The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-05-24
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He Talks Truth and Conserya9ism q
Now orleans.

length veutured into the Sonth-has
come righ. ipse the midst Of ell the
terrible, bloody Ku Kluxism, which
nov so exercises the Northern Radical
mind, and in view Of which the absolute
powers of a Dictatorship we're conferred
by Congress upon "Our Ulysses" Why,
Mr.. Philosopher, your world of admirers
will begin to Think, that to your numer-
Gus inches in the Temple of Fame,
should now be added the hero's crown.
"What know about farming" and the
anxiety of the Southern desperadoes to
get possession Of .hasknowledge, acting
to charm their ferocity, may have assur-
ed' the philosopher; yet still, if the
Radical press and congressman tell the
truth, it was decidedly d risk-an act Of
heroism, especially when it is considered
that old age is apt to deck avOiderce of
danger.
So far, there has been no mention Of
Ku Klux "orders" received BY him, and
it may be, after all, that ne was really
philosopher enough, aud honest enough,
to look through the cloud Of misrepre-
sentation, with which his own party hos
enveloped the South, and see that there
is actually DO moro danger here for an
honest Northern man than there is 10 any
other part of the civilized world. That,
in fact, Northern men who come
to engage in the enterprises and
industries OF the country-to aid in the
development of its resources, the build
ing up of its wealth, and the preserva-
.iou OF its social morals, are welcomed
with opened arms.
But, in addition to this, Mr.. Greeley
comes with words Of soberDess--of
truth and kiuduess-upou HI" ps, and
these we hail as soil upoL t. troubled
waters" How different from the
insulting arrogance and cant-the 'y'
rannical venom and abuse-which fell
from the lips of. Wilson, of Massachu'
sets, at Charleston, bat short time
siuce.
The American Union Club, Of New
Orleans, entertained Mr.. Greeley on
the 17th inst, on which occasion he is
reported to have said: "This is my frst
visi: to the South. I come here with a
heart devoted to the good Of all the
people. They are not my eDe,nies DOW
who we're six or eight years ago. bear
hatred to no one" He believed the best
meu should occupy the best places,
without any reference to bygones. Fbe
Peri! which necessitated the exclusion
Of some meu from the ballot boz no
longer exists. He opposed disffauchiss-
ment as no longer necessity. There
would not be Ku Klux in the land
now if there had been q general amnesty
FIVE years ago; it would have united the
people and healed the wounds produced
by the war. For that BE had struggled,
and a time was not fur distant when
every American would have his fair say
at the ballot boz, and The majority
rule"
Words like these, II uttered BY the
United States Government, would do
more to induce harmony and spirit of
general conciliatiou, than all the Federal
bayousts that could be crowded upon
the soil. "3he bes. men ahoplI occupy
The Jestpzaces, Oithoss any reference to
bsgones." Let shis principle prevail,
and we st once have q complete solution
of the problem Of relief from existing
evils, which SO many have been sndea.
voriug to solve.
sECBEr. POLITICAL oRGAN1zA.