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SUMTER, S. C.March 26

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A Shell Manifesto,

Showing What Manner of Man has ledthe "Movement" and made ChargesAgainst the Government of SouthCarolina.

The Greenville News published, a

Boort time ago, a communication signed«'Farmer Laareos County," and statedthat the name of the writer would befuroished on demaod.

Following is the article :

Laurens, C. H., S. C. Sept 5.1890.To the editor of the Greenville News

Io the year 1872, io the dark daysof Radicalism, when it looked as thoughwe would be swept from the bosom ofthe earth by carpet baggers, scalawagsand free negroes, backed by Northerntroops, MoDougle io command of theWhite Horse Cavalry wheels on Laarenewithout giving her .citizens time forreflection, sod hurled about seven ty-6ve of her best citizens into the dis-honored wails at Lanrens Court House.Io a few days they were carried toColombia to be jailed as a baud ofKaKlux, Joseph Crews having thewarraots issued for the prisoners.Joseph Crews, knowing that the pris-oners woold attempt to impeach bischaracter, prepared himself against it.A document was handed to me on

yesterday by a gentleman of this placewhich read thus."Laurens C H., S. C. April 15.72."We, the undersigned citizens of

Lsuren8 County, Stata of South Caro-lina, have been acquainted with JosephCrews for many years and knownothing derogatory to his character.Before and during the war his socialposition was good."Commenting on the above the corres-

pondent in writing to the GreenvilleNews says."G W. Shell and seventeen other

signers. Some of the seventeen signerssay that Shell told them that he was

getîiog up the petition for the benefit ofthe Laorensville prisoners. When G.W. Shell was going around getting upsignatures to the petition it was pre-sented to such men as Sam R. Todd,Billie Mills, Dr. Sampson, General R.P. Todd and others who refused to

sign it. If such a document was fur-nished to Joseph Crews at the hands ofG. W. Shell he does not deserve to beCongressman of the Fourth Cangres-sional District. Fourteen or fifteen ofthe prisoners were transferred from theColumbia jail to the jail io Charleston.Joseph Crews had selected that numberout of the seveoty five to be bung, thebalance to go to Albany for life.

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Adark cloud at that time overshadowedLaarens County and I never can forgetthe unhappy sight of tears rolling downthe faces of mothers and daughters inoar town and county on account of our

best citizens being lodged in jail fortheir political principles Jose*pb Crewstakes the petition to Washington andthrough influence of that petitioo withthe President he was furnished gunsand ammunition which were shipped tothis State for the purpose of destroyingthe men, women and children of SouthCarolina.One word to the farmers of the

Fourth Congressional District: Don'tvote for a man who has affiliated withthe radical party in aoy way duringthe radical reign io South Carolina.Don't vote for a man who is in favorof the sub-treasury bill.a bill fordemagogues to run into office on, a billwhich if it should pass would bring woeand misery on the people of SouthCarolina.The day after this publication Cap-

tain Shell was in Spartanburg and was

waited upon by a correspondent of theColumbia Register, who says :

He appeared to be considerably agitated by the Register reporter's re-

quest for an interview, and emphaticallyanswered ''No." Captain Shell saidthat he did not wish to be interviewed,and that he proposed to work out hisown salvation without aoy assistancefrom newspaper men. Me said thepaper brought out in the GreenvilleNews of yesterday was genuine, andthat his motive and intention was goodid carrying the paper around for nignatures

Mr. Shell seemed to be rathernonplussed by the tare affaire are tak-ing, bat he grins and bears it.

Next came an "address to the Votersof the Fourth Congressional District,"signed by ninety-six citizens of Laa-rens, among them some of the best andmost prominent men of the county, andwhich reads as follows:We, the undersigned citizens of

Laurens County, having noticed .batthe character of Capt G. W Shell, asa citizen and Democrat has been wrong-fully assailed, beg leave to volunteer thistestimonial.

Captain Shell was born and raisedamong us ; we koow him to be an

honest man ; we know that he bas everbeen faithful and loyal to the principlesof the Democracy ; we know that Cap-tain Shell with a number of good andhighly respectable persons of Laurens.signed the testimonial that "Joe Crews'character before and during the war

was good," was done in order to get theLaurens prisoners, charged with Riotand Conspiracy, out of the Columbiajail and the prosecutions stopped. Wefurther believed that it accomplishedthe object intended

In reply to the testimonial to Cap-tain Shell the following letter appearedin the Greenville News of the 18th,with the full name of tho writer ap-pended, who we understand is theauthor of the first communication :

Laurens, C. H , S. C, Sept 15.Things are gradually leaking out. I

interviewed a gentleman who holds iohis poshCëFion a certified copy of the cer-

tificate sustaining Joe Crews' characterin 1872 The certificate was gotten opby G. W. Shell in bis hand writing,and not in the hand writing of ChiefJustice Simpson. And I do say posi-tively Chief Justice Simpson did not

sign the certificate of character gottenup by Shell for Joe Crews. He was inColombia at that time defending theLauren SN i 11 e prisoners who were arrest-ed f<»r ku klux.

The t;etiileuiHü goes on to say thatthe certificate of character gotten op byG. W. Shell for Joe Crews in 1872 whs

presented to Dr. John W Simpson,the father of Chief Justice $\mp»oo.

Tbe Doctor declined to sigo, declariogthat tbe substance of the paper vras

untrue io his estimation, and that thecertificate was intended for the benefitof Joe Crews against the interest oftbe men who bad been falsely accueedand arrested at his instance. He alsosaid Crews' character was to be attackedby the defence wben the prisonersshould be brought to trial and this cer-

tificate was to be presented as a testi-monial of character from prominentcitizens of Laarens County.A gentleman of this county says in a

conversation with Mr. William Millsthat be informed him that tbe paperbad been presented to bim to sign,under the guise of an effort to obtainthe release of tbe prisoners, and thathe (Mr. Mills) had refused to sign,saying : "I am perfectly willing to doanything for tbe benefit of the prisoners,but that paper is not for their benefitand besides it is not true, for I haveregarded Joseph Crews as a d.d rascaland I would not believe him on hisoath."

Let me say to the farmers of theFourth Congressional District that thiscertificate of character was gotten upfor a man who was the worst enemythe Palmetto State has ever had, andbefore I would bave gotten up such a

certificate of character for such a man

as Joe Crews I would have sufferedmyself to have been bang on one of tbehighest mountains of the Alpines.

It was though the influence of Maj.J. A. Le land who was one of the pri-soners at that time in Columbia for kuklux that tbe prisoners were released.He had been a school mate of JudgeField, associate justice of the UnitedStates Supreme Court. Maj. Lelandwrote to Judge Field while in prisongiving a history of the deplorable stateof things in South Carolina and throughthe influence of that letter the prisonerswere released.My last appeal to the farmers of the

Fourth Congressional District : Becomeunited as one man on tbe morning ofthe 23rd of September and by our votesend a man to Congress from tbe FourthC »ngressioaal District that is likeCaesar's wife, not only virtuous, butabove suspicion.

I write this because I was one of themen arrested and put in the dungeon atLaurens and forced to dodge io thewords, after having fled to Canada witha reward of $1,000 for my head.While some of those arrested with me

were in jail at Columbia Joe Crewscame in and waved this very certificatewith G. W. Shell's signature to it overtheir heads and said he would not take$10,000 for it. I for one do not wantto see Captain Shell elected to Congresswhile the memory of that time sticks inmy heart, unless he makes some betterexplanation of bis conduct than he hasdone. I am and have been a Tilimanman and fought for him manfully dur-ing the campaign, but I don't believeBen Tiliman would support CaptainShell if he knew the circumstances.

A. V. Eichelberoer,Laurens, S. C.

ANOTHER CHAPTER.Mr. Eichelberger^ reply to the

endorsement by so many leading citi-zens of Laurens County of Capt. GW. Shell, opens up the question ofShell's complicity in the attempt towhitewash tbe character of the noto-rious Joseph Crews. I«. is alleged thatbis motive was to propitiate Joseph,and thereby secure his powerful aidin the effort to release the prisonersfrom Laurens who were under arrestat Joe's instance, and were undergoingimprisonment and awaiting a trial undertbe usual ['Ku Klux" charge, "con-

spiracy and murder," on account ofalleged participation in the Laurensriots of Oct. 20th 1870.Many of those who are now voters

were but infants in arms in those hor-rible days of reconstruction. Manyof tbe events which then transpiredand many of the men who figured thenmost prominently, are almost whollyunknown to most of our younger voters,and it seems to be a good time to en-

lighten tbem as to the character andconduct of the man whom Mr. Shellthen desired to fiV.ter and whitewashIt may also siggest to their miodsthe reflection that Mr. Shell is the man

who, as Chairman of the ExecutiveCommittee, issued the manifesto whichopened the way to the Tiliman move-ment Such a suggestion is calculatedto arouse unpleasant reflections in theminds of those who followed the starof Wade Hampton in 1876, or whohave wished that they bad lived in thosedays io order that they might have fol-lowed bim. What follows is a con-densation of several chapters of Dr.John A. Leland's book entitled, ' AVoice from South Carolina." In 1870Joe Crews was the recognized leader ofthe Radical party in Laurens county.Before the war he made his living bybuying and selling slaves, and by trad-ing with them Denied all social in-tercourse with respectable whites, onaccount of his low-lived character andmethods, Crews, actuated by a deadlyhatred of bis own race, kept the com-

munity in a constant state of excite-ment and irritation which finally culmi-nated in a rict on Oct. 20th, 1870. Forthis, Crews bad prepared by procuring620 rifles from the State Government,with 20.000 rounds of ammunition ;by occupying as an armory, a largevacant store immediately fronting theCourt House at Laurens, from whichtbe entire square could be raked, audby converting his own barn into a

temporary fort, provided with loop-holes, and protected by a ditch. Thespeeches of Crews were incendiary inthe extreme, as many reputable citizensof Laurens testified over their own

signatures in the public prints of thatday. October 19th, 1870 was electionday. Crews, assisted by tbe State Con-stabulary and bis armed militia, andprotected by the soldiers of the UnitedStates who had been degraded by beingput to such vile uses, had everythingtheir own way, the whites "giving themthe field." That night tbe soldiersleft, aud all thought that the dangerwas over. But during the day, a citi-zen got. into a difficulty with one of theconstables, a friend ran up to see fairplay, his pistol accidentally went off, thene^roea rushed to the armory andfired a volley upon the whites in thesquare below, ayd the whites charged

aDd roatea teem, Killing tarée. 1 ne

next day it was learned that four otherpersons, one a white scalawag, outsideof the town, had been also killed, byparties unknown. Crews ran as fastas bis legs could carry him at the re-

port of the first shot, and (be said) hidhimself in a hollow log several days.He emerged thence when United Statessoldiers returned, and by some of themwas carried to Newberry in the bottomof a hand-car tied up in a crocus sack,and "waybilled" as a quarter ofbeef ! He was not seen again in Lau-rens for more tbao two years afterwards.

March 31st 1872 was a Sunday.That moroiog Laurens was occupiedby troops of the United States, bothinfantry and cavalry, accompanied bytwo assistant United States Marshals,Hubbard and Hendrix.par ignobilefratrum The arrest of a "majority ofthe adult male population of the town,then present" followed. Charge "con-

spiracy and murder." They were firstshut up in the Court House Thencethey were marched to the house of JoeCrews to show his sable friends that thearrest was his work. Dr. Leland adds"It is a notorious fact that he (Crews)offered exemption from arrest to anywho would sign a document certifyingto his respectability and social position,up to the time of the war ; and thatthere were found men who signed thispaper.thus securing for themselvesinglorious ease at home, but at 3sacrifice of all self-respect."From Crews7 house the party, with

an equal number of citizens of Clinton,also arrested under the same charge,were sent to the Laurens jail.thenceto Union jail.thence to Columbia jail.thence to Charleston jail, from whichDr. Leland wrote to bis old friend andschoolmate, Stephen J. Field, Asso-ciate Justice of the United States Su-preme Court, which letter shortly after-wards secured the release of them all.

It is not necessary to dwell longeron this episode of the history of recon-struction. The paper above describedis doubtless the same that Crews tri-umphantly waved over the heads of theimprisoned men in Columbia, and de-clared he would not take ten thousanddollars for it. G. W. Shell, Chair-man Executive Committee, &c, candi-date for Congress, &c, drew up thatpaper, and was one of the signersof it, says Mr Eichelberger. Com-ment is unnecessary. Maj. Leland,who is still living, corroborates Mr.Eichelberger. Not even the 96 prom-inent citizens who endorse Shell can

whitewash him as he endeavored towhitewash Joe Crews. Will our peo-ple accept this statement by the 96 as

exonerating Shell, when they comethus to know the facts? Shell's "fineItalian hand" may be recognized inthis effort to vindicate his record, as

Blaine's was in equally disreputablecircumstances

The Radical Convention.

Columbia. S. C, Sept. 18..TheRepublican State Convention has beenin session all day with very few results.Most of the time was taken up with ir-relevant "high fa]utin" speeches andwild wranglings during which some"cuss" words were used promiscuously.Brayton has oot recovered from his de-feat for the temporary chairmanship bySmalls, who was put forward by theWebster faction and elected last night,and it looks as if the present Statechairman will be no more after the ad-journment of this convention.

During the morning session FredNix. Jr., of Barowell. poured hot shotinto Smalls, Miller, Quay and the re-

publican party in general. He saidWebster had been told by ChaunceyDepew how to vote at the Chicago con-vention.

Webster scored a second knock downby having bis delegation from Colletonseated. In discussing this contestrecords were attacked without gloves.When the Charleston contest came

up Charlie Minort, of draw poker fame,made Rome howl for about fifteen min-utes with a bitter denunciation of thecustom nouse ring. He said they were

a set of dirty pap suckers, and if it were

not for the government's aid they wouldbe goiog without shirts.

After lengthy discussions all Websterdelegations were seated. The unseateddelegations gathered en masse, rushedup to the speaker** desk and denouncedSmalls and Miller in unsparing terms.G. W. Murray, of Sumter, was electedpermanent chairman.

Various committees were then ap-pointed, among which was one to con-sider the advisability of nominating a

State ticket.Dr. Crum, of Charleston, nominated

E. A. Webster, for the State chairman-ship. T. A. Saxon, of Laurens nomi-nated J. W. Morris, of Columbia, say-ing that last night the Webster men

had called for a negro. Now tbeyshould have one.

Columbia, S. C. Sept. 18, 10 P.M..Webster is elected State chairman96 to 24 Tom Miller is vice chairmanby acclamation. The Executive Com-mittee is.State at large, E. H. Deas,Robert Smalls.

THE PARTY PLATFORM.

The following platform was adopted :

"The republican party of the State ofSouth Carolina in convention assembledits unshaken confidence, unswervngfidelity and unwavering trust in theNational Union Republican party withits proud, enduring monuments, itsnoble patriots, illustrious heroes aodsainted martyrs, showing its faith byits works, thereby endearing it to thosewho love justice, regard mercy andrevere hath.

"That with its mission incomplete,its moral influence unimpaired, its vitalforces intact, we earnestly and solemnlypledge ourselves to renewed zeal andredoubled energy io its support withthe firm conviction and abiding faiththat other grand and glorious achieve-ments will yet be attained to the lastingoredit of our com mon country and thepride of American citizens."We denounce and condemn in un-

measured terms the suppression andprostitution of the ballot io South Caro-lina, together with the unlawful and in-iquitous methods used in defeating thetrue will of the people, thereby denyingto them a fair and honest representationin the affairs of the government, bothState and national. That the cod tin-

uance oi tue unnoiy system wmcn aemesto the citizen the free and ontrammeiledexercise ot his most sacred right, tbeelective franchise, should be frowneddown and brought to a summary endby tbe American people that a fair andjust representation may be bad in allsections without regard to race or patty,to tbe full and complete satisfaction ofall concerned."We bold that liberal education is

imperatively necessary and essentiallyimportant to good citizenship, and mustmaterially effect tbe gvernment underwhich we live and that proper and ade-quate advantages can only be securedto tbe children of this State by liberalaid from the general government, sur»rounded by necessary safeguards for thefair and equitable disbursement ofwhatever sum may be appropriated.That tbe advantages now offered by theState is totally inadequate and deficient,the school term being of entirely tooshort a duration to ensure beneficialresults and the teachers in manyinstances being incompetent makeshiftsunworthy to be entrusted with theduties and responsibilities of so sacredand important a calling.

"That we enter our solemn protestagainst the pablic schools being usedfor tbe furtherance of political ends andthe demand that they be freed fromsuch influences, and be held open tohonorable and fair competition withoutregard to party principles or race pre-judices ; that tbe people should bavethe indisputable right of making a

selection and choice of the educators oftheir own children, bearing as tbey doa proportion of the taxes and tbe res-

ponsibilities of citizenship."We do heartily endorse the adminis-

tration of President Benjamin Harrison,and feel confident that his utterance andfirm advocacy of tbe fullest protection to

every American citizen in the free anduntrammelled exercise of his civil andpolitical rights will be sternly maintain-ed and defended. That his sympathywith all measures looking to the mate-rial interests of tbe masses meets withour full approbation and affords entiresatisfaction.

"That we endorse the financial policyof the administration as wise, econom-ical and safe and must inspire the con-fidence of capital and labor alike andinsure encouraging growth and pros-perity throughout the vast domain ofthis country."We fully endorse and heartily ap-

prove of the course of tbe honorableSpeaker of the House of Representativesof the United States, supported by hisadherents and co-workers in tbe vindi-cation and defense of tbe principles ofrepublicanism, io tbe fitting rebuke ad-ministered to those who fraudulentlyand corruptly obtained their seats inCongress to tbe detriment of the truewill and free expression of opinion ofthe people, and we hail with satisfactionand pleasure the prompt and decidedaction on the part of the House of Rep-résentâmes in such cases.

"That we note with regret tbe failureon the part of the United States Senateto pass tbe Blair educational bill andtbe Lodge election bill, both of whichwe bold to be of momentous importanceand necessary to tbe advancement andelevation of the masses and for protec-tion in tbe exercise of their politicalrights. That we looked with tbe as-

surance of bope for the passage of suchmeasures and would urge that they bemade special orders for tbe first days ofthe next session.

"While we recognize the importanceand necessity of civil service reform, we

hold that the great issues remaining un-settled are paramount and must be fair-ly and squarely met to insure permanentpeace, tranquility and prosperitythroughout tbe country and secure to allclasses equal and political rights.

"That with faith and confidence inthe party in power and the strong senseof justice of tbe American people we

look forward to a bright future and a

free enjoyment of the privileges of cit-izenship. That there is a remedy forthe existing evils we feel assured andthat it will be applied in justice we lookforward to with confident expectation."

TRYING TO NOMINATE HASKELL.

The report of the committee on nom-

inating a State ticket recommendedthat tbe matter be referred to tbe StateExecutive Committee. This was met

by a storm of disapproval.Nix moved that the matter be con-

sidered by tbe Convention.Morris, of Columbia, seconded this

and said be was ready to unite withthe "sfraightouts" and elect JudgeHaskell. Then ensued a scene of con-

fusion only known in a South Carolinarepublican convention. A score ofdelegates shouted out motions and madespeeches at tbe same time. Purvisspoke against a State ticket. Nixranted for it and a dozen others put intheir oars. Io tbe midst of this con-

fusion Deas offered tbe followiog reso-

lution :

"In order to secure a just, impartialand liberal administration for all tbepeople of this State, regardless of partyor color, the members of this Conven-tion hereby determine to support at thepolls as their choice for Governor ofSouth Carolina, Judge A. C Haskell,of this city, and that tbe State Execu-tive Committee be instructed to carryout the wishes of the Convention iothis respect."

Murray secured tbe floor. Hethought the Republicans had the bestchance since '76 and ought to unitewith tbe sfraightouts and put a ticketin the field. The Democrats bad takena Republican party and they should dosimilarly by taking a Democratic

Nix said : "In nominating a Stateticket be sure t> at McLane or none ofbis gang of disaffected Democrats are

put on it."Pyrotecbnical oratory now began to

diop like raini When a vote was

taken it was deo ded to refer the wholematter to the Executive Committee.

In 1874 the Republican party wentto the country ou a record of profligacyand a force bill, and they were beatenout of sight. They are going to thecountry with tbe same record in 1890.It is the same country, and we antici-pate confidently tbe same revolts..National Democrat.

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There are Now Thirty Two with a

Population of Over 100,000.

Washington. D C, S pt. 14.-^Tie Census Bureau bas received a re-

quest to furoish the population oftwenty of the largest cities io the coun-

try, ba=ed upon the census of 1890.The official count for that number ofcities, with a population of over onehundred thousand, has not been pre*pared yet. Sixteen cities, out of thethirty odd which have the largest popu-lation, were fornisbed as follows :New York. 1.513.501; Chicago,

1.098.576; Philadelphia 1,044.894;Brooklyo. 804,374; St. Louis, 460.-367; Boston, 446,507; Baltimore.435,577; Milwaukee, 204.099; Wash-ington. 229 756; Jersey City, 263,-987; Louisville, 161,005; Petersburg.238,473; Allegheny City, 104.976;Omaha, 130.530; Buffalo, 255,443;Minneapolis, 104,750.

In the census of 1880 there were

only twenty-one cities with populationsof more than 100,000, but the presentcensus will show an increase of abouteleven, making in all thirty-two havinga population of 100,000 or more.

.*m « *-mm.There is a fatal epidemic prevailing

in Carroll County, Ohio, which was asfirst thought to be malignant typhoid,fever, but is now pronounced to begenuine Asiatic cholera. Last Thurs-day there were six deaths in one neigh-borhood.

It has been questioned whether steelfor structural purposes could be success-

fully made by basic process, out ofSouthern iron ore This question hasbeen set at rest by the successful testsmade at Chattanooga.

Col. George D. Tillman, of SouthCarolina, says the stories being circulat-ed that he will oppose Senator Hamp-ton; are untrue. "I am a candidate forthe House," said he, "and t am goingto be elected. I am further a goodAllianceman, but I am none of yoursub-treasury kind. I am a Democrat."The Pickens Sentinel throws up the

sponge in the following graceful style :"We used to ride in the saddle, butnow we are riding behind. We preferthis to walk, if the man in the saddlewill make the nag go slow, keep him inthe middle of the road, and not bumpus against the saddle by making himjump ditches and fences. The race isover, take off your spurs." This issensible, and sets an example thatshould be followed by all Democrats.

Reports received at Asbeville, N. C.from a oumber of reliable citizens iothe neighborhood of Bee Tree Creek,a tributary of the Sewaoee River,twelve miles east of that city, state thatfor the third time since the Charlestonearthquake smoke has for some daysbeen regularly emitted in considerablevolume from seven mountain peaks ofthe Blue Ridge chain. The peaks havecome to- be designated the "Sevensmoking mountains." The occurrence

has excited the entire region in whichthe smoke is visible and many of thepeople are greatly alarmed.

Prince George of Wales, who wiliprobably be King of England some

day, is now on a visit to this country.When in the city ot Moptreal on Fri-day, he aod two friends, disguised as

common sailors, determined to "do"the place. While inspecting a disre-putable portion of the city, they were

attacked by a crowd of roughs, whowould have used them up badly butfor the fact that the Prince and hiscompanions knew enough of the manlyart of self-defence to be able to takecare of themselves. While the row

was in full progress, the police came upaod arrested the entire party, h was

in vain for the Prince to protest; bewas locked op io the guard house, andkept in olose confinement until some ofthe officials carae to his rescue, as soonas they fouod out who he was.

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