The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-09-21
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Shich Is now koing .o1 lin our State, b.
fw scn' the RlpublicaoS snd Rsfosmsr.
s3rs Des,ecrats, truth is allimPo tsut, Ia
forder to eniightesca aetioa. 'So nIuch
hSs been said Of lsss ;s regard to thc
Ppsposes Of tho Kaformers or Demo
efatSt and Def many statemkstaf xefs
sisde a. to. tie conditioo oftbe .colored
Eyespis ia oar sister State, ,NSvth. Caro-
3tni, ,si0ce fhs Iste August Elections
sasd Tho success of the Democrats there,
tbaf number Of our. colored and white
friends in Newberry, Sonth Carolina,
Induced; us TO visit North Carcli9s. :. to
aseertaip tho truth or falsity of these
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Accordingly, on Tuesday, the 9th In
ssatant. We left Frog Level Sta,iop, New.
q berry county, having taken letters Of
:. .futrOdaction TO several gentlemen In
North Carolina, apd arrived at Char.
! 8loNe, North Carolina, on Wednesday
Fspight, the 7th instant. Here VIC met
Rwith q pumber Of gentlemen, both
Ig3white and colored, of both parties,, who
Etreated us with Kindness aud consider
sation, and offered US every facility to
tho object os our visit. .
b.. fthad been alleged 10 Neuberry that,
Il since the Conservatives had carried the
in North Carolioa, the colorcd
2speople were compelled to carry writton
4 passes for their protection-that they
sgwere now whipped at the public whip
GspiDg post--that they were excluded
trom The public ,schopIs-aud that the
whites iguored the rights Of tho col.
iored people under the constitution, &c.
II From all sources, both white and col
\ ored, those rlmors were fatty denied.
II The Conservatives assured as Of theiI
gb good will toward the colorcd people
ysqd Of their determination to protect
tji them in all thei; rights. The Republi'
M csns admitted that the Conservatives
D chad done nothing yet Of which they
III fcoul.l complain, but did not know what
1{lthey would do when they got into pow
s,tsr.. They were not yet ready to go with
ss11sthem.
si The following statement, from gov
ssrnor u. Is. Vance, to whom we carried
. letter from Y. j. Pope, Esq, Of New.
aSberry, will explain itself:
\, CnARLorrE, N. c., Sept, 8, 1870.
sl.SS YJRope Ex4.
HI DEAR SIR: Your letter introducing
two colorcd mcu, Messrs. VIM anG
Davids, has been handed mo by them
u j have introduced them to many Of Oul
snost intelligent citizcns, white and
II black, of both parties, and furnished
II them every means in my power to &c
NSquire correct information in regard tC
il sthe state Of affairs in North Carolina
@M I have no hesitation in assuring you
tsas have them, that tho very best feel
ESyinGrprovails here between the races
B ss;ttDurins the heat oflho recent canpai en-
oanvassed extensively myself
Hand mingled thoroughly with the peo-
f;;ple, l give my word, as gentleman oi
EE'thonor, that have not heard from any
s|,man iu the State single whisper Of
sfa wish or thought Of Infringing any
lliright of the colorcd men. On the con-
trary, it is the settled policy, not only
ss Of my party friends but Of cre,yLody
St'here, to acquiescc in all that has been
& given him and encourage him in every
&, possible way in the great work Of fit
|4%ting himself for citizenship. Every
ssfday convinces US Of his value az o Ia
borcr, aud NO sincerely hope to make
S,liim something more.
Eb Reports OF the ku klnx ontraees from
|.iit two or three counties have been greatly
exaggerated for political purposes, and
IE,good men everywhere disapprove and
will frown down such violence.
! 1 am glad 10 have this opportunity o
! correcting false notions of the intention.
i,ot the Conservative party Of North
i Carolina, aud will get some ether gen
to sign this with nc.
ssl, truly yours,
EE XEBULoN B. VANCE.
{,: Hon. Hamilton, G. james, the State
! aScnaior elect from Mcck'enburg coun-
fatty, and Col. William johnson, Presi-
dent Of tho Columbia, Charlotte ant
Augusta Railroad, very readily added te
Il Govcrnor Vance's letter their testimon,
4 Ito the same effect.
II: On Thursday night, We left Charlotte
3s,l for Raleigh, and arrived OH Friday
,l'mornins We spent Friday, Saturday
(fl.and Sunday in tho beautiful city u
aud enjoycd much CONVERSE
.slfisu with gentlemen Of both parties
(4hWe exhibited Governor Vance's le,te,
( 40 number of gentlemen of hig'l
standing, all Of whom very chcerfuIy
endorsed it.. Among them were ex.
4 Govrrnor Thomas Bragg, Chairman o
3thn Safe Executive Conservative Com
'niitee; /; ll"n. Josiah Turner. Jr., Hon
q IA. S., Merriam; Colonel r.. Graham
I Haywood ; Charles Dewey, Esq CASH
lier of,he First National Bank Rev
Isl1Willisn Il Pile. late Editor ol tho Sen
If,tinel Hon. William IL. Battle, late
|; Supreme Court Judge Charles N. Bus.
B bee, Esq,; Rev. pr. j. Brintou Smith
st, Augustine High School
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