The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-08-01
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Governments ware instituted by com
nnu,lss hr the public good, anl iucrir..
tally Toe the protection Of the retcons arnt
property Of those hy whom !, is form-.l.
When n government becomes sul,re,sne
OF these pslncp pies, il fails in Il . OF i-ct
for whish it Was ins,i u,.d ard no sonrer
commands the respect ar snp?ort OF the
individuals composing u. Aud shcud
any government thus siInaIel (let the
cause hs wha, it MAJ, per.r.t in "a course
Of leg station Injecting great injury To the
persons "nd Pt"l or'y tia'maj ri,y al the
eirz-ns who fo'nied ,r,,or hvy under il, or
fail TO protect The cr'wen fr"th the conse.
qnsuces Of pas. legislation. which citcurn
stances ksa raade greatly ,p'ejniicisl to
their interest, tho result will be n total
osregard for',hs acts Of the government
and M the end aunrchy civil var and
revelation. '"' g..
WIS, is ,hs situation Of South Caro-
lima at pts,sat'i O~ing to the crsdi,
systsm which prevailed almost universal
ly before the late war. stringent laws
were enacted fIr the COLLECTION of debts
th-ly enroutsg,ng an extensive credit
system. (which nIt FNriies presume are
s'~ convinced il dsttimen'a! to the inter
ss's Of sn agricultural peop'-). Nine
tsnths 9f these credits, prev ous 10 eman
sp.tion, were based ON slave property
this species Of property b.ing put in leo
Pardy by the section If a sectional Pres
id.ni, was deen',d u, tu!iicien, cause to
sever the bonds OF poi ical union with
the FeIeral Government. which rasu.,.u
in terrible, bloody aud devastating wAr,
and the abolition Of slavery. This ius
tuition vas abolished ~i;hou, re,nun.rs.
ton TO the former owners Of slavery. a,l
in consequence thereof, the South has lo.,
!" capitat pt;baps Two thirds of her eu
tire wealth. aud her Lands compri.n,
nearly sIl ofihs other ,hId, has been re-.
ducsd in va'us Hfy per cert. FROM the
same cause. In this war was pledcc.i
"our ires. our property, end our sacr, j
honor" Many of our lives were 10, I,
much OF our property, but ss a psop.,
during The war, our honor "a. untarni.i.
s1. Can We say our honor ia still prs
sAsssd II iAs stakeholder aud debtor aioLs
ipot the bill Of expenses. We arc told
The lossss canno, be equaIizsd; thst laws
pasted for .he colectlon Of deL,, can
Mother be modified or suspended, syen
should the interests Of both debtor and
creditor demand il. Whyi VIA, is the
great tJimped'msnt standing as a wall Of
hrs between the people and their interest I
Aye, their dires, necessity. we are told
: hst il is the Construction u The State,
Ind that ofths United Sistss. Was our
present S!ae Construction formed and
adopted BY proper su,bo,iiyi Way
saoold We reverence an instrument iHe
gslly formed BY persons without auth ori
~, and vbch has not been acknowledged
By the Federal Government. As 10 the
Consultation Of tho Qni,ed States. (ifsuoh
doth really exis') there are. cerisiply. =,
this Time none. savsu-, so pcor as to do
!, reysrence2 When ,bs. Fedsrsl Gov.
ssnmess made var upon q .osereirn
State, Asy violated ihs, sacred insru.
msat When one 'sciion formed q .p.w
gosSnmsht and for years. by force Of !
arms tnsntsinsj il, tee old Union ws,