The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-09-03

The following letter, which We copy from the
Charleston Mercury, shows that the people of
South Carolina have indeed lost all their cour-
age, if they allow a rascally negro to 60 through
their country stirring up mischief and putting
the devil in the heads of the colored population.
All such speech makers is described in this
letter ought to be arrested and carried before
the military authorities:
MARLBORO, S. G., Aug 21st, 1867.
A negro, calling himself the Rev Dick Will
liaus, and haling from Oberln, Ohio, made
his appearance in the upper part of this district
abou. twelve days ago, and has created the most
intense excitement among our negro population
lie has told the writer of this communication
that he with fcrty other negro missionaries, en-
tered this State together and we're sent on their
mission by Thad. Stevens and Fred. Douglass
He seems to be ignorant, but is undoubtedly
keen and fully alive to his importance. He
has made many speeches, at which, not only
large crowds of negroes, but many white persons
were present. He urges the negroes to vote for
and to stick closely together; tells them tn at
they are the most 'spowerful nation on earth 3"
That "they alone whipped the rebs," abuses the
Yankees more than our Southern people, de-
nounces the freedmen's bureau, and says any
of its agents can be bought for two dollars and
fifty cents. He is especially severe upon the
Rev. Mr. Nhlttemore, whom he says he knew
fifteen years ago in Boston as blackleg, and
whom he now denounces as a thief At
first the negroes were very shy of him and
charged him with being "Demc cracker," but
he has gained upon their affections until now he
is almost worshipped as God. He threatened
them with arrest and severe punishment Is they
dispute his word or deny his doctrine. He says
that Abe Lincoln promised them forty acres of
land, one hundred dollars in money, and six
months rations to commence operations upon,
and that on his death bed he swore Andrew
johnson to carry out his pledge, and it will be
carried out lie says ''land We must have or
we will die" He tells his audiences that eve
the negroes) whipped the rebels and we will
now whip the blue beled blistered lip Yankees"
About fifty ex-rets we're present when this
last expression was made, and whilst it was re-
ceived with shouts of reclamation by the me-
groes, the ex-rebs we're silent and seemed to
think that as they had had enough of fighting,
they would prefer to be excused from taking
any part In the operation, and would simply ask
to be allowed to look on He says the Yankee
treats the negro at the North worse than thew
are treated here, no privileges being allowed
them, and proposes to bring the negro popula-
tion of the North to occupy the ten CONQUERED
States and to make them a great negro nation
He asks the negroes Why should they vote
for reconstruction? "Will it put musEets in
your hands or mine?" eff you 20 into recon.
struction, you will be cheated out of your right,
No! stick to your color" He denounces the
Southerner as having just as much right still
to claim the negro as his slave, as he has to
claim right to his land. No one can imagine.
unsss he was present among US, the extent aud
character of the excitement among the negroes.
All labor is suspended; fodder withers in
the fields; whilst crowds attend the reverend
gentleman everywhere he goes. He is partial
to young girls and has troop waiting on his
every want So great is the fear of him by the
negroes generally, that more than one have lost
their reason In virtue of some of his threats of
punishment One, favorite servant for wears
of a gentleman in the neighborhood, is made a
raving maniac, and gentleman tells me that
he has seen another on his knees to him i'm.
ploring his mercy. Gentlemen, when is this to
end, and what is to be the result?
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