The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-08-19

common country. we see that those who,
without ability or influence, have been
thrown by the agitations OF civil convul-
sion into positions of honor and proflt, are
striving to keep alive the passions to whch
they owe their elevation. And they clam
orously insist that they are the only friends
| of our Union-a Union that can only have
q sure foundation in fraternal regard and
common desire to promote the peace, the
order and the happiness OF all sections OF
our land.
Events in Congress, since the adjourn
ment of the Convention, have vastly in
creased the Importance of a political vic
tory by those who are seeking to bring
back economy, simplicity, and justice i'll
the administration of our national affairs.
Many Republicans have heretofore clung
to their party who have regretted the ex-
tremes of violence to which it has run.-
They have cherished faith that while the
action of their political friends has been
mistaken, their motives have been good.
They must now see that the Republican
party is in that condition that it cannot
carry out wise and peaceful policy, what
ever it's motives may be. Itis misfortune,
not only to the country, but to governing
party itself, when its action is unchecked
by any form of opposition. 1t has been
the misfortune of the Republican party,
that she events of the past few years have
given it so much power that it has been
able to shackle the Executive, to trammel
the judiciary, and to carry out the views
of the most unwise and violent of its mem
bers.
When this state of things exists in any
party, it has ever been found that the
sober Judgment Of its abest leaders do not
control. There is hardly an aDle man who
helped to build up the Republican organi-
zation, who has not within the past three
years warned it against its excesses; who
has not been borne down and forced to give
up his convictions of what the interests Of
the country called for; or, if too patriotic
to do this, who has not been driven fiom
it's ranks. If this has been the case, here
tofore, what will be it's action now with
this new infusion of men who, without a
decent respect for the views of those who
had just given them their positions, begin
their legislative career with calls for arms,
with demands that their States shall be
regarded as in condition of civil war,
and with declaration that they are ready
and anxious to degrade the President of
the United States, whenever they can per.
suade or force Congress to bring forward
rew articles Of impeachment?
The Republican parity, as we'll as we
are, are interested in putting some check
upon this violence. 1t must be clear to
every thinking man that division of po-
fOo oI,a 4
party action and to assure the peace and
good order of society. The election Of a
Democratic Executive and a majority Of
Democratic members to the House of Rop-
rosentatives would not give to that party
organization the power to make sudden or
violent changes, but it would serve to
check those extreme measures which have
been deplored by the best men of both
political organizations. The result would
most certainly lead to that peaceful res
toration of the Union and rc-estabishment
of .fraternal relationship which the coun-
try desires. | am sure that the best men
of the Republican party deplore as deeply
as do the spirit of violence shown by
those recently admitted to seats in Con-
yress from the South. The condition OF
civil war which they contemplate must be
abhorrent to every right-thinking man.
have no mere personal wishes which
mislead my judgment in regard to the pen
ding election. No man who has weighed
and measured the duties OF the Office of
President Of the United States can fail to
bo impressed with the cares and toll. Of
him who is to meet its demands. 1t is not
merely to float with popular currents,
without policy or q purpose. On the
contrary, while our Constitution gives Just
weight to the public will, It's distinguish
ing feature is that it seeks to protect the
rights Of minorities. Its greatest glory is
that it puts restraints upon power. 1t
gives force and form to those maxims and
principles of civil liberty for which the
martyrs of freedom have struggled
through ages. 1t declares the right oft the
people
.To be secure in their persons, houses
and papers against unreasonable searches
and seizures. That Congress shall make
no law respecting an establishment of re-
ligion or the free exercise thereof, or
abridging the freedom ofepeech or Of the
press, or the right ofthe people to petition
for the redress of grievances. 1t secures
the right of o speedy and public trial by
an impartial jury"
No man can rightfully enter upon the
duties OF the Presidential Office, unless he
is not only willing to carry cut the wishes
Of the people expressed in q constitutions
al way, but is also prepared to stand up
for the rights Of minorties. He must be
ready to uphold the free exercise Of reig-
ion. He must denounce measures which
would wrong personal or home rights, or
the religious conscience of tho humblest
citizen of the land. He must maintain,