Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-08-08
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Mr.. EDITOR: Having "laid by" my
crop, and being in consequence "agen-
tleman Of LEISURE" Teoncluded few
days since to- take aStrip to the saluda
side of the County ;Eand fswould' ask
permission briefly to4tell you what I
saw and.heard there.
AS toithe crops, the usual subject Of q
countryman'ss sletter, ,1 will be silent, as
the people are already through your
columns posted concerningitheir status.
The first object that causc1 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 con-
tents, was destroyed by fire.on Tuesday
night, the Both ultimo'; supposed to have
been the devilish work of an incendiary.
The Dr.. and his family have by els mis-
fortune, been made houseless, scarcely
saving suit Of wearing apparel, and
Having oil their provisions consumed.
He deservedlv receives the sym pathy OF
his neiehbors.
I then journeyed on towards Blense's
Store; and here were happening events
that stirred up my indignation from the
lowest depths. 1t was the .arreato of cer-
tain of our peaceable and law abiding
citizens by one.J. A. Battle, Special
United States Deputy Marshal for South
Carolina. It seems that he came into the
neighborhood with a 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:AMark Smith, Fayette Ad-
ans, Oliver Haltiwanger, John Lewis,
Edmond Martin, Wade Taylor. John
Bladon, Frank ". 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. 5dt
Marshal Battle behaved very well in
the matter, treating the prisoners with
great consideration. He allowed them
to go to Columbia by private conveyance
and under a Leader of their own selec.
ton. When they had all assembled al
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 tc
that Of Anderson, the heartless official
who lately, at Newberry,' separated c
husband from his wife, who was on hel
dying bed. He seems to remember thai
an officer can do his duty and be gen.
tleman at the same time.
The notorious j. c. Harris, more "a
lniliarly knownas "Hecls" Harris, was
likewise about this time taken into GUS
tody; but not in so peaceable manner
as the others, nor on the same charge
When the party attempted to arrest him
with pistol in one hand and sabre il
tho other, he grew very belligerent, and
snapped his pistol at the breast of Mr.
Blease, who had been specially deputized
to accompany the United States soldier;
but iudicious blow or two quickly
calmed his warlike spirit, and he was
carried under guard to the capital.
AS to the outrage CO disturbing the
other citizens in their pe.. .eful avocations
I will say nothing, for the press, North
and South, is teelning with denucciation
of the course of the United States au-
thorities, and we can only hope that No
vember may put an end toit, by the elec-
ton of Honest OIL Horace" to preside
over the destinics Of the "bcst govern
ment the world ever saw"
More anon.