The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-09-12
WHO WROTE IT j?
An legendary Circular Found on
Streets OF Camden
I3SUED BY NLGI 0 :
Greatly En7aged the Good People OF
Camden and They Indulge in Scme
Plain Talk. RsPuted Au.
thors Deny Writ

thors Deny Writ
ing It.
A letter frcm Car den to The Ssat'
ssys had tee Russian terroriots
manifested their presence IN ou
midst today by tho dissrl button O
revolutionary propagsnda the 81.
ur,se SID sndig1aAen would uos bsvi
excesdea thai which followed tEs
finding On the ssresss OF 8 ssoicioU
etrsu!sr Wednesday norns.s whic
vss osteus:bly the work OF a hsl'
score 81 Csnden's ncsa prominen
negro cit.s IDS.
A gentleman walking On Broat
street came en- the disturbing oocu
nent and upon nosirg its irceroiar
chats cter turned it over TO 1r1ent
vto In turn postsd it IN bis stor'
virdow. l. read as follows:
Private notice: Let ever coloreo
man Tho gets this notice and who is
interested in bis rights m1et st Rev.
T. J. Williams house On Sept 6sn e.
SD. m. Not log sgo 3 letter va
published rrsihns 5ne white peopl-
and abusing cur pc:iple. IneJ SSs
the same white psopie -sho LOT longer
than two years ago c.,l2a some ol cur
h,ss men before them SD slso drove
some CT our best boys 5ltn hone
We have GENE Of the nearest FDl:e
people in the State WHO inspired that
letter.
I'VE desire to collect money to de-
fend the boys who had the manhood
to resent tue ins4,::. Come ut. c m
mites. a. W. P we!', Walter WI
l}sns S. 3. Gardner, ca M,L:sn,
Jr., c ". Csnsey. IsAi.c Eoallsn, \
3. Dlbb!e, Evans Collins, Jack NC
Ks,n. BY order OF Rsv. Z. J. W.
ltsns. Rev. J~f W. Boykin, Rev. J
B. Taylor"
EXCITED CROWDS CATERED.
In q few minutes after the ciIcula::
was exposed to view Groves OF excite
white nen began to eongregsse O.:
the streets and it was evident Chs.
something would have to &c CON.
very soon OF trouble would follow.
Mayor Garrison was advised OF tn'
situation and in less than half 81
hour after the cIrcusr had bssn dis
covered be had the men whose NAMES
appeared thereon before him Ii Int
city attorney's ifdce.
An explanation sss demanded ane.
its SUN and substsLce vas q c;-m
rlete, absolute snd urconoittonsl
denisl OF any knowledge OF or ps1tlc:'
paticn in the preparation CT ;he Cir
culsr. They punclusted tteit yer!
positive der:a; OF comricity in th'
sfssir with feeling assurances OF hig
regard fer the white people OF Cam
den, and finally frankly asserted ths
the circular wss the work q on
Charles Levy, q colored man who hs.
recently show1 bis sntagouisn TO n's
race.
MI. Garrison talked to them YER.
earnestly and positively, a0noiisllrs
them that 1t was essential for ther
TO get together and prove their tnno.
eence il they would retain the rsspsc'
in which they we're held BY the Whit
eit;gens OF Camden. he REMINDED
them OF the good feeling which has
heretofore prevailed between TIE
races in this city ard impressed CT
them that thi; was 8 very seTiou!
arraiprrert, strikirg st the. very
teart OF goo5 feeling SID ccI1 eDcs
which only tteir own ssrnest psrsona
efc-ts could rcw completely dispel.
TEEY DENY IT.
The coloreo men seem to be deepl!
ehaerined at the position In which
theY have been placed and indicas'
their full determine ton to slit TIT
matter to the bottom ana reveal th'
real culprit. The following state
ment has besn givsn out BY then:
We, The Undersigned persons hsV
inc seen in your pspsr osced Sept
STD, an article giving publicity to
circular Of an incendisry nsture upo1
which cur names appear, respac51ull
olest that you print the enclcse'
resolutions, setting forth cur position
in the matter.
Whereas, our names appear prinoe
upon 8 circular OF an Ihamna5jr
and incendisry nature sno the sam
has been thrown upon the stree
thereby giving publicity to the same
and, whereas, this has been oon
against our kno .le6ge OF consent, "
being totally ignorsnt Ct its origl1
therefore,
Resolved, That We regard this PEI
nstrstion as wilful and msEc,ot
atteu pit by an enemy to puS US
dtsreputs with our white fr1enc
among whom we live.
Second, that such incenoisry ute
snces are condemned by Us and tns
such action is not in keepieg wit
cur idea Of Adjusting an grievances
difficulties, should sny exist.
Third, that we Individually AZ
collectively pledge ourselves 70 gil
all diligence to apprehension and C!
y,ction CT the perpetrators.
Fourth, that We solicit the assls
ance Of the city council and our viii
friends to help, at cur expense, d:
the peEpetIaaor.
Fifth, that so far IS our kno |lecl
gees there Is psrtccs harmony betWe'
The white and colore6 cit.zaas Of tt
community and therefore no eau
for any srcn clar oestine action on .
part as indicated by such 3 circular
E. 81. Dibble, J B Taylor, A.
Powell, J. W. Boykin, E ColH1
Walter Williams, T. J. Williams,
J. MeKain, G. ". McLaic, Jr., S.
C.-snor q Csntev. Isaac 3. Ec