Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-18
Letter from South Carolina.

open my correspondence through Your col
umns with my old friends in Vermont 1t
is with more than ordinary interest that
look over the MESSENGER, and especially
The items ofthe local column. have lust
been reading the report of Your Camp
Meetings and rejoicing in your success,
and re5retllng that It was not my good
fortune to share with my brethren, whose
names are still 50 familiar. in those labors
and triumph> for God and His cause.
As our University building was burned
last january, we have been obliged to
make cNtr;, eNertion, to secure another.
We are now putting up Il substantial
building of brick on the old site. The
building is to be completed. according to
contract, by Christmas. As DIR. Cooke
has been North during the summer, it has
fallen TO our lot to look after the work of
the new building, and this and other dutie,
connected with the charge of the Charles
ton District have given us ample work in
| South Carolina for the warm season
That We live in the South is still a fact
which northern people are made scnsiblv
to feel
The excitement on political interests
and questions has never been greater than
now during the eleven years OF our resi-
dtnce here. As long the South are
bent on rcinstatiny the democratic party
IN power IN this State and also in the ma
tloual government, they are likely to keep
up their prejudice against :" Yankee car
pct-haggcr>. As The conflict chickens,
and they are once more i'll the fight for
poIltlcu SUPREMACY, the greater their an
liy"nIsm 10 those who are regarded rs
their opponcn,S. The following action of
democratic clubs Will show to Your rca-
der> how political battles are fought and
won here 10y the approval of the Democrat
| ic party:
In" following resolutions, adopted by
the E.,sicrlin> Midi Democratic Club. are
commented to the attention of the differ
rnt clubs throughout the State. Similar
resolutions have been adopted bv the Will
10" township, Graham's and Bamberr
clubs. and no doubt by many other club,
IN Ortnyebury and B,rnwcu Caunlic>. II
Is intended that the names of the ubnoX-
| lcu> leaders III each township be sent to
the different clubs throughout the county.
l. RtS0lttd. That we will not rent land
To any Radlcal leader, or any member of
his family, Oh furnish home CT Give en-
ployment 10 any such leader or any MEM
Der of his family.
,. That we will not furnish any such
leader, or any member OF hi, family, any
supplies, such rs provisions, farm imple-
ments, Stock, etc. except SO far rs con
tracts for the present year are concerned.
D. hat we Will not purchase anything
any Radical leader. or any of his family
may offer for sale, or sell any such leader.
OF any member of his family, anythnu
whatever.
t. That the names of such persons who
lie Ina,
this club ut the earliest Il tie and that 4
list of the same De furnished each membor
of the club
The Chal lesion Neirs and Courier. the
most liberal democratic paper in the State.
approves OF the above and adds more of
The same sort, saying:-' We shall, no
matter what the Inconvenience, employ
those who are members of Democratic
clubs and voc Tor Hampton in preference
To those who vote for Chamberlain and
Elliott We will give work to those who
follow Hampton and 90 with us; and we
VIII moi give that work to those who. hv
Their votes, seek to defeat, hurt and ruin
us those who vote with us are our
friends, and we will take care of them
lhey Who vote for the Robber ticket arc
our enemies, and we will have nothinr +,
do with them''
The most important and fearful meas
ures to be adopted are not formally pnb- |
lshcd IN The papers. but are put in prac-
tlcai operttlon-and this is the intimid..
ton OF the colored people. They evident
~ seek Tor \ prctcNt to open fire unon
these friends OF the Republican party and
then do up the work SO et1ectuallv rs to
spread alarm and terror throughout the
whole section. There has been reccn,
tr' uble along the line of the Port Rnv.I
railroad near the Georgia State line. in
"ilich their own papers report two white
men Killed and thirty colored But we
have been told that the number of coIoreJ {
Killed greatly exceeded this; but the re.l s
acts VIII not be published, SO | am told {
oy one OF the democratic party. IF tho |
;olored people will only stay away from t
lie lolis to any extent. then the state will {
DC carried for Hampton. The colored
people are naturally dii1ident and rctir;n~
They have long been controlled bv 10
White people. who have still the nronar,,.
II The Sonth, and are thoroughly armaG S
md teartuly hostile to all poIitic.l o,,,," "' 4
lents. What can they do to breast t H. s
determined opposition ''''' G
We were hoping for a better st,to af t
ceiling. We are told that our propertv To l.
ome extent, has been Surrendered =; t
1harleston TO the Church South. ami W., 1
ire to have IN return the rich recomnen.o f
II fraternity, but if secured it mnst ~ I
ound IN the North. 1t does not ao,,.;ot
= ~ '1o"l"fr" SOL Tor what are here called
ankees and Niegers. The great bar to y
i''efh''y has not been any property cues