The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-07-27
The Congressional sub ommittee in
South Carolina.

Spartanburg Is. c. July II, Correspondence Of
the New York W ord.
Az a Time " II, II all eyes are turned IN
this direction, when local gossip is tele-
graphed to the public as important news,
and private scandal is dignified with a
hearing before IA Committee Of Congress,
letter from this part Of Inc county may
not prove unlnteresting to many of your
readers
The subcommittee arrived here few
days ago and have been busy taking testl-
mony ever since. They fouad every
thing III readiness for. them when they
came. The highways aud byways had
been secured, and many vaganond negro,
allured by the offer Of 81 per day, *
hiblted himself marked with strip. S,
which IN many cas- 5, no doubt, was d ne
years ago at the pilioly tor crime Thc
evidence, 81 ;.st, has not sen important.
only as 1t discl0sts the mis-, rablc failure of
the State Z 'yvTnm, nj DR.. Wnsmith
formerly q oena or from this county and
very Intelligent gentleman, testified that
some time agJ he was visited bv an armed
body Ut men at Nj ht, called oat, and Shot
In several places, some o. he wounds be-
ing very severe He believed in The *.
istence OF the ku klux, bat thought they
clety and bad state Of government, He
thought that ii the kIaus were ever com
posed OF resp, ctable and prominent, men
they had n w deg ncIated ami were made
up OF the worst sort OF ma.t rial Gen
eral James Chestnut testified a few
days ago That the people Of this State
were not hostile to the United States
government; that the "outrages." so
called, were but the natural disturbances
-" hlcn always follow great revolutions,
and are the re suits OF bad local gov. III
ment The Sub Committee have been
treated with every kindness By the people,
ard II they go away untavorably imp5es> ed
II Will be ONLY fTo.l their association with
the speclLaen Radicals Of this place. Wal
lace, III C., from this State is here to do
the Girty work He and such kindred
cattle have the ear OF the committee and
are doing ali III their power to prejudice
the committee against the people The
greatest proof of their fOrbeaance is that
they suffer such sCOundrels to go unhuug
1t Is said that the committee are getting
very tired OF their work; they are disgust
cd at the idea of being sent hundreds IF
miles 10 hear " Old Wives Tales au.! To
listen with gravity % long recitations of
family ieuds and neighhorhooG difficult 5
They feel very much ike the veteran
soldier does when he is sent in al the
pride, pomp, and circumstance OF glorious
war TO arrest some big thief (often the case
here, that their task is inglorious, and
that from the legislative halls they have
been degraded the police court. TDgy
DO not pretend to conceal the fact that the
THREE BLACK Grows nave already
vanished into Sosut thing AS biat K as q
crow, and with all their 81 it is loves
labor lost.
SPARTANBUFe July =.
The Subcommittee still continues is
investigation The drst Gay the streets OF
the town We're thTonged with negroes
eager to testify. Their number has largely
decreased, and It likes the utmost en- rsy
u GAlgr ssmaT >llsce t. CANVASS the
hacs Yards and kitchens in order 20 keep
The machice gong. He is the right man
IN the right place, however, and il the
committee does not get evidence enough
TO hang every white man in the South, il
Will be no fault Of his.
The negroes are we'll satisfied with the
part they are called on to play They
consider 1t a great honor and much good
fortune to Be summoned. Thy come out
with smiling faces, ami one, showing u rull
Of greenoacsS in his greasy fingers, with
more than average display of teeth, WAS
heard to say. Fore God, masser. | let the
kluts whip me agin for all dis money"
The people here seem anxious for the
comnittSe TO learn the truth, and are in