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

iCapltOi, TO 0e calico IOrtn, or were lC pOSSloIe
for us to communicate with the iilustriouS
dead, and he could be informed of or made to
understand the progress and working of fac
ktion, rebellion and treason, the old man would
turn over in his grave. Laughter and cheers
| He would rise, and, shaking off the habilments
of tomb stand erect, and extending bis long,
bony finger would reiterate the sentiment he
once spokes. 'sThe Federal Union, it must be
preserved"
THE EgTREMTSTS-NoRTH AND SOUTH.
But we see and witness what has transpited
since his dav. We remember what he did in
1928, when treason, treachery, and inhdelity
to the Government and Constitution Of the
United States then stalked forth. It was his
power and influence that went forth then and
crushed the treason in its infancy. It was
then stopped, but only for time. The spirit
/ continued: there were men disafected to the
| Government both North and South. We had
peculiar institutions, ofwhich some complained
and to which others were attached. One
/ portion of our countrymen advocated that
| institution in the South, another opposed it in
the North, and it resulted in creating two ex-
| trencs. One in the South reached the point
! at which they were prepared to dissolve the
! Government oftre United States, to secure and
| preserve their 'peculiar institution" And in
what may say upon this occasion want to
| be understood. There was another portion Of
cur countrymen who were opposed to this Pc
I cuiiar institution in the South, and who went
to the extreme of being willing to- break up
| the Government to get clear of it. [Applause.]
am talking to you to-day In the common
! phrase. and assume to be nothing but q citi-
zen, and one who has been lighting for the
Constitution and to preserve the Government.
| These two parties have been arrayed against
each other; and stand before you to-day as
II did in the Senate in 1880, in the presence Of
those who were making war on the Constitu-
lion, and who wanted to disrupt the Govern
ment, to denounce, as did then in my place,
those xho were so engaged as traitors.
have never ceased to repeat, and as far as ef-
forts could go 10 carry out, the sentiments
then uttered. IChecrs.
49,. MS CONSISTENT STAND AGAINST DIsUNIoN.
! remarked that there were two PARTIES
one for destroying the Government to pre-
serve slavery, and the other for breaking up
the Government to destroy slavery. The ob-
iects to be accomplished were different, it is
true, so far as slavery is concerned, but they
! agreed in one thing and that was the break
ing up of the Government. They agreed in
/ the destruction of the Government, the pre-
else thing xhich ! have always stood up 10
oppose. Whether the disunionist comes from
the South or from the North, stand now
here did then, to vindIcate the Union OF
these States aud the Constitution of the ccun-
itrv. [ApplauSe.l The rebellion, or treason,
manifested itself in the South; stood by the
Government said ] was for the Union
! with slavery, OF ] was for the Union without
| slavery. In either alternative | was for my
Government and the Constitution. -.. ..
HIS SPIRIT TOWARDS TIE soUUH. ~
! The Government has stretched forth its
st,ong arm, and, with its physical power, has
put down treast in the field; yes, the sec
ton of country which has arrayed itself against
the Government has been put down by the
Government itself Now what had we said to
those peopleP We said mo compremise !;
we can settle this question with the South in
eight and forty hours" "IIow?" ''Disband
your armies, acknowledge the Constitution Of
/ the United States, obey the law, and the whole
question is settled" Well, their armies have
been disbanded; they come forward How, in
spirit of rnagnanirnity, and say. t'He were
mistaken; We made an effort to carry out the
doctrine of secession and dissolve this Union ;
in that we have failed, and, having traced
this thing to its ineical and physical conse'
ouences and results, we now again come for
| ward and acknowledge the flag ofour country,
| obedience to the Constitution, and the supre-
macy of the law" ICheerS. = I say, then,
when you have complied with the Constitu-
ton, when you have yielded to the law, when
you acknowledge your allegiance to the Gov
ernment, am ready to open the doors of the
Union and restore you to your old relations
| to the Government of our fathers. Prolonged
applause -. - ~ -.-.- T..
! LENIENcy AND FeRGIvENEss-THE TRUE PoL1CT.
Who, / ask, has suffered morefor the Union
| than have?. L shall not now repeat the
wrengs OF suffegings inflicted upon me but
! it is not the way to deal with whole people
! in the spirit of@rerenge. know there has
been great deal said about the exercise Of
the pardoning power soafar as the executive
is concerned. There is no one who has Ia
bored 4 rder to have the principal, intelligent,
conscious traitors brought to justice, to haVl
the law vindicatcd, and the great fact vindi-
Gated that treason it-a crime, than who
stand before To-day. Yet while conscious,
intelligent traitors are to be punished, should
whole States, communities and people be made
t. submit to and bear the penalty of death?
have, perhaps, as much hostility and as
much resentment as man ought to have, but
we should conform our action and other con-
duct to the example Of Him who founded our
holy religion-not that would liken this to
it, or brig any comparison, for l am not
going to detain you long.
But, gentlemen, came into power under
the Constitution Of the country, and by the
appreciation of the people. And what did |
fndy found eight millions of people who
were in fact condemned under the law, and
the penalty was death. Under the idea of
revenge and resentment they were to be ami
htlated and destroyed. o, how different this
from the example set by the holy founder of
our religion, whose divine arm touches the
horizon and embraces the whole earth. Yes,
He who founded this great scheme came into
| the world and found our race condemned un-
der the Law, and the sentence was death.
What was His example? Instead Of putting
the world or nation to death, He went forth
with grace and attested by His blood and his
wounds that Hewould die and let the nations
live. Let them repent, and let them acknowl-
edge their allegiance let them become loyal
and willing supporters and defenders Of our