The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1860-09-11
Bad Policy.


We must confess that there is nothing
Of a political. character which CRATES SO
harsLly upon our ears, and sickens the
very soul within us, as to hear Southern
men, or men living at the South, prophe-
sying its degradation and ruin
There are some who assume q surpri-
sing degree of confidence in their opinion
that the days Of our independence are
numbered, and that our honor, rights and
interests are soon to be cntombed, and
"the stone placed at the door of the sep
ulcher and no angel will be commissioned
to roll it away" That such sentiments
are honestly entertained by some good
and true men, we cannot doubt, yet in
other cases we fear the wish is only faith
er to the thought, and its expression but
pseudo regret which covers the real SEN
timents of base and trltorous heart
If there was even Il certainty that the
Southern, especially the Cotton States,
would submit to the election and inaugu-
...ration Of a Black Republican President,
is it the part Of wisdom or sound policy,
.tosadvertisc our enemies in advance Of so
.humiliaring fact? We think not. 1t
would be better to maintain profound
silencc--to say nothing by.which olra on-
.emies could take courage, and be strength
.ened in their iniquitous war against the
people of the South and its institutions
We should rather let events cast their
shadows before, and prepare as best we
may for an issue which is inevitable, and
which must be met within very few
months, or at f,rthcstssat the end of an
other Presidential term-assuming amost
improbable and hopeless hypothesis, To
those who advocate submission to the rule
of a Black Republican President, we have
no word of argument or advice to give.
We would not spend time in such a use
less task; for towards such advocates Of
Union and dishonor, we could only exer-
else whatever remained of an originally
small stock Of patience, long since eX-
hausted. 1t is unfortunate that even ONE
such mon can be found in South Carolina
to-day, and that he-although, personal
", q gentleman of cstimablc character,
and of high and honorable impulses
should have allowed his int;tuation and
blind devotion to Il Union, now only in
name, to give courage and support to the
enemies Of the Constitution, Of his own
home and dearest interests. Manly in
dependence and firm consistency Of char
actar, we. have always admired; but it is
possible that even such traits as these
may DC abused There is such a thing
assa coatumacious consistency, which robs
that noble attribute of all its noble gran
dem May it not be possible that the adj
vocacy- now of Union and submission at
all hazards, places one in such category?
At no period within our observation has
the South been nearer unit, and if the
present, or approaching crisis, is allowed
to pass by unimprovcd, all we fear will
be hopelessIy and forever lost. The cry
Of the glorious Union, under Black Re
publican rule, will be worse than the
buglc blast of the robber band, and to
hear our own public men advising sub
mission now, is '.snuf1ing treason on the
tainted gale" Every element Of success
is still within our grasp Must we wait
until the destroying fot of the author of
the irreprcssblc conflict is accomplished?
We agree with a cotcmporary that, IF
Lincoln is elected President and the South
submits, it Will place mark of disgrace
and shame upon every Southern man.
and the dcath-kncll of slavery will sound
throughout the South We do hope the
South will not hear anything Of the kind
that her own government, her own mon
ey, be used for her shame and dcstruc-
tion.-Canulen Journal.
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