The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-28

slaney, vulgar, nay, blssphemous. bot
We cannot help saying that Old John
Browns ooul has ceased 'marching
on" and is now quietly seated in
Abraham's bosom. looking down with
exquisite Radical joy upon the last
dying manifestations of Rsdic.l devil.
try being enacted in Edse6eld. And
what is the .seepe upon which this
Qloating soul now gazes? Detective
United States Commis toner's, detective
United States MArshals. detective
United States murderers, detective
United States Dragons, all forging
chains and iron handouts for the
white people of Eige6eid. 1t secs u
pale. olammy, nasty wretch established
In room in our Court House. for the
purpose Of bearing trivial, trumped up
lies from dirty. Ignorant. nngratefnI,
malicious negroes. It es these ma
licious creatures hooking into him
from all parts OF the County. He rs
so-osiled United States Com missioner.
and his name is Alton, -or Eton. 1t
secs the gigantic brute, Hubbnrd. with
tho inbred brutality of the jsckal.
swaggering about onr street. arrestlng
quiet aud unoffsnding gentlemen, di-
Rsoting military movements. and send
ing of wagon loads Of wretchsd ne
groes to Columbia, to act as suborned
witnesses in the United States Court.
It sees the inefsble scoundreI, Mode.
Wit, careering around the square IN u
buggy drawn by fiery grey, gazing
upon the soene which he and PARIS
Simkins have so successfully brought
upon the stage. 1t sees the County
Auditor. Belsnger. keeping those im-
msoulate skirts Of his as white rs driven
snow. b, hugger. r.muggering gleefuily
with the great avengers. It hears the
beating Of the reveilie at unwonted
hours. and sees United States troops
march off in the black midnight, to ar
rest old men in their beds It sees
these old men arise al early dawn aud
find their houses surrounded by arme,l
soldiers. It sees them being pulled
and harried across the country as pri.
soners. It sees men flying from their
homes. It sees women and young
children travelling about alone in car
riages. with trunks and baggage, seek
ing safer refuge than their own roof
1t sees hordes Of idle, angry, insolent
negroes hanging about our public
places, eagerly watching the course Of
events, and cursing wildly that the
avengers are 80 slow. It sees anxiety
and humiliation in every white face.
It sees business prostrated aud indus-
try psralyzed. The soul of Old John
Brown ia the soul OF the Radical party
OF South Carolina. And all this does
that happy soul now see. Happy, but
base. stupid, short.sightsd. Making
vivid capital for powerful enemies, and
hurrying on the day when it shall be
finally said: 'Thou fooIl this night
shall thy soul DO required OF thee!''
The citizens Of EdRedeld actually
arrested thus far are Col. Robert B.
Hughes, Rev. E. T. Walker, Col. John
Cheatham. Mr.. John 81. Hollingsworth
and Mr. John Uolgan, Sr. Most of
them are already in Columbia to ap.
pear before the United States Court.
II the meantime squads OF United
States troops, transformed temporarily
into cavalry. have raided, by day and
by night. into the country. but have
returned in most cases without their
prey. We had thought that the duty
OF United States troops. under these
circumstances, was to assist the United
States or State authorities in case of
resistance, but it seems that their func-
tions arc far more comprehensive. In
no case has there been any resistance.
In fact, wa have lived in Edge6eld all
our lives, and never knew case OF re-
sistance to law or violence to IN officer
OF the Law. That is 80.
Col. r. B. Hughes was arrested
while in town. and Immediately gave
bail. The charge against him Is init
midation and his aconser is negro
named Fuller Oliphant. Rem ember
this name. And Notwithstanding the
alleged intimidation. the negro did ac-
tnally vote. quietly. the Radical ticket.
The charge against Mr.. Walker is in
timidation. and yet his accuscr voted
the Radical ticket, aud is safe and
sound. Cox Cheatham and Mr.. Hoi.
lingsworth awoke at O'Clock in the
morning and found their houses sur.
rounded by United States soldiers.
Again tue charge il intimidation, and
again their accusera voted the Radical
ticket, and ure we'll and henrty. The
charge against Mr.. Oogan is selling to-
bacco without q licsnse Mr.. Colgan
has had pet negro named Butler
Roas. Now and then be bought u plug
Of tobacco in the village ut 20 cents
for Dudley. and let him have 1t ut e1-
actly tho sume. He paid Dudley 80
6 month and fed him aud when Dudley
came down from picking eighty