The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-11-16

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pose otbesfos 81 shatseesionfto bufu him
out, but being 20 far froa any coope cotton,
whatever with any OF the disturbances
Of .bs eoaplry, nd being sstissiy Il ig;a;S:ir;, g;
last pf ~ dIilfapcs Of epmt toxetal
him, on the part Of .spy one, could not
give crede1ce 10 the report. On the
night the outrage ~ss committed; how
ever ipformssious ds sdch :a;' character
was received as, 10 induce him 10 bo on
the look out. So slight. had been his
apprehensioos, previously, aud 80 pea,
seable aud inoffepsive citizen is he.
that the startling news found him with.
out assistance, and, ,upprspsred.. even to
fire shot, himself, in defence of his
home and.his bread. Upon the ,p
proach ofthe rufiiaus, past tho hour OF
midoight, we are informed, he went in
quest of assistance OF some sort, and bo
ing unsuccessful, returned, fiudiug his
barn in fumes. In this situation, hcdid'
not attempt resistance.
This is the boldest aud most daring
outrage thst has yet been porpctu atsd
10 this section Of the State one, we
fear, that will load to.the; most serious
consequences, if the wisest and most
prudent coausels be not brought to
bear.
No man in Sumter County is further
removed from anything like par.ioipa-
ton in or'symnnthy With Kn Kln.iem
or mob law in any shape, than is HOSEA
WILSON. He is one Of our most quiet,
generous and inoffensive, honest aud
industrious, fair dealing aud law abiding
citizens; aud the outrage, not only upon
him, but upon all that GLASS of our citi-
zens, is monstrous. It touches, and
must excite, to a greater or less extent,
the more calm and solid and deliberate
portion of our peopA. 1t must arouse
the sensibilities of the beat elements oil
the community, and exhibit, in their
true light. the unfort unate condition ol
things by which wcare surrounded.
We are informed that few uights
previous to the burning of Mr.. VIII
SONS barn, colored man, named JoR
DAN, who keeps shop near Lyuohburg
was taken out by party in disguise and
whipped, and that this terrible outrage
was visited upon Mr.. WILSON, innocent
aud unoffending as he is, in retaliation
1t has come to US, further; from reli.
able source, that JORDAN and his asso
ciates have declared that they will
reduce that whole country to ashes.
In this condition Of things, there
should be exercised prudence and for.
bearance. And yet we would not that
any man should take coassel of his
fears. The truth is, the people of this
section must and viii defend and pro-
tect themselves and their property-and
this they will do at all hazards and to
the last extremity. And if the .shock-
ing drama Of blood is forced upon them,
and must be enacted, appealing to God
and their country that they are no,
responsible, they will go into it fully
fledgcd, and let the CORY current flow
copionsiy. 1t takes no prophet to tell
which side will suffer most from such q
conflict. Wherever the deluded and
unfortunate negro has boen iucited to
outbreak, his leaders have taken care ia
get out Of the way Of harm, aud left
him to bear the brunt and tho worst ol
the fight. let not those who inflane
and instigate this unfortunate. people,
then, suppose that the white men, in
all their submission to outrage and
wrong, have been governed by fear, or
now feel, 10 any sense, intimida,ed.
This much We say for fair and full
understanding Of the situation.
But, as before said, there must be
prudence. There is such q thing AS
high toned moral p:iuciple and chris.
tian character, rising in its fearless COD
sciousness Of integrity, that maintains,
il it does not increase, its elevation, it's
influence, it's respect and its power 10
the world, while 1t averts violence, and
avoids acts Of hostility, even 10 retalia.
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