The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-04

the national faith but il d rect conil ct with tho
Constitution, DIRE not permit myscli 10 douoS
that you will lmmedi1toiy s'rIAo lno'n from 'ae
statute hook. ,...,
octcr of those acts. l cd i, no moro than
refer 10 their general pro'l ions. 1t must TO
seen II once tAat tncy are not autlofZed. IL
Gec.,fc wh alterations shall be made IN tho Con-
st,tnt.oas OF tho several Stato>; 10 clntro tLe
eec.ioAs OF State legislators and State officers,
members Of Con9ress aid electors OF President
AID Weep, esdent, By arbitrarily declaring VINO
sha!l yolc and VINO sLal be excluded from that
veai them iron, assembling; to dismiss judges
and other c.vi IL .ion@res ot the state aid ap-
CONT Others without regard to State law; To or
game anu operaie al the political TacAtnery OF
the States; to regulate the whole Gdn MS
tr tioa OF their d-mest.c and local aualts
acc riding TO tho mere Will OF strange
and irresponsible agents, sent among III 'hi
iJc that purposc-.beso aro p1Wers Aot sE@AI-
cl TO the Federal Government or 10 any one OF
i br4ocaes Not beng graAtei. We violate Our
trust by assuming thsu a. palpaby as we would
by acting il the acc o. positive lntcrdct ior the
Co.st tU,ioa lC bus to do whatever 1t does not
.tfiruct!ve.y autnor.ze either by express wooS o.
D. ciea lmp!ic .to4. l. il.o au.nC,l5y We desire u
~. does MT ile 10 us through the Con5t.tntion,
No can exeIc.=o It o-y BY rsurr at!on; ana
lsurraL.ol IS the mos. G.IScfous OF poI04cai
ctlmcs. By tt1t crl@ie the eem!cs OF lTec gov
.ru:2cc -. al ;es haze worked out tler DESIGNS
llISl glUlC uUcItN !'A!f'IS 1s .~s--'s
.irecty AID imne4Ateiy % the establishment II
.sUuIe rule; Tor IN elega.cd power Is always I'LL
United and u restrained.
Tho acLs OF CJngr SIS in question arc not only
ooiect.onable for their assumption OF ungran, Gu
poHer but many OF their provisions arc Ill conN
,1itn tne direct prohibit onS OF the Cohst'.usion.
rue onstitui Jlnlln.ls That rcpup ic tolin
Jtgovern -cn snail uc gu1rant- t-cd 70 I'll the o.e'c
10, M ,,cron sn4t b. Icpr we'd OF Lie, l.1or J or
rJporty without duo process OF iaw a:te3tou
without iu ci-l ra-rN-lJ, o. punlsi-od VI AoH. "
i,r III i before Gn impartlI! lur' Una. - PttNi-
I,re II huJ as {, Tp4S sha Goe DO uone1 III t.ino
i poec. :; ami tuat no bli OF aItIir Ger sn2I. Do
)a,sed e;eI agai s0 single lndtv.oUL.; 10 tne
SEN IF measures estaDt.shcd Wy 'ne'e &C.
Loacte.s doc: to.Jliy subveit an uI'i1s
mo form as well as Tho s0oSta"co oi AG
)Iuican government n tue ten states % "HI|n
.oy appiy. L. biada them land anu ioot
y a ,sclutc sayciy, and subjects them 70 !;
Jrauge aud hostile ro%ef, more uA4!il.tSu .' anu
ucre likely 10 be abused than any otneI new Auo"a @
.nlong civilized m3!. L. tfa44pleS 40 o"li ~. .uSo
iruts in which the essence or liberty cohsis's'
nd which FREQ government Is AWAY 5 HlosV 80
.ul to protect. i dcaies tho AaoeGS corpus A'l;,
ne trial by jury. PrsoAal freedom, properly "du ~
.ie ii ass-led b. the passion Tao pre- y.
=. rapacity Of the ruler have no Secar|! Wilt
yer. Il has the Ell ct Of bill OF alt@'nuer' oi
iii OF pans and penalties, not upon iom ,i. ~
lividuals but u5oi whole maSs-s' lnciuu,uo n' .no
III lions vino inhabit the subject rtates' 'Iiu y, "a
ueIr unborn Children. 4hese "'o4Ss': o
,.es,ly fJr5,duou, cannot b. constl u!loiIiI! la
! - ,I nm, ev ,or,on O. our pCo lc, no mater
NV Iney have come within our JdrIsuicuoA' Gnu
20 mat or whether they i've n States 4eE1Noi'~S'
~ districts.
bo-a no doslro to save from the proper and
ust con.equahccs OF thef 8Iee ct1iio I,,,
JJea.ed il 4ebc.ion against the Go'er"Hic". ~. @
:, a mode or Punishment the measures uuuet
-, iderltion are the most unreasonao!e tnat
Ind be invented Mlny Of those peop!e arc per
&c IL ilnoceni; many kept their hdel.Y " ine
UAIoa unta;nted to tie last; many were ;.
II any leg4 otfe ce; urge propoIti) even OF tne
,ersops ab o 20 e., arms were forced lhto Ieoei-
ion agiust tt II Will; and OF those VINO are are
,Lilty with their Cvn consent the degrees o. gun.
.e as varIou; as tue, tue +snas snaaes sc,s Of csn.
srcss coni.u.d them al together in oao COM
oSn doom IadIsc.iminate vengeance upon
;lasscs. scots and psrties, or UPON VIZ
% :, nuuities. fJr of .LceS COMMITTED py portioh
d: diem against the goVerAHeA.S " ",,..n snv,
jweI o5ed ence, was common Ill tao par-arOus
loes OF the wJrld. But Christianity ane ci'lnza-
ion have made such pr gress mat recourse " u
uni lment SO cruel an.I uuiust woula meet WI
ae C cyademlation OF al u4pfoIuu.ceu auu t'one-
minded mel, Tho punitive justice OF this age
ed cspec.ail, OF this coua,ry docs not CONSIST III
st ippIng whole Stite5 o. their Ho;rIles, ana re-
iucIc all their people, without dlstIhction' 10
uc condition OF 81 very. l. Gcai5 separ1t3-y WIN
.ach individual, Confines is5 ID the lorns
U
moarti Il exam nation VI every case b-loro com
J.tet JUDICIAL tribunal. II :lls does hot atlsIy
=. ouc ue Tres wi re+.r- u SoutaefA 10 IS teS
IS conso!e oursslves by refecting thar tree Coz
,ttutiou, triumphant IL war and unorokel III
lace i worth IT, more to US ana our calIuen
suaa the gratiicatiol OF any present ,ctl!n9.
I am awalc il is assumed that this system ot
government tor the SoutLera States Is LOU 10 Dc
"a .netual Ii is true this nj itary COVER mcnt is
10 he o.ly provislo al out II Is through TINS tenn
,l,1t n CV.l Is TO DO ilSUe QOr-
ooluai. II the guarantees OF the Constitution G ii
oe broken pro1isi na.iy to servo 4 temporary pur-
pose, and III par only o. the country We can
d siroy them everywhere anu io1 all t!He. AtOi-
~ nv MEASURES Utsen Change, De- they zen b a.ll
chlnco for The worse. IL II tle curse C. des-
Jgtlsln that IL Eas 10 Datiag piac'. T.ic inter-
rl,ttcd ex rciso OF It's power brings no scasc
ii security t. is subjects; ior tncy can never
Shan its led right haad Is armed TO plague thcm
cain. Nor IS it possible to cOnjtc ure how CT
re power, uureatra.Iied oY lew, may seek l's
aoyt victims. Tho State tha. arc s:I! iree may
DC enslavcd at any moment; tor l. 'he CcHsliluIIon
Ioes not protect al, !. protects none. 49,
+ is ma iitesL!y and avowedly the object OF u SO
laws to confer upon negroes the privilege ofTounH
lad to dsfranclise such number o. wIlte CHI,
zeas as vii. give the former clear maIo!l y at au
elections IN the Southern States Inns; 10 tiie
0lIpds OF s. me persons Is so important, that VI
oIation Of the Constitution Is justified as means
n bringing it about. Tho morally Is always
caiso ,rSic3 oxcnseg won. be .ause 1t rr3-
. - occ1mnIisb n desirable end We
poseS W N,,oJ r. 10 or;I th1t rood NAV rome
are uok potln !J ~ rir ,s ooy;I 10 wolI ns
But III thls cu;e ING Gu i'soiI sS 80, S.t - - ~
tao means me " .no S.ts.o1 ,,II;to ~
oro domination wouio Dc "o-so tnan i tle initi'S r.
despotis under which they are now siHerin9. IL
was believed beforehand that the people w9uld en-
4 1re anv ar,ount OF military oppression, Tor ely
ionn+b ~ t;,no rather than degrade themselves
~ 80; 90; ,;on N ~ 4be negro race Therefore thcv
oy suOlectiVn " a.o neSA .oc o" Na1ro snff., ~
nave been ieit witAou' cto.S-. -oo.0 81 -,
WAS 'stebIshed by act o. Congress, auo tio
military officers were command. q 10 supoiui-
tend the process Of clothins tho negro race
with The political privilege, tUrl from white men.
-, 4. A., e,,., avn :, ,I,d m b, yreil IN hr.
IN o'acAs - t1' 49, =, re IN, p-o ectIon Q: ius:
ina -ey 80. of narson m pro ortv II il
1--we 0E "a - s; ~, ~ oiys rI,ers roy;rnmcnt
were PFacucapio - .is 49, hf, tb ~ roi,bt m Inaca
e4ctu5.ScJ tre' CIV 49, or,n - II yvouid becomo
mex OVID sEA.'s AZ .-e w. S, - - do so or ybetbcr
Sta queSuoa wHstaer W. o@eHs - Wv ~ ~, N ~ -,