New-York tribune., 1869-01-15
POLITICAL.
CONCERNING oGEEcHEE.
lFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT


. lFROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENCE
SAVANNAH. Jan. S.-The origin of the late
troubles ON The Ogeechee, which have been SO mon
stously exaggerated In the accounts sent North az well
as III the public estimation here was difficulty between
the employers and the on the rice plantation OF
Messrs. Middleton, Thicker and Lapham, as TO their
respective shares OF the crop The negroes believing
themselves defrauded finally seized part Of the rice
then ready Tor market Tie employers at onee secuIo
IN savannah warrants for their arrest ON the charge OF
theft Tho difficulty became the subject OF general tax
and great excitement prevailed in the city Finally the
sheriff set out to make the arrests, accompanied
Oy TWO deputes but encOuntering a gang Oh riot-
Gus negroes failed 20 make any arrests and returned In
a state OF great trepidation Immediately the most
the big item and III BLAZING headlines made Of it first
class sensation. The negroes from all the plantations
reinforced by those from adjoining counties and from
South Carolina The roads were reported as being pick
the vicinity of the Oeeechee reported as murdered
aud their wives and children taken captive and OUTRAGED
Double barreled guns revovers, muskets, and ammun
9n were hunted up, private and public meetings were
called at one OF which 1t determined that possee
Gomitatns should accompany the sheriff the following
day Accordingly summons issued 70 about 400 c
zons, commanding them to appear at the Atlantic and
Gun Railroad Depot at o'clock armed, to assist the
swored this summons, and started on train furnished
by the Ordinary There more whisky than prudence
manifested and upon arriving at Station No an inds
crimate firing took place from the the only appa
rent object beng small negro boy, who ran for ms
lie and fortunately succeeded In saving It, The SherH
at this juncture oxpOstulaed with his posse and some
wise heads being along 1t was determined that this ev
dent violation Of law in firing upon innocent unarmcd
negro lad, had made expedition unlawful and 1t
turned the sheriff being loudly and freely denounced as
a coward A mass meeting was next called. Notices
were issued requesting all merchants, railroad cOmpa
MES manufacturers. and mechanics. TO allow their en-
ployes who might enroll leave OF absence To 60 10 the
Ogeechec. Initial proceedings taken FOR the forna-
ton OF four battalOns the field officers appOintcd
committees were raised to procure arms horses ana the
sncws OF war.
Wild rumor grow apace, ana war of determination
seemed inevitable when happy thought! all these hor-
averted by prudent council ana order for
the military to take the matter IN hand Pricked thus
the whole bubble burst and the inflated insurectOn col
lapsed rapidly the wild excitement Of the citizens
a major rides unattended, announces himself and n
number OF those against whom warrants ad Oeeh ssued
come In aud deliver themselves up livery thng is now
quiet. blood has been Will be she'd armed resist
ahco To the law mas ceased Our Jl ~ CuUch run vi
Ogeechee The cost to the county viii be con-
siderable sum OF mone, which can be II, spared AT tS
time The parties who stole the sheriS ana ms depn'
ties pistols have been identified Writs OF abeas corpus
have been issued several and law and order
reign. The military are still eneanped on the scene OF
the original disturbance, and report all quiet. LEo
Among the candidates, or possible candidates,
for L. s. Senator fiom Wisconsin, in place OF Mr. Dooe,
according TO The lauLee Sentinel, are the Hon. C. C..
Washburne Of Lacrosse NJ II. Carpenter Of Milwaukee,
Horace Rublce Of The state Journal Madison o. II.
Waldo Of Milwaukee, Gov. FaIchd, Edward salomon Of
Milwaukee, Anthony Van Wyck OF Kenoeha and others
The Nashville (Tenn.) Banner, Rebel sheet,
has apparently discovered that the "Ku<luX invest
does nj pay and calls for its suppression by public
opinion in such violently emphatic type that We should
be strongly inclined believe 1t very much in earnest,
only for the fact that its demand preceded by column
Of excuses for making the demand Its lame and impo'
tent apology not much more than the asser.
tion that organization preceded and provoked
by the Know -Noth'ngs. tho WdCAwakCs, aud Loyal
Loagucrs and especially by something that poor
Parson Brownow had said done, which reminds one
OF the excuse given by captured Rebel FOR the assault
on Fort sumter viz That there Aboltonists
up In Massachusetts and Vermont.
The Portland Mc) Press thus recaptulates
the facts In relation 10 the Legislative which
nominated the Hon Hannibal Hamlin for United states
Senator:
FIRST In the caucus Hannibal amlin received - votes
Lot NJ. Morrill, "a votes ana there was one blank pitce OF
pdycr Second. Tho Constitution Of Maine art p sec ],
provides that elections shall be by rre ballot IiFd
Tho revised statutes chap g. see 22 provides that no
ballot ,hal be received t.icss ~ rr'n0 or printing.
and the revised statutes also provide that DihDAs
shall be counted. IOuTfh: The Committee
charged with duty of counting the votes decided,
before they had any knowledge Of the manner IN winch
the result would Dc affected by their decision, that the
blank could not counted increase the aggregate vote.
Fifth the member who throw the blank intended 10 throw
IT, aud did intend 20 vote for either candidate lie
asked opportunity 10 correct mistake and wished
40 and the rs votes for Hamn constituted clear
majority OF the whole number and that gentleman was
uOntinafcd. seventh all disineTested parties IN the
and ont o the state, upon receiving an account oi
the proceedings OF tie caucus, assumed at once that the
case was settled and that Iamn the nominee FOR
Senaorand that too. whether thcy had previously been
IN favor Of his nomination or not.
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