Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg Court House [S.C.]) 1877-1881, 1879-07-04
NUMBER "a

Northern papers (including the
"Tribune") Of vile circulation, which
must have the effect Of damaging our
regulations rs citizens Of this com
munity, inasmuch as they represent
us, as combining to deflnud the color
ed people of the value Of their labor,
deny them civil and school privileges
except in shadow, and otherwise act
| unjustly towards them as citizens.
We deny the same in toto, and affirm
that we enjoy peace and contentment,
with them. that the Industrious are
respected and thriving, and that no
section Of this great count1y is less
liable to the ccnsure Of political or
race persecution than this.
J II Renneker. Germany. Mer-
chant; John English, Ireland, Clerk:
John Ogren, Sweden, Sadller; NJ
Ai5recht, Germany, Shoemaker; Jas
b Kelly, Ireland, Farmer;J F Ad-
den, German. Merchant; J Strauss
German, Miller; Thomas Ray. Ireland,
Mechanic; O Champv, Island Of
Gnadalonpc, Merchant; Joseph Lor-
yen, Russia, Merchant; j s Sorentrue,
Russia, Merchant.
The names Of the gentlemen sign
ing are guarantee of the calm. vet
indignant, denial of the gratuitous
abuse they have in common been
subject TO. The sacredness Of tho
pulpit has stamped it as without
foundation in fact. The seciusion aud
retirement of venerable age has set
its seal of denial. The moderation
OF the private citizen, and profession
al men has rcbnked it rs SANDER.
The few foreigners who form valu-
able part of our community, and who
have made our little town their home.
join US in asserting that they too are
misrepresentcd. To avoid any color.
ing Of political or party sentiment, it
was thought best TO allow only the
Enames Of non ce-holders, aud
! ! ;'"rsons I ~ nromiuant i'll nnlitics to bo
T attached, and it may be safely said +
that every part of this County is
represented by leading nam,. 1t
was thought best too to avoid a mass
meeting as first proposed, because of
the pressure of time bearing on tho
farmers, and to prevent any martyr
capital to be mad,. One thing ia
sure the people know who it is that
i'da inisrepres entel them, and they
hope an ndignan. protest will make
any further action to be properly re.
presented unnecessary Showing the
matter in light as seen by Dr.. f.
Cooke, clergyman from Massachu-
setts, and one quito rs reliable ac.
cording to the Springfield "Ropubli
can" as the "Tribunc's" correspond.
ent. We quote firm his letter Of
December %, 1878:
hen corrcsponlen Of the
Northern press come down here thew
are taken in hand By these Aisappoint-
e", ones who are filed whith hate
toward Southern people g x x and
the next number o; the papers such
correspondents represent will come
out at the North, with all the ,listor.
ton and coloring Of the facts whicI,
these disappointed haters can invent
Taxes have been levied
to provide means for his [colorel
man's) education Common schools
have been greatly improve and
appropriations made to pay the inter-
est on educational bonds squan,lereS
by previous administrations to H,m,.
ton $. The State is now struggling |,
pay of school debt Of more than
sooO,OOO, the stcnlayc of prcviol,
o'''H''''. The opposition
Of tho Southern whites is no, to necr,
suffrage or negro Office holding. ortn
Ihe rights Of manho ,d, which a..
constitutional amendments saclr.
but the opposition is chiefly to turn.
ing again the governm ont of III. State
over to c"rpet- t-dny and l,ayonet rule"
Our tax books show that tho color.