The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1876-10-12

tacked and his coat torn from his
back. Pistols were drawn by the
negroes, and after q gallant fight the
soldier made good his escape.
y. Simeon Scott, colorod Demo-
crat, was struck and cut in Columbia a
by tho son of prominent black
Radical This was confessedly done
because he is n Democrat. The as
sault was fully proved, but. Radi-
cal magistrate dislOi.sed the case.
10. A joint political meeting was
held at Columbia on Sept. I'd.
Hutch'n, colored nan, had spoken
Oh the Democratic side, and Mr..
Marshall, of Columbia, followed on
the same side. While Mr.. Marshall
WIS speaking he was interrupt ID by
u threat against the Democrats, and
especially against Hutchin. Danleis,
a Republican, declared Hutchin
should not speak, AMI that if he
attempted to do SO he would be
killed.
II. just at this time colorel
man was expelled from his church
for having joined the Black Ok
Democratic Cub, and WIS toll that
he would be taken back if he with
lrcw from the Club.
IL. Our Chester correspondent re-
ported on Sept "a that the Radicals
had res"rted to intimidation to pres
vent colored mon from Joining
Democratic Clubs, md were threats
ening with death amy man who be-
came IL Democrat.
13. Ls.lac Blt;lcr, q colored Demo
crat, of Mullins, III Marion county,
mas several tines been beset by
Radical bullies because Of his rrincl
pes.
IA. Ed. Henderson, respccta-
bic colored man in Abbevlle, who
Succeeded III getting tilty-four COLI
orcu members for the Tildcn and
Hendricks Club at that place, was
waited on by II committee consisting
of London Hill and Cornelius Press
ly, WHO told him, "his politics we've
obnoxious to the colored people
about town." and advised him to
lclvc.
Is. About September 7th color
od man named Charles SIN Ills was
attacked by several Radical negroes,
because me dccl.rcu himself n Demo,
crat. Smalls Says he WIS knocked
lown, beaten and kicked, and one ol
the negroes placed the muzzlc of his
musliet ut his head and threuted TO
kill him. The otfrndora nrc known
Dut the locl] monistrntc 81 RnnnLI;'
n, refuses 70 Issue warrants fn
.hcir arrest.
IL. At Mars Eur. on Scptembc,
8 i, number of radicals made do,
m ,nstl,tious opoinst q f,w rolornd
ID moc.ats, but the two nart;es d;I
lot come tolIws.
II. Several coiorel man ott.ndad
1 Democratic meetinr ot Drv Crorl-
in Lancaster county. Tbcv we,e
set upon by u band Of Rcnnb,;c,ns
md would have been dr;vnn off huf
;or the Interference IF tho wL;to.
H. 4 c,lorrd man IN tha fnr,n I,f
MIR. Euvl}u)tcr. noor AiLan wa,
told by men of his own coln, thar
GnCy WOlllu Dilfn him Oilt IF he re-
manned Democrat. On the ninnt
# the 18th. his '>arn with his shore
Of the c: op WAS burned Lv incnn-
di rics.
10. j. b. johnson, an Oronrcb,,ro
colorcd man, dcclnrcd h;msnlf . ,
Democrat. As soon us tb;s wo,
done his troubles bcron Ills cnT,
prcd ncluAbors ostracisnd him tho,
commanded him to rctunn r. tLe
iold, tncy law in wa;, for him IN tho
fields, and, to cap the climox the
neyroe+, on Sept. 18th, enrnnc1 him
N combat and tried to chustise h;,,
20. On September 16 \Vm RIacl,
II colorcd Democrat Of York conntv
went to u Democratic mnnt;nr
lc wing his horse in the stable A.
he went off IL black Radical cursed
INN, telling him he would lose more
ihnn hc would make. On his return
Black found his horse had been
cAokcd to death,
II. In Clarendon county, the
ltov. Andrew Gordon and Cuffcc