The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-05-01

CaUlOn from HOu. ID. L. 011y III
the Columbia Ph9nir of last Thurs
day. It will be seen that this dis
tinguished politician and consist
ant Union man differs widely with
the majority Of the leading citizens
of this and other Southern States.
His views will receive careful at
tention from the people of this
section, and will doubtless infu-
cnce many in their action:
"The United States shall guar
antee to every State in this Union
a republican form Of government"
Section 4, Article ", Constitution
Of the United States Of AmericC.
Under the authority, the Con-
gress Of the United States, after
excluding from their seats the
Senators and Representatives Of
ten Southern States, has estab
lished in all of the excluded States
a military government, absolute
and unlimited in it's powers 1t
is we'll known that these States
have exhausted their power and
resources in a gallant and heroic
struggle for independence and self
government. They now have no
alternative but unqualified submis-
sion to the military despotism
thrown over them. It is to be
hoped, and it is generally believed,
that the military commanders in
the Southern States will exercise
their despotic powers wisely and
humanely., 1t is the admlnlstra-
ton Of a government, and not the
form Of a government which makes
it odious and oppressive. A des-
potism, wisely, justly and virtu-
ously administered, is the most
perfect government that can be es-
tabIished. 1t is the government
Of God, established by him for the
government Of the universe.
Five or six months ago, South
Carolina, with all the other South
ern States, rejected, with scorn
and Indignation, the constitution
al amendment, which proposed to
exclude from office their leading
men, and'reduce their representa-
tion in Congress, unless they per-
mitted universal negro suffrage.
Now, it is proposed by the mill
tary bill not only to exclude this
class Of persons from office, but to
disfranchise them and exclude
them from voting in all elections,
and at the same time to enfran-
chise their former slaves and give
universal suffrage to the negro.
Strange to say, that there are
many persons in the Southern
States whose high sense Of honor
would not let them adopt the con-
stitutional amendment, who ale
now urging the people to volunta-
rily swallow the military bill, re-
gardless of honor, principle or con-
sistency. I am happy to know
that they are secessionists and
never were Union men.
The inquiry is, which, then, shall
we do? Whilst I have been wri-
ting, the telegraph brings the
glorious news that Mississippi
and Georgia have appealed to the
judiciary for the protection Of their
constitutional rights as sovereign
States Of the American Union.
Would to God that South Carolina
stood by the side Of Mississippi
and Georgia, in this their last no
bic effort to maintain their dignity
and honor as States and the just
rights and liberties Of their citi-
zens. If this last grand, expiring
effort in favor of freedom should
fail, then the South will have to
quietly meet the tyranny Of Con-
gress; but, in meeting, she need
not embrace the hideous thing.
When the military order is issued
for a registration Of voters, let
every man, not disfranchised, go
forward and register his name.
When the election is ordered for a
convention, it will be the duty of
every voter to cast his vote for
the wisest, best and most trust
worthy men who are eligible to
seats in that convention. This
much he is forced to do for self.
protection, and to keep the State
Government from falling into the
hands of unworthy and base men