The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-01-04
Sumter WTatchnaan, ,
Highest Style Of The Art.

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toatsidc Of political is SIS: this wss.-S.
t9here .Sas literally nothing s.iu IL Is:
EFspel any@cisison .ef@ any school: Of
+ fpolities,exeept the few who, csingingito
the issues o. Ire past, we're offended BY
tshe liberal concessions made To- the
colored people. IF. therefore, We could
estsb)ish oarcharge against the. raiea
existing administration. of the State
EgoSernmelt, We had a right to- eonnt
upon the support of all honest men,
Those charges were, in general terms.
incompetency, extravaganee, prejudice
and correption, and there is not coHn-
Efy or precinct in the State where fhcy
| we're not proved ta be true to the con-
gieiion Of the commoBest snntlerssa, d.
ingyaud to, an extent wholly odparaliel-
ed iu, the annals ct civilized goSeFn1
men.s.. These proofs, were never sefuted
Some. errors in: particu]as specifications
we're occasionally poia:eo oisi but-asa {.
whole they stood uncoa' roEerieds as they
were unceutropersible-7-iSefacebiy i'm
pressed upon the recorded acts ssofsEe
government. Had j ths battle been
permitted 20. rest a2on this issue, You
Woald TO dag haze been rejaiciag sn;tiss
restoration Of peace and good gpsera-1 ::
mens TO this stricken; ahd &es aatcd
State. The wicked LEADERS Of thes
prrjudiced au1 benigfteil masses3 ef
eobred-peopte, who i6pke.i to them for
Guidance With the simple iaish- Of.
eh lGhood, krew too wsfi where therein
strength lay; net to aysrs- this blessed !,
hooa FROM their dieladed followers. True
70 the principle Of .rulo. and ruin, z
which has ever. actaa,ei them siuca
F,hey came among US, they nppcatedto
hat spirit Of an,agor ism which SUM.
bered, until :ht y, came and lied tkeirsES
victims bliededL 70 the sacrifice. They /.
pretended shate*e were: not. .in7eeeruest
that eur, ,leaSsing meu.diS not support
rs that oar hberality of: priucipse and
practice vas bat premelitated treachery
ID subtle and deceptive scheme to. !.
acquire power that that power, when
acquired, would be used, to put them
back into slavery; that We were the
same people who had. held them in
bondage for SO many generations andv
foushs sfoar years to riret their chains,
and could never be trusted. They rsked
the ashes of the past to fad the old
sores of slavery. opened them. atresh. &
and re7,l.ed in thetorture they inflicted i
BY the cruel pictures they drew Of
wrongs which were either never endured
Ut as exceptional as child murder iua
New England Thamore 6ereely ragged ]
The mad passions Of the crowd, the
greater their Efforts to asgrayate and /
nfgriate them. They told them eserys
conceivable story they could invent to-
make them believe that soashtfheiE
ruin. Every braHi between white aad5
black was magniGed iotathe besining az !
war against their race. They we're. toa.
that We would prerect their voting by
violence. aud on this Pretext they were
armed bg the State the fas;her tozalarsa
1pd excite them. They we're .old thatS
We were rebels, enemies of tlie General
aud State Governments; that the Presiz
dent aud the Governor, and the great
Republican party we're Cur enemies and
lhea friends that tIey would lever be
| hurt do what they might; thai high
| axes were ! aothing 10 fhsm--theys
,fidn't pay them ): that il gertd be good.
| Tor them if the hadha'der. Shoatd, be /
forced to sell his lands down to a, mere:s
homestead. They would then. liagul
homes through the. operation Of the.
land commission aud othfr eausesS thai
all the accumulated pro perry 'heseassas
he result Of sheir- lab3r; that. it right:
| fully belonged to them. aad the say TO-
get 1t was to vote for Whit they were
pleased to term ',,hs Republican party 2
meaning the ruling dynasty is South
'arolina. These we're the assumentss
sith which the pretended ffiea3s and
! self constituted .Tisers Of Ilre .olofeJs
people met The solemn praae nifesing s,sSs
he whites. ratified By them by :, larger.
sote then has applied sicee the wsT.4
To .aese acpyais to l'rejndiee, cupidity
sai ignorance We. f,Si@13e,l, that ne:
Ewere iDearable Ct tie frauds i@y yated ta,
Us hat the wlsrcs &c.e nnissd in ssIs,,
Epart Of nur ,measutcs. <ahl var: "a So
aroge by their vnt e. { tbv, w tsG GpcithS
er he inciipaiea nsr the aaeer 20 etesss.
nanti then, IN slavery. nos enrtd w. ia
lug was aGridge Their rights ! We gs'a''.s;;
hat we we're a,s res2onS.h.e Cos skesse !
Fodncsion uf slavery; :Ieaf sn.;;h eesstsss;'
| INA, bS >tsfp:c. wire fr@esss,! .assibss
lit; !; tia. ii had been e6t,tinrr.! 'ia seae.s'
iicucs TO a snpy-o ID aece>si@ that the
ssysiem. good or BAD A:;l ihs l,.erit
5ffs,lesm:ns 'is:m form hesS5ea, h,,r.'sgifs
:c make ts,.n, ,yIiat they yetrs; ;iiat va
Were honercd hs the S.;.s5ss::h. : Stl ,eias;s
| chosen fpf tseir sla>tsrs 8as.d -,;eataefss
4 rssthcril,an fheirnnFthern + fer- ''s-thsk
9as Is be presumed. jssc ". AM wen syt
Iheia. when lie dHi 80 chsos itas9 tise
OK ,iriiaseai of ti;e:two r;ress 81, s:isS
Fin The same State Dista ,sq,I,i ssffas1 ID
pssaesi ahJ ls..,;; 4 ~ Sc: y bbs str:;e.:
that Ee KeFa gti::::,iy e, q l:r J.S,sse 6
!. iiF they made. our former. relations 4
i ground of, 6ustilisys We cesld sever Seas
. .fpesce, since We could 1ever change the
ipssi fhltsthe State caald nyt rrospsr
iopgasthe sosesane'a WIS a,lmiS-
istsrta BY the oae Face, IN \ spirit d