The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1872-11-06
The Fairfield Herald.
PUBLISHED
EVERY WEDN'ESDuT.
GrantilcS Determined the COIored People
Shall onIy be Flcc to Support the Radi-
Cnl Graul Party.

WI p'uu'
There i; colorcd man named
Stephen Brown, resident of this city,
who IS respectable, orderly and in-
dustrios person, but who like Il sen.
siblc mau, believes that the whites are
his best friends, and therefore, has
always acted and voted with the
Democratic party, by 50 doing he
Incurred the hatred Of many Of the ia.
tolerant colorcd men who wish that
the negro shall vote except as they
may dictate. This feeling has not
been confined to Augusta, but has cx,
tcud:d access the Savannah river to
Ham burg, where the Radicals arc in
the as:. narncy and bolder and more
lawltss than III Augusta.
On Sunday night Brown wished to
nttcud vhm,h III llamrurr. and went
acrp>s tic river, accompanied 10y his
wife and Louis Williams. colorcd
mi"ia,er, and lis wife. They entered
the church, and Brown conducted
hlmselt IN quiet and orderly manner.
Hnt IL seems there wcro present suyc.
rAl men who work, aud perhaps vote
III Augusta, but vito live III Hamburg.
These men saw Blown in the conrrc.
Eatlou a.d thouSht it n good tlme
t" vent th:ir hatred. THEY c.rcui4-
ted the Intelligence and large uu,n-
ber OF bad men heartily julned in
their plans. When church was over,
and the congregation was dispensing,
n large rtoNd of men commenced
curslng him, and cllllug him oppru-
bious crithc,s. They cndeayo,cd to
get hold OF him, aud their purpose was
evidently mu'dcr, but he clunh TO the
preacher who WAS with hiul, and Scyc-
raj oil tho moro resp, ctabio coorcd
men had the manllncss to take his
part and Stuud between himself and
death. Tho mob was aimed with
.Hery variety OF weapon, ard made
Hcv,ial Intellectual efforts to seize their
victim. Ihcy changed upon his dc.
l-uAciS several times bat were rCpuls-
ed. The men who we're Gctvmiln!
Brown then began to retreat towa,ds
the brid dgr, in a. der To- bling him to
'he c!Iy. " Acn Hcar lAc n.,uie Q.
he river, aud while wiih,n the jaws.
dlcSlou ui Georgia, the nrh cnrugcd
~ seeing their prey ahaut t.
osc'pc them made another lu,h, .,i
this Nino wclc successful. TLrf -. ::
cd upon Brown and beat i'm wl.n
sticks, slaves and Dhiucoin. Tie
blows were showcrcd upon his body,
arms nnd head until Lc wus aImuHt
70 !dcr,d nScn ihlr. Ills wife was NAL.
treht"d nnd some Of the wrcichc..
threatened to;throw hcr,in;o the ivrr
In the mUAntinr the noise Of the en-
e,unt"r was h"a,d upon this side Of
thn stream auh assistance rendered.
f.own just III timn ~ save his l;n,
The mcn who were hca,ing hi,m, COW
aids as they were, ran back to li.n.
bnrt us soon AS they saw that their
victim WAS receiving succor. Bsow.
Was o'"NEht tack q tniS city and car.
,'ed TO his homc. Yesterday morn,
ing he gave the police Il description
"t number Of the u.rn who attacked
h:m, "rl also thcir names. Several
ct lhcm were recognized. and thyrc oi
thrm-Iho$ Carroll, S,las James and
Richard Andr,scn--wcrc arrested
Another - ButIculi ward - was found
at the mauhinc Yard Ct Mr.. Wm. II
Goodrich, Of N'yuolds street, huj
lnWHrd over I've back fence, swan I'll,
rlverHnd made his c>calc. The othc,
prrtl'S were committed, and we under
stand that Solicitor Gcucral jackson
1ut,nls h,.,i,,, ,I,n, ,lj ;.):.l