The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-11-09

every colored man rs we'll az every white
man see that it Is his interest to place in
authority those whose motto shall be
Economy and Ecform?v II seems to
mo the question cannot be debatuble
lone, and that every intelligent voter
ought, without hesitation, to come to the
conclusion in favor of change from the
desperate state of .things which has for
years existed in the State, and the inau-
guration of new and better system. j.
The conduct Of your present Executive
in fomeuting discord between tho two
races for personal aggrandiEement, and
for the purpose of perpetunting himsclf
i'll office, deserves, as it recoives, tire con-
demnation of NIL unbiased, intelligent,
patriotic people. His appeal to the gov
ernment at Washington, ito send troops
10 South Carolina, TO disarm the white
race, and awe them from the ballot box,
cannot be too severely condemned; ind
the conduct of the President of the Uni
ted states, in sending troops to South
Carolina to interfere in the elections,
wilma view to carrying the State for his
own political party, .nder the pretext Of
suppressing insurrection or domestic yio-
lenco, when there were no armed organi-
cations or uprisings by the people of any
character, which made war upon the
State, or threatened to subvert the gov
ernment OF tho State, or to set aside It's
power and jurisdiction on any portion of
the territory of the State, deserves and
will receive tho witliering rcbuke and
btterest condemnation Of all unbiased,
patriotic citizens North and South, who
sincerely desire the perpetuation Of our
republican form Of government. look
upon this as the most dangerous aggres.
sion upon the liberties Of tho country,
and the most unjustifable usurpalion of
power By the general government, which
have occurred since the close of the war.
1t is precedent that mu t be rebukcd by
the overwhelming yoicc of an indignant
people, and history must stamp it as the
foulcst blot upon the present adminstra-
ton of the Federal government,
But enormous and unjustifiable as is
the wrong which has been perpetrated
upon the people of South Carolina, the
sublime patience, forbea.ancc and long
suffering with which it has been endured,
rather than give pretcxt Of truth to
the false accusations made against you,
hayc excited the warmcst admiration
and the deepest sympathy Of all good
citizens. The election is near Mt hand,
but let me admonish you to continue to
be cautious and careful, and OH the duy
of the eiec5:cn sa.e!!fcc. cry I13 wI1o5g 5T per-
sonnl indignity which may be offered you
AS individuals, rather than give an oppor-
tunity to the adversary to GRITTY his
yindictive spleen, or consummate his
unholy purposes. Bear your wrongs
patiently a little longer under the firm
conviction that the day of deliverancc is
near at hand. The American people
cannot afford to sanction precedent by
which the white race are disarmed, and
placed at the mercy of the cOlored race,
armed by the government, and melted to
the commission of cruelty and outrage
upon the dcwntrodden and unprotected
intelligence and worth Of the State If
this outrage shall be sanctioned and this
act shall be permitted to pass into his
tory, without the condemnation of the
American people, we will probably never
see another Presidential election in this
country where the bayonet will not be
called in to control the ballot.
Again expressing my earnest wish for
the success of your cause, and the deliv-
erance of my native State from the tyran-
ny and oppression under which her good
people have SO long laborcd,
am, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JOSEPH E. BROWN.