The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-05-30
From GreenyiIle.

My DEAR SENTINEL:-It has been
so long since ! assumed the pleasure
of writing you line, 1 tear you and
your very many admiriHg readers will
hardly recognize in me your. Green
vile correspondent. Be that as it
may, I have thought of you once
again, and whether fulfill the prom
Use or not, shall attempt to do you
and thom more justice in the future.
So, without any more preliminaries,
here. goes for what I may be able to
find. .,'. ...
TO begin with, I am sorry that
Spartanburg (not that / have any
thing against that little burg) has been
the gamer OF our loss in the personages
of Speights, Pope, and their ever live
and wide-awake Newspaper. In my
opinion they have left home-but they
will make now home-somehow.
You people in Pickens must look
we'll 70 your birth rights, fo, during
tho past week democratic (?) Green
vile made thrust at, and did for one
day stop, free speech. What? You
say! Yes, it is even 80. For o. long
time we have had fee and easy
spccch>maker, and for the free exer-
else of that inalienable right he was
thrust into prison, and while / would.
not defend the expedioncy of his gem
eral speech>making, 1 would defend
his right to do SO; and then if others
are offended thereby, let them apply
the legally constituted remedies. Yes,
sir, watch, l say. For if ono right
that great right to enquire into the
doings of our rulers, and to thorough.
ly scrutinize public acts-is denied us,
and we are to bo thrust into prison
therefoT yes, say, goodbye lib
orty-democratic republican liberty,
a last, q final, forever farewell.
Now, am self constituted think
er, and think what l do think, though
oil the world oppose, and l do oppose
anything that has any tendency TO
abridgo the free thinking and lawful
action Of any citizen.
1know you will not agree with what
L am about to say, and you will Call
for cxpcdiency. the demands of the
times, &C., &c. Yes, am opposed TO
primary elections, nominating convcn-
tions, ciiques and rings, and am for
every man who thinks himself worthy
of tho peoples suffrage, going before
tho people into the ballot box un-
trammelcd, and there test before that
American court his strength Yes, l
am for thousand candidates for
President, if so many desire to run, or
for any other oficc-evcn to the clcc>
ton Of constable. am opposed to
taking any obligation to support any
man for office whom might not like,
and l have a right to believe tho mass
of the people arc. But you would sag
it is right to use every means to final.
ly rid the State of rogues and scoun-
drels, and so 1T is in u just way, for if
every citizen twenty-one years old
has tho right to vote he has the samo
right to hold Office without castiga-
tions, and epithets, and ostracisms. .,
Our city is fast putting or her sums
mer garb, and few of US have Joined
the loafers club, and as I am usually
somewhat fond Of employment, [ am
tired loafing, and SO will walk round
aud see what [ can, 80, here goes.
Well, l have just returned and will
not undertake TO tell you oil, but res
serve part or most of all TO an
other writing, or let your readers
come over and see more than I could
tell for a week. But must tell YOU
of one--that very excallent man, not
Charley Ross, but our great tin and
stove man A. j. Ross, Esq, whore
you can find everything from a tin
thimble to just below q steam engine
the best cook stoves. They will
boil ham and bake the staff of life
in the most tastdious manner. TO
be thoroughly convinced, come to our
city and be sure to SEQ our Gross"
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