The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-09-18

I'@ sgWe clip the 'following?ffom
the Charleston Mercary::zG 8 t,,A =
MARLBORO, S. .G,,Aug:<21st,18e7.
MyDeaa' Sir "A negro calling
himself the Rev. Nick Williams,
and ,haiing from Oberlin,. Ohio,
made, bis, appearance. in, the upper
part Of this district about twelve,
days age; and has created the most
intense excit ement among our
negro population. p He! has told
the writer of this communication
that he with forty other negro.
missionaries, entered this State
tfogether-aRd weres sent sonE their
mission. byFhadS4 SteEens and
Fred. Doa glass: He seems to-; be
igaeri.satft igaeri.sa If But Is undoubtedly keen
and fully alive to his Importance:
He has made many speeches, at;
which, not only large crowds of
negroes,ohut many whiteAepegson
swerezpresent.. He .anges etie ne<
groes to vote for NO eoneTforaaofce,
Ebutpersons oftheir ewnR color and
TO- site" closely togeth eF tells
them that, they are the ..'smost;
powerful nation on earth That
,''they and they alone W whipped the
dsbs;!'' abuses the, Yankees more
:Soasheanss people, tide
nounees the: Freedmen's Bureau,
and sass4any Of its agents can be,
holatght for twe&deliars. and fifty
seehes: He isFesgeefanyasseEe1e
upon II the Rev. Mr.; ~ Mttenere,'
whom be knew ifteen years ago
in Boston as a blackaeg. and now:
deneunces as a thief At first. the
,negrees were very shx,of him, and
denounced him with. being a,sDeme;
'ocsacAer," but, he has gained tppen
their Affections until now he IS al
most woishipped as a. God:
,3shreater,s* them with, arrest and
Sc severe punishment, # they dispute
his word or deny his doctrine,t He
ysays that. Abe Lincoln, promised:
them forty acres Of land. one han.s
,dred in. money, and six mouths
rations to commence operations
apon, Ts and on. hiiss ,,death:bed he
sWofe f Anatew. Johnsoh,, to carry
fcStfts otit this pledge, aRa; IL WIFI be
s{s; Garfield fo5drtt.AA11e'' says *'iaDd' we
Musshave orweawi9die:p 'Hekee1ls
his audiences that 'Swc (the''nc::
ssees9.whfpped the pebelsstand we
Viii now Do5'W5<:.Wbip st the hh,G ssbllgesbellna
bIsteseaj1Gps: Yankees" :HAbostt'
6ftys e2-rebsA; were present when
this last expressien,><wfas made
and whilst 1t was received with
shouts of aeemmation by the pc:
sa6es, tie ex:rebs' were silent and
seemed to think thaethey Had had
enough Of fghipg,: they you'd
:prefen 10 be excused. from taking
8 <asiY: part. in the, operations, and
would simply. ask to be 4altowed
to look. or. ~. He. says. the Yankee
treats the negro. at. the North
Eoirse than they are treated heres
no privileges being allowed them,
and, proposes to bring, the negro
Population Of the Nortb:to occupy
'tAazten conquered: States and ::tea
make themza: great negro nations;
He slask cd~~the snegroesS:@hy
tshanhfehey vote for reconsapc-
tfon:g s:::WlE. II. put nuskets m
your hands OF mime? ?'' IF YOU.
90 into reconstruction, you VIII. be-
eheatedou of,your rights Mol
Issielitosy syour coiorF' : He, ,asnoan-
eesatiie Southeraer az haying -just
ias uaueh> right STILL to- claim the
NEGRO asEhis slave. as he has to
claim 4 right te his land. = NoFonet
can imag CINE, unless he was present
anon g us, the extent and, ebarac-
aser Of the excitement among the
negroes. All labor is suspended
our m fodder withers in the fields;
whilst crowds attend the reverend
gentleman everywhere he goes.
He is partial to young girls and
has a'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 somo of his
threats of punishment. One, a
favorite servant for years of a gen
tleman in the neighborhood, is a
raving maniac, and a gentleman
tells me that he has seen another
on his knees to him imploning his
mercy. Gentlemen, when is this
to end, and what is to be the re-
sult3 Does not this immigration
of negroes from the North to our
conquered land seem full of un-
told war to us i?
4fThe above letter is from a gen
tleman who is known to us and in
whom we have confidence.
Eds. Mercury.
AMERICAN INDIANs.-Two hun