The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-05-13
Remonstrance Against the Con-
stitution.

stltutlon.
The State Central Executive Committee
of the Democratic party has addressed Il
"Rcspcclful Rcmonstrancc, on behalf of
the White People Of South Carolina,
against the Constitution of the late Con-
vcntion Of that State, now submitted to
Congress for ratification" This protest
is addressed ito the Honorable the Senate
aud House of Representatives of the
United States, i'll Congress assembled
1t begins as follows:
The undersigned respectfully shcwclh,
that Il Consultation IrauS lit with evil to the
State. and TO all classes oi The pcop lc there
of, is about 10 bcsutnilted to vour honora-
L!c Ludy for ratification. Before your hon
orab!n body Shall set upon that in>trn-
mcnt the seal of your approval, and tins
consummlie upon Il proud and faithful
people Il great aud irreparuhc wrong. we
respectfully ask Il hearing ut your liaids,
whilst with duo sense Of our rcspOnSi-
biiity to God aud to truth, we submit tor
vonr consideration the grave objections
that may be urged against the proposed
fundamental law for this State. Aud
iirsl. ncrnil us To lay bcfolcy your honori-
bic Iudy The following analysis Of the
said Constitution. prepared hy tic Hon.
3. +. Perry. n!' this Sa!c--u pure man.
I'm able lawvcr and II lifelong. bold and
n.lt spoken Uluni>t. As Il nIil vito OPP
l.:,,,..l nuiiiiratioa and secession YOU will.
perhaps, no, regard him us one whose
views ou Tie Constitution are apt to be
.,."vv%:.:iv, hy lliat disnniou spirit. which
.nanv mciahcrs nf yurr ito""r"bie body
might t!ecn >ui:i>.i"i't lo prrjn'iice any
,.a,,.r cmrna,in% from SoatI Carolina.
!; +. PERRY ll.lis states the most promi-
nrni "lrctiunS to br urged against ti:c
Constitution al the Reconstruction Con-
vyn,ion of ll,is State.
The analysis prepared by Gov. Perry
having alrvady been published in these
columns, ii is Unnecessary to reproduce
the Samc. This analysis is followed by
the comments of Hon. A. Burt upon the
Constitution, and which also appeared in
this paper ut The time Tic address con,
ciulcs in the following language:
We have thus suggested to your bon
orblo body some Of Tie prominent OH
iccLioms 10 your adoption OF this Conslilll-
ton. We waive all argument upon the
subject of its validity. 1t is Il C"nstitu-
ton de fucto, and that is the ground upon
which we approach your honorable body
ia the spirit Of earnest rcmon>trance.
That Constitution WAS the work Of North
rr, advcnlnrrr>, Southern renrgades and
Ignorant negroes Nut one per ccntuin
OF the white population Of the Stale al,.
proves it, aud not two per ccmtilm of the
negroes win, voted for it, adoption know
any more than II dog horse. or cat, what
his act Of voting implied. That Comsti,n.
ton cnlr:tnchiSr* every male nc@r" over
the are Of twcnty.nnc, antl dlstlanchiSe-
many Of the pnrcst and best white men
of the State. 'i'hc negro being in Il large
numcrcia majority, as compared with the
whites the effect is that the new Consti-
tuition establishes in this State negro SUI
prcmucy, with all it's train Of countlcsS
evils. y superior racc-;l portion, Sena.
tors aud Representatives, of the same
proud race to which it is your pride Ia
tulong-is put under the rule of an nic
rior racc--thc atjecl slaves of yesterday
the flushed freedmen Of to day. Aud
think You that there can be any just
la.lins, reconstruction on this basis? Tho
Committee respectfully reply, i'll behalf
OF their white trl!ow.citizenS. that this
cannot be We do not mean to threaten
resistance hy arms But The white pro
pie of our State will never quietly submit
to negro rule We may have to pass
under the yoke YOU have authorized, hut
10y moral agenrirS, ny political oiganza
ton, by evc;y peaceful means let lis, WI
will keep mp this contest until VIC have
rcgninrtl The heritage OF political conlro
handed down To us by an honoretl ancc>
try. This is 81 duty we owe to the lane
! that is ours, the "rav"s that it contains
and 10 the race Of which you and we ar,
alike mcmhcrs-lhc proud Caucasian race
whose Sovereignty on earth Gol has or
,Iained, and they themselves have Illus
tralcd on the ,nost brilliant pages of th'
wort.s history.
Nor. Senators and Representatives,. doc:
,hc State of South Carolina merit, at ,yonl
hands, the political treatment that ha
been nctcd ont to her without stinl.
Ii is true. Sonth Carolina took the frl'
promptly. in the late war hrtwe tn
States Her people embarked their nj
in tive Struggle, becaa-e tic soverelgni
of the State demanded this OF them. Bn
when the war ended. and the arbitramcn
to which they rcsoltcd was adverse t.
their canse,-no people over Welded NOR