Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-14
AHGiviLLE G. H., Au-ust ]. 1853


2sth "i'.. inviting me on lehalr Of the Aiken
,,'"ns !" address the "nisI meeting TO raiifv
'n" 'r","c' att: nominations on Tuesday next
"f ~" Instant. nin pleased 10 see the penI,l.
"s"V'he' r"d thank you for your remembrance
"' "" r'grrt that husino.s' engayem.n's
WIN prevent my being with you in person. but
! shall cer'"iniy he with You in suirit. No mnn
mas deeper sense of the enoru,i,ies of Rntc,I
than myself. o's''''"
IL ma" sometimes occurred to mo, that II 81,
our icl"w-ciIiz-ns of the No,,l, a,a W., ii
witness the deEInrabIe cundi,;on -, ,,,;a' ,'iu n,
c"' rue has nhrndy reduced tn. So,,h !, ,v,mi,
h"' De allowed To strnd for twen,y-four hour.
s"l"nniy believe tht the white n.on,. M tLo
SCUM are "'w subjected to II more shameless
ueoasing aud vulgar Imisrul- than eve, wn. s,'
duird by any people on ear,h-wo =. ,I,n H..
W, ,''i':,eu upon liu"gary, Poland and Ireland
c"ihbIned. We suffer nIi the .xclus;,, 49,
"ee'"o"tIon "h'eh We're imposed upon the pecpl.
y. '""Se unfortunate countries-all that Irp.
"''"s tyranny could invent But here all this
N "eg, awaited an1 in, nsied by the fact, pc
c"li"r I" our case, that there are.,i,,o, our s,,
'"o o'S'ihct races. This circumstance Mt once
creates the opportunity Ind affords tie pr.,.x,
,"r 'he most crIel and unnatural op.rcs.iou
known i" the history Of the world. The Re-
construction acts of Congress 50. cnll.d. M. tho
if"t'"i source from which all this her, ib. mis-
government flows. These acts hive been, like
woes unnnmherc,l"
e nrra'rn the authors Of the Reconstruction
'c's and charge them before the world with /, ol,
cr'I',s and msdemennors
f,f"-We chnrgr that these acts wer. pnxseI
y 'e"s'r>s over The veto nf tho Presi lieut., not
"''""se tn"y were considered wise aud states
'''''"ke' hut purely in spirit Of vengeance
H'" Vi punishment. 1t was an aft er thonrht of
,he c'ne tndicul. Congress proposed In.
~" amendment to be enrruft-d on the Con-
s"'"''o"s u The States e.org nized under P,csi
neht 1ohns"ns direction. This the Southern
S""'eS unanimously refused TO accept Ms tkeir
ae' ana ihrn as punishment TO these Siat.s
an" 10 President johnson, the inGa,nou. mon
s'r"sty Chilled Reconsir iruc,iun uct the first, was
pissed oy The Radicals IN Congress The p.o-
P'e VI North were never consulted upou The
r"'J'e'' AZ these acts originated in "a spirit of
'e' eo 'hey nave been executed in The ex.
.re'h"st spirit OF ''-nvy. hntred, and malice"
l" seems 10 M impossible that the calm p,oj
eense ol the american people can approve that
"hci mas compounded in il every element uf
nH'c, 'nl"s'ic", v-gcanc", cruelty and all uu-
clinrita hlei,ras.
S'e""d-We charge that these. ac.s were not
only conceived in a spirit Of animoeitv but ,i,.t
they are grossly aud pa'pably uuconst;,u,ionoi
!. ~ a"h'l'ed That 10 each Siute l,eiunrs tb.
riI"' 10 tcguhtc suff: ay.. The President v.t, ed
."fse ac's rs unconstitutional. aEd tile Sun, EN-.
t'"url would have SO declared them had !, NM,
p'rvrhled from doing SO by this same
ka'i'caI Congress. The leudrrs 1r th. 49,,
AUNT i!'at these acts "ouisdr Of the Cons,i
!"'"n, anc. Therefore, to enfurce The, IN * nri,,
Ing short Of T., vulu:on
H""".-"e charye that these r. cons'rucliou
'e,s az h"t only Unconstitutional and vcnp.(uI
nut IN tie highest ard strongest a-use uniu.t
| a"",se and inp"lItc. In South Carolina The
n.I'''e' JSt sinnncIpateh ale in the majority,
anu iie nist tif"ct "f these nets was not to nd
mn Them 10 jus, participation in ntIui,s Int IN
| o''h over tne government. snul and body. TO
th"tl. ANA as if 10 make assurance f1ublv
sure, A. Tue same time large proportion Of III.
n"st intslii:ent aud respectable citizens ure
| , n"'.m'sea hnd forbidden either TO vote or
| hnid offce. We ask is there anythinu in the
history OF tho world comparable To tLis3 II
| mas always h"en one Of :he most anxious " ish.s
VI s'"'rsHien III all nges 10 found Repui,cun
governments upon th. intelligence ..f the voters.
VINE" bcf"re dI.l it occur that intelligence was
Intentionally 'gn"rrd aud disfranc hisrd and 1b.
entire control oi the.Staie given over 4, ,h,. ;s
:orant rnas-"s! 10 found government .o 49, .,
! afford prot cliun to PERSONS and nron.uv ,.s
| "'"ays hetn considered lh- philosophy Of iru.
| s'h'tSN'aoshr; when before WIS ,hs who'll.
properly of the State turned out 10 the tender
n"fe''S OF the needy and the mnn.l 81, s'imu-
,'''" |" r""'c and private Ilun Ter not only
oy, ,""nSr'' nut ny pHr isaU fury an,l venp-uucr !
But intolcraIIe a. t!.e-e things are tl,.v o,e
J III Our case aggravated by the fact ,Lnt the
Eu'nrr'chi In;'J"rity thus invested wi il uow.r
'.r ot different race. consolidated hy :ie b doe
"t color, and the instinct of i.lentrv !r wo
were All OF the Anglo Saxon race, time Yonid
"re'i"te. r not cni'ecl. the evil In, incapable
ol ever h"c"ining nuinrn as our ropuI,,;on !,
n" Improvement of our condition Il ht.ly -,
c'iio III tile undstu,b.d cu1ls So of urt,.,Iv ,,,n
! grcS5. F
Race and color cannot he oIliier,i.d and
!hry must ever stand in The way Of our ..-con,
! ing homogeneous people God and the inn.
nI.'ahe iawH of nature f..:tid il: md ,b;s j, ia
| which make, the recon s,tuctio, ,o;. sn,,l,i
not oh:y unwhe constitutional .ud nut
| huf The lntXhnn>tioIe fuuntau Of confusion snd
| tr.mb', an'i We believe. a crime au.,ust II.uvsn,
LINUS lar the rule OF ilIis party in s;out, Chr.
e,'"a "s cohiorn'rd 10 it's origin and PRINCIPLES.
>lrhnsets ana adventures. who leave their
co"ut1y i"r thelf couniry's good seeing the OH
p"rtuEIty. have poured in;o control and nr,s,
.p np ms great mnrs of ignorance and-pt.iud,cs
~ h'y come OF course 1or nothing but spui,.
!" obtain 'his hv huck or by CROOK lh.v are in.
delat'gntf'.- They irarangue the roor d.iuJ.d
.re e - VINO Ieit 10 himself means no harm.
'ney e'a'm 10 be his special fliend-poisou lin,
agninst his nrighbor, and rlv rerarJl... ,'t
The welfare Of the community, bevorI II, rhil;-
!. u" yield Them what they want, "pursn. ti,s
dlsgraref':i' hunt for Office" These arcI,i, ec,.
OF rum. joined by few unrrincipIed rene.
gaues OF our own, are now in full blast AMONGST
- oisptacru-Our lu,iHes.
sener"o'e Tor age. experience und cnpac,ty. who
nave spsnt their lives in the servic. Of lhe STATE
are thrust aside for aspiring elec,ionesrets neve,
stnrd Of hsfore. men 80 obscure that the States
from which thy come are unknown-ofi.ers of
the army. without lesrning, law. k,,owltdoa or
experience, who wake up suddenly and find
Themselves dignified Judges. Wonder if th4..
iorinnates do not look upon the whole thing a,
great farce They surely would moi venture
TO maintain tha, the turning out Of men dpssIv
Ing the name of judge in order to elevate ,h.m.
was intended 10 promote the welfare of the
State. A that is vener able, all that rs tin,r-
ho"ored. and all that Respectable a,e being
overwhelmed in our common ruin by this mouo
gel crew OF sr!rits aud grey. "How long, o
Lord how longl"
= For all these inonstrous and unspeak able evils
we ace no remedy but the triumph of tl,e great
democratic party. To the patriols Of the !
country, and especially 10 that purity we cry |
aiond to save us and the State from "bidsous |
Tn'n." The great D-mocratio party, standing
upon the Constitution und the imruutabls priu.
e'ples pf truth. principles OF truth justice and |
hunanity will yet make ell thing. right. Let |
US all do our duty without fear or favor-rslly |
the standard of that great patty, and trusting