The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-10-07

constitution. This doctrine did
not originate with Wade Hamp-
ton; it did not originate with the
South; it has been, from the first,
the spontaneous, settled, universal
belief of the whole Democratic par
ty. If it had not appeared in the
platform in the words suggested by
Wade Hampton, it would have
been introduced in some other
words; for it has been the con-
stant sentiment of the party on
that subject.
The only pertinent inquiry is,
whether the Times Inference is
we'll drawn; whether, in other
words, declaration that the Re-
construction acts are "unconstitu-
tional, revolutionary and void"
pledges the party to disperse the
new governments by force. It is
an accepted principle of logic that
an argument which proves too
much proves nothing. If the
reasoning of the Times proves
that it's editor is pledged to abet
the overthrow Of the Radical poll:
cy by force, he will perhaps recoil
from his own conclusions, and ad-
nit that his formidable inference
is i'll drawn.
The World then addressed the
editor of the Times, MI. H. J. Ray
mond, in powerful argumentuma
ad hominum, reminding him Of the
strong protest which he himself
drew up against the Reconstruc-
tion acts, and which was adopted
by the Philadelphia Convention,
and contrasting his positions then
and now. The World then con-
cludes, as follows:
But we need no assistance from
the Philadelphia address to confute
the pretence that the Democratic
party is pledged to destroy the
new State governments by force.
There is not only nothing of the
kind in the platform, but nothing
which can bear that construction
in the action of the Southern poo
pie. Wade Hampton himself is
trying to carry his own State for
Seymour and Blair through the
agency of the carpet-bog govern
ment.-Every Republican paper
has circulated that fact, and rung
with denunciations ofthe methods
he has advised for influencing the
negro vote. Everybody knows what
has been done in Georgia. In all
the reconstructed States they are
attempting to effect a change by
political action which recognizes
the usurpating governments de
facto, while denying their validity
de jure. The example of Georgia
demonstrates that this peaceful
method will be successfulif indors-
ed by the public opinion of the
countryin the Presidential election
No force will be resorted to-none
will be necessary. The same ma
iority which suhices to get control
of the present State governments
will also suffice to alter the State
constitutions. With aDemocratic
President and House of Represen-
tatives, Congress cannot intefere to
prevent the change, and immunity
from such interference is all that
the Southern people need expect
or ask.
THE OTHER SIDE.
1t must not be supposed, how
ever, that the views Of the World
given above have been permitted
to pass altogether unchallenged'
Brick Pomeroy, in his New York
Democrat, takes up the cudgel on
the other side in earnest. In Fri
DAYS issue of this paper, we find
the following characteristic edito
rial, which speaks for Itself:
HONESTY TIE BEST POLICY.
If there is anything in his Brod
head letter inconsistent with the
platform, herenounced it in accept
ing the nomination.-Wor
None but recreant Republicans
could have written that sentence
None but a member Of the breac
and butter brigade would stoop sc