Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-08-08
Tor tba Advertiser,

MIR. EDITOR: Having lalu ny my
crop, and being in consequence "a gen.
tleman Of LEISURE" Itconcluded few
days since to:stake a:Strip to the saluda
side of the County ;and I5would ask
permission briefly to5tell you; what 1
saw and. heard there.E
AS toithe crops, the. usual subject OF e
countryman'sI sIletter, II will be silent, as
the people are already through your
columns posted concerningjtheir status.
The first object that cau:e& me to pause
was the sight of the ruins of DR.. Allen
s. Dozier's house. which, with all the
surrounding out-houses and their coll
tents, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday
night. the 3Oth ultimo; supposed to have
been the devilish work of all incendiary.
The Dr., and his family have, by this mis-
fortune, been made houseless, scarcely
saving a suit of wearing apparel, and
having oil their provisions consumed.
He deservedlv receives the sympathy of
his neighbors.
:" I then iourneyed on towards Blease's
Store; and here were happening events
that stirred up my indignation from the
lowest depths. It was the arrest of cer-
tain of our pcaceable and law abiding
citizens by ona.J. A. Battle, Special
United States Deputy Marshal for South
Carolina. 1t seems that he came into the
neighborhood with bundle of warrants,
and communicated to Mr.. Blease the
names of the citizens about to be arrest
ed, and gave him permission to inform the
gentlemen, and request them to deliver
themselves up, thus saving the humilia-
ton of an arrest. Acting upon such ad-
vice, the following citizens surrendered
themselves:-MarkS Smith, Fayette Ad-
ans, Oliver Haltiwanger, John Lewis,
Edmond Martin, Wade Taylor. John
Bladon, Frank V. Cooper, Joseph Gull
breath, VIM. Griffin, Elijah Attaway and
George Horn. There were also warrants
for Elihu Stephens and Mathew Corley,
respectively. seventy-five and eighty-five
years of age, but they were not molested,
on account of their extreme old age.
Some colored witnesses have likewise
qeen arrested. .r
Marshal Battle behaved very well in
the matter, treating the prisoners with
great consideration. He allowed them
to go to Columb bia by private conveyance,
and under a Leader of their own selec-
ton. When they had all assembled at
Blease's Store, Mr.. Joseph Culbreatl,
was chosen to take charge Of them, and
they set out to report at Columbia. Bat
ties conduct is in marked contrast to
that of Anderson, the heartless official
who lately, at Newberry,' separated q
husband from his wife, who was on her
dying bed. he seems to remember that
an officer can do his duty and be gen.
tleman at the same time.
The notorious J. c. Harris, more IA
tniliarly known as "Hecll" Harris, was
likewise about this time taken into GUS
tody; but not in so peaceable manner
as the others, nor on the samo charge.
When the party attempted to arrest him,
with pistol in one hand and sabre i'll
tho other, he grew very belligeront, and
snapped his pistol at the breast. of Mr..
Blease, who had been specially deputized
to accompany the United States soldier
but q iudicious blow or two quickly
calmed his warlike spirit, and he was
carried under guard to the capital.
AS to the outrage Of disturbing the
other citizens in their peaceful avocations,
I will say nothing, for the press, North
and South, is teelning with denunciation
of the course Of the United States au-
thorities, and we can only hope that No
,ember may put an end toit, by the cleo
ton OF " Honest OIL Horace" to preside
over the destinics OF the "bcst govern
ment the world ever saw
More anon.