The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-07-04
A FIRM DENIAL.
a REPLY TO DIR. WEBsgER'S LETTER, RE
GENTLY ruBLISIIED.

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On Saturday, 4e 2lst instant, a
committee representing every part oil
the County, metsagrecablc 10 re-
guest made by tl.eseitizcns 40 follows :
ORANGEEURG, S.C,June l6, 1870.
DEAR SIR :-ASSa meeting of the
citizens of the Courthouse, YOU were
elected to serve ass one of q commit
tee to reply tossccrtain libelous
charges which have been WI itten from
here to The NortllSFn press, in whicl,
our people arc misrepresenled in the
scvcrest possible light. The reply
when prepared will he presented at n
public mass meeting, and ordered to
be printed. Please attend at the
Courthouse buil9gng on Saturday,
2lst, nj II O'Clock, NJ. to confer.
Yours Respectfully, &C.,
JOHN a. HAMILTON, Chairman.
COMMITTEE. qa.
John A. Hamilton, S. r. NIclli
champ, Col. A. D. Goodwin, Samuel
Dibblc, DR.. j. WvSummers, M. Clio
yer, DR.. O. II. OtI.W. C. Hane, Dr..
G. I.Qdoin, DR.. W. Il. Barton, Capt.
j. S. Bowman, H.G. Sheridan, Hon.
|. l.. Shumaicr, BsG. Frederick, Nj.
j. Keller, NJ. LBrowning, w. j..
Snider, DR.. B. HkKnotts, Dr. O. N.
Bowman, f. NJ. Wannamalcr, d. T..
Connor, DR.. WIS. Barton, w. j.
DeTreville, d. L4HilteJrand, Capt.
j. DL. Davis, BIO. Evans, Rouse
Bannlster, G. D. Rush, J. w. Sellers,
Capt. Slawson, F.W. Faircy.
There had bega for years various
misstatemcnts, Injurious and greatly
unjust to the cominpnity, which, from
sources not knowR found publication
in the leading pg2ers of the North.
1t were unreasonable to have expect
cd TO rcfutc theseaWhen a party press
denied an impartial hearing, and
when The clamorjef contending polil-
cal factions almost excluded calm
discussion, and was hoped, aud
reasonably too, tbat when or State
was favored with4,ood government in
1876, and when order was brouoh,
out Of chaos, tha5 thc bitterness OF
partizan hate world admit the change
for the better, an5 that our work Of
sacrifice and forTearance would have
it's just reward at The lands of the
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most re!em. ~ Hl..i i.i lie enjoy
mcnt Of peace and security, while en-
dcavoring TO cultivate every oppor
tunity for bringing about local and
national good will, while caring for
and cooperating with the colored
race TO better its condition morally
and intellectually, that his citizen
ship might be. a credit to the State
and whch in the view OF SUCCESS, We
are met again and again by these
statements in Northern papers which
aspcrse and tratlucc with general and
malignant charges. a letter of this
character having appeared in tho
Tribune Of May 9th, over the sigma
turc Of Alonzo Webster, il was deem
cd proper 10 take some action upon it,
and 1T the meeting of the Committee
Mr.. j. a. Hamilton was called to tic
chair, and after calm and short dis
cussjon Of the object Of the call, tho
following papers were read, adopted
and ordered TO published III tile locaI
papers, the News G Courier, and in
the New York Tribune and Spring.
field Republican:
ORANGEDuRq, S. c., June 2l, 1879.
a statement over the signature oi
one a. Webster, published in the
Mcw York Tribune, Of May 9th, mis-.
leads the Northern mind with regard
TO The true condition of The col
ored people among US, and equally
SO with regard to the attitude of the
white citizens towards them. We
feel tia duty to our people, and to
those of the North who will suspend
opinion even in view OF so extreme q
communication, to state hat theie is
no such condition Of affairs existing
rs represented, nor would there bC
shadow out OF which to form prc
text for such statements, were it not
for such disappointed political aspi
rants as the writer of these letters
and q few others of The same i'll,
whose chagrin finds vent agains,
good government. Mr.. Webslcr's
profession is that of minister of the
Gospel, the spirit manifested is that
OF any thing else: Some OF us know
that he has persistently prosecuted
and sought to iniurc the influence OF
Northern ministers here, for no othe,
reason than that they made friends
among us, and eschewed active par
tlcipancy in politics. The cultiya.
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