The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-12-28

liation OF the deed. But this, instead Of
weakening the evidence Of their first
utterances, only shows the animus OF
South Carolina .'ciyil society" OF
which Mr.. Hammond says 1.-THE negro
has been the most INDUCED menu
"ber you ever read about" Please
excuse US from this sort Of "indulg-
ence.' And the sort which is accord
ed to the white Republican who comes
there from the North and does not see mt
either to turn his coat. or, rs Mr..
Hammond puts it. mot to interined-
idle in politics, &C., not to dare TO ex-
press his oppinions, would hardly
permit that boarding and cigars, so
kindly rendered, to be an inducement.
Not only do these kind-hearted pec-
pie put such an one under n ban of
complete social ostracism, but they
" resolute like the following, publish
ed in the Columbia Register last Octo-
Der:
Pesofred. That, rumors being cur
rent in the city that certain merchants
in this ward are going to show there
preference for the present Administra-
ton on the eth of November next, the
President of this Club do appoint y
committee of three or five, the duty Of
this committee being to present the roll
to every man in the ward for signature,
thereby giving to each one the oper-
tunity of vindicating himself, and 1t
the same time enabling the honest
laborers for reform to discriminate be
tween friends and foes, and that they
report at the earliest possible moment.
Resolved That this resolution shall
apply equally forcibly to porters about
stores aud offices, carpenters, mechan-
les, BARRIERS, butchers, hack-drivcrs,
and in fact 10 every one who receives
wages from the honest citizens of this
war,i.
The Charleston .Neus and Courier,
about the same time said:
One capitalist in the country, who
has lent $4,000 this year to small
farmers, chiefly colored men, on agri-
cultural liens, has given fair notice
that hereafter all the money he has to
lend, to the last dollar, will go to the
followers Of Hampton. Merchants in
different places are taking the same
stand. They will give credit to Hamp-
toms men and none other. In Green
willie one white planter hrs notified
his hands that in the event of Hamp-
tons election he will pay them s. per
month more than otherwise.
OF course only the D,lder measures
used to Indulge" and persuade" Re
publican voters were ever made pub
lie in this manner. But even
in the light of these extracts we
may perhaps understand what Mr..
Hammond means by telling people
lin all kindness, but with positive
ness, that if they continued to vote
"for Republicans they (the Democrats
"saoutd not feel touard them az they
had How strange it i that so
much kindness begets So little conf
dence. But seriously, how do the
above published threats. intended to
drive, scare, or stdrre one portion of
the population into political accord
with another portion. comport with
Hampfon's declaration on the stump
that he Is lin favor Of free speech, free
" thought and free men, and
GOD forbid that this campaign should
" abridge one single right of one sin
gle citizen in South Carolina.
There was hollow mockcry" some
where. Where was it:
Mr.. Hammond has denied that
there were armed political organize
tons. but whence came those thou
sands of armed and drilled men who
rushed into Columbia during the ex-
element there and helped Wade
Hampton '.raise his voice for peace"
And why did he counsel peace, ex-
cept solely to prevent conflict with
L. :. authorities And what on
earth il the use of claiming in the
same breath that there was narrow
escape from ''sickening the heart with
bloodshed" and that political affairs
were quiet in South Carolina a. in
Iowa"
No, no. friend Frank! all this is
rather too attenuated. 1t is right that
the intelligence of State should rule
instead of the ignorance. 1t il right
that the voice Of the taxpayers should
be heard and needed; but under the
present laws of the United states
even the poor and lowly are laugh,
that one great right il reserved to
them-the right to yote-and educa.
ton, rather than prescription and a..
sas-ination, is the proper means by
which to influence them in the exer.
else thereof.