Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-05-11
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The INDIGNATION oFA SOUTH Caro-
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South Carolina Correspondence of the
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South Carolina Correspondence Of the
lD3 Cincinnati Commercial.
.j1aMajor Dickerson, of the /" National
Gaardso of the State of South Caro-
lina,", Gas the militia is called fol
shorD is mad He sWeats, and foams,
and charges--not with his mill
tia, for they have been .disbanded
That is what is the matter. Hisarmy
has been taken away from him. He
can no longer ride on his gray char
ger along the line of dusky warriors,
giving hoarse orders to-" right about
face" forward; march" and so on.
His occupation is,gone.
I. called upon the gallant Major at
his favoritc bar-room to-day, to in
terview him on the situation. The
Major lives in Charleston, when he
is not dragged to the capital of the
State by pressing official business
He was formerely a slave, and is
as black as column Of smoke that
comes out of the Gazette smoke-stack
every evening at the hour whengood
people arc vending their way to
church and concentrating their th0uhts
on things to come. The Major is
consequently entirely black. Not a
drop Of white blood can be found in
his body anywhere. He is not only
black, but as ugly as q. stump fence.
His mouth looks like the opening of
a big carpet-bag filled with small
tomb-stones. If he should put him
self at the head of his gallant men,
open that stupendous mouth and
charge OH the enemy, the enemy
would leave the field in disorder.
Upon being introduced TO this CORY
hero of a hundred dress parades, by
way Of opening the conversation |
asked him if he knew how the Gov
ernor was. understand he is quite
SICK i continued.
II dunno how he is, replied the
high officer of the National Guard,
I" but 1 hope. by Cd he'll die afore.
night. I'd be the happiest man on
this earth, if he would. y
q You don't like the Governor
then ?"
Like him ? h-ll, no. Hes sold
out to the rebels-He's deceived the
colored people. He's a traitor to
everything. 7 hope he'll die.
g What do you think of the State
Government ?"
Il think the carpet-baggers have
got it and playing h-ll with it
The carpet-baggers that are now run
ming the machine are q low down
lousy, sneaking set Of thieves. They
are deceiving the colored people and
stealing everything they can get their
hands on. They are Il pack Of
And yet we see the col
ored people following after them like
mules after a horse. What dothecar-
pet-baggers care for them but to get
their votes? Nothing. After they
have stole all they can carry, which
won't be long at the lick they are
going now, they'll be off for the North,
where they come from.
"Well, what are you going to do
about it r.
I'm going to Washington City
and get up afore EN- and talk with
my mouth. I'm going to tell Grant
Just what SOFT of id thieves are in
office here. If he don't fix a change
the Republican party is gone up IN
the South Carolina. We can't tote
everything. If the present amt got
ont pretty quick the colored people
will unite withtheir old masters, who,
after all, are their best friends, and
clean out the whole capital, from top
to bottom.
Here colored man took issue
with him, and left the MAJOR spout
ing and splqrging at a furious rate
AS | went out heard the question
put to him, Didn't you vote for
Scott p" Yes" he said, "but |
wish my old master was right here
now to give me thirty-nine lashes for
it, such ones as he used to give me in
the days of slavery.