The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-10-23
A Characteristic Letter.

MEssRs. ED,roRs: Is.e in your val
liable and outspoken paper of the 10th
of Octobcr that Messrs. Allen McCas-
kill and John Burdel have been ap-
pointed County Commissioners for the
balance of the present term. The
Governor must have been under a
wrong impression as to my place or
residence when he appointed me. do
not think l belong to Kershaw county,
and, not being a citizen, / have no right
to hold Office in the county. L claim
to belong to a snail portion Of lost ter.
ritory, west of the Waterse river, and
that river spauned by one Of the most
complete deadfals I ever saw. which
will tumble down long before it is paid
for. The territory belong to was once
Part of Kershaw county, | believe;
but as we are without representatives
or Office holders of any kind. | think it
shows plainly that We have been counted
out of the body polite. As a further
evidence, can refer to the fact that
we are not allowed single polling
precinct over here, though nearly one
third Of the voting population is in this
territory.
As to myself, I want no Office in the
gift of my friends, or the people, or
the Governor, and when | get out; Of;
the Office of county commissioner, and
get clear of that bridge, never intend
in hold another Office, unless it is in the
las: territory, when it becomes to be
Gary county. This little territory is
only recognized on such days as d. II.
ChaDbcrlain's day and that ever-to-be
remembered black Saturday. Then We
were great men, and Of great import
ancc. Then We could see great ig,,men
on great big horses riding around and
saving to the men and clubs from this
little lost territory, "For Gods sake
don't think of leaving Camden until the
crowd gets off. 1t will never do to
leave. Stay right here, and will join
you Just as soon as can 90 home and
get something to eat and little refresh
meat" Never saying to hungry John,
Come and break bread with US" At
that very moment some OF US were hi
teen or twenty miles from home, with
horses rode down, men starved out, and
our families unprotected. After the
crowd leaves, then We are permitted to
wcnd our ways home through rain and
darkness. At such times as these we
are great stakes, but as soon as all is
quiet we are forgotten.
But ws will show you better things
than this when We get Gary county es>
tablishcd. and We get found again. and
our territory gets name. Then, II any
OF our neiShbors come over, We will ask
them to break bread with u.s.. hereby
ask all my friends, if they ever see me
as a delegate to another so called con-
vcntion, or if they ever know me TO
vote for a standing candidate, or any
man that, declares himself a candidate
before the so-called convention makes
him one, want some Of them 10 apply
the boot to me to their satisfaction. |
don't believe in q convention where the
delegates come packed; as soon as cam
did;te gets tha delegates he wants he is
then virtually elecsed, for he hes count
ed noses, and feels as safe as if he had
his commission. Why not let the
eighty>seven delegates that can cast one
hundred and one votes, publish'in some
county paper that 1--WE have decided to
elect Mr.. So. and.so," and be done with
all the trouble of conventions. holding
elections, counting votes, and the devil
knows what else.
But may be, am saying foo much,
and might get into'a duel but if do,
! live in a lost territory, under no ju-
risdiction, and l won't have to go out
Of the State to find mutual ground. |
now give notice, that, if I should ever
be fool enough to accept a challenge,
my weapon shall be double e-barrNlied
shot gun. loaded Ly myself with Haz-
ards hest powder and lwenty-oue buck
shot; distance, twenty PAGES.
Now. Messrs. Editors, I think it
high time the people should put down
these hungry Office seekers, and elect
men who attend to their own business
and pay their honest debts, | don't
mean security debts.) If you send
men to make laws for you who expect
to make living by holding Office. it is
natural for them to create offices, and
good paying Offices at that. AS sure
as these officc-seekers are not put down,
We will pu; the reins Of government
out of our hands. Put these fellows to
plowinr, aud you WILSON find some of
them over the fence with their necks
broke Got scared at the plow- stock,
and ran away and broke his neck" will
be tie verdict of the coroner's jury.