The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-11-17
TOO MUCH RADICAL?
A Gard from w. G. Plnckney.

To the Colored People or South Carolina:
am an American citizen of unsdulterated
African descent. am desirous that every col
ored voter In the State should read or hear the
following:
AFFIDAVIT. 3D.
State or South Carolina, Charleston County
Personally appeared before me ". G. PincEney,
who being duly sworn says that having received
notice that his office OF trial justice was at an end
he repaired to Columbia to interview Governor
Scott as to the cause OF his removal. That to his
respectful inquiry the Governor made answer that
there were no charges against him whatsoever
except the recommendation OF D. T. eorbin that
the said W. G. Pin:kney be dismissed because he
was t.T o RADICAL
Aniant further states that ". ]. Whipper, R. C.
DeLarge and r. 3. Elliott Informed atilant that
in conversation with Governor Scott upon the
subject or atiaut's removal, the Governor re-.
peated that there awere no charges whatsoever
against him, and that he had been dismissed be-
cause he was ''too radica.' That this complaint
was made by D. T. COrbIn, and that he, Governor
Scott, was Governor, and would do aS he pleased,
without being catechised.
A1iant further says that he afterwards demand
cd an opportunity to excupate himself before ms
people, but. thar the Governor refused on the
ground Of the expense TO the State. a :, D,>.,,,,
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 18th
day OF November, 1870.
JACOB WILLINAN, Notary Public.
And now, colored men, l feel called upon, as an
American citizen OF African descent, to denounce
the corrupt and hypocrltlcal Ring, who now de-
fraud and deceive the colored masses, and domi-
nate over the white masses with an Iron hand.
Never were a people SO defraudcd and so op-
pressed before The freedmen are the victims Of
bandttl organized for our ruin and demoraliza
tion. Through US, as their instruments, the
white masses, who were neither shareholders nor
Rebels, are held IN condition little better than
that we were held before the war, and all for no
other purpose than the repletion Of the already
pethoric pockets Of the HurIeys and the SCOTS OF
most Infamous regime.
The above afilavk shows that Governor Scott
removed a citizen OF unadulteraied African de-
scent from the post OF trial justice, on the sole
ground Of the radicaliSnl OF the incumbent. II
such thing had been done before the election.
Governor Scott would have been elected 10 stay
at home, or, probably, TO 90 back home; but
suppose he feels safe now iu his seat acquired by
"lorcc Intimidation, fraud bribery and undue In
huence,n contrary to section 10 or the Election
law OF last March, which was made expressly for
the protection OF the illlterate freedmen whom he
deceives and betrays.
II am "too Radlcal'' for Governor Scott, whose
pupil In Radicaism thought was, and whose
high behests I thought, anu still think was per.
because there was needed at Radical headquar-
ters q radical Reform" such as that which took
place at st. James Santee, where my olllce was
taken away IrOm NE DeC2u96l WAS 'too IaulCal,
anu given to one who was from the beginning to
the end, o hot "Reformer.n Consequently, al:
though too late to vote the Reform ticket mysel
"a circumstance greatly regret hereby notl.
ly all Radicals, especially those OF my own race,
that my eyes are at last open TO the
hypocrisy or Governor Scott and his in
famous Ring OF carpet-baggers. whose. design Is
to keep up an antagOniSm between the two races,
so as TO ride into power through riot and conlu-
sion, and 10 educate the colored masses into the
philosophy Of Winchester rifles and balot.stutfng
for the projection OF nest OF vampires whose
Puritanical ancestors wasted the red man even
as their carpet.bag descendants are wasting away
my people by the Vices and corruption OF a mis-.
called civilization.
Let us no longer he duped by official corruption
Isis who claim TO be Radicals In order to be elect
ed, and who then, turn round and dismiss from
office their supporters because Of their Rddt-
caiiSnl. Respectfully,