The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-10-25

iolAu", MuJ. HACIIttl, WHO uOluS tucul
subject to trial on the accusation Of any
man, white or black, who is willing TO
earn 50 Il day rs IL witness against them.
for leaving home? REFUGEE.
BAYoNETs AT THE SoUTn.-The cor
respondent of the New York San, writ
ing from Yorkville, S. c.. thus describes
the Grant campaign in that section:
A military Invasion of such formidn-
bic proportions Ill time of profound
peace-so profoundly peaceful that tho
County Sheriff. his constnblos, and tho
local magistrates have to lie around in
utter Idieness has, rs might be sup
posed. created reign Of terror through
out upper South Carolina. The infer
enoe is that the military are sent here for
o purpose. The people have their own
notions OF what thut purpose is. They
know it bodies no good to the peace, the
welfare, or the quiet of the County.
They remember that Judge Bond re.
gently presided over session of the
United States Circuit Court in Raleigh.
N. c., where it was only necessary to ao-
cuse parties of completely in Ku Klux
crimes,' and conviction and the peniten-
tinry followed. They hear that Judge
Bond is to preside over the United States
Circuit Court for this State in few
weeks; that certain influential Republi.
cans are clnmoring for the removal of the
United States Marshal for this district.
Lewis q. johnson. Esq. because it is
alleged that he is not sufficiently vindic.
two IN his sentiments to pack juries that
can be relied upon to convict in all
cases. They believe that the movement
OF troops means that martial law is to be
proclained; that all parties suspected Of
completely in kn kInx raids last winter
are to be arrested aud imprisoned until
it may suit their jailors to release them
aud that if the policy of packing jnries
succeeds III this Stnte as it did in North
Carolina. arrest is equivalent 10 convic-
ton. With such fearful menaces staring
them in the face, the white male popula
ton arc leaving like rats from burning
house, excepting Il few old aud intirln
men, or others whose families arc in
such condition thnt they cannot be
abandoned. Two dry goods stores in
this place were left without n single
clerk eurly last week; and the exodus to-
day seems to receive new impulse rs the
name Of each additional absentee be-
comes known. I huve heard to-dny of
men fifty and sixty years Of age-some
Of them grand fathers -lenving on horse.
back with such baggage only as they
could carry i'll pair of sad,lle-b bags
Unless arrested by some re-assuring
counsel, or by some kindly intimation
from the powers that be, that all this to-
do means nothing but little harmless
display of Uncle Sans prowess, intend
ed only to intimldate. and possibly to
disarm oil opposition in the coming con.
test against the present occupant Of the
White Honse-unless the Government
will kindly explain its meaning quickly,
this section will be depopulated and
prostrated at the feet of it's negro law
makers. and those carpet bag plnnderers
30 hnppiIy described by the Sans Co
lumbia correspondent last spring.
NOVEMBER ELEcrIoNs.-Th following
elections will occur on the 7th of No.
vember:
Virginia. election of Legislative and
County officers; Maryland, election of
Governor. State officers aud Legislature;