Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-06

cause war actually existed between
England and Spain, desired to engage
in another expedition for the subju-
CATION Of St. Augustine, Pensacola
and other strongholds of the Spanish.
A vessel was, by the assembly, offer
ed to Col Daniel that he might scour
the coast of Florida. So jealous were
the members Of the assembly, that
communication was held with Ad-
mfral MILESTONE, informing him that
the colony would furnish an English
ship with provisions If 1t would en-
gage In the same work. Col. Daniel
having been taught an important les
son by his past experience, did not
accept the offer so generously made
him by the assembly and the honor
was conferred upon Captain William
Rhett
Strife Between Governor and Assem-
bly,.
During the time that the assembly,
laboring under great excitement; was
devising and planning these visionary
schemes Of again invading the Span
ish dominions, committees Of inves-
tigation and committees on account,
were busily at work. Day after day
they worked, and still asked to be
INDUCED.
At last a bill was proposed for rails
ing twenty thousand dollars, in addi-
ton to the ten thousand already
levied. This astonished the people.
It was not until that moment that
they learned the cost Of war. About
the same time a bill for regulating
the elections in the colony was passed
in the assembly and sent to the
Grand Council for approval. The
governor and his council treated this
bill with the greatest possible con-
tempt 1t was not so much as read
over. This insult was resented by
many Of the best members Of the
assembly leaving the house. The ma
jority of the house were good men
who studied the interests Of the peo-
pie, and had the prosperity of the col
ony at heart. A small minority were
nothing but the tools of the gov
ernor. On the next day the members
who had withdrawn returned and de-
clared their willingness to sit in the
assembly, provided the rest would
unite with them in asserting their
rights. One half Of the members had
protested against the proceedings Of
the governor, and others would have
protested, but were prevented from
doing so. No sooner had the MEM
bers who had left on the day previ-
Gus, entered the house, than they
were loaded with abuse. The gov
ernor Joined with those members OF
the assembly who were said to be "of
no credit and no sense" in scurrilous-
ly abusing the oldest and best men
in the colony. The thing did not end
in vile epithets and empty threats.
The governor commenced to treat the
multitude. Inflamed by liquor and
encouraged by the governor, his tools
commenced a work of infamy and
shame which was kept up for several
days. John Ashe, a member of the
assembly, was beaten in the streets
by a drunken crowd and forced to
rush into the bed room of a friend.
The house in which he took refuge
was surrounded, and at last, under
false pretenses, he was induced to
come out, when he was seized and
dragged on board Of Captain William
Rhett's ship and threatened to be
hanged, sent to Jamaica, or sent on
and placed on some uninhabited is
land and there left to perish. Col.
George Dearsby drew his sword on
Thomas Smith, who was an old set
tier a landgrave, and had at one
time been governor Of the colony.
Captain William Rhett beat Edmund
Bellinger, a justice Of the peace, over
the head because he attempted to
restore order in the town. Neither
age nor sex was respected. Private
houses were broken open and private
apartments entered and deeds Of hor-
rid cruelty perpetrated. During all
this time Governor Moore was either
silent spectator or drinking and
carousing with the infuriated rabble.
Petition after petition was sent him
by the insulted and injured people,
begging and entreating him, as gov
ernor, to put stop to the riot. The
only reply they got was. that Is the
business of justice of the peace"
no BE CONTINUED.