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THE PICKENS SENTINEL * JDEVOTED TO POLITICS, MORALITY, EDUCATION AND TO THE GENERAL INTEREST OF THE COUNTRY, VOL. Y. PICKENS, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1876, NO. 48* 9r i i i n m+mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?mmmm-m I i ?? 11 II111 /-A . . . I ??? ? J '" * ommunications ' ICabijKYj S. C. July 24,1870. *fl Mtt. EniToftl I hopo you will oxcubo the liberty I tnko in Bonding you t A~l- !< ? - " ?? ni?nu iw>v uuu)j ii worm moir room in your valuablo columns, you aro at ^' liborty to uso thorn, it not, commit to flnmos. . On last Monday, Cnpt. Motes and mysolf iound oursclvos seated in 0110 of Riohoy and Wyatt's best buggios, ^ with a fino pair of dualling bays, bound V-- 1 LL. ..Ml - * " iwr -ivouevmo, ana ero wo liacl timo to snluto and bid aduo to our frionds, wo found oursolvcs at Pickonsv illo, a placo colobratod in anciont days for ^ big muBtors, fist fights, drinking, &c. What achango has takon placo within "tho last twonty years?nothing now tomains to mark tho snot whom etood tlio Court Ilouso but a few old buildings much out of repair. TUo woiithor being oxtremcly hot, wo woro obliged todrivo slowly, which gave us n better clmnco of obsorva^ tion. Crops aro gon orally fair, and Doom to havo been well cultivated. Haiti is needed to mature thorn. Wo pnSsod some good dwellings, and occasionally a flower yard, which proved the good tubto of sotno intelligent fos tnales, and made tho trip moro pleasant to us. We reachod Bolton late in thy ovoning, a drive of some thirty inilos, but as there was nothing going on to uttract our attention, wo mado nu halt. In fact, Bolton runs a dry 1 tioUct, and wo wore pressing forward lor Honea Path, whoro wo oxpected to gol n. liltlo of the (oomo help us up Llio bill). Wo wcro not disappointed at'ler getting a vortificuto from Dr. ????, WO piOSCIltud OU l' Hcl V 08 118 tllO *iok always do, and found no troublo in procuring Lho muolily neoded article. From thonco ta Donalds, crops wcro somewhat in advance, and red oatu wore lound in abundance, which provod to us the good judgment of the /armors in that community. Ilodgo'H Depot is a lively pluco, and 'fleveral lino looking gents were hero *(. found amusing themselves pla)'ing croquot, which Booms to ho ft favorite game in the lowor countios. At Qreonwood tho Captain conclud^ ed tho woathor was too hot for him, nd ho took Mr. Isaacs train and ro~ turned to tho Mountain City, whoro ho could get a trcsh hroczo, leaving mo alono to roturn. Ilowovor, tho trip was in cvory way a pleasant ono, ?nd tho wriior finds himsolf again at home, whore ho rocoivos tho balmy brooKo from tho monntain rogion, por- j j ftimod by tho swoot scont of tho wild flowora that flourish thoroon. v Yours truly, w. c. V. .... ~?.... ? -^jmwiy yoarfl ago," t?aid (Jon. Eli II. I Murry to a Louisvill Ledger reporter, "Judgo Stito Imd a circuit down in Southern Kontucky. Onco a littlo oountry tavorn was lull to overflowing, so that four or fivo persona had to occupy tho Ritmc room. Tho Jndgo and lour or fivo ot tho big lawyora indulged in draw poker until a lato * . hour. Thon thoy wont to bod, and loft tho oandlo burning. Tho firo had tfonA mil tl?? vijv nuiuuur WllfJ COHI, 1110 floor not clean, find nono of thoin .liked to got out of his warm plnco to * blow out tho cnndle. Alter Iniitlcsn offorts to induco Homo one to got up, the Judgo propoaod that ihey should 1)Ut it out by Bpitiing nt it. "lean )ontJyou," Btiid oiio. 'Money says you bnn't,' answored the Judgo. The cold weather and iho dirty floor woro forffnltnn nu tlm i>inni<..... *--- * ^ , v?4\> * iviwo nyi iruni moil4 | Wju'in places. Monoy wan put up, ft murk nindo, and tho contest wan ho oxciting that the others woro ho drawn Ai|), and thoro, in tlio chill, tireless, dobarinoHH ot tho bcut room of a ooun try tavorn, tho Judgo and four or fivo Ot tho brightest lights of tho circuit T Btood up in thoir ahirtP and spit at a marlc for Uvo dollars apieco." 1 0?ho Govommont is Jconsontrating If 1 tiit r. - ?i,o ujihwary iorcoB on tho frontier with ft view to punish tho Indiana for tho |)utchory of (Junior and his mon. Toothache.?Ono ounoo alcohol; two drachma cavonno poppor; ono onnco kcroBonooil; lot it stand twenty v four hours aftor mixing. It euros, it is said, tho worst toothncho ovor kpown, i uuxv vJE.n x.uJN n j.All jjifriTifiK. Philadelphia, July 24, 1870. Hunting around for a ooot spot? Tub Turkish Bazaar?The Tunisian Cafe?Relics or the IIoly Land?Wood Fro4i Mount Olive ? LIecher's Old Mill?ChamI'Aone on Ice?Art. Science, Me CIIANICS, ANI) AOKIOULTUKK WILTING UNDER A HEAT Of 105? IN THE 8LIADE A week or two ago I started on nrt subjects with nil tho glory of inspiration. My soul was filled with tho grandeur of ray theme. Painters and eculptora wcro my daily companions. Baracnglia, whose wonderful chieol had ereatod tho Flight of Titno, had shaken mo by tho hand. Corona, tho author of Lovo'a First Message, had borrowed my tobacco pouch, and had honored me by taks ing a 6inoko. I lind lonnod my morning paper to 13uracl, and had invited Calci, to lunch and lager; in fact, I was getting on swimmingly. I was rapidly arriving at that degreo of nonehalenco and arstistic respectability which marks tho man of travel and experienco, when up goes tho thermometer to 105? in tho elmdo and knocks mo higher than a kite.? My collar wilts, my cuffs begin to crawl up towards my elbows, nnseem i i? ? ?i-- "?< > > iy oiumiii^o 111iii\ 13 iiiu duck or my linen duster look like a map of undiscovered Africa, where tho big patch between my shoulders might stand for tho Albert Yanze, and tho l"ng lino of perspiration down tho middle, marks the course of tho Kilo from tiio ouilol of too lake to ;!:c Delta. It is well understood by scientists, that there is a point where the thermometer fails, when cve?? tho sensitive quicksilver loaca its power and becomes iiko a ball of stone; it is even so with brain; no brain can net in iins dreadful tiroy bent; every onergv sinks down exhausted nnd overpowered before the terrible vigor of the Bun*f tho like of which has not been Been for more than fifty years. Under these circumstances I thought I would do t>onie light (skirmishing in the open air instoad of keeping in the buildings, which woro very much like ovens. Tho Centennial Grounds teom with objocts which would make the placo interesting if all tho main build intra were removed. Passing down tlie avonuo tiiat leads from the Horticultural Hall, a little beyond the C4overntnent Building, you come to Itio Turkish Bazaar. The building is octagon in shape, and us a specimen brick of tho Turkish Bazaar may bo considered a miserable lailnre, Around the edge are seats called by courtesy divan?, on which lazy fellows who have nothing else to do loll and smoKC, looking all tho time as though they did not onjoy it a bit; occasionally e'pping a vory dirty, muddy eoi'eo, from vory littlo cops, and not unfroqueutly you can eoo somo young gentlemen from tlio country, who wanted to toll tho boya after ho got home that ho had Beon it all; rush I mg oui oemnu 1110 tout to relievo his stomach after enjoying the luxury of a Turkiah smoke. The Turks wo liuvo here, aro dirty, baggy, worthless looking lellowe, and it these are fair samples of their brotlmrn r>n tl?n J3o9|>lioniB, tlio sooner tlio Sorvinns wipe thorn out the better. Close at hand are some little booths, wliero are solid olive wood relics tiom Jerusalem and the Mount of Olive*; they are cut in little cruciiixus and rosaries, and idl sorts of pious amulets, 1 I _ ! - ? - * .... which aio ciigeiiy gobbled up by centennial visitors, because they como pom tho Holy land, and arc rctaihd by genuino 'lurks. I havo no desire to shako anyono'a confidence i n tfio authenticity of the relica tlicy havo bought, but I am willing to make aK lidnvit that one of the Turks, and in fact on? of the moat aciive, haa kopt a clothing store on Market atreot tor aeveral years paat; lie attends tho synagogue every Saturday, and looks upon pork chops with abhorrence; however, 1 must confess that when ho gets on his littlo caj> and his loose baggy breeches, ho makes a pretty gooa iurK. Across a few steps Irom ilie Turkish Bazaar ie the Tunisian Cufe, and if you will accopt my assurance for it, it is an exceedingly big name for a very small affair.'? 'Ibis, like tho Turkish Bazaar, is an octagon building, i nd ornamented in tho most barbarous taste; on a raised platform on one eido sit threo as mis; orablo looking vagabonds as you would desire to seo; lean, thin, hungry looking follows. Quo plays on a sort of a fiddle, another beats a drum, and tho third raises the dovil generally with a pair of cracked symbols. Now t ?... ~ i * ? t * - jl mil ? iuvui U1 IUIIS1C, I tOOK lO It naturally; in my childhood my earliest musical investment was for a Ie\v8 harp, and this was snpplimented >y a drum, till most of tho neighbors were struck with tho extent of my musical acquirements; boot jacks, tin pans, and old gla68 bottles frequently rewarded my musical efforts. I merely mention this to show that I know wlint mimio in o.wl T f^il .. .w, MUU JL fcVll jwu all tlio vilo abominations in tlio way of sound I ever heard, this Tunisian music is the worst. I fly for relief from it to the gignantic fog horn, whose terrible brag brings up the liveliest apprchonsione of Gabriol; the filing of a Baw would be positive hars mony alongside of it, and a Chinese c*f\wniiM anunrl Kl'? 1 1 .. OWL..V! nix? Ul |)IIOUB IJTO. When I tell you that the horror of their instrumental music was euppli i n on ted by tho villiany of their singing, in which tho chief elements was tho barbarous discord; you may judgo that any ]>!aoo would be a relief from such torture, bo I lied as dogs fly from butchers in China, and passing over to Agricultural Hall in search of a cool spot; at last I struck it. In the north wing 1 discovered a quaint old wind mill, inst snnl* n | unu as Don Quixote might have charged in behalt ot the lair Dnlcena.? Tlio uiant anna wero Hying around and down I bat upon the ground to enjoy the luxury ot the breeze I hey created; meanwhile laughing at the poor wretches who were sweltering under a heat that registered 105? in tlio shade, I inquired the namo ot ' t liiw I lOMoliinl? \i* i\4 ?? ? ? * 1 *" .?.^w v.. i.iHim iimi, una lounti it wuB Mr. IJeckur, oi \ork,the inventor o! ileceei's Farina, and llock er'a SfcltM'aiaing Flour. Not satisfied witli raising the wind on a hot day, iiu hud opened a Sort oi public ret'eclory, where ca^es. puddings, hlane manges, and all Boris ol delicacies wore dis/eneed crratia to tlir? inn> i o ~ ?#?v ?nii'^'Jr million. The name Bounded familiar like something 1 had been or heard before, and on reflection I remembered that riding on lop of a stage through the K"Cky Mountains, away up among the peaks near the line where the enow never melts, I saw on the rocks on one side, S. T. 1860, and op tho other Ilecker's Farina and Sdli' TniSiri^ X'lour, and now hero at tho World's Omni 1 ? ^.1 VMM XiApV/OiU^ll X r<jnow my acquaintance, and am indebted to the wings of liis old mill lor a gentle fanning with tho thermometer at 105?. A j'^ko has jus* got out which has kept Philadelphia on a broad grin for the last week. A Frenchman connected with one of ;he great Champagne Vineyards of France, took occasion at a public din nui uiuiu, ui on? of our principal lios tela, to nesert tluit there was not a buttle ot wino made in America fit for a gentloimm to drink. An American gentleman niiting by asked him it he considered himself a judge; ho RBBiired him that he did. The strati* ger then oileied to bet him a thou Hiuiu uoiuu'ri Hisvt lto could not tell without looking ut the labels, tlio dif~ feront brnndg of established champagnes. llio Fronchimin immediately accepted the bet, depositing $1,010 and agreed moreover to be blindfold ed during the ti ial. Tlio American was to tarnish tlio n... I ? - ? ,, .no ?uu hivj iosl'i' wus 10 pay tor it; it woe hither understood thut a generous supper wad to wind up the i'os^ tivitiea of tho evening. All being prepared, a Inrge .u ty ol friend* assembled at a crack restaurant on Chestnut Street and the trial begat*. Cork No 1 flow, and tLo moment the Frenchman got a smell of it, ho know it wasyMtimm. Coi k No. 13, and ho rccogiii&cd Bhodeier, Cork No. iJ, Clieot was easily discovered. Cork No. 4, and Charles Heidscck was named without hesitatton. Cork No. 5, and Vei/.onay appoarod like an old friend. l)cts ran high on thoI Frenchman; all tho Yankees wcro | eager iukci>; tno trial ovor tlio bottles wore examined, and every buttle lhat was used wan found to como from tho ccllei'8 of tho Pleasant Valley Wine CoMol llmumoneport, State ol New York. The same company that received medals at Vienna and Paris tor the superior excellence ot their wines. The Frenchman was furious, and It wap only by the intolerance ol friends that ho was prevented from working vongenco 011 tho crowd of liis tormentors on tlio Bpot; a duel is talked about between tlio principals in the affair, so I expect next woek to hear of pistols and cofleo bupii? inented by a coroners' inquest. Afs ter four dreadful days of insufferable heat 011 Thursday night wo were blesaod by ft storm that raged for an hour or two with tho fury of ft hurricane; tho lightning never stopped its lurid glftro for a. moment and peal after peal of thunder crashod about opr heads with tho roar of a thousand cannons; tho result was, howevor that Friday was one of the most delightful days of the season. The attendance has been light. No returns aro given from the turnatyles. Sunstrokes have been numerous, but tho medical department refuso to give any information of the number. Tho Cincinnati Light Guard has arrived alter it6 very foolish and worrisome march of 800 miles under a torrid bum; thoy have been tho past two months on the road; seven men have sunk exhausted by the wayside, and all the rest look worn and haggard; noxt week if tho weather is cool I shall return to the Art Gallery, till then I am Yours truly, IJUOADUOIM. Gen- Butler Strikes Back?A Searching Review of the ''Hamburg Affair " Edokfiici.d, S. (3., July 1G, iSTG. To the Editor of' tho Journal ot n uommerce: ine high joint commission, consisting of Wiii, Stone, Carpet Bag Attorney General, anil the Mulatto Adjutant General, of the Suite, Purvis, have lately visited Hamburg to investigate the ''Horror," and the former has made his "report." Why Gov. Chamberlain should have aubs jecieu the Statu to the expense, and these two dignitaries to the trouble, of going to Hamburg, is somewhat surprising. When wo read the "res port," and consider the data from which it is made, the cx-parte statements ot lying negroes and tho partial, partisan and false conclusions of lt?i flioil/- 11./? .?w.>u KII.I1VI, lllVJ oll{^*JU3l IUI1 ill is ? es, why the allidavita weie not written out in Columbia, made lo order tuere, and sent by express to bo ex* ecnied without limit by tho dusky alliauts of that rouownod rendezvous, Ilumubuig. '1 his plan would have answered iho purpor-o of the outrage manufacturers, and their hireling newspaper champions, just as well. It this su-ealled Attomoy General had been in pursuit of the truth, why did lie confino his inquiries to tho besotted negroos, and a few perjured white men who had instigated them into un armed insurrection against the laws of tho country, tho rights and property of ils citizens, and tho safety and poace ot that community? i If acting within the perviowof the duties incident to the high position in I tho State, to which the accidents ot i w.i.. ..i ... i i : ' 1 - ..I.I MIIIU L-iuvmvu llllll, WIIJ UIU Iiu ' 60 hastily conclude liis invcstigation < before gotting at the real facta of this i unfortunate etnuto, and rush into ' print with a report pregnant with 1 partisanship, and fragrant with the 1 odor of Radical falsehood? 11 h is ' hireling champions of the press had desired to present to the public a truthful account and a fair rcpreseution of the "Hamburg llorror," why did their accommodating reporters seek for publication the statements .,.i - ? -- uinuv.ii ? U r 1111 US H 8 "IJOCK" AUaillS, 1 Prince Rivera, Gardner, and other I negroes ot llnit ilk, and avoid sources of information vvliicli could have thrown light at least upon tiio subject ol inquiry. Why Biiuuhl these champions of Radical outlaws, these bolsterers of (he waning fortunes ot one of the most infamous, imbecile government that llie world had over knowu, bo "swiftly denounce" llie white men engaged in llie merited chastisement ut tins body of armed outlaws, bandits and robbers, as "liends," "cowards," etc., and have not one word of CondeniMtition tor the outlaws, bandits and robbers themselves. Why lntv/<? I iiu - ..u.u uiu ?uivuia unit ICPUllCm Ol theue malignant sheet# lashed themselves into spasms ut horror and shame and mortification at tlio douth ot a low oi thpsc armed outlaws, and litid in their hearts nut a feeling ot regret or sorrow at tiio death oi tliat Bplendid, leai leas and honorable young man, Mclvio Morriweather, wlio was murdered in cuhl blood by these name outlaws. A can point out juBt twenty misstatements ol tacts in this p"it," which could Lave been ea6ily avoided if tho doughty Attorney General had takon tlio trouble to arrive at the truth. As ho rocom^ mends a judicial investigation, and sundry threats of arro3ts havo been inado by certain valiant knights of tho quill, who I proaumo will volun ? id jiiuv uunsiaoie lor that purs pope, I will rcsorvo my cxposuro of tiie3C falsehoods tor that interesting occasion. Upon the heads of tlioso charged with tho execution of the laws, rests tlio responsibility for this collision.? If it is true that Gov. Scott placed these arms and this ammunition in the hands of those ignorant people, it was a crime against them and tho white pooplo that ho did so. It was u crime in Governor Moses to have allowed them to remain in their hands And it was tnoro than a crime in Gov. Chamberlain, in tho light of his experience upon that subject. It was a cruel and inexcusable wrong, an unpardonablo sin against the uoilP.rt of tl"> *' , VVI1IIIIJT 1II1U tllU nvua li I iho people, that lio should have allowed those guns ami ammunition to remain in their hands. The jurisdiction and powers of a Trial J ustico are largo and the responsibility proportionately increased at an important point on out border, like Hamburg; and a man of the greatest discretion, lidelity and liriuness, could and should have been procured to fill the ollice; but instead of that, this man, Prince liivers, wholly unlit for so important a station, is tho only acting Trill Justice in Hamburg, and 1 believe the next nearest in Aiken county is about twelve miles distant. .Now, if there had been a Trial Justice accessible, who would have given Mr. Hubert Butler justice, when, liko a law abiding man, as ho is, he appealed to him to protect mcmbcis ot his tauiily against this bo-called militia, this "horror" would never have been chronicled. Not only docs ho not aliord him protection, but the riiilianly constable ut this Trial Justice, one Bill Nobon, a copper colored negro, insults ino m uis auonioy when 1 approached liiin in a perfectly reapectlul manner, to enquire about llie whereabouts of tlio Trial Justice, m order to begin the investigation. I was uioroover bullied and trilled with lor hours by tijis Trial Justice, and his negro as* Bociates, until thisarmed company ol outlaws had time to concentrate in their armory, where they could auc\ coustully maintain their altitude ol armed insurrection, armed with guns which ihia Bumo Prince ltivers ad> milted in my proaunce liad been taken from him by these negroes without authority. J " . lho town had a nogro intendent, negi\> aldoriuen, uegro inarBbaU. It was almost u terror to every white man whoso business required bini tu |>ao8 through it. Tliey imd harbored iliieves und criminals from every direction. Tlioy had arrosted and lined ionio ot lho boat and most peaceable jitizens for the must tiivial oli'oncoa igainst their ordinances? Batno lor drinking out ol a spring adiaoout to the highway. Oao young man w?# lired upon, the bull puesithrough liis hut, arrested, drugged to prison ind huuvily tinod, because ins horso jliiod on liio odgc of a sidewalk. An jld man was arrested, insulted, iiul lined, bucuuso his horso turned jn the sidewalk us lie was in the uol jt mounting. Market wagons, camping within live or six miles ot liio L>wn huve boon robbed night utter night, cuttle had been stolen and run iniu tliis plaee and si?ld. Stolon goods IliiVM Ili'l'll KV Jll.llltlf il.ul I u ! ../</> ??<> I -- ?- ? ./vwi j uwmnnv/HI IJ * V V/V. I * VJ V I here, Ihu |)ttriiuB knowing thcin to bo stolen. Is r nights previous to the collision, unolloiuiiug white citizens were hulled by the jnekets ol these inalitiainen, tinned with iSiuto guns, and btationed on the highways, in one inbtanee, live or six ol them had surupeu meir DayonoU on tlio pailingb ut a gentleman, ami upon hia romonetrauco ouraed and abided him in the hearing ut hia wilo ami Buine visiting ladled. The named ut all theso poi'Buna can he given. Why did tliia Attorney General and Iheso "bwiI'i denouncing" nowspapurs nut put thenidol vea tu dome irouuie io aaeoitain the provocations on bull) aide:*. 1 iiut. Liiid was not, a company ol tttato iimlilia, but a band o 1 negroes organized contrary lo law, or without ilio authority ul law, who had taken tlio IStalo property without authority, (bat "Company A, Niutli Kegimont National Uuard ot the [State ol 8oiuii Carolina," had born disbanded lor several years, and tha. this band had usurped thoir organization without authority, that they had not only unlawfully and riotous* lo obstructed the public highway, but had broken up a civil court, defied its process, and icsfstod its mandated, and insulted its oflieers, and riotous* ly threatened tho lives ot peaceable, citizens. Why do they not publish tiro fact that a certain wliito man, who lives in that Town of Hamburg, and publishes a Radical paper in Col u in but (or circulation in Georgia, was Keen on tho train going towards Colunf >isi on tho Thursday evening prcviousf and returned, as is 6trongly suspect? ed, with ammunition for these no* groes? Why have llioy not rcpoftod thnt this samo man said to iho neirroee lifter tlio altercation on the streets on the 4th of July, between this so called Militia Company and jonng Liutlei' and Gotzen, that "tkey (the negroes) ought to have sliot Gotzen to death, and boat Butler's brains out with tho butts of their gune:" and that ho in continently fled like a tnisehiovoua cur, when tho 6tonn, which ho hud browed, burst npon the oitondiug nc? gi oes. Why thoy hiivo not reported nil of those provocations I catr.iot concoivo, except upon tho hypothesis, tlnit they arc paid to lio, and to slander, and misrepresent tiie white people of tliia State tor political elloet. They Bay that tho., demand was made upon tho negroes tor tho arms without authority or jnstilica'i ?u.? Why had not any citizen or mi nbor ot citizens, tho right to demand tliciu# i>: * .. i> : i- ? i i uiviu j-vivwns, >1 i>i i^iiuior or ivm-* jor Uenoral of Militia, had said j)ul>~' licly that I ho v were taken I rum hiiu without authority. These negrooi hud n86cmbled riotously; were in a statu ot armed resistance to the laws, and any citizen or number ot eiizena had the right to disperse tho rioters and suppross tho riot, and to use just so much lorco us was necessary to accomplish it, and if every ne^ro oil" gaged in tho riot had boon killed in tho suppression, it would huvo been excusable, if not justifiable. Tho tribunal ot the written law had boon applied to, and ignominiotisly failed. Dolay would have been fatal to the safety of the lives, fainifios aud property of the unoffending:. peaceable citizens. 1'rompt, short, and decisive action was necossaryj under the dictates of that unwritten, inalienablo law, known as solt pre-? servalion, the first of all laws. Soma there may have been, who wero glad of an opportunity to punish tuosd who had accumulated wrongs, insult# and OUtrnuTOB iiduj thuin. mic.li iu? I have enumerated. 1 can sympathise with thei 1 cannot approveauon a means ol vindication. I have upon a previous occasion explained how and why I was in Hamburg. I did nothing there which I regret, or for which 1 have any apologies to mako, and would again just what I then did. 1 miglit have avoided the storm by lleoing Irom it. But 1 conceived tliat i mm curiam uuues to periorm, anil 1 was not brought up in tlmi school which allows any man to desert his friends and client** when they aro in danger, and their families ami property in jeopardy. i am indifferent to the opinion of those bowling hypocrites, and ask no favors at their l.o.wlj n...t alw.ll ........ (IIIVI OIKIII yl (Ult IIV'IIV. JL I1UI I threats of United States soldiers lmvo no terrors for mo or the people of Edgeliuld. We Imvo Imd mono sol# diets with its and have no objection to their coming aga n. We have found the ollicors gentlemen as a general thing, and tho men orderly and law abiding, and they will do no more than execute their orders ami enforce tlie laws. 1 invito a judicial investigation, and a n prepared to submit to tho arbitrament ot tho law; and such is the tooling, r.s far an I Imvo boon ablo to loftrn, ot every white man who i? in any degree connected with tho affair. Tho wliito men ot this country have some rights which tho no? gioes arc bound to rcspect. Thoy have no other feeling for them, than kindnc83 and pity. Kindness tor thuir luvaltv to our families durinir * 1 " tho war, ami pity that they will per* mit themselvua to be ma lo the tool;* ot bad, iniachiovous, doaigning white men and mulaUoea. So 1 onaa thoy obey llio lawa, ovory honorable mail ot the country will leel bound to piloted and encourage them in happi* noes and proaperity. Very reapecthiUy yours, M. 0. BuTLliU,