The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-07-04

man in any way. No combinations
exist to deny the colorcd man the
fruit of his labor. On lie contrary
we are in the midst Of law and order.
Acts Of violence and lawlcssncss com
mon los few yc"rG back nro not
heard OF. The largest and handsom-
est public school (Clatlin) is exclu-
slvcl." for the colorcd people. A
corps Of four Northern, two native,
and one colored teacher, direct its
affairs. 1t Is fostered and supported
by the State, and is the equal of'any
school for the colored youth in the
land. Our tax books show that in
side of this corporation Of popula.
ton of fifteen hundred, there have
been built and paid for, thirty neat
cottages, which with their lots of an
acre or more belong TO cololcd men.
There are hundreds of colorcd men
paying taxes on tracts of land from
twenty-five to five hundred acres, and
the laborcr who has not secured lis
homestead and mule OF horse is
thought little Of by his own people.
The last political parade made by
the colored people, wien this MIR.
Webster offered his private premises
for tie display saw at least seven
hundred colored men mounted on
their own mules or horses. We un-
hcsilatingly say that cordial, kind
iy feeling exists among the races
where no political teacher is found,
and VIC are pleased to see that even
the clerical politicians arc losing in
iluence with the colored man. We
have no further aim in this than to
allow the readers OF Mr.. Webster's
letters TO sec the contradiction of
their statements. Claiming to live
in 4 section and State where civil
and religious works arc to be COM
pared with those cf any part Of
The Union, where law is supreme, and
where prosperity is certain if slow,
we regret To state that MIR. Wchstcr's
letters are prompted by malice, and
are not in accordance with facts. AS
men whose ayocationS are outside Of
politics, and freed f:om lis cmolu-
mcnts, and vii il Il desire for harmony
and peace, we are ready to assert
that the charges by this Mr.. Webster
against this people are.not correct.
Rcvs. Il. II. Lcgarc, Presbyterian
Church; Manning Brown, Presiding
Elder NJ. T.. Church, South u. y. A.
: Brown, Pastor Presbyterian Church +;
20. A. Darby, Pastor ST. Paul's
Church, M. Il. Church, South; j. Il.
liiscr, Pastor Evangelical Lutheran
Church Thos. A. Elliott, Nj. D., Nj.
G. Sallcy, Nj. d., A. d. Goodwin,
Lewis Il. Evans, Is. g. Evans, w. j..
DeTievillc, j. w. Sellers, +. Nj.
Wannamaker, &. D. Rast, +. w.
Fairey, j. w. Summers, M. d., Hugo
G. Sheridan, Wm. S. Barton, Nj. d.,
John A. Hamilton, w. II. Pcrryclcar,
O. N. Bowman, John @. Rowe, Jno.
l.. Moorcr, James ID. Trczevant,
Daniel II. Trczcvant, w. NJ! IIutson,
Theodore Kohn, J. S. Cummings, j.
G.. annainakcr, Nj. D., Henry Kohn,
s)D. Louis, II. II. Malone, Nj. d.,
Thongs &. Albcr9ot,i, j. 5. Albcr-
gotti, Alderman Town Oranseburg ;
Wn. WiIlcock, j. G. Edwards, Jas.
II. Fow!cs, .. II. OF, NJ. d., w. j.
Snidcr.
OKANGEnuE';, S. c., June p, 1879.
Certain letters having been written
from this section, and published in
Northern papers (including the Trib-
unc) Of wide circulation, whitli must
have the effect of damaging our lcpu-
tation rs citizens Of this community
inasmuch as they represent us rs
combining TO dcfraud the colorcd
people Of the value of their labor,
deny them civil and school privileges
except in shadow, and otherwise act
uniuslly towards them as citizens
We dciy the same IN toto, and affirm
that we enjoy peace and contcntmenl
VITA them, that the industrious are
respected and thriving, ansl that nc
section of this great country is less
liable TO the ccnsurc Of political OF
race persecution than this.
j. II. Rcnnekcr, Germany, Mcr.
chant; John English, Ireland, Clerk
John OSrcn, Sweden, Sad,llcr; NJ
Albrccht, Germany, Shoemaker; JAS.
b. Kelly, Ireland. Farmer !; j. +. Ad,
den, Germany, Merchant; j. Strauss
Germany, Miller; Thomas Ray, Ire,
land, Mechanic; .. Champcy, Island
Of Guadaloupe, Merchant; Joseph
Loryea, Russia, Merchant; j. 5. Sor-
cntrue, Russia, Merchant.
| The names cf the gcntlcmcn sign
ing are guarantee Of the calm, yet
indignant, denial of the gratui,ous
abuse they have in common been
subjected to. The sacrcdncss Of The
pulpit has stamped it as without
foundation in fact. The scclusion and
retirement of venerable age has sci
its seal Of denial The moderation