Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-01-09

and presses, ready for shipment to the
coast, or to the factories at Augusta and
elsew here, as they were needed.
Augusta is thriving manufacturing
city OF 35, 900 to 10000 inha bitants, situat-
ed upon the right bank of the Savannah
river, the dividing line between Georgia
and South Carolina. Its valuable water
power has caused it to become a centre OF
trade and manufactures. 1t is Ill miles
from Atlanta; it has broad, regular streets
and many fine residences.
Opposite Augusta on the South Caro-
lima side of the river, and connected with
it by bridge is the town OF Hamburg, the
scene of a horrible massacre OF colored
people some years ago, with which the
! name OF Senator Butler was dishonorabIy
linked. From the train it seemed small
insignificant place of not more than 200
nha bitants.
Aiken, 5. c., seventeen miles from Au-
gusta, through which we passed, and at
which our train made a short stop, is
noted heat resort, with fine hotels and
boarding houses, nine churches, three
banks. academies and high schools for
each Of the white and black races two
newspapers, and population Numbering
about $500. 1t is well situated, healthy,
a place OF note and pleasant one to look
upon in passing.
The next place at which our train
stopped was Sumter, s. c., forty-four
miles east of Columbia, the capital OF the
state, with which it is connected by
cross railroad. 1t has i've churches, an
academy, a female institute, two newspa-
pers and a population of 5000. Near to
the station stood one OF Governor Till
mans dispensaries, which was pointed
out to us-a one story, brick building in
which liquor is sold, not to be drank
upon the premises.
While waiting at the station a negro
fruit vender cried out; "Here's fine
seckel pears; weigh pound piece; sweet
and nice; three for ten cents" We
/ bought three, found them large and hand
some, but no more like the seckel of New
! England than are the Duchess. We ate
two OF them, which were juicy and pleas
ant to the taste, and the third one We
/ brought home to show friends to W hat
/
/ lima.
1 Our next stop OF importance was at
| Florence, 5. c., a village and railway
/ junction, thirty whine miles northeast of
Sumter, where We took supper. At this
station our train was broken up, and our
car WAS attached to the Florida mail ex
press, after delay OF an hour and half.
/ Florence has n population of 1000
5000, seven churches, three banks, two
newspapers. a cotton-seed oil mill. school
buildings, sash and other factories. Ii
WAS dark before we left Florence, and he
next morning when we awoke we were
at Quantico, Va, the old Acquia Creek
station, forty miles beyond Washington.
HERE Is a BOURBON.
At Aiken, a MIR. Evans, a member of
the constitutional convention OF South
Carolina, boarded our train. We entered
into conversation and exchanged cards.
He was true type of the South Carolina
J gentleman. grandson OF Senator Evans,
+ of South Carolina, " no once Was United
States senator. Our conversat ion took
wide range at first, but finally narrowed
down to the doings of the state conven
( ton, the color line or race questio He
informed me hat he was chairman of an
important committee to draft portions of
/ the new constitution. But" he said,
I'VE find great d tficulty in changing he
F constitution. so as to leave the whites in
/ control OF the state, as the niggers
largely in the majority
-,
upon three points first, Il poll tax quail
! fication; second, an educational quHlltica
B ton, and thIri, registration clause
! which would disfrancnise As many ne
groes possible and leave the " mites i'll
control; sonnet hing after the plan OF the
Mississippi constitution.
But" said /, How can you do that
and preserve a republican form of gov
eminent, and the right of he majority
| to rule? The time is coming when the
colored people will be educated, and W hen
ii may be possible for them to own a ma
iority of the property as well, and with
education, intelligence, refinement and
the possession of property, can il be right
to exclude them from the privileges ana
responsi bilities OF the franchise, and
fair participation in the affairs OF the
government under which they live, and,
by the payment OF taxes, maintain
His answer was; "Howeyer we'll edu-
Gated, intelligent and refined he may be-
come. he would still be Niger, and
unfit to rule over white men, the natural
rulers OF this country
] This is the SOuth Carolina idea and
shows that more old Israelites must die
in the wilderness before the sons of Ham
can enter the promised land. But | am
happy in the belief that the whole " White
people of the South do not share in the
South Carolina idea, but part, at least,
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