The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-03-30
From the Columbia Guardian. I

One by one and rapidly the decisive
effects of the position taken BY the press
conference 10 the four resolutiaus which
it has sent forth arc making their ap-
Pearance.
Thoughtful colored men already say
that they eau meet US cordially on this
platform and express the hope that the
long desired harmony Of races will be
the result ofthis movement. Everybody
knows that had this step been taken three
years ago, the disastrous consequences
OF these two years Of nisrule would
have been averted. The colored men
could not feel sureAt that time that tho
whites Of the South would accord them
the "cqual aud exuot justice" which
this anti Radical movement assures to
all. Aud with some reason. But the
passage ofthe fifteenth amendment and
its ratification are facts that have come
to their assistance-facts that warrant
them in trusting the whites of the South, !,
and relieve them from all doubt or sus-
picion upon the future policy towards
their race. That is safe. These thought
ful colored men sec that, and also see
why they should unite with their friends
of the white race to relieve both Of the
incubus Of the corrupt adventures who
control our State government, and hold
all the offers. They see that our people
are in earnest, when they say that they
prefer an honest cclored man to q dis
honest white man, aud that we intend to
fight it out on that. line, If it takes all
summer.
We trust we believe, iudeed-that
these views of the colored men referred
to are right, and hope that fair trial
will be made Of the new programme.
They have now the opportunity which
they claim--.aud we have said claim with
some degree OF reason-has been de-
MED them before.
The cause of the Jealousy between
the races is removed by the fifteenth
amendment, and the four resolutions Of
the press coGterunce-wheu endorsed by
the white people Of the State, as they
will be-assure the colored man that he
can secure the three most desirable
things together-an honest government,
his equal and exact rights, aud a bar
mony of effort with the white man.
From the Columbia PAenir I
All through the State there is a
general demand for q change in our
present regime 1t comes from democrats.
1t comes from conservative radicals. 1t
comes from colored citizens. And we
believe that the anti radicalists of
Fairfield will earnestly unite in the
second effort to redeem and regenerate
the State Of their birth. oftheir suffer-
ings and of their affections.
From the Lancaster Lctlgtr1
Heretofore there have been reasons
for opposition to the measures of recon.
struction. and for attempts to defeat
them but having failed in this, it is
now the duty of all good citizens to
unite their efforts to make the best gov
ernment possible out of tho form of the
one which has been established over us.
And, therefore, we hope. should the
Convention adopt q platform, that it
will accept the issues against which we
have struggled and been defeated, as
fixed facts, and agree upon policy that
will promise more success
From, the Camden Journal.1
We agree with the sentiments ex-
pressed in the foregoing resolutions, and
feel sure that all citizens desiring good
government, and honesty, as we'll as
Justice. in the administration of it, will
cordially concur with us in saying that
the logic of facts demand the acknow-
ledgment of the rights of all citizens to
vote and hold Office as therein indicated.