The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-09-05
R.,zc11 OUTRAGE UPON 4 COL
oRED NAN.
The Way the Loyal Leasuers Attempt
to Win Votes.
From the Unioaville Times. |

On Saturday night last gang OF SIX coiorea S
Radicals attacked Albert Martin, coiOreu
Reformer, while on his way home, N eoInPa.,s
with his uncle and another colored man, Will
the Intention, as they said, TO XII nlm. uho
Albert is an Intelligent, peaceaole aM, faro in
has done much good service Wi ,he i, colored
making speeches and instructmg tie etore Svet the
neonle in this county. few nights DeiosS .nt sIS
assault, Albert attended the coioise G ttro or
-ond was then and there lnsuNeu " wv b,Ia Ea
three, cclored men. On SATURDAY alsnt, onon "mI1e
on his way home, just as ne anu rS,rcb ElS thev
haarS tvuS great noise behind them, as OF num-
her of men running. Albert stopped TO see wnat
II was, and as the foremost came up 70 nun ne
stonped. and finding it was Albert took hold OF
him and called to the other pursuers, saying;
..tHurry no, for I've got him." When the GROVE
they began to curse MN apGn apa asked
the mob what they intended TO DO WIN nlln.
They said he was id Democratic Niger, i,
who was assisting the white people 70 Put
them back into slavery, anu they antenoeG 10 ~
J. XIII him, at which Alberts Gompanig,ns gus, oe- os
came alarmed and ran on. Tue moo .tten pat a.. a.
tempted to extort from him promise ina! He
srnnf5 make no more speeches for the Reform
narfy. but this he would not give. He then
. MANAGED TO get loose, and, having no weapon
to defend himself with, attempted to escape.
AS he. started tO run, the mob shot at MN
! twice, but did not hit him, and he escaped
Without any bodily injury. Az ina. saved sa. i
bert's companions knew all the men who com
. nttted the assault, and, having run away, tne
scounGrels could not bind themto League
secrecy. and they, therefore. knew there
& would be no escape from the gallows LOT tnem
IF he was killed. ,r
, - On Sunday morning tne SIX %ouiu,oe MGa Tr;aI
derers were arrested and brought oe1ore iliai
Justice T. J. Giles, and for want OF snnclent
:, bail. $500 each, were placed In jail: TINS dls-
u Greet course did not please some oil t1e eaolng
Radicals, so they applied to that proionna anu t
impartial ~ colored jurist J "A. mathei on aU1
Fair. EAR therefore, M went to the jail and represent.
: ed. that the prisoners had given the necessary
baii and demanded their release. colored
man being at the time the only one IN cnarse
.of. the iai, innoceptly complied with walker $
demand, and the prisoners wese seE az iaiSe, ~
On Monday, that pink Of perfection, June
MnbIayi who has abused Scott more than any
man In the county, demanded the arrest OF
Albert Martin. Martin was required 10 give
Il jfait Ia the sum of $500, which was lmmeolate,
IN, furnished, and he could have given BOND
:, . for $25, 600 justias easily. ,
: -ICoiored men, is this what you call freedom
Has not colored man the right to c0te ana
I; ;have Ris'01on political opinions
z Has Scott and his white and colored tools
< instructed You TO kill those Of YOU, own race
who dare to vote against him viii you mqr-
der 1colored men because they think and act as
-ffeemen? Think for moment of the injury
: you do to: your own race, when you murder
colored man because he exercises the right OF
I asree,man by voting as he pleases.
's1Igain We say, the RefOrmists OF South Caro-
I, INA make no threats, desire no difficulty with
lthe Radicals, but just 80 sureas colored man
ioins our ranks, just so sure will be be protect
IA, IN NE and property, by the Reform party,
Will. The. same earnestHess and to the same e2-
tent as If he was white man.