Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-02-19

rae Aaseeeasnfs oa me ANa
sennaor.
Most people have he ~
for the frst time n iI1 hlss
tory of the United States cole
ored Senator has been felnfa e
the halls OF Waahingtoa. ana ag
have consequently wondered ha
and what manner Of man d S6naiae
Hiram r. Revels. Every Gees
notknow that he is ~
man, aud that while here hs Asa
minister ofsuch aeandalBuG 81 oo|Ies
tiles that bis own brethren hmd
flock turned upon him aud forced
him TO seek ether folds anH base
lures new. The outlines hEz
history we propose e give A aa
brief d space IS possible.
Mr.. Hiram r. Reyels Wa born
In the State Of North Gar0lIna and
we flrst hear Of him AZ 81 Louis.
where he succeeded his brother IA
the charge 0f q church. and whore
he becalne involved II q desperate
church riot wherein he himself
was knocked down with { bottle.
in consequences Of which about tlt
ty arrests were made For lhia he
was dismissed from the chnrah. and
took to school teaching for iiv-
ing.
In 1864 he was again admitted d.
10 the church, and csmelo Isearen-
worth in 1866.
In tiiis city he sneediT came.
as pastor Of the NJ e Church In
volyed In O dispute WITH TIE elders
in regard TO SONS nllaed mlsap-
preparation OF the funds Of the
church. Il was At shis time that
MIR. John Morris, tho barber who
now resides on Delaware street,
and who Is a man of much TALENT
published d panulsIes entitled "A
Humbug, Ia Wll IS made speel.
ilc allegations ,hag levels had blum.
deFed the Church 81 the sam of
Sl,l50, and bringing forward proof
Offhe same. For If's Rcvelg, "a
the mouth. Of June. 1867, brought
an action againal Morris for libel,
which holost, the iufF being cons
vinccd OF the truth of she allegatioa.
This trial was noticed 1t tlenRth in
the Commercial d the 23d OF June,
aud the snbatance 81 e Is contained
in the Following paragraph cut
from our edition pf lhns dales
at is charged that tie libel con-
sisted In charging ReTels with hav-
Ing appropriated funds Of The
church. A large number Of Wit.
nesses testified, and papers, account
books, and other documents were
offered il evidence. The case was
very ably Conducted b the prose.
cutiOn and defence. and ailsE able
and lengthy arguments % ne Jury.
was submitted e them. Tbs Jury
retired, and after heihg ort ~ min
utes, returned verdict ofnof gulf.
y thus susie lining The charges as
made By the author ol a Hum-
bug q little hcck, tha nlaslis 0g
which, It seems, consisted II iss be-
ing true.
Revels being shus ncignowledasd
as guilty by bis own people, Iefb
LeavenWOrth 81 lh8 fall 81 . ana
removed TO Louisville, Kehs1cky,
where, in consequenca or pam.
phlet published Is this place by
John Morris, calling attention 10 he
mIsdeeds, he Reinforced ia tie fail
Of 1868 to Matches Alisalssippi Il
must have been somewhere about
this time that SO Haak 81 him ak
Memphis, but how long he remain.
ed there we know not Willie Ia
that city, however. be assisted Ia
the character of exhorter ak The.
hanging Of O man named Moody
who was executed for murdsfinR 4
Captain Perrf N ibis, however.
he only Anticipated Henry Ward
Beecher, Mrs Stowe and other
remarkable Radicals who have 4
sanctlmoniou relish for the horrl-
Bile, and. his instincts in this faspect
can hardly be deemed perverted but
seem to dow g the egltimale ehan-
mel.
The last We l.sls 81 llle Ises. Mr..
Revels is fram 4Iiszss1i5pl. OF
which State Z lsts ellst { sena
tof-t0 whieh ni0h ailIrs 1gappears
70 have been e and6l pecu-
liar cireumsIan He obtain.
cd no vote W lraE ballot
was afterua 'antad a com.
promise PEI ea esErz MyRalg
and Blourrof ana he was nffnci.
pallf chosen IS ordel tAlah lhe
African vote. which n tlss ssalo 81
Mississippi has an imnanso s. iors
ily. we shan watch flfs future Of
thls inteFeatIhs eaataa l ne
same prs1ialaa 81 d ~ have
reeorfed hIs nssE eaez