The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-11-20
THE GRAND LESSON OF THE LATE ELECTIONS.

where these creatures destroy both man and beast,
This monster, had at different times taken two
young women of the village, who had gone to
bathe in the adjacent lake. It's last enterprise,
was to attack a horse which boy rode to water in
the lake. The horse affrighted, threw the boy;
and the crocodile destroyed him. The villagers
determined to destroy it.; and having at last cap
turcd and killed it as they thought they put in
to large boat to carry it in triumph 10 the vii
lage. The monster, suddenly seemed to awake to
life 1t crunched in the side of the boat with Its
enormous jaws, and knocked with its tail, three
men overheard.
The Radical party, is our captured crocodile
With its teeth and tail, it will do Nil the mischief
it can but it is in the boat, harpooned first by
Connecicut-then by Californa,-lhcn by Ohio
and Pennsylvania, and then by New York, New
Jersey and Maryland 1t is in the boat, with its
foul, fetd, bloody, loathsome carcase, bleeding to
death.
If the people of the United States, ore capable
of learning the grand lesson taught by the last tea
years, it may be worth to the yorld all the conten
tion blood and treasure it has produced. That
lesson is hs-the vital importance of faithfulncss
in the governments of the world. Failhfulness,
is confidence and peace. Faithfuness is conten-
tion and war Free governments are based on
fal, deserving its limitations and provisions.
Every contest between the North and the South,
disturbing the peace of the Union has originated
from but one cause.-the usurpation, by the peo-
Pile of the North, of power not granted by the
constitution.
1t is very true, that the Constitution of the Uni
ted States admits of different interpretations. But
this is inevitable in all written constitutions. The
wit of man, cannot frame constitution, which
canno. be perverted by the subtle inventions Of
human reason. Whether the perversons are the
result of faithfuncss, or the errors of an honest
but feeble reason, must be determined by the ends
sought to be obtained If these ends minister to
the interest or the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of the party
extending the powers of the constitution beyond
its plainly expressed grants, we must infer that
they are the result of failhlessness.
This is exactly the case with all the usurpations
of the consolidationsts on the Constitution of th
United States. Every one of them, ministered to
the enrichment or sggandizement of the Northern
States Their assumption of the debts of the
States after the revolution of 1776,-their United
States Banks,-their prohibitory tariffs,-therap ap
preparations for internal improvements war
tself, and every measure since the war-al look
to the promotion of the interests or the aggrand-
izcmcnt and power of the Northern States.
But we are hardly left to inference, as to the
course of these usurpa.ions, in their balefu pro-
grcss The Northern Radicals, accustomed to dis
regard anu put aside the Constitution of the Uni
ted Satcs on all occasions, their interests ag-
grandzemcnt reopired, at length put it aside al
, together, by the open avowal of their hgher-law
doctrines AS is usual with all usurpers, they
tried to cover the iniquty of their faithessncss, by
a principle. They set up their moral right TO dis
obey or overrule the Constitution of the United
Safes, whenever its requirements did not accord
with their judgments of expediency right AT
length, however, even this hypocrisy is abandon
ed and it is now broadly proclaimed by the par
ty in power, that the Constitution of thc United
States is abolished and exists only in the will of
majority in Congress. This result, proves the
faithlcssncss of all their previous deductions Of
powers from the constitution. They we're all
usurpations.
And now-will the terrible aHd ruined condition
of the country, Which aithessness 20 the consitu-
tion has produced, teach the Tighty lesson, that
hereafter the constitution must be faithfully OBJ
: served? Will it rebuke and put down consolida-
ton forever? Will it lead TO reputation and
repeal of all the acts of usurpation, which stand
FORTH on our statute books-thc eloedy sentinelS
/. of the hideous desputsm they have created over
the land? Will the great party now rising into
: power, by the downfall of the consolidation Jaco-
bins turn back to that ancient administration OF
the Constitution and Government of the United
States, which gave US all the liberty and rcnown,
which foreign natio as heholding, lOnged for, and
sighed fore If this shall be the result of the
terrible sutfcrings have cndurcd and are still
grooming undcr-thc world will be blessed with
, the mighty consummation of the renewed liberty
and liIe the United States will produce Purified
by trial and dcspotism, higher and more endu-
ring destiny may be ours. Free government will
no longer be bitter mockery, amongst the na-
tions of the world. as exemplifed by our shameless
tyrannies; and the despots Of Europe shall no
longer rejoice in our identification with their hoa-
ry absolutism, dominating over the depressed and
crushed liberties OF the people Inc CONSTITUTION,
now overthrown and tramplcd under foot, will
again be enthroned in the hearts of the people !;
and the Union it was intended TO establish, be
again sacred in its benifcent operations. But if
the broad road of consolidation (which leadeth 10
destruction" is followed, instead of the narrow
path of jaith, (Which leadetb unto life, then
farewell, long farewell to all greatness ="
The last chance of saving free government on this
continent, and perhaps in the world will be lost,
and lost forcvcr.-Chds. Mercury
= BY order of Gen. Candy, all shcrifs are to
make returns to him of delinquent -paye ers and