New-York tribune., 1879-01-31
NroLEEANcE N SoUIH cARoLLNL

TIE REV. DIR wEBSTER'S EsHMoSY-rNMEEcrfrL
POLITICAL PERSECUTION By DEMoCRTs-IHE
CoLoEEp PEOPLE DIsuEAbTENED By FRAUD
AND VIOLENCE.
Extracts are given below from letter writ
ten to Ibe Montpelier W. Freeman by the Rev. Dr. n
webster who "a wei known In the North As Presiding
Elder the Charleston Crcnit OF the Methodist EpSco
pal CAurc and the founder and first president "t 'he
Cafu University. H. il still trustee OF the nhFef
sty aud position to be well-lnformed on ahaifS
N South Carolina.
OPAvGEBrRG, :. C., Jan. co. 1870.
DEAR EDITOR: Just - am leaving Tor our aihu'n m
'9hlriu'. . 5i".' i'''" o,r n,Ji.r,I d,.turhanccs
in some portions have u.uch greater a the recent
STATE election tnm whal wa, ,, NJ" "ppos
fi,,t,n We .5cuId c.capr uotca persecution aud De-
treated with consideration ana fairness ny our 'eino
crat friends, Governor Hampton had made SUI lilr
nJ of ep,,icI a., mai justice should he done
- al parties. aud non - c"lLt 'c fepdtitd' va,
some thpuglt hIs administration might ne tru-tth hu
when lc even r,tl,rd to allow the E"pu ,lcnrs one 81
the OF election, IN some al me
coUut and would rot arrange Tor t'eI 10 u' w
tr thnr managers of cctUns at rach N'- P''' "a"
Rcpu5IcaGs Werr d-Jppoui"i ANA prepared 70 ''''D 80
ten; To anticipate the CNtCusi'c u i"' .ldl ",ti,
mittcd M Dao'-b0N stuitng anu l.coiltta
Even al this uo ing place tire were fulhh III tht DdOt
box making the couui 3i6 more baol7 an W % Soi
voting Inc mocrdts never seemed u"le ,h.o, - TIo w
and oyrrhrinng ihan at the rcceDt election hhu lh
sections Their p rsccuon wa- never niPlr
MANY political meeting, hrld uy th- I'FN''''"' "'N
broken mp ~ the " red shirts " IL arms. 49, tn,
have iu,t visited section iu this state where from
one circuit neatly 200 perr0ns connected WIN 'uI
church Lave been driven out 10y the unmercl intensity
OF political persecution within two years past etl,
ing was recently held nv the present d0mnah. l"i''l
parry, in which measures were taken "a iruur' lH1
wages OF the laboring class, ana 10 iciu,c u,ue az,
business connections with thcn winch mshl "uoiu 'li
aud comfort TO those WHOM 'ns5 t'-urU tsrU
NJ their political foes. Persons OF huo"n
political Influence have been pro'clned
aud driven from section at the peru "t thef Es
one OF the members OF Conference was recently IN
formed that IL was doubtful about has being allowed
to remain as our church fun o dicaii'n, ahd
thry were determined Kill n Uu aud gel smut OF any
yaV" At the recent election al one or me Nung dtts
tlr Republican precinct chairman WHO cdtiru 'heePuo-
can votes to the place for the purpose ot Distribution
was surrounded by sOne ory of the rough ana AZ the
perl of his life was compelled to tear uP his Republican
votes. one members Informed M mat ne went
10 two polling places for the purpOsc OF voting tt Re
nnbllcan ticket but could not got chance 10 do II
either II would be safe for pcrsons residing IN ts
immediate vicinity 10 give IN dcIh tIc treatment 10
which they have been subjected.
such mas been the fraud ana violence used thar our
neople are TO quite an extent dsheartened and are
talking very freely u reference 10 leaving the Stste
some of them would lie quite Milling to seek an asylum
I'm the wild- Of Airica II such change were made 10
them practicable. II this state of affairs continues the
coored pcope will inevitably leave this section Tor one
where they can enjoy Ia peace the coveted rghtS OF
oy American citILcns. The question Is, what can be
donr for their relief Truly, etc.
" " ~ A. WEBSTER