Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-09-23
To the Colored People of South Carolina.


Republicans and Reformcrs or Democrats
truth is all.important in order to ,nIiyhtcncd
uction. So mu.h has bean so;a of l,to IN re.
gard to the purposes Of tho Reformers or
Democrats and so ,nanv statements were
made as to the condition of tho colorcd pcople
in our sister State North (,nro,inn since the
late AUGUST elections and tho success of the
Democrats there. that n number of our colorcd
and white friends in Ncwberry, South Caro-
lima, induced us to yisit North Carolina, to
ascertain tho truth or fulsity of these rumors.
Accordingly, on Tuesday, the 9th Instant
We left Frog Level Station, Ncwbcrry county,
having taken letters of introduction to several
gentlemen IN Nortl, Carolina, and y; arrived at
~'' MN. ~ ~, no;." .a'o''n'' ." "a.".an"y ';,,
nnni,r M ~ nont,n.,", rh;,"a u"a o,,,,r,L
of NH ,',r,;a. ,n,o ,.o.taa na ~, l;nd''.
and l;der,,;>n III ,,m,rod = ornr. r,n;i;,
~ nromntc thc ol,;nct nf nnr Visit
+ Ind hoen ,Ilcvod ~ Vrwhnrrv th,t s;oco
tho Conservatives Ind c,rried th. election in
North r,r,lin, thn co,,rnl n,o,lo war, n,n,
rnlod 70 o,rr,, ,vr;,t,, n,ssrs for thc;r n,ntn,
tion-thot tIev wore now whinnc1 ~ thr
nub)ic wh;nn;ny nost- that thcv wore oxn,u
dcd from Tie nublic scbools-nnd th,t ,h.
whites IGNORED the RIGHTS of tho cnor.d non
Mo under the constellation. &c. Er,m ul]
sources, both White and color.d. thcso ruuors
were Aatly denied The conservatives assured
us Of their Good will toward the colorrd peo
pie, and Of their determination to rrutect
them in all their rights The Rrpublicnus
admitted that tho Conservatives had done
nothing of which they could ron,p.,iu. hut
did not kuow what thew woula do when ,I,cv
got into power rhrv wer. n,t yrt rco.)v r,
90 with thrm.
The following statement from Govcrnor
u r. Voncc tn whnm wr c,,r;,1 =, ,n,,or
from Y. + ponc. Esq or Nmyhcrrv will ~.
plain itself:
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CnA",''rH' A. W neP'' o lo'o'
a. a. lnpc, fY
DEAR SIR: Your letter introducing two
cOlorcd men, Mcssis Winn and Davids, has
been handed me by thclh. | have introduced
them to many of our most intelligent citizens,
white and black, of both parties, and furnish,
cd them every means in my power to acquire
correct information in regard to the state OF
ann'rs III North Carol'na.
l nave no hesitation IN assuring you, as |
nave them, that the very best feeling prevails
mere between the races. during the heat OF
the recent campaign, having canvassrd cS
tensi'ey mySe! "hu mingled thoroughly with
the people, give my WORD, as gentleman
OF h'nor, mat nave not heard from any man
IN the State single whisper ot wish or
thought OF infringing any right of tho colorca
mcn. on the contrary, II is the settled poll
tcy, not only OF my party trlrnds but of every
oody mere 10 acaulcScc III all that has been
gwen M" ana encourage hln IN every posi-.
o'e way ln INC great WORK OF hitting himself
Tor citizenship. Every day convinccs us of
his value as 'aborer, and we sincerely hope
to make l''m something more.
heP"rts OF the hu Is lux outraccs from tw"
or three counties have been greatly cSavgera
tea Tor political purposes. and good men every
whefe u'SapproVc ana VIII frown such VIC
de"cc'
am S!ad to nave TINS opportunity of cor
rec''"s 'a.sc notions OF the ,nlen''ons OF the
conservative party OF North Corolna, and
WI, Sot some othef gentIeme" to sign this
Win 'hH
Truly yours,
HEHuLoN Is. VANCE
Hon. Hamilton G. James, the State Scna-
tor cleo. from Mecklcnburg county, aud
Colonel William Johnston, President of the
Columbia, Charlotte and Augusta Railroad.
very readily added to Governor Vancc's let.
ter their testimony to the same effect.
On Thursday night, VIC left Charlotte for
lsa!e'.sh, and arrived on Friday morning -
We spent Friday, Saturday and Sunday in
the beautiful city Of Raleigh, and cnioycd |
much conversation with gentlemen Of both
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