The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-21

Tyr It is s'welisknit, ,wiry; straight IN
the shoulders and;hnaPs,A without. q
physical flaw in it, aud as lone said to
me who had known him we'll since
childhdoh,D "He isi like d. ,trap ball.
elastic ah oygr:;S Ho3 has feet Thich
would be Noticeable, anywhere, point
ed and With, arching instep, SO j that
he can wear a very ahapely boot, and
his extremities, like. his )features, in
dicate nothing Of tho negro. A good
chest, long bones, supplrness, pro-
portion, make his walk and form
pleasing to see. He H. negligent
about his drehs, but his clothes be-
come him and mover disparage him:
People have told me that ho wore
fine clothes; but, when questioned
to the point of examination, adj
mittcd that he had nothing on but D
woolen blouse and trousers aud a
black, wide-brimmed, stiff wooden hat.
10 see this trim youth, as le APP
pears whenever seen on the high ronds
or the piney forest by-path, or as often
Mt railway stations of Moss Neck,
Eureka, Bule's store or Red Bank, is
to see youngt Mars bearing about oh
arsenal. His equipment might ap-
pear prepostcrous, il we do not con
slider the peculiar circumstances of
his warfarc-outlawcd by the State
of North Carolina. without n reliable
base of supplies, compelled to carry
arms md charges in them enough
to encounter large body Of men, or
stand q long campaign. A belt
around his waist accommodates five
six-harrelcd rcvolvcrs long shoot
crs. From this belt q shoulder strap
passes up and supports behind, sling
ing fashion, Spencer rifle, which
carries eight cartridges, and it is now
generally alleged that ho has replaced
this with Henry rifle, carrying
double the former number of car
tridges, while, successfully, man after
man of. tho band, by some mystcri-
Gus agency, becomes possessed Of Il
Spencer rifle. In addition to these
forty or forty-cight charges, Lowrcy
carries n long -bladctl knife and a
large flask of whiskcy-tho latter be-
cause he fears to be poisoned by pro-
miscuous neighborhood drinking.
He can run like deer, swim, stands
weeks Of exposure iii the swamps and
forest, walk day and night,nnd take
sleep by little snatchcs. which, in n
few days, would tire out white or ne
gro. Although tippler, he was
never known to be drunk, fact not
to be justly inserted Of his confcdc-
rates. Brought, suddenly. at bay, ho
is observed to wear that light, fiend-
ish. enjoyable smile, which shows q
nature to it's depth savage, prcda-
tory and fond of blood The war he
has waged for the past nine years,
within q region of twelve or fifteen
miles square, against County, State,
Confederate and United States
authorities, alternately or unitedly, is
Justification for the terror apparent
in the faces of oil the white people
within those limits. Lowrcy's band
gives moro concern to the Carolinas
than did Cartoons Legion ninety
years ago.
"What is the meaning of that?" said
l to "Parson" Sinelair-the fighting
parson of Lumberton; show can this
fellow, with handful of boys and
illiterate men, put to flight society
only recently used to warfare and
full Of accomplished soldiers? Ex-
plain it."
'Lowrey," answered Sinclair, "is
really one Of those remarkable execu-
tive spirits that arise now and then
in raw community, without advnn-
tngcs other than nature give him.
he has passions, but no weaknesses,
and his eye is OH every point at once.
He has impressed the whole negro
society with his power and influence.
They fear and admire him. fIc as
scrts his superiority over nll these
whites just rs well. No man who
stands face to face with him can re-
sist his quiet will and assurance and
his scarching eye. Without fear,
without hope, defying society, he is
tho only man wo have any knowledge
of down here who can play his part.