The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-04-01

they Will excite the Jury OF Lhe PSoPiS'
and be positively overwhelmed. W heth-
.er they shall determine to advance, or
shall think it more prudent to surrender
at the point they have reached, will be
indicated by the final vote of the Senate
on the articles of impeachment Should
they depose the President, you may rest
assured that they have resolved to carry
out their designs at every hazard.
But l think the Radicals have become,
not only suspicious Of General Grants
supposed popularity, but are extremely
doubtful whether the rank and file OF the
army will consent, in day Of trial, to be
used against the people. In the recent
New Hampshire election, General Grants
name does not appear TO have cxcrted the
slightest preceptible influence upon the
canvass. No doubt it would be well,
both for the Radical leaders themselves
and for the country, if they could be per-
suaded to desist from their violent pro-
ceedings Ifthe Presidential election were
to take place during this mouth the Rad
ical party would not receive scventy-hve
electoral votes outside the Southern States.
When it occurs in November next they
will probably receive still fewer electoral
votes. provided the election be fairlycon-
Quoted. And should the Radical leaders
be mad enough TO persist in the revolu-
tionary enterprise of silencing or coercing
the ballots Of the people, there will be All
uprising in which they will be swept
away like cLatf in the path Of the hurri-
cane. The people arc perfectly confident
in their strength. and OF course desire to
effect redress or grievances if possible, in
the forms OF the Constitution. They
wish, for every reason to avoid collision
and public violence. But they will not
permit all oligalvhy of Congressional ty-
rants to opprcss them by substituting the
will of Il party for the Constitution and
laws Of tie land. They will take what
ever measures that may he necessary to
prevent it, and upon this, it is my opinion
the people Of Alabama may rely. For
tunatuly, too, an error of judgmcntin this
respect can do no possible harm.
Consequently | trust that yonr commit
tee will advise our tellow-citizens 10 SUBJ
NIT patiently, for Il few months, to any
evils they may be forced to bear. Let
Inein pfOLcSt against l!iclr o!i'lcSH'o
and await u sure deIivcrance. In order
to vindicate the constitution the Demo.
cratic or Conservative party, when in
stalled in power, must sweep away every
pretended government. set up against the
will of the people by bayonctS, under the
present reconstruction laws ot Congress.
This mission OF Democratic conservatism
will be to restore the old Constitution,
the old Laws, and the old Liberty. and
to raise over us the true flag of the United
States for our protection. And TO reach
this result they must inevitably trample
out these hidcous evidences Of Radical
awlessncss Let us do no act unworthy
of our race or Statc-let us preserve our
manhood, our honor-yicId to neither
threats nor brlbcs-sut!cr accomplishing
ly what we are compelled to endnrc-but
with the fixed determination ut the first
opportunity TO reassert cur constitutional
rights in the Union in all their original
vigor