The Freedman
The Freedman Newspaper
Tuesday June 9 1891 Vol 1
What might be done
What might be done if men were wise-
What glorious deeds, my suffering brother,
Would they might unite
In love and right
And cease their scorn of one another
Oppressions heart might be imbued
With kindling drops of loving kindness,
And knowledge pour.
From shore to shore.
Light on the eyes of mental blindness
All slavery, warefare, lies and wrongs,
All vice and crime might die together
And wine and corn
To each man born
Be free as warmth in summer weather.
The meanest wretch that ever trod
The deepest sunk in guilt and sorrow,
Might stand erect,
In self respect
And share the teeming world tomorrow
What might be done, what might be done
And more than this my suffering brother
More than the tongue
E'er said or sung
If men were wise and loved each other.
--Charles Mackay--
Item:
Mr Charles l. Witherspoon died at his residence in this city on last thursday morning after a lingering illness of consumption. He was a brother of the lamented J. D. Witherspoon and leaves many warm friends to mourn with his bereaved wife and children.
Mr R. F. Efferson lost two of his children within a few hours of each other last week. Mrs. Efferson and another child have been very ill, but are now some better. The cause of their death is supposed to be the water on the premises.
Item: Watch Theft
W.F.B. Haynesworth, Esq. has lost another watch from his house and Andrew Johnson, a lemon colored youth, his liberty . The facts are these: On last friday night Mr. John Haynesworth left his room for a few moments and upon returning his attention was attracted by a pair of cuffs upon the floor. Looking in the direction of his bed he was surprised to see a man gazing at him from under the bed. His first impulse was to get a knife , which lay on the table close by, and as he started towards it, the thief made a dash for the door. He was pursued by Mr. Haynesworth but to no avail. Upon investigation a watch and a pair of cuff buttons were missed. Saturday morning Mr Haynesworth met Andrew Johnson and while talking to him about some work he wanted done, discovered that Johnson was wearing the cuff button which had been stolen the night before. He had him arrested and the watch also was found in his pocket. He had been working about the place for some time and was in Mr. Haynesworth's employ when his handsome gold watch was stolen last fall. Johnson seems to be a pretty slick rascal and the prospects of his name being entered upon the register of the "hotel upon the Congaree" are very good.
Item: A terrible Record
The following is a list of the Murders committed in the State between Jun 5 and June 20: Don Carlos, colored, killed Aldrich McKenzie, colored, in Charleston on June 5, Ed. Copps, white, killed B. C. Casey, white, in Greeneville June 9, Dr. Thomas W. Bennett, white, killed Robert Benson, colored, in Greenville, June 10, Ford, colored, killed Lazarus Myers, colored, at Bulow Phosphate Mines, June 10, George Funnell, colored, killed Sam McCoy, colored at Hampton, June 11, George Gates, colored, Killed Robert Simmons, colored,in Charleston, June 12. J. M. Sullivan, white, killed Herman, G. Gilbreath, in Greenville, June 14, John E. Paul, white, was killed by Gus Longstreet or H. Griffin, both of Edgefield, June 14, Josiah McSween, white killed Policeman Meggs, at Florence, June 15, Ben Stevens, white killed Wash Bennett, colored, at Newberry, June 18, George Scott, colored, killed Arthur West, colored, at Alston, June 18, J. W. J. Morgan, white, killed L. W. Hipps, white, in Greenville, June 20.
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The Samaritan Herald The Voice of Job (Black)
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