The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-03-06
This state of affairs is among the possibilities of


This state of affairs is amorg the possibilities of
the future it must result from the success of the
schemes entertained by the Radical leaders IN Con-
gress; should it be reached, how long will it be
before the people will be driven to turn upon their
oppressors9 What will be the fate of the tyrants
who in the tame of liberty will have reduced
free people to slavery !?
The English Parliament sought to limit the pre-:
negatives of the king ostensbly to preserve the
liberty of the people and to maintain the Consti-
thtioh. With its success, grew its demands: From
Constitutional resistance, it appealed to arms 1t
declared support to the king, treason. 1t deposed
his majesty, tried, convicted and executed him.
At this moment, it found that instead of having
concentrated oil power in its own hands, which
had lately been its object, it had master in the
army-a master more etacting, more violent, less
reasonable, and more 10 be dreaded than Charles
had BEEN 1t had created the army to dethrone
the king; and the king was dethroned and dead
it found the army conscious of its power and ready
to use it.
The army had overturned the throne; it turned
its bayonets upon the parliament and without
struggle, the parliament was stripped hot only of
the power it had usurpcd, but of all power
such as it suited the interests OF its new masters
to allow it to exercise. The constitution of the
country was destroyed; but the army, not parlia-
ment, was MASTER and the fayorite of the army,
the gody Oliver, became prophet, priest and king,
under the title of "Protector"
| In the end, the people gladly welcomed back
the old system, and received with open arms the
murdered king; they had suffered so greatly, en-
dured SO much, that even the dissoute Charles IL.
inspired them with hope of relief, and they hailed
him as deliverer.
Congress may succeed or Time, the President
may be impeachcd; the Supreme Court may be
gaggud Stevens and Boutwell, and Butler may
lord it over the land, and in the name of liberty
and equality and fraternity re-enact the scenes of
the French revolutions but it must invoke the aid
of the army, and the army will in the end crush
it, and soldier will grasp the sccptre and the be-
trayed people will say, amen Selma (Aia.) Hes
senger
Minority Report.
Hon. Edmund Cooper, of the Select Committee
appointed by Congress to inquire into the murder
of the Federal soldiers in South Carolina has sub
mtted n minority report on the subject in which
he altogether dssents from the opinions Of the ma
jority of the committee as expressed In their report
Mr. Cooper says that the facts elicted at the trial
of the prisoners J. c. Beys, IT, g. Showers, Robert
Keys and Elisha Byrum do not prove their guilt;
that the tribunal by which they were tried was IL
legal that they were broughtto Fort delaware by
order of Secretary Stanton, and also justihcs the
Communication IF their sentence by the President,
and their subsequent release sitter trial before an
United States Court. In regard to the alleged out
RACES on freedmen in the South, Mr.. Ctbter says
sit Is triie that Gen. Thomas, Gen. Sickles, Gen
Wood and Gen. Baird in their testimony express the
opinion that the civil tribunals in the departments
under their command do not administer full and
impartial justice in cases where Union men, SOL
diers and freedmen are parties litigant; but they
furnish but one single case, although the direct
question is asked them, and that was case in the
State of Tennessee, mentope1 by Gen. Thomas,
which he admits to be the only one within his de-
partment.
ait is title that they mention in general terms
that Union men, Federal soldiers and freedmen are
not safe in their departments, but when asked to
specify the number of cases and the localities where
they have uctitred and the names of the p rites
injured within the last twelve months; they could
only mention one case in the State of Tennessee,
ut Nashville one in the State Of Mississippi, at
Grenada one in the State cf Louisiana, en- the
road between Alexandria and Mbnroe, and not o
single case in Virginia except the Watson case
aud no case in North Carolina, Georgia, Florida OF
Alabama"
And Id enth 5f these tdsts these Officers testify
thnt every exerton was made by the civil authori
lies to arrest aud punish the offending parties.
Mr.. Cooper, in conclusion, says:
"Hence do not belicvs NTH The committed
shat the courts cannot be relied on for the pun
ishment of crime where the Union man, soldier
OF freedman is concerned, and that justice is prac
cally denied them; Or, that up to the time, since
the close of the war, there mas been no change for
the bettcr;' atd that the hest material interest o
the country, as well rs the highest consideration
of humanity cali for the establishment of military
governments over the Staies of Virginia, Nortl
Carolina, South Carolina, deurgia Florida, Ala
bama, Mississippi louisiana AFkansds and Texas
On the contrary, in my opinion, genuine freedom
is imperred by such legislation, and that it can
not long survive the corrupLing influence of 'brist-
ling baydnets anG the vaultng ambition Of military
rulers I"
MARRIED, February 2lst, at the residence OF
Mrs II. II. Witherspoon, Cabarrus county N. e.
by the Rev. John E. Pressy, Miss MAGGIE c.
Woops1DE and Mr. D. ]. SnERARD, Of Anderson
District, S. c.
On the 2sth ult, by Rev. W. p Martin, at the
residence of the brides father, Mr.. WILLIAM
THontsoS and MIaERvAC COOLEY, all of this Dis
trict