The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-01-05
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The Abbeville Press and Bcsncr
gives the following particulars Of The
outrageous conduct Of "Congressman"
Hogr, at Abhesille, OH Saturday last,
an account Of which has already appear.
ed in these columns ~
With Haunting banners waving br.
fore their eyes. all excitnble crowd of
blacks pass into the courthouse, filling
every nook and corner, so that I.iur,hcr
ingress were equally impossible. J, There
were scarcely more than dozen whites
present including our worthy 3sheriff,
clerk. Mr.. Hoge is the orator of tho
day, and harangues upon the labor q,,cs.
ton. He tells the laborer that one.;hird
of the crop is not enough for him. Cap.
tain J. N. Cothran. who is standing near
the door, addresses q civil question 10
the speaker--"Tell these colnred peo.
pie what nigger' is worth in money
wages being paid in my section" ;"
Hoge evades the question:, md appeals
to the passions Of his audiences by
denouncing the word "n,gger" os a term
of opprobrium. Captain Cothran disa.
vows the use Of The term in an offensive
sense; but Hoge refuses to hold any
further colloauy. Major Johuson, near
by, says IN an underlone, t'wby surely
n'gger means black man." Their
"offence hath this extent, lIo more"
Sullivan (the late member cleo.) the
chairman Of the meeting orders their
arrest and Immediately followed scene
Of the widest confnsinr. Panfemnninm
let loose-cries Of "kill. kill Him," from
an excited crowd convnlscd wah all the
agonies OF causeless panic. An made
for the door, some over the heals Of
their less fortunate comrades. sll except
q very few Gncludlng the orator Of ,he
day, whom reflex current landed safely
behind the door Of one oil the Jury
rooms,)
Messrs. Cotliran, johnson, Gray and
Carter we're Immediately art.sled, (lhe
two last though present in lbe, ,neeiing
had nd! opened their mouths1 were ar.
rested without wnrrnnt---w,re arrested
# uponIany pretended chargs at all, for
doing what every citizen has o right to
do---atthnding popular nfetiDg and
observing the rules oflegit,nbte discus.
sion. Their persons were fYlgtssi md
their liyea imperie&d without tie shadow
OF justification or excuse. Il
lNrAMogs THREATS OF MsMlsRs OF Tni.
( LEaIsLArURE. iEs4s
A Coksbury letter says
The lpv is ignored audyengesnce
l.apnealesSso by those claimlh.s be law.
makers for A6bevtlTla. or lasl fs Sssuis..,sy =
when the train arrived al Hudges from
Abbeville, Mr.. Fem Gu(Iin. recent,
elected to the Legislature, got out o
the cars, accompanied by squad o
armed negroes. and essntrd n speech
somewhat to effect: II stand upon the
soil where the Hon. B. r. Randolph
poured ont his life's blood, and we intend
to have revenge for it. The frat Re.
publican killed in lhis country ever,
leading Democrat shall be killed anC
their houses burned down over them.
THIS was apparently addressed 10 somt
dozen white men who were standing
near. Here is an appealt t., the passion.
Of tho ignorant colored people 10 set asd,
law, and take matters into their owr
hands. This is the counsel Of q so.calrt
|.law,maker Will he be sustained by
those in authority 2 Thecolored peopl"
as a class, are misreptesented by thin
fellow, for they are really better citizens
than he, and nc cert inIy does no
pretend 10 represent llr white people
1t seem TO be Did for the. votes of tho
colored beoplc at the next election, but
hom all can learn, lie, will fail to grl
my respectable people of that class tt
sustain him. The other, Gnfln, who
claims The seat Of senator, to which ht
was not elected. sealed his devotion Il
tile fair sex by kissing two Of them or
she platform before tie train left. This
however, is a matter Of taste. and AN
unable tosay which was most degraded
by it or which was most honored.