The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-07-20
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GSaON AND HE4OASm.
THE PROGRESS OF THE CAUSE.
The Good Work In JKsstea.
- Rrom'the Nstiop 6tsr.l

The. very atmosphere Of Marion seem.
ysSdlled with tho order of Reform. 1t ia
\ the tbeue IF conversation. Our whole
!: !: community, except few long faced
d supperters of the Scott Ring, have
z confidcDe6 in its success, aud they talk
= and laugh more cheerfully and inde-
!. .pendently than. they have since the
Z war. Our people will do their duty.
=, A Flea for Union and Reform.
s,'r tRrom the Kingstrse stsr.l
!. A movement, endorsed by macy OF
3 the bes: and ablcst men in the State,
has been inausurated to remedy the
(. mischief. The plan is for all the people
70 unite in olecting competent men to
: Office. This, as wo understand it, is
|, tho great snrrendcring Of principle as
Interpreted BY few politicians and
Journals it, the State. mis- view, to our
inird, is absurd. We shall support the
s$cause which in our Judgment will un--
loose tho grasp Of the Shylocks that are
now choking to death all tho honor and
honesty Of the country, and violating
every principle Of right and Justice
The bare contemplation Of such state
of things is enough to arouse the
. indignation aud energy OF every honest
citizen to action. We eau support an
honest, competent man, for Office,
whether he be Democrat or not, in
preference to one who has by his con.
duct forfeited every claim to dccency
and honor. Wo can do this without
violating those feelings aud sentiments
which We have and still maintain. We
shall not impugn the motives Of our
friends and contemporaries who refuse
to mid this movement, but we must be
permitted to doubt the wisdom of their
course in this great aud important
crisis.
Let South Carolina Live.
From tho Marion Star.l
Our State must be reformed, and the
honest white aud colorcd men of the
State must accomplish the great work.
We feel earncstly, we feel deeply 10
this great movement. "Let me die, but
let South Caroliua live !!
A Manly Appeal.
From tho Marion CrssoentI
The State is the property of its
citizeus. Shall we lie down supinely
aud see 1t taken possession Of aud
governed by mere haudful of adven.
turcrs? These men know us not. They
take no pride in tho illustrious history
of the past. We do not think we 20 a
line beyond tho truth when we say they
are here for two purposes, first, to
enrich themselves out OF the State
treasury; aud second, as the instrum euts
OF the dominant party in Congress, to
distress and humiliate tho people of the
State. II it is possible for US to over.
throw the present alien government aud
substitute it by one Of our own people,
or ut least largely participated in BY our
own people, it is au object most worthy
OF our exertions, aud one, the neglect of
which, would, ut this time, be sad aud
perhaps irredccmable bluuder.
THE EVILS OF DIsConD.
With but two or three dissenting
voices, the Conservative press Of the
State endorse the action Of the Reform
Convention, and pledge their support
to its candidates. IL as a n,utter for
regret that these /eo dissenting ones haze
tahcn the stand tAey haze, thereby Mro,o,
'ng obstucles az The way, and jeopardistng
tie success ct' the mouen,ent. And in
fact, ln great measure, by their un-
called for aud injudicious opposition,
encouraging the Radical party. Of
course, these journals have a right to
think as they plcase; but at this juno
,urc of affairs, when tho issue is between
honesty and dishonesty, the State needs
tho assistance and the hearty Co. opera :
tIon OF every citizen who opposes
Kadicalisn and corruption Lancaster
Le'iyer.