The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-03-11

HestOn; wardens-E. l.. Ralney, >. II. Carr,
James Murrell, VIM. P. Porter. There was no
cept to Mr.. Porter. Messrs. Heston and Por.
ter profess to be Democrats OF the old line and
the old school, and unaterably opposed to the
principles and practices of the Radical party.
Mr. Carr is the sheriff and treasurer OF the
county, and Messrs. Ralney and Eurrell are
colored persons OF property, who are conser-
vative members of the Radical party, and in
terested in looking into the manner and means
by which the onerous taxes imposed on the
people of the town are raised and expended.
The same paper announces the death of
Paul Tampet, on Saturday last, at his resi-
dence In Georgetown. He had been ailing for
some time, but no apprehensions were felt by
his friends for his ultimate recovery until a
few moments before he died. He was In the
forty-second year of his age Mr.. Tamplet at
different times occupied the positions OF clerk
town, OF clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
and General Sessions, and OF ordinary Of the
district all of which he filed faithfully and
efficiently. The last two Offices he held until
the Inauguration OF the Radical party into
power.
The Times records the following outrage,
which is only part of the series which are oc-
curing in various parts of the State:.. On
Monday night, between II and IL O'Clock,
While going W lue sIcaulei CA!iie, Al' vUnu
LaBruce, IT.. Mr.. George Douglass and Mr..
Joseph Sampson, with three of his children
and a colored boy, discovered a light in new
and unfinished building on the Bay street, the
property of Messrs. W. II. Jones, Jr., and L.
b. Mcdowell Mr.. Douglass Immediately
went into the building and threw out some
chips that were on fire, and was proceeding 70
take away some Goals on fire, when colored
man, by the name Of Paul Nesbit, came from
the opposite side oil the street and charged the
parties above named with setting fire
to the building. They were pursued to
the steamer by mob Of colored
persons, headed by one Edward Lawrence, an
employee as boatman at the Customhouse. BY
the time Mr. Sampson and his party got
aboard of the boat, some twenty or thirty
colored persons were there, threatening to 60
aboard and take them out This they were
prevented from doing by Captain Charlie
White and Mr.. James r. Sparkman, Jr.. who
warned the mob at their peril not 10 put foot
on the gangway. Captain Whites warning
was needed, and they deslsted In their law
less attempts to seize and carry OH MT. Samp-
Bruce were on their way to Charleston, and Mr..
Sampsons little sons accompanied him to the
boat. When something like order was restored,
he placed his children and the colored servant
under the care of Mr.. W. p. Porter, to see
them home No sooner had they got on the
wharf, than Edward Lawrence dragged tne
colored boy away and put him In custody oil
some of his coniederates and then followed
Mr. Porter and the children, and when near
Mr.. L. G. Emanuels store, seized one OF the
children and insisted on taking him away; and
had 1t not been for the frlnness Of Mr.. Porter.
the mob, headed by Lawrence, would have
carried out their purpose. The colored boy
who was seized by them was chokcd and 9TH
erwise maltreated by the mob. becanse ne
would not say that Sampson, LaBruce and
Douglass had set fire to the house. He was taken
to the Jail, but the jaior very properly refused
TO take him into custody, because he Ind no
idea of being implicated with the Illegal acts
OF an excited mob. After keeping him under
restraint for two or three hours, he was re-
leased and suffered to go home. Language
the most abusive, threats the most incendary,
were used by the mob against the white peo-
ple.G Bayonets were braHdshed by two OF the
parties over the heads OF: :Messrs. Sampson and
Douglass, and every species of insult heapedi
upon them. 1t is as well for US to know ana
understand whether we are to rely on tne
law for the protection of oiir persons, or upon
ourselves. If the former cannot be relied on
the latter must be resorted 10, and the sooner
we prepare ourselves for the contingency the
better.