The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-27

TAH MIN vVkk MEkAkW AMI Amh
PEOPLE or ED6EFIElD.
gNSSodpsr III ~ nr, rel ts oflhs|l
Had >ufk mas % J, 80 lld veepned
Mo orth tha& 5 NeNYH evth
oom cnoed SSriJAG Of fHfio,fE dixtrihcs'
against the people Of the South. oom-
pairing them, infinitely TO their disad-
vantage, with the Sioux, who. In that
truly Puritanical spirit which regards
all eppesltiea 70 -its viii ~ cvfne. u
tolls US, "hayss rssavti~yd the gallant
Custer" II likened Gen. M. 9. Butler
to Sitting Bull and invoked projection
for peaceful and Annocent American ciee~
zens bv tho sans Philanthropic process
OF exterminssing the Whites which II.
advooAtNs against tho IidiaAs. The
defiant attitude j assumed BY Gen.
eral Butler. nj and If his 81 challenge
70 the lying ChAmbcrlsin toprove the
ISLANDERS which he had uttered against
him, suggested for tho first time the.
propriety ,of, hearing the other side bc-
fore sending Phil Sheridan with y regi
ment Of cavalry to devastnte the coun-
try. 1t could not. OF course, for u mo-
mcnt be admitted that the white man
had any right to tho use Of the highway
when American citizens chose TO block
lde IT,, yet. being nm Ignorant and de-
graded barbarian" he might, perhaps.
bo excusable In asking the advice Of
negro justice upon the subject. Az this
was the full extent Of his original wrong,
Il might be- matter for consideration
whether mercy could not be extended
to that portion OF the people which had
not participated IN the outrage. Let,
then, the hand OF the aveDger be staid.
and let Cham mberlain set his partisan
tribunals TO work, 80 that some sem.
banoe Of justice may be given to our
righteous vengeance. F
Such an investigation has been made
with the result Of placing under NOM
inal bonds for future appearance men
charged with murder; and this by Il
magistrate whose partisan zeal would
have led to u different result, had It.
been possible to attain 1t with any SEM
blance Of justice The proof was that this
"peaceable and quiet community" Of
Hamburg Grants lambs was COM
posed, in. reality, OF the worst negro
criminals of two States; that at the very
moment Of the occurrence OF this riot
they were plotting the massacre OF the
entire white population, from the cradle
up" with such incidents as would have
thrilled with Joy the hearts OF Morton
and Blaine; that the occasion OF that
riot was an incident In the execution Of
this plot; and that these inoffensive
citizens were the first to arm and to use
their arms. ..5a..'' as. c.r,l -..s
And now Judge Mackey. thorough
Radical, relates, In u speech the other
day, an. occurrence which sheds some
light upon the character Of these Sioux
Of Edgefeld, whom the Herald devoted
to indiscriminate destruction. Several
years ago the house Of a gentleman Of
that district was burnt by some Of these
| lambs from Hamburg-a staggering
| loss In his present impoverished condi-
tion. Soon after, In conflict between
him and some Of his friends and party
OF negroes. two OF the latter were shot.
This put the law In motion. and upon
Judge Mackey fell the task of admins
tering 1t. He issued warrants for the
arrest OF the gentleman and also OF Ned
Tennant, claiming to be the captain
OF q company Of militia in Hamburg.
The former promptly surrendered him
self, riding through terrific storm to
do so. The latter called out his COM
pany to resist the process Of the law.
and only yielded after two Of them had
been shot by the posse summoned to
enforce II. Then twas heard that an
Organization was being formed in the
country to execute summary justic o
upon this lamb, who had long been .
source OF as great terror as a man.
eating tiger is In India. The ge" tleman
spoken Of at once placed himself at the
head OF posse to defend the jail. and
protect the life of the man from whom
there was every reason to believe that
he had suffered such grievous injury.
His presence there stopped the move
ment. The man who did this was Gen.
NJ. G. Butler, whom the Herald, as the
very acme Of reproach, called Sitting
Bull though what matter Of reproach
any Just and honest man can find in the
conduct of the latter, 1t is difficult to
conceive.
1t would be well II men, in judging
the actions OF others, would place them
selves in the position Of those whom
they judge Let those who, like the
Herald. are endeayoring to rekindle the
flames Of fanatical hate which still
flicker in the Northern heart, place
themselves In the position OF the people
| OF Edgefield.. Let them imagine them
selves, with their families, outlaws In
their native land and surrounded by
overwhelming numbers OF a race which,
though by nature quiet and gentle, is
~err hir -rdar evil infinences of the
most shocking deeds Let them know
that the emissaries Of Morton and
M