The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-11-30
v A R I O q S.
The Policy of the Republican Party.


n We publish portion of the speech of lion
tGeorgelH Pcndleton, delivered on the 3Oth
ult.: at Madison, Ohio. He puts the doings
of the Republican party upon the record, in
the following eloquent manner:
b had occasion not long since to arraiyn the
Republican party, and it's policy, as l have
been doing tonight, and -nn able and inAucn,
tial Republican paper published in the neigh
[borhood in which livc said, "what remedy
does Mr.. Pcndlcton propose 2 He exhorts us
to stand by the Constitution Of, the United
States; but we do not know exactly what he
means by that" Gentlemen, there is exactly
the difficulty. They do not now know, and
they never did know what it was to a.stand by
the Constitution of the United States"
Laughter and chcers.] They know what it is to
be faithful to their prejudccs -faithfu to their
whims- faithful to their party interests; but
they never knew for one moment what it was
to be faithful to the Constitution of the United
States.
In 1920 they opposed the establishment OF
the Missouri Compromise line. In 1851 they
opposed its abrogation. In 1860 they opposed
its re-cnactment r 81 adm va
In 1916 they refused the use of State jails
and State magistrates to execute the Fugitive
Slave law, on the ground that the return Of
fugitivcs was the duty of the Federal Govern
mcnt. In 1850 they refused to vote more
stringent Federal law, on the ground that the
return OF iugii::;;ycs was the duty Of the State
governments. In 1856 thoy passed personal
liberty bills, on the ground that tho State
Should not assist the Federal G Government; and
in 1861 they repealed all laws on the subject,
on the ground that neither State nor Federal
Government should execute the constitution
[Cheers.l -
In 1858 they had possession of the State
governments; they magnifed States rights,
adopted the resolution Of '9S and 80 at their
conventions exalted the idea Of confederation
as against unity, and prepared to array the
States in armed conflict with Federal authori-
ty. In 1862 they had possession Of the Fcde-
raj Government; they denounced State rights,
| called the Kentucky resolutions treason, and
have, as far as is in their power, by more brute
force, as well as by legislation, reduced and de-
graded the State governments. Appausc.]
In 1854 thoy declared ''that no war could be
right and no peace could be wrong" that if
the South desired to change their political re-
latons and form of government, their right
could not DO denied. In 1862 they declared
that the trinity of our salvation was ''taxation
emancipation and war"
In 1856 they declared that the interest of
the country required the restriction of suffrage
and that the German, and Irish and Swcdc
ought to be DISTINGUISHED. In 1867 thew de.
clarcd that the interest of the country requires
its extension, and that it must be given even To
the negroes
In 1859 Mr.. Chase, then Governor of Ohio
asserted: ave have rights which the Federal
Government must not invade rights superior
to its power, on which our sovereignty depends
and We mean to assert these rights against all
tyrannical assumptions of authority" In 1867
Gen Hayes who, am sorry to say, is elected