The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-08
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SssAl1ndotsonlo oounty.o Oats Much iF,eo
t!Advsf,ialng
Sc: Gs'lEENA'To,!R, nc, ! ,.'TI'lILMAN TALKs5 /
10 Rightly .. Thinks 4. ThatIthe citi
ems ot tho Entire State
Should Not be Held. :s.
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10 Account.
Tho philadelphia North American
has inSita issuos Of Monday and Tues
day inaugrated 4 aorlaado against tho
system OF 'blayery' which obtains in
Anderson county. This was brought
i about by tho reoont occurrences which
z led to Jaago Benet's charge to tho
Y sssnd jury tto investigate the matter
Mr.. g Gs9. 10. Prince. Of Anderson, a
i membbr Of THO general assembly and a
) very promin Ont lawyer, was in tho city
y yesterday and stated that the grand
VI jury is oomposod Of mon who will do
their duty, and tho people cad f!rost as
# Bured, that tho conclusion reached will
N BIO q proper fhding. !. .5 4
Another gentleman reoallod that over
Il two years ago. Judge Gary. presiding,
\; the grand jury Of Anderson had somo-.
thing Of tho kind called to ita atton-
* tion:l g n SO III. IL X KS s3, q
Daring}thGsession Of the general as,
sembly Uapt.i Banks Of Nowberry in.
(; & ,ttrodaoed a billto provide for g oonsti-
e s;ittutti0 u a. Rin eIi dmpI,t to in0T9abe the
( juriadiotion Of magistrates in GASES of
x violation Of labor y;o0n tracts.
Mr, w olling Of Fairfield opposed tho
+ measure yohomently and exclaimed
that IN Anderson county veritablo
Y system Of slavery exists, that mon are
Il boua h9 hndSs as ohattels.
ThiA was indignantly denied by Mr..
sS Il. RssAsf Robinson, and the two NOM
!: bers Of tho genoial assembly noarly
Ii oamesto; blows.
Mr. w olling's repeated charges pre-
4 pared the legislature for the announo
mint. not q week later, that Judge
S Benet had had the matter called to his
1 attention by. an anonymous letter and
u that he had given the grand jury in.
struotions to investigate tho matter.
The, Philadelphia North American,
I after, tho court had ordered the investi-
4 cation, sontl staff correspondent to
%3 Anderso and now claims to have made
Il an .1'oxposure. Half page illustra-
tions Ill up the front page. Of the paper
and the Anderson slave tarfic" is
depicted in phosphorescent oolors.
here are columns upon columns of
8S interviews with preachers and othors
and tho staff correspondent, writing
;ss from Columbia, describes tho oondi.
sS tionb aaf he saw them when in Ander-
Among the features of the sex.
posaro Tnesdayi!were humorous inter
" IA 5Ms Win congressman.
h The following is tho story Of the
$ " ashingtdn correspondent. Fl.
SSs53 Washington, Feb. 25th.
S8g The N orth Amerioan's exposure of
n the revival of slavery in South Caro-.
ss lima was read with amazoment BY CON
N gress. II III
That suoh condition could exist in
Shet I Inartof the United Statos in this
53 tlayW was almost beyond the belief Of
1; senator's and representatives, and they
\ said The North American had done
[ public service in making tho facts
h known.
Thesform OF the contract which tho
( negroes employed by tile cotton plant
4 eIs hya required to sign was perusod
with special interest. Wonder was
i expressed that South Carolina should
have. tolerated such plot for mo-
mont 4..
s,s.i:: >i's CAN CONGRESS- INTERFERn2
On tho question as to to whether con.
3 gTeae had a right to interfere, on tho
ground that it was in violation of th,,
( thirteenth amendment 10 the oonsti-
tuition, opinions differed.
A, great many lawyers in congress
4 refnsed't0 give an off. hand opinion,
8 eolsying that the matter was too seri-
Gus, bYt;all agrood that, whether con.
ss,t,roap: acted or not, The North Ameri-
ssESaan. should continue its work by max
& ing tho peoplo familiar with tho doiails
4 Of the criminal wrongs involved in the
\ pernicioqs., system.
Tho Nofth'Am6rican secured the fol-
4 loving, Expressions from Reprosonta-
tive Asbury q. gLatimer, Of Bolton,
4Anderg0n county, 8. q.
Yes, We sell negroes in Sonth Caro-
I'aeo nothing SO. inhuman or out
rageous in this statement Of facts.
4 When.I L say We soil negroes, l wish it
distinctly understood that not one Of
the better GLASS Of tho raoo is sub ieotod
to this tfeatmont.
u; u : Here the South Carolina representa-.
+ two Of the slave diatriot stopped, 7and
4 Tor several seconds looked at tho head
lines Of The North American. ,.6
wish to say" he said, ''that I
don't approve Of the PRACTICE as it is
/ now. garfield on. While the rrinciplo
OF selling mon to make thom pay for
violations Of the law may not DO wi oily
4 wrong; I do think that it is now car
s#ried too far. The governor and tho
courts Of South Carolina have, and arc,
Investigating the matter, and I feel as
siHurod that justice will bo done. "a
!. st sIIoUID THEY RUN FREE?
,''Ithink the poopleof South Carolina
/. roalixos that tho mannor Of treating
thoses unfortunate wrongdoors has
gone too far, and that moro just pro-,
oOddre will bo5 hereafter followed.
&; ,,.'sWoaare /. oenaured for not allowing
snegroes TO run foe Are they not Law.
.sbreakoys? \ Should wo allow thom to
as1alna loose 2siItis not customary TO al.
low; ;Sonyiots all tho privileges Of com-
.3la,1nuihtty. .l,alu While all those confined may
!, pot bo conyicta, ovory ono Of tho mon
s haa beon guilty Of somo offonso again st
4 sIAN and a0oiakv Tho opn.t;o,, ,,,:il 1.