The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-03-30
From the OrangeJury Ne,os)

spontaneous from tae people of the
State, and it speake.h mighty things
things Of high import and pregnant with
bright hope.
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The colored man has natural and
constitutional right to his freedom and
his citizenship, aud this right is really
and heartily admitted aud recognized by
the white people Of the State.
Great things must come from this.
There is hope for the State | Hope that
the honest men, those who are citizens
Of the State, aud who have exhibited
the Intention, and desire of becoming
her good citizens, will unite, and that
their concert of action aud community
of interests will result in breaking upon
the "ring Of corruption" the nest of
robbers that have settled upon US, aud
will secure the government to those who
are citizens, aud who ale worthy.
Another grand effort is about to be
organized, aud it is to be made upon
the basis of fact upon tho fact that the
coiored man is our follow citizen, aud
our equal iu civil aud political rights.
Disgusted as the colored poople are
with the deception aud dishonesty of
the party, tha; has controlled his sym
pathy and ballot for its own purposes
Of robbery, they will hear that the peo
pie Of South Carolina are ready to
guarantee to him his right ofvotiug und
holding Office.
They do guarantee to him these
rights, and they ask him to use these
rights to purify, to redeem their State
of which they are citizens, aud in
which they hare tho deepest and :ruest
interest
And we believe that they will respond
to this movement. They will free them-
selves from the CALLING shackles Of the
party that has ruled them, and will
exercise their rights in favor Of the
honest and worthy other citizens, white
aud black.
There is hope for the State With a
community of rights and of interests,
the white men aud the colorcd men of
South Carolina will make tho effort to-.
gether, and honest men will be put in
Office.
The intelligence, the elevation, the
refinement, which have ever been the
characteristics ofthe Southern people.
and the labor, the industry, of the col
ored men, the best adapted to our cli-
mate and to our great product, united
in community CT the truest ard deep
est interests. hopes and destiny, present
10 their union tableaux Of hopes in
the future, the brightest aud mos. glori-
Gus ofany people.
We shall be as one. The same rights,
hopes, destiny belong to both. And in
its effulgence of brightness. the carpet.
bagger will skulk away Yes he must
pack up! When honest men agree
rogues must clear out. That the pco>
pie of South Carolina have resolved to
make this grand effort, upon this true
basis, is shown by the action Of the
Press, at their late conference at Colum
bia.
From the Marion Star.]
The careful attention of our readscr
and of oil who love honest government,
is called particularly to the Resolutions
adopted by the press Confereuc" in
Columbia, In accordance with those
resolutions, it is incumbent on the
honest citizens of Marion county, white
and colored, Democrats and RepubIi-
cans, to have meeting at an early day.
TO nomiLate delegates to the Convention
to be held in Columbia on the 18th Of
June next, and candidates to represent
Marion 10 the next Legislature. There
are only few Radicals in this county
Most Of the colored men are Repnbli
cans, and to them in common with all
other honest men, the invitation will be
extended. We hope all Of our good
citizens, white and colcred, will respund
to the call. when it is made. Let honest
men Of all classes MAKE one grand and
united effort to free our State from the
CALLING shackles Of the corrupt party
that is now in power. We have duty
"a sacred duty to perform-thc re-
dceming of our State government, from
corruption aud placing it upon basis Of
honesty and Justice. And if our good
and true citizens will march up to the
front in harmony, this great prize will
be won, and South Carolina will once
more occupy tho same proud and envia
bic position she did in days past, and
the bright hope Of her citizens realized
Let US. honest citizens. white and
colorcd, make the effort. If We succeed
glorious victory will be won;if we
aail, we will have tho satisfaction of
knowing that we have done our duty.
GFron, the Born,oeW Juurnal1
The above resolutions are such as
have never before been expressed in
South Caaolina by any anti Radical
association. They contain hard aud
stubborn facts, and they contain the
opinions of the members Of the anti
radical press of South Carolina, in con-
vention assembled. 1t is unnecessary
for US to say that We most heartily en-
jorse them. If the suggestions Of the
Conference are carried out by the peo.
pie Of the Stare we will have platform
upon which all honest men in South
Carolina mn ,no.tcr what th dir color IN n