The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1866-03-22
will be accomplished 1t will result only
in unmixed harm

| III un'blAeu Narm-
LIST. Because any Bill about freedmen
will be lmpolitic and despotic, unsuited to
our system Of Government The reason.
against this Bill just vetoed are equally
strong in time of war or peace against the
existing law. When the present law was
first intr. iuccd on the 18th February,
1864, by MIR. Elliott (who is one of the
| pegs In the national shoe for our mortif
cation and discipline), had the pleasure
to give it the first gentle tap to test its
soundness. 1t was Objectionable then, be-.
cause it was founded on confscation, on
mistaken humanity, on a heresy us to our
| system of Government because it usurped
powers not Belonging to the Federal Gov.
| crnment; because corrupting and cxtrava.
CANT; because the Government should not
so into the philanthropic line of business.
aud because there wis "no warrant in the
Constitution to establish such cemosyua-
| ry system" If bad in time of war, how
utterly senseless and runous to both black
and white In time of peace This the
President demonstrates with practical
sense and craftsmanship that should COM
mend him, as it does, to the popular favor
[Cheers.
1t is no part of my wish now to discuss
this vetoed measure. 1t is as full of obec.
tons as Congress is Of malice. First 1t
is bureaucracy against Democracy. Second
1t disturbs the relations of the owners and
laborers Of the land. Third. 1T makes a
class of Government dependents for chari-
ty and employees for greed. Fourth. 1t
is war measure. Fifth 1t is ruinouslv
expensive a. time when rotrenchment is
needed. Sixth. 1t aggrandizcs power in
the direction OF the centre, and to do this
steals it from the people and the States
Seventh. 1t is gratuity and premium on
laziness, shittlessness and crime Eighth.
1t Is system unsuited to peace or civil life
Ninth. 1t is the hypocritical offspring of
call uncharitablencss,' protesting to be
founded in charity; worse than Pagan hate
tormalizcd and crystaizcd
But rejoice in this veto, not so much
because this Bill is defeated. lit shows
that Mr. Thaddeus Stevens & Co, reckon
wrongly when they count on Executive
aid TO keep up the disunion of these States.
Mr. Stevens msy be, as ! am informed.
holding Il commission from the devil, with
a asupp!y OF saltpetre, laughter and matches
to make a little hell on earth nu-hterl;
but he has no business to in'rude his dia.
bolc system upon this laceratcd and torn
nation. The people crave peace and union.
[Chcers They do not favor this cry of
Pennsylvania and New England to increase
the national debts 50 that more tariff dui les
can be robbed from the people They do
not wish such uneX4mplcd power to be
given, even TO a good Executive, who like
another Washington refuses to accept it
They want the States restored, aud with
them the old order and good will They
hail Andrew johnson as their savior from
the tactionists in Congress. lie will not
prove faithless [Cheers.
Let us not underrate this conflict Rad.
icalism will die hard 1t has many wild
inspirations and elements of success 1t
is organized compactly in phalanx, both in
Senate aud House The President, God
help and bless him, cheers, stands like
rock against them. Some OF his Cabinet,
Mr. Seward among them, will be to night
In New York to defend their chief They
will reach the popular sense Cheers for
Ward Beecher in his noble dedication OF
his eloquent voice to the Offices OF peace
and Union Let the people move Cheers
Let party be forgotten The one million
eight hundred thousand Democrats for
whom consciously speak as the great re.
serve corps in this struggle, are with the
President. Cheers.] The next Congress
will show their earnest devotion to the
Union.
This scheme which is vetoed is portion
of the great conspiracy against the Union
II is an insult to every Union soldier. 1t
would poliutc every drop of blood spilled
for tho Union. 1t dishonors every heroic
grave in the land. 1t is party scheme
gotten up by this Congress for the pcrperu
alton OF It's power The President has foil
ed it. BY the Radical programme, the
States are to be kept out until after 1865
But If Andrew johnson lives, these States
will live and vote. TChec s. Their votes
will be counted Mark that Let the Rev
olutionists beware! The gullotine Tell
with sharp edge on its inventor
The conflict now is between Burcqucrocr
and Democracy cheersE between the
Rump and the Executive; betyeen State
existence and State dcstruction; between
Constitution and anarchy; between liberty
ordered by law and liberty Jis,rJoroJ ! y