The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-23

The Marder or Murphy.
Wa call attention to Major Norgans
oonnaunication, published below. The
murdss o6 poor Masphy sas foul one,
and yst VI lsesh that no efforts what.
ever hare been Sssds % discoyer tho per-
petrators q ths outEage. 1s'ii not the
duty oi; ;ths eysrnot ID issue his pro-
clamation onsiBg axswaxa, for the dis
covexy Of the slmrfdeter or murderers?
Is this thing TO be suffered to pass un-
snotioed spd qnhseded by the Apsh9ritiesP
Are We without. LAW. excspt the law OF
robbery Bead Major Morgan's letter.
BE is moat intelligent and reliable
gentleman. and valuable citizen:
HAMPTON PLANTATION, Dec. 81, 1871.
Editors CO!wnsbio PhBnic-S1Rs: Being
q stranger in your midst, and having
only recently moved into your district, /
would be much obliged If You would en-.
tighten me in certain particulars as to
the customs aud habits OF your people,
irrespective OF race, color, or political
opinions. Imoved on to this plantation
on the evening OF the 18th, and no
sooner, had. Arrived than I was compelled
to separate two ladies Of color, who
were lighting with carving- knives. This
was very refreshing to tired man,
wanting to 60 to sleep; and by gay OF
making me- feel more secure and com
Portable. was informed, the next morn
ape, that white man had been MUIR
dered at the railroad pump. on this place.
And l must say, that it was very re-
assuring to ses that the papers actually
noticed the fact that murder had taken
place. and devoted actually ten or twelve
lines to recording 1t. But have no steps
been taken to find ont who the murder.
ers were? Is It too true that the mur-
dersd Irishman was only white man :?
But. unfortunately. I labor under SINH
lar disability or athiotion myself, and it
Is painful to my amour propre to think
that, ii am murdered tonight, no more
notice will be taken OF my demise than
has been taken Of that of Mr.. Murphy.
This plantation has between 200 and
800 negroes on it, aud they are notorl.
ously the most rascally gang in the
country. Why were no inquiries made
amongst themP I dont't pretend to say
that it was negroes who committed the
murder; but why, at the same time, was
shC1o bOt dOuo c46mlQatlOQ as TO where
the white men who live in the neighbor-
hood were, on the night of the murder
myself among the number? AS the Go
vernon IL too busy to take notice of SO
| tritiing matter as tue murder of white
man, will the gentlemen of Richland Join
me in Offering a reward for the detection
OF the criminals? The victim was poor,
and had few or no friends, 1 hear.
myself never Laving seen him, speak
only from hearsay. But does that justify
his murder being passed over in utmost
total silence? 1t is pity that this foul
murder cannot be traced to the ku Klux
klan, SO that We would have martial
law-for any law would be better than
the state OF anarchy prevailing in this
neighborhood. And this is the country
that civilized foreigners are invited to
settle inl It sounds too much like
| "Will you walk into my parlor? said
the spider to the Ay." A naval officer
2nce sent to oarepess upon the customs
"nd manners Of q oannibal tribe id nthe
iacific. made the following brief report:
''Iheir customs are bad; and, AZ for
manners, they have none." I sincerely
trust my experience in Richland will not
force me to the same conclusion. lam.
respectfully yours, j. NJ. MORGAN.
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NEGRO KU K1ux1sM- Yorkville
Enqnire, gives long account of the