The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1866-03-14

atty VI LIlS Id" Ou4 IOI IuS
! have been forced into this rebellion and mis-
led by their leaders say leniency, and
kindness, trust and confidence Enthusiastic
| cheers :s.-
I THE SECOND REBELLION.
But, my countrymen, after having passed
through the rebellion, and given such evidence
as have-though men croak great deal
about it now laughter when I look back
through the battle fields and see many Of these
brave men in whose company was, in iocail-
| ties where the contest was most difficult and
doubtful, before the smoke Of battle has
scarcely passed away, before the bloodshed
has scarcely CONCEALED, what do We find {?
The rebellion is put down by the strong arm
of the Government in the field but is that
the only way i'm which we can have rebellion !?
They struggled for the breaking up of your
! Government, but before they are scarcely out
of the battlefield, and before our brave men
have scarcely returned to their homes, to re-
! new the ties of affection and love, we find
1 ourselves almost in the midst of another re-
belion. TApplause. The war to suppress
one rebellion was to prevent the separation OF
the States, to'preveut them from fyins OF,
! and thereby changing the character OF the
Government, and weakening it's power. Now
what is the struggle? There is an attempt to
concentrate the power of the Government in
the hands Of the iev and thereby bring about
a consolidation which is equally dangerous
and Objectionable with separation. EnthuSi-
astic applause.l We find that powers are
assumed and attempted to be exercised of a
most extraordinary character. What are
| they? ~.
THE REVOLUTIONARY ACTION OF THE RADICALS IN
--- CONGRESS. '
| We fnd that Governmental can be revolutioRI
lied, can be changed without going into the
battlefield. Sometimes revolution, the most
disastrous to the people, are effected without
the shedding of blood. The substance Of Gov
ernment may be taken away, while the form
and shadow is still adhered to Now, what
are the attempts? What is being proposed?
We find that, in fact, by an irresponsible, cen
trail directory, nearly all the powers of Cow
ernment are assumed, without even consulting
the legislative or executive departments of
Government Yes and by resolution re-
ported bya committee, upon whom all the
legislative power of the Government has been
conferred, that great principle in the Constr
tuition, which authorizes and empowers each
branch Of the Legislative department., the
Senate and House, Of Representatives, to be
the Judges of the election and qualification OF
rs O1 n TncTd6cTs, fIIS 6ceri ~irtAsA!ly- taken
away from these departments OF Government,
and conferred upon committee, who must
report before they can act under the Constr
tuition, and allow members duly elected to
| take their seat By this rule they assume
that there must be laws passed, that there
must be recognition in respect to State in
the Union, with all its practical relations re-
stored, before the respective House of Con-
cress. under the Constitution, shall judge of
| the election and qualification of its own MEM
bers. What position is that? = You have
been struggling for four years to put down
the rebellion. You denied in the beginning
of the struggle that any State had the right
to 60 out; you said they had neither right
nor power. The issue has been made, and 1t
has been settled that State has neither the
right nor the power to go out of the Union !;
and when you have settled that by the exccu-
tive and military power Of the Government
and by the public judgment, you turn round
and assume that they are OFT, and shall not
come in. Laughter and cheers. ~. =.
BIS OWN POLICY. : - j.
I am free to say to you, as your Exec
utive that / am not prepared to take
any such position. said in the Senate,
in the very inception Of the rebellion, that
States had no right to go out-that they had
no power to 60 out. That question has been
settled, and cannot turn round now and give
the lie direct to all profess to have done in
the last FIVE years. Laughter and applause. j
I can do no such thing. say that when
they comply with the Constitution, when
they have given sufficient evidence of their
loyalty, and that they can be trusted, when
they Weld obedier ce to the law; ! say extend
| to them the right hand of fellowship, and let
peace and Union be restored. Loud cheers
MS OPINION OF SUMNER, STEVENS & co.-HE
DOESN'T MEAN TO BE BULLIED. s-.s - .
But then, gentlemen, as We swing round
the circle. have fought traitors and treason
in the South / oppose the Davl es, the
Toombs, the Slidells, and a long list OF Others
whose names need not repeat; and now,
when turn round, at the, other end OF, the
line, find men, care not by what name you
call them Ta voice, "CaA them traitors, who
still stand opposed to the restoration OF the
Union of these States, and ain free to say to
you that am still for the preservation OF tins
compact / am still for the restoration OF this
Union; am still in favor of this great Gov
ernment of ours going on and following out
its destiny. A voice, Give US the nanes.@]
A gentleman calls for the names; we'll, sup
pose should give them. Ia voice, 1--WE
know them look upon them, repeat it,
as President or citizen, as much opposed to
the fundamental principles of this Govern
ment, and believe they are as much laboring
to prevent or destroy them, as were the men
who fought against us. 4 voice, ''What are
the names? ?''] say Thaddeus Stevens, Of
Pennsylvania, tremendous applause j | say
Charles Sumner, [great applause;l | say
Wendell Phillips, and others of the same
stripe, are amongst them, A voice, "Give it
to Forney."l Some gentleman in the crowd
says "Give it to Forney." have only just to
say that do not waste my ammunition upon
dead cocks. Laughter and applause.l |
stand for my country, I stand for the Constl-
tuition, where placed my feet from my ad-
vent into public life. They may traduce me,
they may SANDER me, they may Vituperate;
but let me say to you that it has no: effect
upon me. iCheers.] And let me say, in ad,
dition, that do not intend to be overawed
By reason of pretended friends, nor do l in
tend to be bullied by my enemies. Applause,
and q cry of "The people will sustain you. J
o1 rnrSTRyNEE,