The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-04-27

his ticket, "No Cdnrcnion" If he is patriot
and All honorable man, he cannot desire the
change which tho Military, Bill .contcmbiatcs,
and tic should not vote a lie! ]
3iWith tho cunning which always character
ICES the tyrant, Congress has enacted that the
people themselves shall endorse the call OF
convention, i'll ordcr to give legal validity TO it's
acts. Without this endorsement, the whole
proceeding might be regarded as forced on the
States BY tho ,militay yGpvcrnmcrt, and, there
fore, null and void. Hence. the trick Of max
ing the people endorse the call OF convention.
Itis to be hoped that they will hot be caught
by this cunning device, and that they may be
able to influence their freedmen to act with
them. Bu: Should minority Of the votes be
for IL convention, then il is to assemble. and
not otherwise. When il assemblies the honor
and destiny OF the State will be i'll it's keeping
| But if the people should vote No Convcn-
ton" what then? The honor and dignity of
the States will at least not be thercly sacrificed
| by their citizo,,s. We shall remain as we arc
under military rule. until there is !; reaction
at the North. 1t has already commenced in
Connecticut and will sooner or later. sweep
over The whole Nurllwcstcru and Middle States
Then We shall BE- restored To our rights in the
Union. with honor unsullicl and the right OF
sufllagc UNCHANGED. lie! IL awai! tils Demo
cratic triunph. lie i; hundred ye:,... rather
than seek new aSs,cnions with oar Black
| Republican tyrants and orprcysuis. and be
guilty Of :hc ba>cnc.~ 81 abai.lori:,. our friends
at the North, who have ;ohly defended nur
cause iJr twn years past and sacriicci- hem,
,elye& in a., struggle. Cor >$oa,hern rights al
so"a,.:n.!, ";capm
!! II we lro unwilling b bear the Ills . .iic
we arc subjected. !or tic raiuten;,ntc u lona
and principle. thcn We deserve our destiny Ii,
is said tl';'; five d not actc!, .la degrading
tc:!as now oscvel, worse Will be nlo:e,l :.
llyn, We any ;s;ur;:ncc thi:, w,.;c nay not be
| Imposed. if ": dn accept? Like tho wylaan
who consented to liz. Own .i:.'loncr t, SAVE 'hc
life Of her husband and t!cn made Q Nuoss
his rxocu,ion. There j. N faith III fyrania.
Threats oi c"niscation are iut.!a .Sncst
rye:r "rc has been i'Dr''onel. !,y t"!in:@ thc
ai.l'ca:y "ti Or y, special aipl~.:;;on. The
Southern people may be robbed anal murdered
bit their property cannot he con:iscatld.
Ia order 10 l.;uoh jru,ninea; Southern
men. offers have been made in Congress to re-
snnyt their disabilities. and it would seem lot
without success. 'iI.ro:t, to tie many and
brhcs to Few. IS the r'!i,y ;,lap!cd trr rad
icu*ing the S',t;,,rn States With universal
negro suffrage :,"l lcbauchc,l politicians. we
MAJ '';l farewell t" Ill hnia Of republican, in
sti;u:,... Virtue and n'cl'inrncc alone ran
sls:aiil 4 republic, When thc negro ha,
acquired Intelligence g uGnr,.at.I his polit:c..i
r.h'S. a"d property ~ make him feel al. H.
',res ii !ie i.rn:lc, oNrrcs. o: l,e,l he should
BE- allowed /" .vo,c h. rs,nc;pie las been
adopted IN most o!..c Nar;hcr:. tAto:. and l.:
w;c :n:! just. Eu, i: is wicked to .ut balot.,
into ,lic h.:'.: Of ;!.oso who w:ll e tl.c passive
tool: cf their employers, or the !..i.ch;cyou,
agents Of Black lh!nbicar cn.i.y.:r.;;.
Nothing can y %l1:a unjri~: and ni,uitouS
thn The discriminating disiiunchiscncnt oi
the .litary Bill. \ Union n.an. wh,sc Gf,
has been spout iu;yy;':s 10 na;,::,:n the IN
tcrl-iS oI ,hc Union bit who was member i
the Legislature or Jrd9c ten or twenty YEAR.
ago, and who after his state seeded. FED or
co;hel = s,n in tie Confederate army, IS dis
franchi:cd Bu; The G;ar whose whole life
may have beoa spent III trc., onAlc Efforts 10
destroy the Union AID nyolvc .hc country in.
4 bloody civil war. who WAS = leading n:c.:.hcr
NJ tl. S,.,n..;, C,,,.o,,+;, ,,l ;. ,,,,, :;