The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-12-05

ample Tor her sister States to follow.
She has been first, also, in preparing
wise and humane code, of laws for the
projection of the freedmen in all their
rights OF personal property, and allowing
them to'give testimony in her Courts Of
Justice. She has now elected her Rep.
resentatives in both Houses Of Congress,
and commissioned them to take their
seats in that body. She has organized
a perfect State Government, with Leg.
islative, Executive and Judiciary Dep.
artments, all republican in their
character, and the members of
each swearing to support the Gonsti.
tuition of the United States. Her Ordin.
ances of secession have been repealed
and she now pledges herself to stard by
the Union in good faith, and with all
sincerity.
Having done ali this you and yonr,
State have done your duty, gracefully
and faithfully, as becomes gallant and
generous people, who are never afraid to
assume any position where honor and
patriotism prompt. know the President
desires TO relieve you of military rule,
and see your Representatives once more
seated in the councils OF the nation. /
cannot believe that Congress will exclude
them, by q test oath, which does not ap.
ply TO members of Congress, for they are
not officers of. the Federal Government,
rs was early decided in the history of our
Government. Nor has Congress any
power to impose on its members any
other oath than that prescribed in the
Constitution. To admit contrary do.
ctrine, would enable the majority in
Congress TO exclude the minority, be.
canse they were Democrats, or States
Rights men, or professed any other
principles repugnant TO the creed ofthe
majority. The Constitutional oath was
wisely ordained, and excludes all other
oaths. The powers Of Congress are
delegated and specific, and they have no
others. The reason for the passage of
this test oath has passed away, and if
not repealed, no one in South Carolina
can fill Federal Office till new gener.
alton has sprung up, for all now living,
men, women and children, did, in some
way, countenance the war.
1t is known to you, gentlemen, that
was opposed to the secession of South
Carolina. No man in America regretted
more deeply than / did this fatal move.
ment, for thought l foresaw all the
evil consequences which have resulted
from 1t. But, when the issue was made,
my feelings in sympathy we're all will,
my native State. And yet, L conscien.
tiously believed that even the success OF
the Southern States would be disastrous.
The jealousies and errors OF the Grecian
States were constantly in my mind.
Disintegration once commenced in a
confederation ofrepublics, no one could
foresee where it would erd, except in
petty tyrannles, or consolidated mill.
tary aespoLism.
Henceforth, no one will repudate the
farewell advice of Washington, as to the
Importance and perpetuty ofthe FEEDER.
al Union. 1t has shown power and
strength, moral and physc,l, which defy
dissolution, till some extraordinary chan.
ge has taken place in the condition of the
people. The tendency of civilization is
to enlarge Governments, and not to dis.
integrate them. All cause, of discomfort
or dissatisfaction between the North and
the South, have been removed by the
abolition of slavery. The different sec.
tions Of this great Republic are mutually
dependent on each other, and the one
cannot live well without the others.
The Southern States plant cotton. and
the Northern States manufacture it.
The great West grows grain, and raises
live stock for the supply of both sections.
We all speak the same language, and
have tho same common origin. Our
lsopinious and feelings in regard to there.
| publican principles of government are
Identical There is, too, a similarity in
our pursuits and ,shabits man ncrs,
customs and religioHfnd education.
History teaches us Aha, the present
asperity Of feeling, which may exist in
the breasts of many. in consequence of