The New York herald., 1868-09-01
THE CAMPAIGN IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

Grand Radical Powwow nt sumtcr-Three
Radical Negroes from Observation-Disclosures
bcrs of the Legislature of South Carolina
Harunguc a Meeting of Negroes.
SUMTER, August "a, 1868.
The Northern public IN utter ignorance or what
Is being done by the radical party in South Carolina
of the wrongs they perpetrate the falsehoods they
resort to- the injustice they threaten and the ruin
they propose The facts are stranger than fiction.
Recently an intelligent freedman was heard to de-
clare that III they could not effect their objects In
the coming election peaceaby, the colored people
were determined to put every white man, woman
and child under the ground" This declaration,
taken in connection with the speeches herein re-
ported the constant drllings of the negro, the
ing OF that people, the displacement OF sheriff,
through whom arrests might be made the removal
of our iudges-all have significance which Is appa-
ling. At the radical meeting held at Sumter on the
22d ultimo the crowd OF negroes present was large
and excited. They were addressed by Rev. william
E. johnson, member Of the Legislature Of South
Carolina from this district and pastor OF the coored
church at this place, and by George W. Lee and X.
b. Elliott, both OF whom members Of the General
Assembly Of South Carolina and all three negroes
from Massachusetts, and leaders OF the radical party
In South Carolina. The Rev. william +. johnson
presided, and after some preliminary remarks he
pro oceeded to natter his hearers. He told them they
were all they should be-they were as good as any
white man ana much more honest and truthful: that
though there were stealing ana lying among them,
they were not at all responsible blanabe therefor;
II was all due to the white man who heretofore
had controlled them and who had taught them to lie
and steal. He told them that the radical party bad
their freedom and had brought them thus far
IN perfect safety and were now waglng
war for the S n % asss IN ana Q
and urged them Ito die before they would yield up
the right they already had" even though the cleo
eyes, we will, we will.n Told them that the demo-
cratic party was their enemy, and II the democracy
succeeded .they would put them all down in dark,
deep hole, from whence they would never be allowed
TO see the light Of day any more" Cries Of "Hear
George W. vi, Lee followed He had been soldier
and fought In the cause OF freedom all through the
war, and knew OF his own personal knowledge the
truth Of what he had to tell them. He was present
when Jefr Davis caught trying to run away with
his wifes bonnet and his wfe'a hoop skirt around
peace to General Robert T. Lee The radical party had
alone fought the war and gained their freedom. The
democrats II they succeeded, intended to put them
ali back where they came from-back into slavery.
The fight now by the radical party was on their &C
count and In order to give them universal suffrage
and he knew the black man too wen TO be mistaken
when he asserted that II this universal suffrage was
denied him he would have to be Killed before he
''That's so, that's som lie continued-The radical
party had raised and given them, through the Freed
mems Bureau, three millions OF dollars feed their
Door, while the democrats had done nothing for
ihem but had fought for four years to rivet their
ali the land In the ste
and there was enough OF 1t for all-and would give
70 each & Of them comfortable s homestead m which
as aqaed Ps sssm wSs eEes ana s .nsr ssn
every black man voted for the radical candidates;
tliatif any Of them did not he should be marked
parry who contemplated. II any such there were,
going over to the democrats. should be forced to go
make them vote the radical ticket; that his sweet
heart should refuse to recognize him. and mars
wife snonld refuse 10 receive him. or have anything
The t.'ird and las. speaker, "ther big gun, who
would u under from Mount Sinai,u as il was said,
was r. ". Elliott, member or the Legislature. lie
tpoke fog over an hour and aroused and excited
his audience against the white residents and the dem.
Oerats gene rally. lie told them the white man had
never done them justice. His tow ards them
was one Of wrong and oppression from first TO last.
The coppetleads or democrats but the offspring
OF the old slave party-sood 10 IL as the con to the
father. call upon You by NIL you have suffered from
that party TO remember them In November next; re.
member the lash that was put upon your bar backs
by them; remember how you saw your wives drawn
up stripped and tied and sooufged before your eyes,
how you saw her and your children torn frea you
and sold away. Remember that 1t was the demo.
cratic party that did all this. Remember all this ana
remember that wnle. you are asleep on. your beds
your democratic friends are planning and scheinIng
your overthrow and ruin again 1t Is the design of
the democratic party to reduce you again TO a
condition OF serfdon and vassalage. want
you 10 remember all this and remember thai
your friends the radical party have told you
OF 1t and warned you how to avoid It.
Remember that we have told you 10 put
on your swords ye men OF war, go out TO 1gbt, for
ye can take the land and II shall be yours. Ceres
all over the house Of "Yes yes yes;," 1--WE will. we
will;p eve want the lands" "Dat the ting" &c.)
In November next you must administer 10 your
democratic fair faces dose that will make them
sick In the nav, for let me tell you the best thing
you can do is to kill them, and when you bury them
want ycu TO bury them with their faces downwardB
and 80 deep that when the archanges trumpet shall
blow and ai the dead arise they won't rise to blast
and wither Gods creation, but will 20 down,
down, down. l''Yes, yes; serve 'em rightly Now
the democrats want you to vote for man called
Horatio seymour. viii tell you who he is: once