The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-10-30
The Teachings of the Election.

party to another, in ordinary times, is Of
little account The recent elections i'll
vovc Il great deal more than an asst 4n-
over mcn. IT is ln arragnmcnt ot Il
great party on the charge Of revolution
against thc Government Of the Consttll-
ton. 1t is the vindication OF the law
which has been openly violated by Il pow
crlul combination. Ii is not II matter of
party ut all. The issue presented WAS
higher. 1T involved the integrity of our
free system of laws.
We need no speculative philosophy to
teach us that the creation Of a military
dc>potiSm is incapable of Il legal existence
in this COUNTRY We will not argue with
amy man or set Of men, that trial by jury
and The freedom OF speech and thc press
are inherent rights in the United States
Justice and liberty are no gifts Of con-
vcntlons. The people never gave any
body power TO set aside the one or sup
press the other. They never had any
such power. They said 50 when they
made the Constitution. That compact
waS written down rs q solemn protest
against every species OF arbitrary power
1t told the representatives. the judiciary,
and the President what they might do ;
and it forbid their doing anything else.
ii WAS Il charter of liberties Of the pco-
pie. and not Il warrant of oppression. 1t
condemned oppression and injustice in cv
cry form. 1t malc it a high crime to do
that which WAS forbidden. 1t is treason
against the Government and the Consti-
tuition 10 wcld the powers delegated to
the Legislature. the executive or the Judi
carv. "uulsidc Of the Constitution" The
whole scheme Of military government
over ten States is treason. That is
high crimc-tI,c highest crime known to
our system. 1t is an offence against the
liberties of the people The telegraph
tells that reckless military tvrant down
/ in .Nlabama has Just sent Il citizen 10 the
Dry l"riugas for speaking disrcspectlnl-
lv OF Congress and himself. This is
great crime. Who arc the parties to it +?
Is il alone the petty dc>pot who for the
hour wirl,ls the weapons of Eastern ty
lannv: Is it John Porc: Not Il! all.
1t is Congress 1t WAS Congress that
armed him with those weapons. 1t was
Congress that stimulated the poor,
weak man to suppress the great CON
>tilutonal guarantee OF trial by jury
1t WAS Congress that thus set up Il
hi-lr penalty against freedom Of speech.
/ .'l Won dare utter words c,iSrcSpcctiul OF
the Federal Lcgi>Ialurc.' said Congress
we will send You to the Dry TortuSas." "
That is the penalty wo put upon free
speech Is it lawful thus to act Is it
Just? Is it generous? And where are
these things done: Down in the State OF
.Niahama. where the dc>pot that did them
/ has disa,9nc,l all the white people, and
pat them uncr the dominion OF negroes
This is the work ol' Congress under the
rule of Mr.. Wade. Negro government to
succeed military dr>roli.m anarchy
installed To succeed The gros,,st Tyranny
ever put upon Il people.
The people of the great Nort!l-lhc
people o! lr. W;;dc'> >:iiite-havr spoken.
! ii - moi an ;,lmonitipll bat The thandcr>
OF condemnation. i'ncv have said 10 Con-
grc,> '.i,'.on nave n~urpcl The power which
YOU have exercised To opprc>s people
You are guilty OF Il high crimc-you are
/ guilty of treason against the ircr>t GOV
crnnrnt on earth. and You shall be judged
not bv irresponsible tools of power. s:lch
as vou have installed in all high places
but by the duly constituted authorities of
the / nilrd States"
We say with all the emphasis in our
power that the couElry will hold to the
! siriclc>t account every man high or low
/ icw or MANY who hats transcribed the
authority of the law and the Constitution
within the past Two years and Il halt. Let
! the Judgment of condemnation fall with
all its legal weight upon those great Grim
inal, who have thrown aside the Consl-
tuition and tram pied on the sacred libcr-
tjr, oi this people. Let the law be :indi-
Gated with Il high scn>c of It's Justice, and
an equally high sense what is due to
those who have suffered in lis violation.
II is the province of Tree government to
preserve the complete integrity of lis own
organic system. 1t must hold TO account
every oli"ndcr against that system. 1t
must -.c to it. too. that those who have
suffered hv its violation shall be restored
To thrii. rights and liberties. This is the
Great end of all just authority. The citi-
zen wrongc, must be set mp in all the
strength ol his legal rights. Give him
the shield Of the law. 1t is precisely the
point lhal has weighed 50 heavily against
the rcvolntioni<ts in the recent elections
The negro rule OF the South WAS Il greater
wci"hl lhan any mere party could curry
but it might sill have been borne along
4 vcar more il that other weight, the pio-
sc.iptiom and cu>avcmcnt ot the whites
and Il p.lrr military rule had not been It's
twin in the programmes Men sometimes
Ike oppression, I'll! it hinges on Their own
lives then they rcpuIiaic it. " do not
Ike oppression AT any i'nc;;'nd we w''i
.snelll lengths 10 src the great criminals
who are now called suddenly To- Judgment
have AL the tights which the institutions