The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-09-26
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United States, I have no other alternative
thanss 70 announce you suspeprasiion Of the
exercisc og Tho Functions of my ofdto as Chief
gusticc, aatiI susti tisiha asas the same etmay Be
resumed sSithout endangering sthe peace and
good order of society.
have made this announcement, fellow
citizens lest my silence should he construed
into surrender or abandonment Of sacred
trust, committed to my'keepipg by the. people
of Florida; and I Should be false to you false
to myself, and false to the principles of free
govcrnment--were to omit upon this occasion
to enter solemn protest against the legality
of the several. acts sof the Congress of the
United States, u4a& ansby vytao of yhich
tho said military order was issued y
In closing this announcement, claim tho
privilege of one who has spent his entire man.
hood in your midst, Covering period of
over forty years), to tender you. q, word Of
friendly advice. In the first place, counsel
you to yield, not for one moment, to the
demoralizing influence of gloom or dcspond-
ency, the instincts of the coward, but patiently
endure the wrongs which now oppress you,
with that firm resolve, that unconquerablo
will, that heroic fortitudc, which becomes tho
brave, ,eapking fersaalyerance osHius who in
consdmmating some great moral problem, not nGjit
unfrequcntly makes use of the wicked as ms
truments Of His power.
l counsel you, in the second place, to real
lizc the fact, that the war of sections" is at an
end, and that the great majority of those with
whom you were recently engaged in deadly
conflict, sincerely desire the speedy restora-
tion of that friendly relation; and. brotherly
love which formerly characterized the inter
course between the two sections of the Union
To those therefore, of yonr fellow citizens
whether of the North, East or West, who may
visit our State, either for recreation or with
the design to identity themselves as. citizens,
extend tile right hand of felIowship-mcet
them With tho coraiality of restored friend
shp-cauac them to, feel that they are welcom
ed visitors, and to realize that the passions
Sengsndered by. war have yielded and given
|splace to The geatler Influences 0fpeace. But
against those who come as the willing ;ustru-
mcnts Of an Infamous and heartlcss tyranny,
unparalleled in tho annals of the age, SGT your
faces like Aint-lnakc them to feel, and sensi-
bly, realizc that theysare pnwelco6lcd intru-
dcrs; let there bc no room for ]; mistake Or
misapprchcnsioni on that point. Sycophancy,
insnccrity or discrimination constitute no part
Of Southern character :! 80.
Finally, fellow citizens, I counsel you to lie
of good cheer, and chcerfully and zcalously to
apply your every energy to the restoration of
our beautiful and lovely land to tho prosperity
which it once enjoyed. BE assured that the
day of your deliverance draweth near, for
even now the voice of the nation is conccn-
trating, and will soon proclaim in thunder
tones your emancipation from foreign rule,
and the restoration Of that priceless boon-the
right of sclfgovcrnment The people of the
United States have been too we'll schoolcd in
the principles of free government to tolerate
for any length of time "despotism," either
military or civil, whether that civil despotism
be the despotism Of an individual or that of
an irresponsible legislative majorityi / K
l Furthermore scouuael# you, by tho duty
which you owe to yourselves, to your families,
to your country, and to the cause of human
ity, to lend your every influence to the prcscr
vation Of the peace and good order irrespective
of communities. Be very cautious to avoid
any conflict with the powers that bo, and be
content to.slcavc them to tho silent operation
of the 'logic of coming events" careful, how
over, in tho interval, that you show not the
neck lower than the yoke"
Your fellow citizen,
CHAS. H. DUPONT,
Chief Justice of the Suprem Court