Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-12-15
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Fesslnrtta1ts Y So /. timer, of South Caro-
lina, who came 70 W. inston il
CON ipany With 9 number 81 saaasa'
tohhusstts troops jeurneyi6g North.
ward son f9flough. relates an inter
esting conversation which he had
with some of the Bay State soldier
boys l$ in connection % with the recent
race troubles In South Carolina, It
was in Mr.I q atm er's3 district thskthe
Green wood 9troab b,le occurred, and he
is familiar With the editions inthat
VI vicinity. The establishment OF mill. ,iilii,
tary camps IN South Carolina and
Georgia has enabled Northern yolun-
teers to learn, by practical expert
ence, something Of the race 8 ,rndi,
tlons in the South. Mr.. Latimer
says he talked with number of the
Massachusetts, soldiers en- route to
Washington, and they admitted "
him that they had learned, during
their short sojo9fh in tho South, That
the Southern people are really the
pest friends the negroes have. The
soldiers frankly stated that many of
their friends in the North, who have
never visited the South, have false
Impressions of the relationship be-
Ween the white people in the South
and their colored neighbofs. The
negroes are, with few exceptions,
solely dependent upon the whites,
and when LETT to themselves are In
ohned TO appreciate the generosity,
foroearahoe and friendly instincts OF
the white people. MIR. Latimer said
the mlngllng OF the New England
troops Win thelr# Southern brethren
is haVing a good effect, for it teaches
them That the negroes can work out
'he'r own salvation to a better ad-
vantage at the hands OF the white
people than by outside interference.
a.. Ves'igesaot sectional preJudloes
ana jealousy nave been wiped out by
the events OF the war with Spain,
ana Nof'hern soldiers now oamped
III 'he oooCh are received with open
ne"rts ana hands by the people OF
inc oouth'
WANT TO BE LEuTENANTs.
Mt' na''mer says that inc military
sP'fle all through his district ls on
Tue increase ana nc Is daily In re-
oe'Pe OF communications from young
men anxious 10 continue IN the SER
vice OF tne regular army. The ma
Jorlty OF MS correspondents aspire to
commissions IN tho regular army as
seoono i'e"'ehahts' IL Is PROBABLE
'n"' l"rge humoer OF second heu-
'o'"".a Will oo Pro''oeo lor III inc
ne" Oil feorgah'z'ng the army, which
ID soo" 70 come up IN congress tor
ooi's'oeraVloh' Mr. Latlmer called
d. 'he war department. yesterday and
pl"'eo Oh nio 'ne apphoatlons or
'o'o'"' young men III his olstrict VINO
arc "a se"Klng 1hese appointments.
n'hons 'ne names suggested were
! ho'l"s ote"afe' Oh company Is,
oou'n c"'o'.h" Voiunteers' ana w.
% h"ngloro' ooIh Oh Ne"oerry.
az P'eseh' ho appointments TO the
grace OF second lieutenant In the
regular army are being made, as the
number provided for by existing law
is exhausted. The new army hill,
vii, ! , ono of tho G rot ,,ooa,.oo 49,
.:3., w ~ y, e, 'no i'''' ''i1''"i'' oon-
ny congress- ana as soon as
1t becomes law there will be a grand
scramble for appointments to tho
grade of second licutenant
ARD me- ,,,rn. ,-~a,
n' WV ~ MAN =. Nd "No'hEN i'if'
Representative carter late, OF
Georgia, proposes to make himself
popular with the farmers and the
patrons of small post Offices tbrouub
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