New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-12
POLITICAL MISCELLANY.
WHO ARE THE NEGROS FRIENDsf
EXPERIENCES OF NORTHERN ABoLITIONTsT
WHO WENT TO SOUTH CAROLINA TO TEACH
A FREEDMENis SCHOOL.


Abolition extraction my father being Abolitl0nist
Slavery, and refusing 10 accept either slave prop
erty tor its equivalent from my grandfather.
gave three years OF the best OF my lifo-but not
grudgingy-to my country's flag voted for Grant In
'6s, captaned n company OF Wide Awakes, and made
two three enthusiastic speeches In his behalf left
Harvard University last November for South Carolina
for the purpose teaching the colored people feel
ing that the destiny not only Of the South but In great
measure OF the whole country would be shaped
by the votes Of this newy-enfrnncbised people
Reaching Abbeye County, found difficulties TO en-
counter that had not anticipated. found that much
had to be done before the real work OF education could
commence. The freedman, to begin with, had only
vague and erroneous ideas OF freedom and manhood.
Instead OF trying to correct those ideas those who asked
his vote humored him and established him in his error
until now he thinks that manhood Is something to put
ON the outside in the shape good suit Of clothes, and
that an Office Is holiday suit TO strut in The ballot as
il should be- ia an educator The ballot as Is In South
Carolina edncates only In cunning ana trckery Iouhu
another source OF opposition beside the miseducaon OF
the freedman aud that was the opposition Of those who
wish 10 use him q tool The only real opposition on
part of the whites 10 the establishment OF my schoo
came from the Clerk Of the Board Of Trustees member
of the Union Brotherhood who also is Trial Justice and
I'm the coming election candidate for the suages ofthe
rolored people as Judge Of Probate. When did open
the school 1t against his will backed by the two re-
manning trustees who cOlOred men. Joseph Crews
OF Laurens formerly negro trader when demonstrated
with as to his course, said: "You keep still have
always made money out of the Niger, and am going to
keep, 1t up" And the man who took the most extreme
grounds against the education OF the freedmen was
late convert to Radicalism South Carolina Repub-
Ilcansln who also is candidate for office. From the
FIRST was treated with distant but dignied courtesy
by the better class OF whites; afterward, when they
we're convinced that came solely for purposes OF edit
cation, with cordality. And 1 speak from personal
knowledge when say that the better class OF whites are
almost universally in favor Of the right instruction OF
the colored people They beginning TO see that in
struction is the only real basis of reconstruction Time
was when the conservative South Caronan looked with
dsfavor on any change IN tile status Of the negro,
but that time has passed away word just here III
regard to the genuineness of this movement for Greeley
was on the ground when the Of his nomination
came, and closely watched how 1t was received ana
the first greet it not the political stagers but the
honest planters and the or business. Politicians
generally did in until they were dashed in by
the people And for further proof that there is and has
been real change OF sentiment in the South VIII
state that at meeting in ADbeville County, addressed
by CardOzo the present Secretary of State and per
haps the OF farest fame in South Carolina politics.
heard lifelong Democrat. a gentleman OF culture
aud influence pledge the white vote to Mr. Cardozo If he
Cardozo is coored Does not that somewhat Offset
the charge that two-thrds OF the.sOuth KuKlux
In order to satisfy myself in regard to the true state OF
affairs those counties where these indiscriminate
arrests made, spent time in collecting facts
in Laurens County and my conclusions were deduced
from the statements of both cOored and white men
HOW A REFORM MOVEMENT WAS DEFEATED
In 1870 there was attempt made to wres the State
government from the scott ring by the nomination OF
CARPENTER for Governor, man thoroughly identified
with the Republican party. The relations between the
whites and colored people were even more amicable
than other localities, nasmuch that quite number OF
the people had pledged themselves to the Reform
movement Party leaders that their success will be
doubtful those old lines be Oberated Toagain draw
the line between black and white Joseph Crews work
not worthy 10 be ashamed Is chosen This Joseph
Crews as have before observed, was negro tauer-a
trader also in horses, dry goods and other sundres
man whom am told NewYork merchants know % their
lie also had at one tlne nave TINS IRON ust
worthy authority steamer load OF negroes at the wharf
at New19rleans The trade was dull me cargo was
them there crowded t0ge her, aud they died on ike
sheep with the rot The peculiar ntness OF tnls 9an
for his work that he knew the negro perfectly;
and one element OF the negro character rs thu
question with him is "are you elbowng him now T.
How this work nagurated in Iaurens The eolored
militia first organized, and here defy any one 10
prove that in county had ever been inter
Tered with Then why organize and arm the militia, IL
hEs ' hay would 1 be- With There was to be
Reform meeting at Waterloo, 10 miles from Laurens
with drums, company Of militia, and eOnstabula!y
armed TO the teeth He reached there, took the
meeting his hand and made the following speech,
hanked each side with the constabuary with cooked
Spencer rifles
vILIAISoUs SPEECH.
After being introduced to the freedmen by colOred
friend he said to them that there something wrong
in the neiqhborhood that he had down set
things right that the freedmen of that vicinity had
been advised for Carpenter and Butler, but for
them do for they the worst enemies that
the colored people had except the white men who ad
vised them to for the Reform party. That they
pretended to be their friends, but it all ie That
they would promise to sell them bacon AT Is cents
pound and then charge them y per cent month, max
advised them to 20 into the fields gather corn ana sell
it, buy their although they should owe their EN-
ployers than their part OF the crop was worth
and any OF thei IA SY bn nner9 of
five miles square every house. leave board
standing and that he was trial justice now so they
them he had assisted in the passage OF the Homestead
law OF the freedmen had been benefited by the
low for it, But he had voted Tor law that worth
more than thousand such laws 10 them IL was that
which had put those arms IN their hands, ad III they
did not defend themselves 1t their fault That
revenge theirs II they would use IT, they had the
arms and box OF matches only cost five cents He said
he owned much property at Laurens Courthouse
any there and should Republican be shot at that
place would burn the entire town. he would not leave
one snge upon top another and he intended vote
for every measure that would raise the tax and II the
whites did like 1t they could leave the State. He
would give them State bonds for their lands and that he
intended TO do everything from this time on that would
make the black hate the white people. He told
them they must all go out and vote; that there would
be challenging their votes this tme there would be
no registration required aud If any should chal-
enge them tn throw them ont OF their way and go
and vote they could also dress their women In mems
clothes and let them vote. They must carry the election
at g hazards that he would wade through blood and
carry IL a the point OF the bayonet He would lose the
last drop OF blood in his body carry IT. they could not
afford 20 lose IT, None but Republicans would be allowed
To the election. Gov Scott must also be elected
or they would not be pardoned when convicted He
been granted, did he believe lie ever would refuse
him so when they got into the penitentiary he
would get them pardoned; that there never had been
but one cOlOred man acquitted that had been tried
Laurens Courthouse, and white man had been
hiatt hut A of N