The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-09-11

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don.your only protection? 1t is
like going out into the highway,
and surrender your purse to the
-robber to keep him from taking it!
| l could introduce great deal of
high authority to establish this
point, but | will not insult the
Radical portion Of this audience,
by reading from any authority for
them except from a Massachu-
setts Judge. Here is what he
says:
1T has been supposed that if
the government have the right of
\ bclIiyerent, then, after the rebel
hon is suppressed, it will have the
| right Of conquest; that q State
ard its Inhabitants may be perma-
nentiy ditcstcd Of all political
! privileges, and treated as foreign
territory ACQUIRED by arms. This
I is All error, y grave and dangerous
crror Reliigcrant" rights cannot
! he exercised where there is no bel
ligerants.'
That is what | said: "Confis=
cation is only a war measure, and
ceases with the war." Again !:
;::When the United States take
posscssiQn- Ola rebel district, they
merely vihdicatc their pl'e-cNhting
title. Under >despotic govern:
mients. the rights Of confiscation
may bc unlimited; but under QUE
government the right Of sovcr-
f-eignty over any portion Of 4 State
is given and limited by the Con
stitution, and will be the. same
after the war as it was BEFORE"
There is one Lot in Massachu-
scets, and if Abraham. were alive
to-day, / would have him pray to
God to spare that State and trust
it-not only to ten men, but, even
to one. There is at least one good
man in it, and'hc is Judge, and
dares to proclaim to all that Sc
curity to property is given blythe
Constitution, the same after rs be-
fore the war. And now, I will
read for the patriots the audi
ence, something from the most
distinguished of all writers On in
.+opnati tiopnl law.
"When a sovereign. arTogating
to himself the absolute. disposal Of
a people whom he has conquered,
attempts to reduce them to slavery,
he perpetuates the state Of war
fare between that nation and HIM
self: Should it be said that in such,
case, there may be peace, and a
kind Of compact by which the con-
quercr consents to spare the lives
fthe vanquished on condition that
they>acknowledge themselves his
slaves; he who makes such an as
scrtion, is ignorant that war gives
no right to take away the life ofan
enemy, who has laid down his arms
and submitted. But Ert us not dis
putc the point; LET the man who
holds such principles Of iulispru-
denec keep them for his own use
and benefit; he well deserves to be
subject to such a law. Bat men of
spirit, to whom life is nothing
less than nothing. unless swectcn-
ed with liberty, will always con-
ccivc themselves at wal. with that
opprcssor, though actual hostillties
are suspended on their part,
through want Of ability"
Nv friends. this was written BY
man who lived in despotic times,
man who was taught under a
despQtic government, and how his
love Of liberty and law shamcs the
pratcrs about loyalty in free
America
But | will dwell no more on this
subject. Confscation is the law
Of enemies in war, and in peace it
is the law of the robbcr. If they
have the will to rob YOU, you will
never escape by submitting to their
power. Ifyou submit, give up the
law and substitute the will OF the
robber, he boldly avows that it is
his purpose, not to give the black
man his rights, but to bring about
such measures, and so to shape
things as to pcrpetuatc the rule of
the Radical party! Every man who
joins the party, and can satisfy
them that he will sincerely help
in this work, will be accepted:
They will put their arms around
your ncclls and call you brothers:
fApplausc.] You can make a friend
of the devil upon these same terms,
1laughter and applause,] and there
is but little difference between
them. [Great appIause.] If you
please the one you will so to the
other, and | am not sure but You
will get what you deserve, but l
object to your taking the country
with you.-[ Immense applausc.I
But, O! it is sad to see the Con-
stitution trampled upon and the
country destroyed, only to per,
petuate their hellish dynasty, and
then to see some Of our own peo-
pie Join in this unholy work, call
ing upon US to submit and become
the agents of our own disnonor
This is sad, sorrowtul, and fills me
! wit h .hame