The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-03-20
"W. D. CHAPPELLE,
"R. E. HART,
GEO. w. MURRAY. +"
TIE GOVERNORS ANSWER

Governor Evans informed the com.
mittee that he would take the matter
into consideration, and asked that the
paper be turned over to his private
Secretary. He told the committeeman
/! tnat.he thought they were unduly ex.
cited over the matter. The matter
was resulting in no more injury to
them than to the white people who
had not registered. He, however, pro-
missed the committee to let them have
reply as early as possible.
INTO UNCLE SANS COURT.
But the move made above was not al
that developed yesterday on the last
day for the registration of the voters
under the special registration act. The
Ministerial Union has take charge of
matters, and it is preparing to fight
all the way down to the last ditch. It
now appears that they intend to make
use of all the data obtained recently,
and intend to 60 into the United States
court Immediately to test the legality
of the registration laws of the State,
with view to having them nullifed.
Such a fghthas been having fire for
some time, but it now seems that the
crisis has come and action IS to be
taken Immediately. The following
circular, issued last night, explains
the move:
Headquarters Ministerial Union.
Columbia, S. c., March IA, 1895.
Dear brethern. ministers of all de-
nominations: Whereas, a determined
purpose have been reacher on the part
of the faction now in control of the
government to disfranchise and bru-
tallize the masses of our people in this
State, and with the machinery OF the
government and courts in their pos
session their designs and conspiracies
are easy of Accomplishment, as is evi-
denced bv the manner in which the re-
gistration has been and is being con-
Quoted and as such we can hope for
very little either from the government
or courts Of the State. Our only hope
and safety, therefore, are in the Fed
eral courts within the guarantees of
the Federal Constitution. Suits to
test the constitutionality of the laws
by which we are being brutalized must
be brought in the Federal courts at
once, and the means for defraying the
expenses of prosecuting the same
must be obtained from the masses,
whose protection we are seeking. In
fact, civil suit has already been COM
menced in the Federal courts by Con-
gresham Murray, must languish un-
less the means for its immediate pro-
secution are secured. Therefore this is
to request each and every colored min
isUer in South Carolina to set apart the
fourth Sunday in March, or not later
than the first Sunday in april, for the
purpose of raising the means for the
above mentioned object. The masses
should be thoroughly educated and
aroused to the importance of giving
literally. AS the case will be tried in
Charleston, S. c., Congressman Muir
ray has employed the attorneys for the
prosecution of the case, and as the
money should be put or sent where it
will be available when needed, with
out being put to the trouble of CORES
ponding with the various committees
of the counties, I would suggest that
the money be sent to the First Nation
al Bank, Charleston, to the credit Of
George W. Murray, and forward the
figures to me, No. II East Laurel street,
Columbia.
William D. Chappelle, Chairman.
T. T. Clark, Secretary.