Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-10
e IA-eosShnoA BkeWN ON THE sIrUA.


tysnteh delivering addresses to the people o
hennta Savannah and Augusta, ADVISING
tls:n 10 accept tho situation, and to co-onera,o
: n carryiqs- out. tho Congressional plnn Of r.-
ueslon, which is proposed in the recen,
3 nasary acts. His speech delivered to the oil,
l*eie ct AnlSnsth,, wo see published at length
~ nc nc ffe's Of That city, and willis. acreein,
~i.f most of IFS conclusions aud concurr;,g ~
,'he policy recommended, ", cannot lut l;s-
sens ifouf esrtdiniaprlncip assumed md 49,.
= g9menIsiset forth. (which seem cntirelv incom-
pa'ih's With the true. Southern veiw on ,bs
Jet
IN meeting the argument of those who mr.
raish the Inconsistency of the Cou9ressiono,
po'iey Of holding us to be in the Tu;o, far
certain purposes nnd out Of it when it best
'c'i'9or's with their policy. the speaker retorts
" 2 counter charge Of Inconsistency against.
'"' SO VINO gave up their cherished PRINCIPLES
as :'ar"hoiders and sccessionsts, by voting !,
me convention for emancipation, by legisla.
i've enactment extending suffrage to the ne
gro ard by rcsn'ning their allegiance to n gov.
infht Which they had done their hest n
oFt'shroW. Bu! is there auy inconsistency i,
''.''s-s III .''s-s there any Remuneration of princnle
'nnn which charge Of inconsistency .,n Ia
E'o"'pea' Nen mfy act very differently in
se'iSe'eh' circumstances, for precisely the same
tnoeHes' and The same apparent inconsistency
- ,their actions be resolved into the hiples,
haifr"ny and consistency of princip.e A
c:"Tse7oF policy does not involve necess,r;,v
change Of principle or I'M Acknowledgement IF
GIT IT. we mny'he unionists now, wi,hou, nd.
H"'''"e mat we erred in holding the doctrine
~ secession. We may have cn,ancipated the
save und volcd'him civil and political ,ich,s
ab"er the pressure Of circums tances whe, W,
oer other e,reu'ns;ances we would have regard
ea II as entirely uhwise and impoli,ic. Ye.
"nas shall We say Of the consistency of those
Wae' :wng'ngh war ostensiLly for the sunnr.s.
slon OLA rebeiion and 1.-the restoration of ibs
9a'ona,a mad wttesi.so,fL he justified only On
that grolsed. nov h.; the struggle is ended nm,
the'r suceees. nylrevcd. would. renudi.ts ,ho
tts'''ha1e consequences Of their own doct, inc
Ana apply 10 US n 'nw which could only be ina
uneo on'the assumption that secession VIVA a.
accomplished fact. and TIM. we arc co,ou.r.d
power.
"oTerner Brown asserts that we are redueea
'o'ohe oftwo alternatives, either Of which 10
Inconsistent with the present altitude of ,ho
Getrga' before the. Supreme Court. We ,r.
eiH,er conquered: people, oht of. the Uu;o,
ana as foreign state have no coust;,u,;o,.i
nght 10 nile such bill as that wbiol, bs. h..,,,
eu-o' VIC are rebels ip the. union, guilty Of
'eason ana subject to the pnins md penalt;es
'ttreason-confscat;on aud disfranciiss,ou,
NJ last. But admitting fully the con.s,,.n...
"is" would follow from the first alternative
''ele".eu' does the other supposiiiou that we
"a 'ne Cn'on. necessarily imply that we
Hre rebels and traitorse Are the y,r;o,s ,,,.
=! inhestyfentirely inoperativef Steven. h,
sea adm'ts thnt there are obstaclesi in n.
sS'ieh'e oi e"h'iscaton, which he con
'"'" Only on iht & ,und that we are a con-
3ueFed people, amen able for the conseouen-
COS oi wag'Dg war, fiom which the prssd.n.
can grant immunity. IF we were rebels ,nd
traitors we have been paidoned, and ,ro;n
occupy a'eeognized status in the hiebes. fed
Es' Judicial trbunals. If the Supreme Court
sh"uld refuse to assume jurisdistion Of The
oe"rgla injunction bill, it will Certainly no,
''e 'or Tue renson thnt Georgia s not a State in
'"e onon, or Tint its representatives are still
fseeis and traitors against the Government.
We are disposed. however, to agree in on;o.
ION with Governor Brown ,ha: the Supreme
'ooit WILL Decline TO grant The relief prayed
ana 'ofthe sake OF avoiding conflict with The
government will refuse to assume Jurisdiction
ont9e ground that the question presented is A
pSi.ttsai one, 70 be determined by the Prssi-
"ent under The power given him by Congress.
IN any event, it matters hut little how the
court may decide. since it CANNOT effect lbe &C.
lion 'tfihe Executive or the legislation Of Cvu
gress. >"5.-. =.
4"hhresard to the acceptance by the Sou,I,
eIn people Of the terms proposed by Conercss,
covering Brown Is very saDenine that i.s, ef-
feet will be 70 allay, oil further agitation, and
Lad to The removal, Of existing disabilities
tut'~hn'eser opinion may be entertained on
'h's point, there seems TO be very lite diver
s!hS.4' sentiment Rrnoag tie best informed, as
10 the ja'e which awaits Us, .if We reject the
terms rroposed-confscatio and disaranchise-
mentg The black men Of the South, and the
loyal whites will form our s;as:s constitution
aAd We may form some idea cf+se Character Of
constitution formed under such sitcurnstsnces
Onsn .netionsso far from relieving US from
present evils, will not suffice 20 maj. IN our
present statue; = may delay, but. .deiny rn!y
to deepen the darknsss oI our fpal doom. IL
there s is one ne poias upon which ,apens Of every
shadeof tsntiment. ip the dornipant party ara
asrsed it'i' .hatSshe South must comply with
= 'hessrms aow offered, or accept The more odi-
ous. 3ltsisahe psrt Of true wisdom to choose
THO lsasts sefstyo syils. r.@ ,o<. -. zrt ~
.s1S RapidAL1z1Aa TIE SOUTH: - =.
SIhs Prominent jourhhls or the Republican
tsyastbs Foftb, havs been urging tho ne
oes'iss 0sssnding eouie Of thsir leading repre-.
sentatives to the sesouth for ths purpose Of seen
ring ihsauceess Of tl,ef party bsss. The policy
isanow aat berg ,inapgugstsd: niseissiPpi :. Ia.