The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-09-06

a New Light and Brilliant Prospect. |
The following is an account of a black |
Radical emmisssry sent South by Stevens
and Douglass:
From tho Charleston Is. c. Mercury. 24th.l
MARLBORO. S. c.. Ang. 81, 1867.
Ny DEAR SIR "A negro calling him
self the Rev. Nick Williams. and hailing
from Oberlin, Ohio. made his appearance
in the upper part of this district about
twelve days ago. and has created the most
intense excitement among the negro popu-
lation. He has told the writer of this com.
munication that he, with forty other negro
missionaries, entered 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 bis Importance. He has made
speeches, at which not only large crowds
of negroes, but many white persons were
present. He urges negroes to vote for no
one for Office but persons of their own color
and to stick closely together, tells them
that they are the most powerful nation on
earth" That ''they and they alone whip
ped the rebs )" abuses the Yankees more
than our Southern people, denounces the
Freedmen's Bureau, and says any of its
agents can be bought for two dollars and
fifty cents. He is especially severe on the
Rev. Mr.. Whittmore, whom he says be
knew fifteen years ago in Boston as a black
leg, and whom he denounees as q thief
At first the negroes were very shy of him
and charged him with being a Demo
6racker, - bat he has gained upon their af-
fections until now be is almost worshipped
as God. He now threatens them with ar
rest and severe punishment if they dipute
his word or deny his doctrine. He says
that Abe. Lincoln promised them forty
acres of land, one hundred dollars IN mon
ey, 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. He
says Gland we must have or We will die.
He tells his audiences that eve (the ne
groes) whipped the rebels and we will now
whip the blue-bellied, bHstered lip Yam
KEGS" About fifty ex-rebs were present
when this last expression was made, and
whilst it was received with shouts of ae.
clamation by the negroes, the ex-rebs were
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 al
lowed to look on. He says the Yankee
treats the negro at the North worse than
they are treated here, no privileges being
allowed them, and proposes to bring the ne
gro population of the North to occupy the
ten conquered States and to make them {
negro nation.
He asks the negroes why should they
vote for reconstruction "Will it pu
muskets in your hands or mine % 81
you go into reconstruction you will b
cheated out of your rights. No stick t.
your color '' He denounces the Southern
er as having just as much right still t.
claim the negro as his slave, as he has t
claim the right to his land. No one cal
, imagine, unless he was present among as
the extent and character, of the exeitemen
among the negroes. All labor is suspend
ed our fodder withers in the field willis
, crowds attend the reverend gentleman
everywhere he goes. He is partial Il
young girls and has troo waiting on BIZ
every want. So great is the fear Of hin
by the negroes generally, that more thar
one have lost their reason in virtue of SOM
of his threats of punishment. One, ia
: yorite servant for years of gentleman il
4 the neig hborhood, is made raving maniac
t and gentleman tells me that he has seer
another on his knees to him imploring hii
mercy. Gentlemen, when IS this to end,
D and what is to be the result Does no
this immigration of negroes from the NORTH
D to our conquered land seem full of untold
D war to us e? P. D.
| 1.-THE above letter is from a gentleman
? who is known TO US and in whom we have
/ confdence.-Eds. Mercury.l