The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-18
THE HoRDhn STATE CONVENTION.

We have frequently hnd occasion 10 say That
the liberty of the South is 30 intimately COLI
norted with thnt Of the North that the loss Of
the one is but the antecedont Of the loss of tho
other United as We are by common origin,
common habits and n common Constitution;
forming we do parts Of common country,
with mere imaginary lines in some instances
separating ono State from nuother, We are Of
necessity members Of common family. An
injury done TO one State will of necessity be
felt by nll
The Constitution of the United Sntcs re-
quires tho President TO take the following oath
or affirmation before entering on the duties of
his office: al do solcmnly swear Tor affirm
thai will faithfully execute the Office of Pre-
silent of tho United States, and will, to the
best Of my, ability, preserve, protect and de-
fcnd The Constitution of tho United States.'
Any President who should fail to do this,
though he might DO good Radical. would GER
tainly bo perjured man. The more truthful
because tho less crafty membors of the Radical
party, on account of the violent passions by
which thcy are excited. openly declare that the
whole of the action of their party is out
side of tho Constitution. TuAp. STEVENS does
this because nc Is too yenomous, too passionate
and loo much in earnest to conceal the truth,
but such men as SUMNER and WILSON, while
openly violating the Constitution, loudly pro-
claim their love for liberty and union At tho
Massachusetts CONVENTION, over which HENRY
WILSON presided, a few days ago, and at which
he mado an old speech of his, n rchash of whnt
We have heard aud road before about liberty,
Union, Republican principles, and the lash,
resolutions were passed endorsing Congress,
fsvoring impeachment, and yet whining about
the adoption of constitutional means to nccom-
plish thoir onds. That Convention was pre-
sided over and managed by HENRY WILSON,
and he 10 too shrewd a politician 10 have al
lowed anything 10 60 forth from Tint body,
after the California defeat, which would
hive appeared to be resistance 10 tho Constitu-
| tion. He, it is true, leaned decidedly towards
impeachment, and 1t is equally true that he
| cond find nothing 10 say about the President
t''''" 80, .-1."s
branches Of Government, which. in defiance oJ
the Constitution, had attempted mol only 70
asurp all of the powers of the Government, but
also more power than The Government pos
sessed, by imposing on the Southern States,
through legislation in Congress, qualifications
for voters, Constitutions anil laws not war
ranted by the Constitution Of The United
States. Had Mr.. WILSON confined himself Ia
Inns speech, made for an election, he might
have deceived many in the North as to The real
aims and objects of his party; hut unror,u-
nately for him and his colleagues in Radical-
isn'' he md they arc much loo fond of being
before the public. They love power far loo
much 10 be able always when eager 10 attain
their purpoco 10 conceal their real int entions
AT The last session Of Congress, Mr.. WILSON
introduced bill in which was contained tho
following clause: "There shall be no denial of
the elective franchise TO any male citizen of the
United States by any State on account of color
or race, or previous condition, anything in the
Constitution or laws of any State TO the CON
trary Notwithstanding"
Mr. SUMNER wnrmly, almost passionately.
and certainly. dogmatically, advocated this Bill,
The people Of tho North, then, for the first
time saw tho aims Of The pnrty in power.
"hile The South alone was being punished, no.
thing was said. Passion still ruled the bour
and men did not stop 10 inquire--where will nil
this end? When, however, n blow woa s,rn,l
At .he'f own homes and fresides, they began,
nut merely hogan, to awake from their lelhar-
gy; they began 10 look al the Consii tuition, and
inquire whether Congress, or a rump of Con-
gress, could interfere with their rights as
Siatcs. they bognn to ask themselves whether
the aims Of the party in power were not for |
continuance Of power at any price, and tho |
crushing out of oppositionsat eteryisacrifce of
faith and honor The Connecticut election was
lost 10 the Radicals, but they did not, nor will
they, abandon their schemes for the retention
Of power and the government of this entire
purely and simply in sae interest of a
party. The Bill of Senator WILSON will he
pressed on Congress; whether the bill
10 to become law, ia for the North alone
% decide. Forearmed is forewarned. The
North has heard the grim saroasms OF THAp.
DEUS STEVENS against his own party. The
North knows that il is ensier to repeat wrongs
han to go back to the right. The North Is
aware that, If legislation in the interest of party
ian be imposed by force on one set of States.
he day is not far distant when, if the in.
crest of partyrequires II, the rSmiiling States
will be made TO pass under the yoke. If i.
ioes not guard Its. own liberty and ours, for
We can do nothing, American institutions will
oon become mockery, American freedom a
myth, and the name of american disgrace.
lfnny proof We're waatsd Of the fact that the
taaioal party mesnsto overthrow the govern
ncnds ofths States, and that it has not aban.
Ioned any Sf3gyIsHssoE purposes, mono better J
ould bo found Tran "a the proceedings of tho !
sadical Bofdes stsls Convention which met at {
Baltimore on3TRatsdsy last ,ssTo Tint Conyen.
ion MIR. Senator HsSAY wiIsos, the author of 9
no bill TO Interfere, in spite OF The Consitu. .
ion, with suffrage in oil of the States, and who
ad declared in conversation in this CITY that '
he Radical party would govern the country q
or tho next twenty years, wrote the following
ptter: .
NATIcK, September 8, 1887.
Mv DEAR CRrsWELL {: I had hoped to be at your :
convention, but the sickness Of my wife may pre-: I
ent 1t. ! suggest that your Convention declare !
'r suffrage, either by law constitutional amend.
,ent. Wo can carry tho amendment tive cannot
no law. At tho Last session offered an amend
ieni on tho l7th Of July allowing all, without dis.
nction OF color, to vote and hold office making \