The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-10-05

w ALFALFA, ODOEEE CO., > u,
September lst, 1876. I
Edifors Of The Pioneer Press and Tribune.
wish to make 9 s!ssAmen. 70 you in
regard to the politics and the safety Of
northern men down here.
came down here TO look ont home
for myselfand two or three other families.
| came to this town about July 7th, ana
as 1t was necessary iutme u rcmaiu for
time, engaged to make run of four
feet granite mill st9pes for Q mill in this
town. AS / was a northern man the,
seemed TO seek me out to find out my
politics. gave my views freely, but
carefully, saying that n large majority of
the best classcs north thoughtit would be
great mistake to ct the Democrats get
control of the go, ernmcnt for the next
four years. They all wanted to know
why. told them, because you would
annul the war department, stop the pen
sions (unless you could have pensions tool
and yon would put in your claims to eet
pay for your slaves. Two ont Of three
said, why not? The whole world
knows it would be right and just" That
is the sentiment here II went on VERY
we'll until two weeks back, when General
Wade Hampton made speech here. and
he has fired up the old rebel heart. Hc
said he was never whipped, and he had
been praying for the last ten years that
he might live to strike one more blow for
his country-which was received with
real old rebel ycls, such as heard when
they had their arms in their hands. A
few evenings ago, AZ camc home from
my work, in front Of my boarding house
there was gathered a group of negroes,
ten or twelve in number, and white Re-
publican talking 20 them. He said, "Here
~ Northern man; let'., sac what lie shys
about your joining the Democratic Club"
This evening, rs they had called the COL
0rcd men for that purpose ut the Court
House, said hoped the time could
soon come when they would all have
the right TO vote either ticket they pleased
freely and wi.!,o':. fear; bu: could not
see how colorcd man could want to vote
the Democratic ticket this fall, as things
were too unsettled yet and n few other
words to that effect. | looked up and
three white men had hurried from the
front Of their stores, and thcy said thew
had come to hear. said there was an
opportunity for any one " no wished to
speak that | had tried to answer a aues-
ton for these men, and saw the fire
flash in their eyes, and turned and went
into the house This evening was tolI
that there was parties here from Georgia
and North Carolina watching for inc, and
If wanted to finish those stones and get
away from here, must stay in the house
III the evening, and if any one spoke to
me about politics, 10 answer, I would
have nothing to do with them, or would
not be safe. My informant told Inc this
rs 4 friend. He is II leading mason (sc
l heed his warning.l He WAS walking up
the street some years ago with lieutcn-
mt OF colorcd company stationud here.
The Lieutenant had been invited TO a
party, and WIS shot dead while walking.
and this man was arrested, but ms there
was no proof he was acquitted. have
heard him say that many would have to
bite the dust this fall ifthcy did not stop
their lies to the niggcrs. If could write
eae-Aa!! :s::at ! have seem and heard yc.
would uoG have filth in me.
Please change my address on your pa-
PEI rom Highland, Macon County, N.
o., back to Beaver Falls, Renville Coun-
ty, Mimi, rs shall leave these parts and
go back amongst the grasshoppcrs if |
live to get away and do not intend to
come down here unless do so as q vol.
unteer for the government or the union.
They say their salvation depends on car
ryinng this election, and they nrc going
to do it at all hazards.
you think best you may print this.
Will direct it to the postmaster, and
request lnn 10 hand il 10 you, for fear
1T may be inspected if addressed to your
paper. Respectfully yours.
CHARLES II. ELDREDGE,
An Old Subscriber.
P.S. ! served three years in the war :;
went out i'll the Second Company Min
nessota Sharp Shooters, Berdan's Firs.
Regiment, and they know it here. This
afternoon the people of this town Hoatcd
iiidcn, Hendricks aud Hampton fiug
with the stars and stripes across the street
IN front of the main hotel with the stars
and stripes dcsecrated with this motto
Inscribed on it: reform or Death ="
This ls Democratic County as there are
but few colored people, and white Repub-
iicans are very scarce down here. It is
rather hot for them to stay here They
were d'7ldcd about raising the stars and
STRIPES, one said If they raised it it would
be cut down, for they would not see it
noating over them, and those TINT put it
up told me that they did not like to see
1t, but 1t is evident it is to get the colored
vote. shall remain here and finish my
JOB If | live long enough or for few
days. Truly youu,.
G.. r. ELDREDGE.
This letter is a fair sample of the false
hoods written about our people by de.
signing politicians or paid minions of
the h!eedy shirt csmPaigneTs. We pro-
nounce the letter tissue Of lies from
beginning TO end, in every material state
ment made in ii. The letter reads like
those written by professional correspon-
dents, and must have been SO, for any
other thnn practiccd liar could not
have put SO much Of falsehood in it.
We do not believe that any sensible man
In the State expects or thinks of getting
pay for the liberated slaves, or of hgv-
ing the Confederate debt paid OF course
We cannot say that there is no man who
holds these opinions, but We can say that
we have not met a single man who has
ss:a ono word about these, or either of
these subjects, and there has not been
single line in newspaper in this
State advocating either, that we have
seer or heard of. The platform of
the Democracy of this STATE is SOL
emn pledge to accept Us irrevocable the
results of ths war, and Gen. Hampton
has pledged his sacred honor to sustain
the reconstruction acts il elected. He
has never made an inAammatory speech in