The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-09-14

plt<tSeS WILL Ou heuelitUCA yOo oi0 hO
free when you let one man always make
you obey his wishes.
Rev. Elijah Carlisle, colored, the minister
who breaches to the Mt. Sinai Church, says
that no political meeting has been held in
this church, either in the day or night time,
and that the meeting mistaken for a politi.
cal one on Saturday night week ago was
only the continuation of religious exercises,
which were begun in the afternoon and con-
cluded in the night. We publish this state
ment, as the colored people of that vicinity
do not wish to be suspected of holding secret
political night meetings.
A colored member of the County Repub-
]ican Convention told Senator Cochran plain
ly that the colored people of his section
could not support him any longer unless he
came out and explained the charges which
were made against him, and asked if he
would stump the County in vindication of
his course. Senator Cochran replied that he
would as soon as the party nominations
were made, if they suit him. AS he is
pledged to this course now publicly, we sup
pose the canvass will begin soon, and as the
division of time programme is the order of
the day, lively meetings may be anticipated
when he begins telling about Whipper and
the balance of his deeds.
We would call attention to the advertise
ment of Messrs. Sullivan & Co., who are
successors to Messrs N. K. Sullivan & Co.
The addition of our young friend, James
NJ. Sullivan is the notable feature of the
change. We congratulate him upon becom-
ing member of such reliable and popular
house. The senior members, Msssrs. N. K.
and J. P. Sullivan, are too well known to
require any introduction from us. The best
wish we can make them now is continu-
ance of the popularity and merited success
they have achieved in the past. They will
be glad to see all their former customers
and all new ones who may desire goods in
their line of business.
LdSC OutuIudy1 dtCCI Vic NloCuooAOA oS-
tween Hog(e) and Col. D. Wyatt Aiken,
Benjamin Collins, colored Democrat and
barber in the Town of Anderson, approach
ed the Colonel, while sitting among crowd
of gentlemen on Granite Row, having a
small tin bucket upon his arm, and stated
that he wished to buy few pounds of lard
from him, whereupon the Colonel, in
great astonishment, said, "You mustbe mis-.
taken. am no merchant, you had better
try in one of these stores" "Oh," he re-
piled, II thought as You had just slaughter
ed hog, perhaps you would be able to sup
ply me with few pounds" The Col. and
his friends then perceived the point and en-
joyed the joke immensely.
Maj. B. D. Dean, Treasurer of Anderson
County, is the citizen living near Belton
who turned off some hands, white and col
ored, for attending Democratic meeting.
He has since turned off some others for at
tending Republican meeting, and takes
the position that the hand he employs shall
not attend political meetings. The course
is not as one-sided as we first heard, but still
it is one not to be followed by our people,
for it prevents laborers from informing
themselves upon matters about which they
have to vote. AS the colored people are
nearly all Republicans, to keep them from
attending any meeting is to make them re-
main o. the same political notions, and
when the time of election comes they will
vote the same old ticket to which they have
been accustomed. We favor giving the col
ored people ample opportunity to hear dis
cussions of the politics of the day. 1t will
give them the information which every
voter should receive, and the result will be
that many of them will vote the Democratic
ticket in November.
Senator Cochran told the colored people
on last Saturday that he believed the time
was coming when all the colored people
would be Democrats, and the white and
colorcd people vote together; but he told
them it was too soon this time, and that he
did not wish them to join the Democratic
party this year. We suppose he thinks it is
too soon for them to join the Democrats as
long as the FIVE years of good stealing of
which Senator Patterson spoke remains for
the Republicans. When the State has been
plundered by political thieves until nothing
is left then perhaps these Republicans will
be willing to let the colored people vote
with the Democrats. AS long as there are
any fragments of the loaves and fishes left
however, the Republicans want to keep up
these differences between the whites and
blacks. Colored men, do not make political
slaves of yourselves any longer. Exercise
your citizenship like freemen, and vote fol
honesty and reform. There is no reason
why you should not join the Democrats to-
day as well as hereafter Do not listen any
longer to those who falsely pretend to be
your friends.
On last Friday evening soon after tht
arrival Of Judge Hoge in Anderson, he wen
to store in town and bought some cigars
He handed the merchant twenty dollal
bill, and was to have nineteen dollars bach
in change. While waiting for this change
the Democratic artillery returning from th'
Greenville mass meeting had nearly reached
town, and the cannon numbered forth
salute to its home. The report of the can
non SO greatly excited our valiant Congress
man that he did not wait for his money
but made speedy retreat to his hotel, for
getting that any thing was due him il
change; and later in the evening when th
change was sent to him the clerk had to ex
plain the matter before the Congressman
comprehended the situation. No doubt h
would have eagerly sought out another pilo
to Williamson through the woods if tn
occasion for the discharge of the big gul
had not been fully explained to him by hi
Republican friends. ETe no doubt felt tn
consequences of q guilty conscience. Gran
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