Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-08-26
Letter from Washington,

Correspondence OF the Braconl
WAsnINoToS, Any. 10Th, II.
Dear Beacon:
read the Beacon this mora 30
with the first parcel | sent you o,
the Baskcryill and Mcbride affair.
From the name of Mcbride being
40 frequently admitted into the
Chronicle, which is the government
organ here, ! had the curiosity to
find out who he waa, and what
position he occupies. I inquired
among several Vi the attaches oi
She different prjnting offices, whom
| knew, but none of.them could
tell me. The opinion among them
was that he was some adyenturor
seeking an Office, and wished to
keep his uane before the public.
As he stated he had been whipped
an his bare back in Mississippi, |
WAS determined to find him out, and
dropped a note in the post office,
requesting an interview.
From the name, had framed Ia
my mind a Scotchman. The SAME
evening he and "Capt. Holman
called on me, and ii | had been
eDanieI tho Prophet | could no
have formed a more correct estimate
OF the man. lie spoke with the
hroaIest Scotch accent, was in fact
q genuine bull terrier Of that na-
tional breed. lie has the gift o,
CAB to AN extraordinary extent, has
q voice that will rcsound in a tana:-
zeal pulpit or on The stump. He
spoke in intensely bitter language
OF his treatment in Mississippi. A
he was not personal H. his remarks,
] did not feel disposed to get excl.
ted in this latitude. | asked him
in what part of Mississippi he had
received the nine-and. thirty lashes
GA the bare back, and had several
shots fred at him. q know if one
81 those shots was intended to kill
him it wGu!d have done its work.)
lie said it vas in Chickasaw county
shout fifteen miles from Houston.
lilo stated to me substantially that
he was teaching a negro school in
that county, was also teaching n
white Sunday school, was well
treated by the white people Of the
ncighborhood, but in the dead OF
night Il number of men IN disguise
took him out of his bed and treated
him US heretofore related. | had
not much to say, but | formed my
opEnion Of tho man as he talked.
From his appearance no is n man
Of very regular habits, and from
the manner in which he rolled MP
the whites of his eyes and invoked
the ZANE of God, that he was :
pIou3 young laan. | thought if
were to go to Mississippi and talk
in the arrogant selfconceited way
hc did to me, nine-and,thirty lashe,
on tho bare back might rather i'm.
rEoye, ny moral character anc
Religious impressions.
There ia Il Republican PAPER
printed in Uhickasaw county, and
asked Mr.. McB. it this great out
rage on his person had not been re
ported in the paper and commented
on by tho editor. He said not on,
word had boon said on tho subject
that the editor was intimidated ant
was afraid to talk, ! asked h u
when it took place, after a it'll,
hesitation he said it wa about las
March. AS he was about to lcav,
he stated to me that no woul,
deliver a lecture on Friday night n
the "Young Mems CHRISTIAN Asso
c'ption Hall' ON X. X. and Missi.
Rippi affairs, and would seAd m
3 ticket. l piously t,ld him
woIli leave town on Thursda,
morning, as intend to do.
Capt. Holman appeared betor
the X. X. Committee, and was o
tho grand jury at Oxford. lie tol
me lie was IA resident Of Marsha.
county, and his father was a raj
road contractor. ! have nothing
say about Capt. Holman pro or rot
IT no il satisfied with himself Go
bless him, lot him go.
The weather has been up in til
9Gs over since | have been here,
A lively affair took place on II
Avenue between two profession
gamblers, McCarty and Dardel
A ball cut an artery for Ne. an
finished him in about two minute
Darden played an active part In II
Confederate service. | knew h
father as an ODD government clcn
II. G. +.
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CoMuITrED-Charley Coleman