the
Parish of st. Thomas. Logan for
/ merly served on a Board of Registra-
! ton, of which Mr.. l.. p. Smith, a
! Northern man and eX-United States
Army officer, was the Chairman, and
during his service in that capacity his
conduct and language We're 70 incen-
diary that Mr.. Smith lodged COM
plant with Gen. ClitZ, then command
ing the post, and Logan was sent TO
Castle Pinckney, and subsequently TO
Fort Macon. lie was in due course
of time released, and chosen by Gov.
Scott to discharge the responsible POI
sitiOn Of Magistrate. As VIII he seen,
however, Logan never forgave Mr..
Smith the part he took in bringing
him to Justice, and a few days ago took
occasion to revenge himself in a man.
ner which should condemn him even
in the eyes of Gov. Scott.
Mr.. SimOns Lucas, a white Magis-
trate living near CainhOy, at the in
stance of Mr.. Smith, prosecuted q col
Ored woman employed on the planta-
ton of the latter for some miSdemea-
nor. The case was thought to have
been finally settled, but this meddle-
some negro Logan say in 1t a good
opportunity to wreak his spleen on
his fancied enemy. He therefore sent
another negro to arrest Mr.. Smith, but
the stupid fellow failing to produce a
warrant, Mr.. Smith very properly re.
fused to go with him.
On the night of the 3lst of August,
George Brown, a labOrer on MI.
! Smiths place, who had beensent with
a message to the foreman OF the plan
tarion, was met on the road by four
armed negroes, named Jos. Ball, A.
Fraser, =. Gadsden and VIM. Lucas.
They took his horse by the bride, and
/ saying they had orders to ascertain
the business of anybody whom they
met on the highway. and after carry
ing him about nine miles out OF his
/ way left him. On the subsequent
morning they arrested Mr.. Smith on
| Logan's warrant, and carried him
with an armed guard to HOgan's resi-
dence, about nine miles of. Here he
was kept waiting until this executive
| dignitary had finished his breakfast.
| At which time Logan entered the
/ room and demanded very insOlently
and peremptorily that he, Mr.. ),
should take his hat on. Air, s., re-
monstrating at his rude behavior,
complied with the order, and then, al
ter having been kept in custody Tor
| some time, waived an examination
and offered to give bail.
Logan refused to accept bail, but
said he would examine the case him
self, and ordered Mr.. S. 10 wait until
the prosecuting witnesses came. After
a while Logan read some statement
from a written paper, which he saId
was the evidence for the prosecution,
and then ordered Mr.. ;. to produce
his witnesses, This Dir, ), refused to
do, saving that lac had not heard the
evidence against him. Logan thea,
with i'll concealed spite, delivered the
following verdict, which is commend
ed to the juries of the land: You
| refusing to give testimony, L find you
guilty of assault and battery, and will
order YOU to give bail" Alr. Rmlth
gave recognizanee, and now began to
think that he had been freed from the
/ power of this insOlent negro, but not
50. Logan was not satisfied with the
indignities he had inflicted upon this
white man, and committed him TO
Jail for contempt Of Court, (The IN
fortunate prisoner doubtless had q
great contempt for it, Mr.. Smith
was then brought to Charleston Jail,
| not even being permitted to obtain 2
change of wearing apparel, and Kept
in custody for fOrty-eight hours, Upon
his release he made an affidavit set
| ding forth the facts, and indicting Lo-
gan for false Imprisonment. The case
will be heard before Magistrates kanas
paux and De Large on Wednesday
next. We also learn that Logan Is
generally obnoxious 70 the white
people in that section of the country,
on account of his meddlesome, quar-
relsome disposition, and that an at
tempt will be made to have him re-
moved by the Governor"