Every one is faiid!r with that horrible tale. I
desire to call attention to the evidr nt premedi
taliua of the hole a'Jair. A Stale miiitla cora
FiDy cor-posed of iieyimes was parading on the
i'otirth ot .li.iy. Tco yoanEri,tcx.ril3, oae of
th"m a Butler, drove up the Ftreet In a huircy,
aj: i instead of turning aside demanded that the
militia should cive way. After sitae iceSec
tive protests this was done. Tuey drove past.
The eap-ln wits ere lone indicted for obstruct
in e the hipa ivay. The young men and the fath-jr
of one of thein were the prosecutors. General
it. C. Butler appeared as their counsel. Hardly
l:a I they reached tii o:3ee of the justice when
arn.i-d bands of while men b. an to iHur iiito
town ; theeaptaia and the company, all residents
of the to n, hazily aK,nibl'.'d at their aiinory
for eiCiu!t-.tion. The whirls soon ms":e a de
laacl oa tiw-ui for their aj jl- : uciblr to uud)-r-stnr.d
tlte rteht of a band of rioters to uinn a le
gal m:.lit?ry cru'.piuy, and ftrfrj of their treat
ment fhouid f'.ey stirreiidri. they refuf-l. Tae
w js opeted on thm. T: -y returnen it after a
half hour. Thn hundreds of armed Geoitrfnr.s
hui-riid over t ie brMire from Augiista. ou th.
