The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-18
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MAGMA EST vERITAs.

| The Ohio and Pennsylvania elections have
said to Radicalism, "Thus far, and no farther,
shalt thou co." The day Of vengeance Is pass
ipg. and the day for the restoration of liberty
lis aawaing, Mr.. THAD. 'STRyEss does not
| heed this. He is 'ia ssrRest, apd he openly de-
clares that the party must be consistent, and
must continue to act ''outside of the constitu-
tion." Others in the party look only to
spoils They see in the defeats loss of the
| purse string and the power. and they mean, to
preserve both if possible. These. men look on
SrsvRss and GREELEY as crazy fanatics. They
prefer money to principle, and!power to homes
| tt. A repulse is met with, and, like good
generals, they fall back on another line. The
following extracts, from the. New York Times,
prove that there are men who did advocate the
Reconstruction Acts Of Congress who are cap
lie of changing their opinions with change
| Of the popular tide. Our readers, wei are sure,
will not be displeased at seeing how the doc
tfines of THAD STEVENS, are liked by some Of
his own party, when they chance to fell with
the people. The Times says :..i...ll..lo so I'd
| "Mr. Stevens. Of PsnnsyIYsnist as nsnal takes
the lead in this matter he declares that tee M Ee-
gress over the whole question Of suffrage In all the
States, and pass bill which shall give the right
OF suffrage to the negroes in Stste, Northern
lab well as Southern, anything ia the Constitution
eof laws of any state % ths contrary notSltn-
sganains ~ ils s=do ID sa.s. - ,sl' = iaa /.
| "It is very certain that until now, the entire
control OF the question Of suffrage has been con-
ceded to the separate Ststes. So fari-as Ws are
part of By any man OF any standing, TO declare by
act OF Congress, who should, and who should not,
| have the right to vote in any State. The Ian
| auage of the Constitution wonld seem to be sufi-
4 aThe electors for members Of the HOUSE OF Rep
| tesentatives il declares in the hrst article Tin
aaeh State, shall have the qualifications requisite
/ for electors OF the most numerous branch OF The
dlusyely to the State Legislature the right Of fix
Ing the qualifications for electors, and We know Of
| no clause in the Constitution which chAngea or
lhodiAssithe right thus conferred IN any form or
degree whRteyer.lA anbsequent section OF the
Same article says that hetimes placaa and man
her Of holding elections for Senators and Repre-
sentatives shall be prescribed in each State by the
Legislature thereof; but the Congress- may at any
4 time by law makeor altar such fegulations, except
ss to the places Of choosing Senstoras - 1t is not
! easy to see how Mr. SuMpsf. OK Mr. StsYens or
I ANYBODY else can construe this language other
! Wise than as It has been construed BY every Con-
| fress and every State and every statesman, from
| 2he beginning of the Government to the present
such q law as they expect to force the Republican
! party to pass. :.......s -,
| Such lsw has been enacted, it is true, for the
| Southern States; but the power to enact it and
force 1t upon them was never claimed, even by Mr..
Stevens himself as derived from the Constitution.
| he always asserted that Congress had it only by
| the right of conquest-tbat It was wholly outside
| Of the Constitution, and was simply one of the
| rights which, in any war, the conqueror always
| has over the conquered party. Whether he will
| now change his ground On this point, or whether
he will contend that the Northern States have been
Or must be conquered" a.so remains to be seen.
| ! It also remains to be seen whether the Repub-
can rarty at large will respond to the rather ex-
| trems demand thus made upon it--and what effect
it will have upon coming elections ii they do Al
We have already explained, the recent defeats the
party has sustained are due. in our judgment, to
the fact, that it has gone too far in its action out
side the Constitution in asserting for the Nation
al Government absolute authority over the States,
and in disregard Of the fundamental law and
ussges OF the Republic, already. Whether it can
recover its ground by going further, the future
must disclose. But We are inclined to think that
the Northern States will not surrender their own
rights, quite 30 complaceatly as they have con-
sented to the overthrow of those Of the South.
We are glad TO see that Mr.. RAYMOND and
his coadiutors at last admit that the North has
consented to the ouerthrow Of the rights Of the
South We are glad to see little tardy justice
coming even from that quarter The moment
that man cries out 81 have sinned,' he is
bad indeed if he does not try to repent. If the
North has deprived the South of her rights,
and you recognize that fact, ye editors of the
Times, it is but just, manly and brave that you
should join in the effort to cause their restora-
tion. That restoration cannot BIZ. had by tyran-
ny. No rights were ever restored in that way.
That restoration cannot be had by letting ne
groes vote. HORACE GREELEY himself admits
in the Tribune, Of the l4th instant, that there
are in this Southern country four millions of
just emancipated blacks, with next to no edu-
cation, no property, no soeia! position, and not
enough land in the aggregate to afford each of
them decent grave. That restoration cannot
be had in any way other than in aiding to
bring the people of the United States back to
their former love and veneraton for the princi-
ples of the American Constitution