Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-09-04
From Tie Camicston Ncrcmy.
4 New Light and a Brilliant Project.

"hhhboi'o -. C.J aug. ISL; &SOi.
Ny Dear Sir: y negro, calling himself
the Rev. Nick Williams, and haiing from
O1erlin, Ohio made bis appearance in Tie
upper part Of this district about twelve days
ago, and has created the most intense excite
ment among our negro population. Us has
told the writer Of this Communication thai
he with forty other Gegro missionaries. en-
tered this State together and were sent o'!
their mission by Thad. Stevens aud Fred.
Douglass. He seems to be ignorant, but is
undoubtedly keen aid fully alive to bis iin:
portance. BE has. made many speeches; at
which, not only large crowds Of negroes, but
many white persons were present. de urges
the negroes to vote for no Ole for cfli:e but
persons of their own colour and to stick close.
y together; tells them that they a.e tic
most powerful nation Oh earlh." That "thcy
and they alone whipped the rc5s," abuses the
Yankees more than our Southern peo,le, de.
nouuccs the Frccdmcn's Bureau. and says
any Ct lis agents can tc bought Tor two co..
lars and fifty cents. He is especially severe
upon the Rev. Mr.. Whi,temore, whom be
says he knew fifteen years ago in Boston as
blackleg and whom he now denounces as Il
thief At first the negroes were very shy OF
him and charged Lin with being Demo
cracker" bat he has gained ugoa thei- alfee
tions unti now he is almost worsliipped &
God. lie threatens them with arrest an
severe punishment if they dispute his wor5
Or deny bis doctrine. lie says that Abe Lin
coin promised them forty acres of land, on
huadrel dollars in money, and six months
rations to commence operations upon, anG
that OH his dcath-bed he sworc Andrew loha
son to carry out this pledge, and it will he
carried ont. lie says LAND wc must EaY..
or We will die" He tells bis audiences tha;
"wc (tte resroes) whipped the rebels anl, we
will now whip the b!uc bel!icd bisterci Ii;
Yankce," About fifty cX rcbs were prescM:
when this last expression was made, ana
whilst it was recci'cd with shouts OF acca
nation by the negroes, TIC cx-rcbs were 81
lent and seemed TO think that as they L..:
enough Of lighting, they would prefer 10 b
excused from taking any part in the opera
tlon, and would simply AK to be allowed 10
look on. He says the Yankee treats the ne
gro at The North worse than they are treatei
here, no privileges kein. allowed them, aad
proposes to hiring tie negro population oi
tl:c North to occury the ten ccrquqret;
States and TO make them 4 great negro ua,io;,.
He asks the negroes why should they vote
for reconstruction? VIII i, put mrs.;c;s In
your hands or nine?' "If you 90 into 10.
construction, you vii. be cheated out CT youg
rights, No. stick TO your coour!" lie IL.
nouuces the Southerner as having Just as ,ruti
right still to claim the negro as bis slave, As
be has to claim right 10 bis land. No ory
eau imagine, unless be was present anon,
US, the extent sud character of the sscit
ment among the negroes. Ali lahour Is sus
pended our fodder withe,s in the fields
whilst crowds attend the reverend gentleman
everywhere he goes. lie is partial to young
girls and has a troop Whiting ON his"evcry
want. So great is the fear OF him by the re-
groes generally, that more than one have lost
their reason iu virtue of.some Of his threats
of punishment. One q favorite servant for
years of a gentleman in The neighbourho2d,
is made q raving maniac, and a gentlei..ei,
tells me that he has st en- another On his knees
to him imploring his mercy. Gentlemen,
when is this to end, and what is to be the re-
suit? Does not this immigration Of negroes
from the North to our conquered land seem
full ofuntold war to us? P..D.
The above letter is from a gentleman who
is known to Us aud in whom VIC have conf.
dence,--EDs MER u