The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-04-05
Eloouent Addresses.

dresses delivered before the two branches
Of the Georgia Legislature just before its
recent adjournment, containing senti-
ments worthy Of all commendation at
this time and expressed in forcible and
eloquent language; that the temptation
cannot be resisted to give our readers the
benefit of lengthy extracts from each ad-
dress. The Hon. Mr.. Gibson, President
Of the Senate, in the course of his vale
dictory, said:
aTo adapt ourselves to our changed
relations is an easy task to him. who
participated in the late struggle. And
while we yield the absolute and entire
freedom of tbeAfrican race, and the alb
stract principle of peaceable secession as
q myth, we claim the establishment and
the supremacy of the Constitution of the
United States as the supreme law ofthe
land, guaranteeing, as it does, freedom,
Justice and good government to all. With
the purpose of establishing good govern
Ynent under the Constitution Of our faith
ers, let us in patience bear all things AID
hope all things, trusting that the spirit of
the father Of our land may incline all to
do justice and love mercy.
ssYonr Chief Magistrate, Andrew john
son, has done and is doing all he can to
restore our once happy Union. Ifh eff
forts should fail all that is lcft-of rcput-
licanism on this continent must perish,
and conflict must inevitably ensue in.
which the supremacy of the Caucasian
race will be established beyond doubt.
Every Christian heart must deplorc and
lament snch.a conflict Yetto establish
tie great principle sclfgovernment we
must nerve ourselves for the issue. To
contemplate this scene, even in the dis
stance. is appalling; but who. can close his
eyes to the inevitable tendencies of ram
pant, irresponsible radicalism. We rely
on the lightened and patriotic devotion
sof our conservative brethren of the North
to the spirit OF the Union and Constitu-
ton. hoping and trusting that its estab-
lishment may be permanent and perpetual
owe cannot close our eyes to the fact
that there still remains a Radical fanati-
cism in. the North that would subvert the
great principles of selfgovernment if not
ct ecked, conquered and controlled. We
must, however take for our watchword,
ssThe Union und the Constitution Of our
fathers--the sUnion' being tho paramount
good, and the s:Constitution" our guide
and if rampant fanaticism should seek to
subyert the former or mutilate the latter,
lot us, in common with our conservative
brethren Of the North, East snd West,
rally to the support of the one and the
defense of the other, assured that the in
dissoluble union of these States, and free
government, under the Constitution as it
it is, will llsreward our efforts. mean not
to threaten or defy, but | understand the
spirit of our people North and South,
I feel justified in assuming that the
Union of our fathers is the design and
purpose of ali patriotic hearts, and that
any purpose to transfer the powers of this
Government or its control by constitu-
tional amendments or otherwise to the
African or negro race will involve us in Q
conflict which in comparison with the
late struggle viii be but child's play
Humanity shudders at the bare mention
of such CONFLICT.
ssThis is eur land these are our homes.
Beneath the sell on which we tread lie
buried our ancestors, and the graves OF
our children are not yet sodden over with
grass, and by their side fain would we
have our remains inferred, and woe to the
man who would disinherit US of cur birth.
right and appropriate it to the use and
benefit of foreign and barbarous race
We must control in obedience to the Con
stitution and the laws made Hereunder tc
the exclusion of all barbarian races; bu1
letsus not forget that the African race
among us must be protected in their per
sons and property. Our laws must be
wise lust and equal, and our people must
obey them, in letter and spirit. Further
we cannot go. And if those who assume
to lcgislate for us on this question will in
sist upon turning ovor.our. Government
to the African race, then we predict, s
revolution with incalculable ills TO both
races, the last grand death struggle o
~, 4La Aranr;nnr continent MAY