Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-08-07

their own governments and d;sfranchise the
most intelligent of them at the dictation o
those who are not to be affected thereby, anc
live under the dctation of foreign power
have no conscience but if you have con
science hope to reach it. By all you hod
dear warn you that by accepting these mill
tary bills you inaugurate measure that will
exterminate the African race. Som. of you
who have come among US are taking the ne.
gro by the arm-telling him that you are bis
friend, and that you gave BIN his liberty
Ye hypocrites! YE wHIrED sEpULcHREs!
Ye mean in your hearts to deceive and buy
up the negro vote for your own benefit. lap.
p!ause.l The negroes know no better but
the Constitution of the country, how can they
be faithful to your Yet these men admit in
the very act that they are dsregarding the
Constitution! They take an oath to support
it with the purpose and intent formed before
hand TO violate it, and vote for measures con-
trary TO it! They are not 6t to be trusted by
any animal, dog or man! [Applause.] Such
a man would betray his pointer, and such a
woman sell her poodle They are not capa-
BILE Of being the friends of anybody but them
selves. l don't pity the whites so much who
are to suffer by these measures. =" You knew
your duty and did it not," and if you are
beaten with many stripes we have the au-.
thority of Scripture for saying that your pcI.
ishment is just; but to see the Africa>s led
off by clap trap which they don't understand,
and used because they don't understand It.,
and thus led TO the slaughter by men who are
faithless to every princple-under the belief
that they are being elevated and exercising
God-given rights, is enough to make any man
feel sick at heart and experience the deepest
pity for the unfortunate race.
This is not the first timc that such things
have been attempted. Unfortunately, there
lave before been both fools and knaves in
the world, and some of you, it would seem,
will not learn wisdom from the lessons Of the
past. If the Constitution is dead, we are out
side of il, and, pray, what government have
we?. We have nothing, in that case, but the
will of an unlawful conclave. and don't you
knew this means anarchy and then Gespoii m
and tyranny? What nducement is ED GU!
to you TO accept their propositions =? You say
it is TO get back into The Uaion !! and Tor this
you are willing to submit TO di>franchisemcnt
and the inauguration of policy l! at tends
to war of races all to get back into the
Unicn-just where you are already, and al
ways were
What do you want to get back into that
sort of q Union for? II you are not now in
il, What can you expect by getting in such as
they present 10 YOU? You say it is to get
representation in the Union! Is not Ken
lucky in The Union? Ha> she any reprrsen
taton? The telegraph informs US that res
olution has been Introduced into the so-ca!led
CoHgress making inquiries whether Maryland,
Delaware and Kentucky have State govern
ments or not! Are you 50 stupid rs not to
sec what all this means? The result will b.
tie substitution Of tie Radical party for all
governments, beth State and Federal; and
the substitution of Radical arill for all law
Take that bone with You ard d'ge>tit. That's
where you are going Kentucky is excluded
from representation because it is alleged her
representatives were voted FOR by disl yal
men. What is meant by dis'oyaif Every
will soon be declared disloyal; and cvcFySlGie
which does not vote the Radical ticket will
be disloya and her government illegal. l
tell you, unless patriotism shall wake up from
the stun which the horrid confusion of war
has given it, the Radical party will be our
only government, and Radical will on: only
law.
| look for this revolution to go on. Who
ever thinks this war on tic Constitution will
stop within the ten States is madmon or a
simpleton To be pilied or knave to be &C.
spised. have expected them to take charge
of Connecticut because she dared to elect
Governor thu. did n agree ith the Radical
party {; and sure enough Sumner, IN a late let
ier strikes that key note. He says similar
bill Err oil the States is short cut to univcr.
sal suffrage. The so-callrd Congress, immc
diately on its meeting, took charge of Ken
lucky. and excluded her whole delegation.
with one exception. they can reject these,
they can reject every one WHO differs with
t 'eln, and they will do so and they will re-
ceive only those who agrcp with them. These
they will receive. do not care what may
have been their sins heretofore; if the Very
worst secessonsts in ali the lard will whine
around the streets and say he is :, Radical
now, he is as good as The saints in Heaven fhr
Radical purposes. [Applause. They care
hot for race or color, nor iur anteccdents, if
y IL now favor Radical schemes you are loyal
aoi if ycu oppose them you are disloya
But YOU say ynu are in favor Of going into
tie Union, because if you do no; Jour proper
ly will BE- conf Gated A gentleman Of this
city few days ago said TO me that he was in
favor of the acceptance ofthcsc military bills
because he thought it the best we could DO.
said to him 4" You do NOT say that for your.
sell, bu; for your brick stores" Applause
But you are not La'l 50 wise us You are knav
sh You would lose the Constitution and
he country to save your brick stores and
hen by your very, conrs: yon will lose YOUR
prick stores also! am ashamed to talk or
lse arguments about cunfscatinn in time of
,eace 1t is n ,our poDer, not known to in
law except as war power, to be
lsed only in time ofw If, upon an enemy Z goods!
Jonfscation in tim. If peace is neither more
Tor less than ROBBERY!
But you say they have got the power and
hey will exercise it, unless We do as they
id US. Aud will you, in this case, abandon
'ou, only prolection!. 1t is like going out
nto the highway and surrcudcring your purse
0 the robber t. keep him rom taking it!
| could introduce great deal OF high au.
hority to establish this point but will no,
lsult the Radical portion of this audience by
eading from any authority for them except
rom j. Massachusetts Judge. Here is what
@ says:
ut has been supposed that if the Govern
lent have the rights of belligerent, then, /,
fter the rebellion 10 suppressed, it will have ;
lie rights of conquest; that q State and its .
lhabitants may be permanently dvested of
Il political privileges and treated aa foreign
'rriiory acquired by arms This is an error, :
gravc and dangerous error Beiiigerent !
ghtS cannot be exercised aohere there are no {
'Hgerents." iH' g
That is what l said: Confscation is only :