The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-06-22
THE WATCHMAN
WEDN ESDAY, JUNE %.
A. A. GILBERT --..--- ---..-e EDITOR
The Sumter Wdtc1tman has By
far tile largest circulation (espe-
cially S,a the surrounding cou'stsy)
Of any paper published IN Sumter,
and scas established Sn 1850.
WlInTTENIORE TROUBLI
GROWING SERIOUS.

The immaculate Massachusetts, carpet
bagger parson seems to have thought,
if we may judge Of his harangues to
the colored people, during the reeont
canvass, that his conduct and influences
had been SO full of unselish philanthro-
py, devotion and purity of action and
purpose, that when his case came to
be considered, fairly and impartially,
the black cloud of shame and disgrace
that envelopcd him would be utterly
dissipated in the clear light of perfect
restoration to position and confidence.
The report, below, of what occurred in
the House on Saturday last, seems to
complicate the difficulty little, and,
probably, even to the pure mind aud eye
of the "parson" himself, put some
what more serious face upon his "per-
secutions," whilst throwing some doubt
upon the veritable fact of his "crucifix-
ion," and more especially upon that of
his having "risen again" -
AT the recent meeting at Sumter,
this High Priest Of South Carolina
Radlcaiism, so exercised the mass of
his colorcd hearers with the stoty of
his wrongs, his suaerings, his purity,
his liberality, his zeal, his devotion, his
injured innocence throughout, and his
final "crucifixion," but then "risen
glory" that the espousal of his cause
was made an absolute, aud rigid, and
uncompromising test of fcalty to the
Republican party. He was held up as
paragon of its moral and political
excelfenciies, and os its irresistible pow.
er, and he that showed disposition to
daily, was bastard, whilst ho that
doubted was damned. Gen. Logan's
loyalty to the party was questioned, and
threats against him made. Every voice
that was raised to reason of truth, Of
decency, Of honesty, and of"a judgment
to come," was drowned by the noisy
plaudits Of his enthusiastic admirers
We put this upon record as point of
the remarkable history of tho times
And we also record the fact, that whilst
this shameless farce was being enacted,
the radical leaders of the State wore
mute. They suffered it to go on. Aud
the true reason why they did so has
gone abroad through the leading Radi-
cal press Of the North, where no charge
of "rebel Misrepresentation" can affect
its truth and power. The articles we
publish to-day, from the New York
Tribune and tho Philadelphia Telegraph,
tear away tho ooreen, aud exhibit Whit
tomore's fellows as well-the South
Carolina corruptionists-in their true
character and position before the ooun-
try. "Scott" says one Of these, "could
not strike at the disgraoed Con-
gresham without striking at himself"
Whittemoro had giveu him and others
to know, that if they did not sustain
him, or did not "hands off" and keep
quiet, and allow him to be re-elsoted,
(having no doubt Of his success in
manipulating the colored people) then
their populations should be exposed, and
he ,0ouM suffer nothing BY tho comparison.
With fear they hesitatcd. The oolored
voters we're held perfectly in hand, and
instructed to the effect. that if Gin the
ovent it was determined to tako the bull
by the horns) nomination was mado,
they should all vote aocordingly-if
not, Whittemore was tho man to vote
for. Silence was finally elsotod as the
choice Of evils. For thom, there could
be no good policy iu honesty now
Aud, as the liar endeavors to screen
himself by continued falsahood, so did
they. But "the way of the transgressor
is hard" Says the Philadelphia Tsle.
graph: "If the Republicans in Congress
do not vendioate tho name of the Re.