The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-08-14
Correspondent Of the Ncw yor., Times.

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Correspondent Of the .Ncw JorL Times,
GKEENvILLE, S. c., August 2.
The condition OF the Republican party
in South Carolina is deplurabe. Thc
Leaders, with few exceptions, are utterly
detected Many who, in the palmy days
Of the Scott and Moses administrations.
were revclihg In luxury, are actually in
want Of the common nccessarics of life
their worst enemy could not devise a
worse fate than has beIalleh them. The
only members of the Central Executive
Committee who still cling to the planks
of the old ship are Il. b. Elliott, Q. G.
Bowen, Il. WIN. Mackey, Thomas John.
son, DR.. Ensor, Cochran and Wilson
Cook; but even these few are divided by
discords and jealousics which lessen their
influence and usefulness. The masses /,
especially the colored portions, seem less
despondent. They complain Of .nc de-
sertlon OF their leaders at time when
they were most needed, but they are
hopeful that wrong can never be more
than temporary. During recent tour
through portions Of the State, Times
Correspondent sought the opinion of a
number If the most prominent and trust
worthy Republican politicians regarding
the talked-of reorganization of the party.
They seemed anxious that their "tales of
VOC" should reaclrthc public but, fearing
annoyance and possibly prosecution, they
begged in almost every instance that
their names, unless specially demanded,
should be withheld.
One of the most intelligent colcrcd men
in the State, who was one Of the Hayes
electors, and is at present member of
the State Executive Committee, and
whose ycracity is not doubted, even by
Democrats, in the place where he resides,
said: "We"-mcaning the Executive
Committee have had no formal meet
| ing5 since last summer, when we refused
to endorse the Hampton administration,
but some Of US have met an odd times
and exchanged opinions regarding the
duty of Republicans in the future. We
have as yet no fixed plans when or how
reorganization can be accomplished, but
| am confident something will be done
shortly. The colorcd people are, how
ever, not 80 entirely unprepared for an
election rs you may think. They have
well-disciplined organizations in every
county, which meet periodically and dis
cuss the situation. They ure also collect
ing funds for last res0rt-emigratiOn.
II they are not permitted to enjoy the
rights of citizenship pcaceably in South
Carolina, they will seek homes elsewhere !;
and the scenes recently witnessed in Mis-
sissippi and Louisiana will be reproduced
in this State on n much larger scale and
under more favorable auspices" Re-
garding the conservative utterances of
the Charleston News and Courier, he
said: Sweet words cost nothing. /
was brought up among these people, and
know them better than most men.
have been one of the leaders of nv party
since 1868, and have not forgotten the
lessons taught me two and four years ago
So long rs we keep in the background
we will not be m0estcd, but if wc make
efforts to regain what we have lost, and
there appears the slightest prospect of
success, the red shirts will hunt us down
and shoot lis ns heretofore, and such
journals rs the News and Courier will ST.
lently acquiesce in tho bloody work,
while others moro outsroken will laud it.
See what the Kingstrc Star says about
Swails," lalluding tc he following cx-
tract from that paper.
ut is currently reported that Swails
contemplates returning to Williamsburg
Oouulys II tiio W. IL luCl, IL IL lIlCuIn-
bent upon the Executive Committee of
the Democratic party to find out what ia
his purpose in returning. If it is to take
up his permanent residence among us, it
Is their duty, rs good citizens, to warn
5wais that he will do so at his own Der.
sonal peril. The white people, if true to
what has been pledged in their behalf,
will not perr,it Swails to return here to
live. If he proposes to come here to
arrange his private affairs, so az to leave
permanently, the Executive Committee
should nave him SO state in writing, Civ
ing the exact time within which he will
leave for good and beyond which ho will
not be allowed TO stay. If he declines to
state his purpose, the public should be
made aware of the fnct, and he will have
been made aware of the fact that his res.
idence here vii be at personal risk, and
his permanently remaining here will not
be permitted by the whites of the county.
II, alter this no makes his appearance,
he can take the consequences Of his past.
From what we hear, he will likely have
a lively time, and be glad enough 70 re.
tire to more quiet and profitable scenes.
We do not see what induces him to re-
turn, if. indeed, he intends doing 80 His
property is all in the hands of Sheriff
Jacobs, by whose intervention alone it
has been kept from being sold at public
outcry long ago."
81 was one of the Hayes electors" he
continued, "and rs such stood in con-
slant dread of assassination before we
crossed the State line. According TO the
State laws, we were entitled to the same
per diem and mileage ~ the members of
the Legislature, but we never received
copper. We employed lawyers and
appealed to the Legislature, but, while
they did not deny the legality of our
election, they rejected our claim, and
merely because we were Republicans.
As Republicans we have no rights in
this State. We can neither talk nor
vote as we please. Our only hope rests
in our Northern friends, and If they
desert us, God knows how it will end
Il am afraid to think"
Another Of the old colored leaders.
who bears good reputation for homes
walton lies in the election of either
Grant, Sherman or Blaine. Grant is our
man, and he is the most feared by the
Democrats. heard some of the latter
g.. q few days ago, that if Grant were
nominated he would be elected, but they
would kill him before he could reach the
Presidential chair. They also said that
they would sooner kill every nigger from
the mountains to the seaboard than per-
NIT the State to fall into the hands of
the Republicans again. These assertions
| might have been made in jest, but they
evidently had the desired effect. The
aged ex-leader of his race seemed to be
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