The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-08-28
Political.

and pressnt, vet ptoRnos,ics OF gfsat
changes in the thoral and political world
ate frequently seen long ere the cohsutti.
eticn Of = revolution. E...
In the existing state Of affairs with the
United S,a,es, whefs The supreme power
consists in an oliearchy-where BY usut.
ps'iun, an established form Of Govern,
msnt, FREQ and interrupted has been
changed into dcspU,ism, base and pu.il
anifhous to the highest degree, We behold
the ef-c,s Of popular Democracy.
In alt ages and e:as, as We trace the
pages Of history, We find In every govern.
ment. Of whatever form, grades Of society
and d,visions OF labor. The laws Of M.
turs afs immutshle. and provision has
beeh tbsde by nature herself Tor the dat
charge Of all the functions pettalbihe 10
the eregarious propensities Of mankind.
"hs knowledge IL power" for ~s read
in every page Of history aud every
achievement Of tnsn-kpo~ledgs will
rule. The I'm mpfovsmSat Of The mind. tho
noblet gift Of God, elevstes in proportion
ss the intellect is cultivated.
Men then are classified according
TO their intellectual st,aipments, and this
regulates the grades Of society, and so
long a. wisdom directs tho popular feel.
ing, SO long will there be stability in q
COVE, nment. But, where men lose sight
Of honor. good fi,h, aud fellow feeling,
and persue @ith blinded oyes the "goldeh
Goddess" losing sight Of all except their
own contracted interests; then wisdom,
learning and virtue are left to dwell in
retirement and uickerv stalks abroad.
II is q truth beyond doubt. that no
government can stand where it's interests
are deserted fuf the accomplishment Of
private end.; no better illustration is af
fnrded than that which a, present occu.
pies the public mind.
At the head Of the United S,ates gov.
ernment is a Congress, by their number.
an oligsrchy, but in reality a consolidated
dsspoti.m ~ho ain alone at their own
Hgrand'z-ment. They have constituted
themselve. the executive, Judicial and leg
is'a'ive powers OF a free government. BY
hood ~ink,ng their ow, cohstituen,s, thsy
have broken the bonds OF union which
bound people together. and as vet, un.
t'smeled. ihes are pushing their work To
= communication. They have attempted
I" place the African on an equality with
the Cauca.sisn for the purpose Of gaining
hi. favor IN thslr legislative capacity,
thev have framed laws OF rec obstruction /;
hey. this bogus Congress, in opposition
to Constitution long cherished aod raj
varai. have pretended in their snpsrio,
Disdoms 10 show the wav to preserve 4
government dissolved bv their own act.
And ~hrt is It ,hev propo.si Th.ta
Convention shall he held In each and eve.
~ Of the rebtiious States. That the duty
OF this convention will he to revise their
State constitutions, making all men equal
rrpsp-c,ivs Of rsce or color and 90 rel
wise them that they conform to the acts
Of this bogus Legislature in Congr.. a.
.embIed. And II this he done, what do
they next propose to dol Do they intend
10 proclaim = general amossty and allow
the Southern States TO el-c, their own
candidate. to Congress. Nevst! The
end is not vet; the South must awai.
until AL things are prepared thew must
wait until their rem aiming sub.tsnce 10
eaten up hy taIstion; until = radical
President has mounted the throne unit,
New England ia glu,tsd With s2oils from
her cotton fsld., and republicsnism Is
hlo,,sd on, forever by sgr.ranism. .'
Can the South yield her honor. and
hsi tst untsrnisbed glow so far a. to i;s.
ten to such Inducements for calling Con.
vsn,ioni I Will she yield the reputation
for truth and character which she has 10
long sus'sined through peace and war,
and blot our fair fame foro,ssi
We are po~erle's. but let Us not by our
own act brand ourselves with snsms.
The horison is 1imsd bv rising mist,
hn, VET, me thinks tho Sun sppssrs-
Knowledge 10 power. aud IL will prevail.
Thst people Who have 90 long enjoyed
political rights and liberties handed down
to ihs'n by their ancsstors, will rise 10
their strength superior 70 uicksry and
, pr-jnhic-, and lift their ,eices sgsins, the
violation Of thst Constitution which they
have 40 long held sacred.
No Convention" I ssv. should he the
motto OF the South. For IL held, Il 10
contrary to. the Constitution and il car.
risd out in sccordsnce With ths recon.
srncdon ls~s. Il will be to the disgrses
Of thoss aiding