The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-03-06
SEVERELY HANDLED
Anderson County Gets Much Free
Advertising
SENATOR T!lLMAN TALKS
He Rightly Thinks That the CHI
Zsns Of the Entire State
Should Not be Held
to Account.

Should Not be Held
to Account.
The Philadelphia North American
has in its issues Of Mendsy and Tu:s
day insugrsted a crusade against the
system Of ''slavery" which obtains in
Anderson county. This was brought
about by the recent occurrences which
led to Judge Benet's charge to the
grand jury to ipvestiga the matter.
Mr.. Geo. E Prince of Anderson, 8
member Of the general assembly and 3
very prominent lawyer, was in the city
Yesterday and stated that the grand
jury is composed Of men who will dc
their duty, and the people can rest as
sured that the conclusion reached will
be proper finding.
Another gentleman recslled that over
two years ago, Judge Gary presiding.
the grand jury Of Anderson had some
thing Of the kind called to its atten-
tion.
During the session Of the general as.
sembly Capt. Banks Of NeEberry in
troduced bill to provide for consti-
tuticnal amendment to increase the
Jurisdiction Of magistrates in cases Of
violation of labor contracts.
Mr.. Wolling OF Fairfield opposed the
measure vehemently snd exclaimed
chat in Anderson county veritable
system Of slavery exists, that men are
bought and sold as chsttels.
This was Indignantly denied by Mr.
B. B. A. Robinson, and the two mem
bers Of the general assembly nearly
came to blows.
Wolling's repeated charges pre-
pared the legislature for the announc
msrt. not q week later, that Judge
Benet had had the matter called to his
attention by an anonymous letter and
that he had given the grand jury in
strucsions to Investigate the matter.
The Philsdelphia North American,
after the court had ordered the investi-
CATION, sent staff correspondent to
Anderson and now claims to have made
an Exposure" Half page illustra-
tions I'll up the front page Of the paper
and the Anderson ''slsve tarhc" is
depicted in phosphcrescent colors.
There are columns upon columns OF
interviews with preachers and others
and the staff correspondent, writing
from Columbia, describes the condi'
rions as he saw them when in And5r-
son.
Among the features Of the sex
posure" Tuesday were numerous inter
views with congressman.
The following is the story Of the
Washington correspondent.
Washington, Feb 25th.
The North Americans exposure OF
ths revival Of slavery in South Csro.
lins was read with amazement by con-
gress.
That such condition could exist in
that partof the United States IN this
dsy was almost beyond the belief Of
senators and repre- and they
said The North American had done
public service in making the facts
known.
The form Of the contract which the
negroes employed by the cotto4 plant.
ers are required to sign was peruseo
with special interest. Wonder was
expressed that South Carolina should
have tolerated such plot for mo-
ment.
CAN CONGRESS INTERFERE?
On the question as to to whether CON
gress had a right to interfere, on the
around that it was in violation Of the
thirteenth amendment to the constl-
tuition, opinions differed.
A great many lawyers in congress
refused to give an off-haad opinion,
declaring that the matter was too seri-
Gus, but all agreed that, whether con
gress acted or not, The North Ameri-
can should continue its work BY max
ing the peopls familiar with the details
Of the criminal wrongs involved N the
pernicious system.
The North.Anerican secured the fol-
lowing expressions from Represents
tive Asbury G. Lstiner, Of Bolton,
Anderson county, S. 9.
eyes, We sell negroes in Sonth Caro-
lnia.
"Isee nothing so inhunsn or out
rsgeous in this statement Of facts.
When I say we sell negroes, I wish it
distinctly understood that not Que Of
the better class Of the race is subjected
to this treatment.
Here the South Carolins represents
tive Of the slave district stopped, and
< for several seconds looked at the head
lines Of The North American.
81 wish to say" he said, that I
don't approve OF the practice as it is
now carried on. While the Igincip!e
Of selling men to make them pay for
violations Of tie law may not be vi oily
wrong; I do think that it is now car
zied too far. The governor and the
courts Of South Carolina have, and are,
investigating the matter, and feel as
sured that justice will be done.
SHOULD THEY BUN FE8E?
st think the people Of South Carolina
realize that the manner Of treating
these unfortunats WroDgdoer5 has
gone too far, and that more just pIo-
cedure will be hereafter followed.
I'VE are censured for not allowing
negroes to run fee. Ara they not law
breakers? Should We allow them to
Nun loose? It is not customary to al