The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-08-26
South Carolina Bull -Dozing.

Hop tie Republicans Of BarnIoeN
County are Being PerSecated
From the Phila. Press.
Please allow me space enough in
your widely circulated paper to give
your readers and the public general
ly faint sketch OF the unia,ctui
treatment the colored Republicans
are now undergoing in this county
since tho grand Garfield aud Arthur
ratification meeting, which took place
here ON the 9th of July. The Dem.
ocrats tried in every way possible to
prevent tue colored people from at
tending the meeting but they
would not be persuaded, aud 50 we
had quite an enthusiastic meeting,
between five and six thousand color
ed Republicans being present. Now
notice and see tho gross, inhuman
advantage taken Of these poor, hard
working people. The County Com-
missioners met on the 18th of July
and ordered tue sub Commissioners
W Oluci out suhCitub huhpcI w
men to work on and repair the diff
ferent public roads for three days,
work to commence on the 2Sth of
July. Now, when the County Com.
missioners, or sab-Commissioners,
Warmers found out there was to be
q Republican ratification meeting on
the 21th of July they changed the
order from the 2Sth to the 26th.
BY which Que Of these so,callci
officers authority il was changed
am unable to say } But, however,
it was changed, aud about twenty
five out Of four or five hundred were
notified Of tha change. The others,
who never knew Of any change TAX
ing place, prepared to begin the
work un the 18th Instant. No no-
tice Of any change appeared in either
of the county II. mocratic papers
And now they are arrestiug them hy
hundreds and fiuins thcn fron $40
to Sl3 or putting them in Jail frOul
fifteen 10 thirty days. They have
extorted ont OF these poor people
already from two 10 three hundred
dollars, BESIDES this, many have t.
remain in prison, leaving their wives
aud little suffering children at home
And God cnly knows how many mr.,
laying out in the woods and swamps
to prevent being arrested AnC
again, after tho majority of thes,
poor men returned home they, the
next morning (the 2Sth), went to th,
several places of appointment tc
work the roads aud the sub Commits
siouers objected to their working
and on returning home to their fam.
lilies many were discharged anC
driven from Off the farms on whicl
they we're working, MANY of thes,
people were also working for shares
of the crop.) Other colored met
who are farming on their own lane
were visited by band Of these arm,
ed midnight riders, and they curset
and abused and threatened and ais,
,carned them never to attend anoth.
er Garfield Republican meeting.
Aud now, Mr.. Editor, ! wish yor
had been among us on Monday o
Tuesday to see the colorel minister
travelling across the conntry trying
to raise money enough to releas
their church brethren from imprisou
ment, I conld write you hundred
Of pages, for every hour in the day
am receiving divers complaints iron
different sectious and from tho Off
GERS of the different GARFIELD an'
!, Arthur Clubs in the county of th
unlawful treatment they are receiv
ing on account Of their politics. Blu
, as only asked for small space
will close by saying that through a
the treatment they have or may re
ceive they are determined to cas-
their votes for Garfield and Arthur.
Very respectfully yours,
FREDERICK Nix. JR.,
: Co Charm Of the Republica
! Party Of Barnwell Co.
Biuckouk, S. g., dun IL, 80.