The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-05-25
The Duty of the Hour.
rE,,o,A the Richmond Times, May l9.l

We were favored few days since with letter ,ss
from very worthy gentleman, VINO nohvieo i.;ea ~ ~
1gth great deal of gratuitous advice rela'ise w
The manner in which the SoutnerH as Isesi snas Oar
adviser evidently believes that we should ilnsa's
The early Christians, as well as the "CovensntIs,
in the times of Claverhouse, and weep ior tou oGn
dead where the voice Of our Iamentaiions sna,i
not offend the ears of Jacoblns ana hso1cas. G .hn h
bones of dead Confederate soldiers, ana seremins
flowers upon their humble graves, should De care
fully avoided Neither should make s, mucn .ss aaa
ahout the great renown OF fStoneWai Jacksou, 4oI
these demonstrations do much harm.
mo ali this we have but one response to makeI
rrhe Southern ueople, although denied nearly auE
the rights and privileges OF American citizens I
are rendering to the Federal laws and Constltu-
f;on q RESPECTFUL obedience which is worthy on
Imitation at Washington. They are paying theirS
taxes, although they are denied all the aovan
taees Of Representation, and they are law-abid'
ing people. - ., ~.
which merciless, upgenerous aad tyrannlcal reVo.3
iutionists are making to dictate to us where our
synaSatKiesI affections and SORROWS are concerned
''Treason ean never be made odious ySo,tSsrn|
neople where questions Of sentiment and feehngI
are concerned. sf5- ,..;.s ,;,;t
and ssreticence" with Radicals and Jacooms,. are
utterly, ignorant of the history Of such parties
The leaders OF such parties are as mereilese as
wolves. They triumph as long as they are op.r1sed
by timid conservative parties. Let our CORES
France and he will find that it triumphed over all
who opposed it with timid conservative appears
Such parties must be taken by the throat. and
strangled. They must be denounced ano PURSUED TsI
asenemies Of the human familyri Andrew John-
son understood the wisdom OF this ofelielve poncy
when he grappled Sumner and Stevens, as Pc Pc
iceman would two veteran offenders, and 1oidiy
4 @ a,-I~o Voalr IN don
political enemies in the same way, and crushed
party far more formidable than the Radicals. Inc
Know-Nothipg party was giant ~ etrength unlii
Governor Wise inaugurated nelce' meffhesS NE i;ta
relentless war upon the Order, ana u cleo IKE y
huge serpent in his grip .:. ....r,..-
So must the reyolutionists be met and conquer
ed now North and South, all Onion loving, hon.
est, conservative od-fear1ng men mus. dra@ 70.
desperate, lawless men who have seized the vessel
of State there can be no ocompromise- terms OF
honorable .capitulation. They have seized the
ship, dishonored the "stars and stripes" and run
= up the Black flag Of Anarchy, Disunion and Revo-
y luton. -1Phey have proposed no comproniee to
the South that does not mean Imamy, Degrada-
g tion,i Dishonor, Negro Equality, Disfranchlse-
ment and; Confscation4 President Johnson, sus-
tanned by the great mass Of the respectable poll
ticians 81 the North has determined to fescue the
ship or State from these men. Els policy will
hereafter be aggressive because ~ is tho ony one
ga We believe that 80 far as the Southern people,
are concerned, there is neither honor nor safety
in s.reticence" and respectful acquiescence." We
p are the victims Of inonatrous and most ungene-
.rous ootraEes and the rsvolutiousts, IN showing
-; their malil lnant detestaton OF Us, arc trampng
- upon the Constitution to effect lctr degradation
: end ruin The allegiance which we owe to the
Constitution and laws OF the United States is not
due to those who have deliberately trempled those
Il is as much our. duty to protect those laws as
it is Andrew Johnson's, and It is right and proper
that we should denounce our calumniators, de-
fam.rs, and traducers. They are not the Governs
owe obedience. When the people Of the South
failed,to achieve that national independence for
which they battled for four years, their failure
fealty require that we should sacrifice single
feeling or sentiment Of manlness to the dictation
of such men as those whom the President has
most justly denounced as wicked and malignant
<'disunionists" and "enemies of their country"