The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-05-17
SIGNS OF HOPE.


g The political student of the times, while gazing
with wonder and awe at the bold, uncompromising
and nischieyous Tadiealism which rules the halls
of national legislation and threatens TO submerge
every principle upon which this Government was
founded beneath its turbid waters, cannot fail to
descry the bright, cleaning and suspicious signs
which stand out like beacon-hghts. bidding the
tempest tossed mariner the Of politics 70 be
Of good cheer The South is that mariner, and i
is we'll that these goodly omchs are before us to-
buoy up the sinking heart and failing hopes Of the
people. Let DE yieu them for awhile; oven though
the only good accomplished will be to distract our
attention for the moment from the threatening
s.orm-clouda-vhich seem ready toengalph ell'in
one common wreck of ruin. =
Foremost and brightest amongut this faint array
sof light stands tho President, ASDEBw JoHAsoH.
Surrounded by al the evil influences Of despote
designing party, and environed BY hate, malignity
and that mad ambition which begets destruction,
he has never for moment faltered in the execution
of his purposes, bit steadily and persiDtently ad
heres 70 course which will ultimately, in. our
humble judgment, triumph over all enemies Of the
Constitution and the Union based dthereupon. His
drmness, consistent action and unswerying integ-
rity will inevitably command the admiration Of the
American people; and though the masses Of the
North may be slow, to yield him uncompromising
support, though time is required to lift them from
the mire into which Radicalism has plunged them,
the day is surely coming when even the well drilled
organizations Of his enemies will hs broken up,
and the leaders must fly for rouge against the
wrath Of their now deluded followers.
Another auspicious token is to be seen il the
position assumed By their most successful military
ohieftain. Notwithstanding oil the reports which
have been circulated to tie contrary, we arc as
sured upon the authority Of eminent Southern
journals that General GRANT isa warm supporter
Of the President. His fame as o military leader
cannot fail to make him useful political Joshua
among people who always judge Of merit by the
standard Of success. We cannot pretend to any
admiration Of General GRANT, either as taotician
or logician. In both he has proven failure, but
this is no time to argue his merits in conquering
the gallant remnant of LEES army OF his prowess
in the world of letters by the famous order relating
to the suppression of newspapers. Suffice it, that
he renders hearty concurrence with the policy of
President JOHNSON, albeit he may differ with the
Executive on minor points of detail. His favor
with the Northern people must be a tower of
strength to uphold the power and majesty of the
Constitution, as interpreted by the President.
Finally, from the ranks Of the ultra-Radical
party itself may we extract tithe of comfort and
efr, oo1a Sc fo. otoip
position, influence and patronage, and while
measures arc inaugurntcd which will for time
prevent the South from Weakening their majority
in Congress, each one is striving to outHerod the
other Herod in the extremes Of Radical fanatcism.
The leadership Of their party is being contested,
preparatory to the next Presidential election; and
hrYing gone to extremes in their hatred and abuse
of the Southern people, there seems no objective
point.to be reached in their, campaign against o
fallen and impoverished seution. This is their
stock in trade, and upon this they to stand or
fall before their constituencies Is it unreasonable
to suppose that some of these constituencies may
become tired of the .eyerlasting niger" and con-
comitant subjects, and eject these agitators and
disunioDists from their high places We believe
this entirely probable and hence desire that they
shall yet heap up Goals of fire to be placed upon
their own heads, ten-timcs heated
With thesesigns Of fair weather breaking through
the murky clouds of our political sky, the South
may struggle on in expectant hope The CLEANS
of light may disappear behind the horizon, and all
may be overcast With. darkness and gloom, but let
us remain steadfastin the belief that the principles
enunciated in the first Revolution by our fore
fathers, and reiterated in the past few years by
the present generation, will ultimately triumph
over the concentrated vials of sectional prejudice
sectional hate and sectional wrong and oppression.