The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-01-04
NO.
THE UNION B oRM CAUSE


H. ..s..s:.tserrsyR coMMIrTBs.
no the Merabers9 DC ths ghfon ReSoflu
Thssime has arr;sed when it becomes
proper to announce TO you the termiaa
.Kfon Of The lahufs aud responsibilities 81
four Exscatise Committee At an carly
fda5, aud the: dissolution of the party as
an organi1esiop under the convention OF
4 June. last. 49, e...l..,..
/ Had the party been successful, OF
even; So far supported by the ,colored
.peopls as to Furnish any reasonable
ground of hope'thatWe might succeed
| iu the next general. election, it would
| have been eminently wise: aud proper
to hayesheid together, TO labor With
renewed energy and faich. FOR tfe re-
fdenptio1 Of Eie State by the same
means Ehefeby Ne had achieved such
Ieaeodsagisg results. Bat We caaBot
disguise the fact that though ths ma
6rity ;asainss us returned 81 the officers
Of elections.is probably frsu3nlent to
The extent of more than u, 900 VOTES.
yet encuSh remains 10 deml nstfase that
all our eFarts have failed 70 conciliate
| the coIered: soters to any hopeful 7ex-
tent. Nay, it is even evident that as a
people they are more embittered against
| tie Write race taan after the Demo
cratic campaign Of 1853. and very much.
more SO than at the, beginning Of the
late causass: Hence there would be. 10
eSopriety IN continuing ef5rts which
have beepsso perverted: as rather 70
alieuate thar to attract those whom
We would vim to oar Standards On the
coatrary, Il Is Both wise aud Just tha,
room should be made for other agencies
| to do the work that must be done to
save the perishing State. Those who
take our place ia the arena will GGd the
whites arrayed IL solid phalanx, steady
and determined, ready, willing AID
prepared to do and TO dare ail that
koaor would sanction or God approve.
70 rescas1heir people ftdm ruin :aod
desnair. YheJs9It also End By the side
of thesea faithful aud heroic band OF
colered men, Rho, rising above the
preiudices Of their fellows, and appre-
eistirs Abe elairDs Of honesty aud she
necessity Of good goyernfasnts have
| bfavsd Dangers and prosecutions caicnla-
ted 10 cry the ssoufest heart, and
yindicated their rights as ffeemen By
Sotin&. even at the risk Of life, for Che
men &ud measures of their choi. 9 "a
band. TO be fosferedl and cherished urd 81
| ali the stern yicissitndes OF the future
! They WIZ fad, also, that pe barrier
exists between the good people Of this
Sta.eSaud any organization Of conserva-
tisnt Nat caa arise in the next two
7eaNby reason Of the principles an-
nGanced and established 81 the Union
Reform party. On The coatrayy, We
have thereby been brought into perfecf
harmony with tiatstype Of Democracy
aoW triamphanti IA SO many States, aud
THAT enlightened and conservative
Western Rsfus slicanism which has so
n6bly ndsigaaily Won the great State
lof Missouri uader the broad banner Of
lfsee trade. universal suffrage, uniycrsa!
amaesiy and enfranchisemeos This
solidarity ofzogf gnoa citizens, and thei,
har.nony With tie better class Of politica!
ideas now swayiDg Che great masses 81
ithe American people, aud destined, WI
/ trust, to restore their broken unity IN
4 1879, afefruits Of the Union Reform
movement, veIl worthths faithful labor
which they cost.
These, however, are not the ouiy
fruits resulting from the libetA policy
Land the. self sacri6ciDe labors Of ths
party. It has exposed to universal
execrafien the corruptions Of the State
government, aud the persons cen;roh-
/ ing III and forced It's officials and origin.
i within the State, and It's friends with
7 out. to demand reformation It ba,
tdemoustrassd to every fair mind sh'
determination Of the white people o
Eshis Stafe to abide by the accomplished
results Of the wss, and removes AZ
fpseeext ssrsfarther passecltion- on tn.
pars sofs thes General Government T
i has vaslsed its hands of 81 she bl ,oc
that mt5 hereafter aoW 10 copf:ct o
I races, so appareatty imminent in ccreaii
I localities, hS.a pablie md -soie,nG' con
esssion sflegsltyeIo the rights of, th
!, lsdloted race, acquired by informal aan'
!, Revolutionary processes. thus 9sysh:
! upoo the altasaf speasd AN 73is had &
/ offer caasiseaewtts hoadr, seffskspec
4 and sscf psesergatiea.. Finally, III hs
+ 3eyslcpSd tie fsue eca9isiaa Of soelSt
I'm theSsafe, aaI the real aud VIA
! sfpafasesof fiis esnsest ID :nAieh taf
y snessea. and has asshoassfSted. lie sol
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