Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-06-17

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of petty offices may have been thrown to Demo-
eeratic candidates, and may continue to be SO
thrown, but only from deep design. The Radicals
can easily import ten Carpet Daggcrs for every
office of profit in the whole South, and if they
fail to fill my snug places with the trooly loil,"
it will be to leave them as apples of discord to
promote contention among Democratic candidates
and their respective friends, by trying who shall
come the nearest to being negro to get niger
votes-to divide our people by making the incurn-
bents of the Offices and their friends interested
in sustaining the bogus State Governments for
the sake of the property in the Offices, and to
cause expulsion from the Democratic ranks Of
those candidates and their friends who may come
the nearest turning to white niggerS during the
election. With most candidates votes count, they
do not peigh, and thus the defeated Democratic
candidates, as we'll as the successful ones, at oil
these bogus State elections, have been, md will
continue to be, impelled toward Raiicalisn. The
Radicals understand full well what effective weap-
ons Offices of profit are to change mer's politics,
and as they have taken all the important Offices
Of real power, lot US beware of Trojan horses.
at fear the Greeks and their offering gifts"
Even if the Radical plan Of reconstruction fail,
and fail it will, the leaders are resolved to plant
the germ of radical party here. 1t is said by
some good Democrats-men who are as true to
their State and race as the needle to the pole
that We ought to FIJI every Office we can in the
bogus State Governments. especially the admins
trative Offices, with sound Democrats, because if
the Radical Legislature should enact unjust laws,
or the Radical Courts should attempt to infict
improper judgments, those administrative officers
could execute such laws and judgments tenderly
or leave them unexecuted. Where is the power
of impeachment in the Legislature, which will
never adjourn IS long Us the Treasury holds out
Who is in the House to prefer charges-who in
the Senate to try them7 Where is the power be-
hind the puppet Throne-the Military? Let
subordinate administrative oficor dare execute
his Office tenderly, or leave it unexecuted, and he
will be kicked out in ten days. Moreover, if
our rights are to be invaded let it be done by an
enemy,-not by friend. It is not positively
certain that the bogus State Governments will be
inflicted upon US, rs the Impeachment of Presi-
dent JOHNSON, and the candidacy of Mr.. Chase,
or Mr.. Seward for the next Presidency, and the
qualified negro suffrage platform, will evidently
have much to do with organising bogus States
at the South, and admitting them into the present
Congress. But doubtless many of these mopgre
State Governments will soon be installed, and as
the Radical programme is TO be carried out here at
all hazards, until the Supreme Court, or the Pco-
Piles Court, shall relieve u.s. let the bogus concerns
take care of themselves for the little while they
may have to live. Let our people be patient and
have fortitude to bear the tyrannies that their
mics have in store for theua during the next fsw
months. Every dog has his day. 1t is theirs
now. 1t may be ours tomorrow.
1t is not o fired fact thas the Radicals will hold
any elections at the South for the next President
and for Representatives in the next Congress.
They have suspended all legal elections horc, so
that the Southern States cannot possibly vote for
the Democratic Nominees for President and Vice
President It may be that having deprived the
Democratic party of its strong and unanimous
support at the South, that the Radicals will take
their chances for the Presidency before the North
ern people, without allowing the South to partici
pate in the election ut all. Many facts and argu-
ments warrant the probability of this course being
pursued by the Radicals, especially as to some Of
the Southern States and even under the Consti-
tuition of the United States, Congress has power
to "mako, or alter" State regulations for holding
elections for Representatives in Congress. South
ern Congressional elections may therefore be post
poncd by Congress until after the next Presiden-
tial election shall have taken place, or be post
poned indefinitely. For some Radical purposes
the Southern States are wholly in the Union
while for other purposes they are wholly out OF
the Union, and for still other purposes they are
partly in the Union and partly out.
AS the next Congressional elections be
tested and contested successfully, if the Northern
Democrats can have majority from their section
Mt the organization of the House, and rs the de-
clared result Of the next presidential election
cannot bc contested except by the sword, it need
surprise no ono if the Southern States are nc,
held to be sufficiently in the Union 10 vote at the
next Presidential election, Int wioly out of the
Union 10 vote for members Of Congress, par,cu-
larly if the Northern Dem Jcrats should elect u
raaiority to tho next House from their section.
Although the results of any elections that the
Radicals may hold hcro for President and for
Congressman will bo determined in advance, just
rs they predstermine the State elections, aud just
as all Elections are decided in Er.nce, and under
every other military despotism; yet whenever
any Federal elections shall be hold in the South,
it seems advisable for our undisfranchised people
to vote at th.m-in the Congressional election to
contest the result at tho organization, and in the
Presidential election to prove that the legal voters
of the South would cast their ballots for Demo
Gratis if they had the opportunity, and because it
remains to be seen whether tie white mon Of the
North will quietly allow President to be inaugu
rated who may owe his. election to the disfrau-
cLsement of legal white votera, to good counting,
and to the Illegal woes of seven hundred thou
sand niggers.
II makes the Radicals happy to see Southern
men ssrambling at the bogus State elections, first
because the Radicals intend that shall be fruit
less scramble, exceptiu catching small bats; and
second because the Southerners are unwittingly,
recognising the legitimacy of the bastard Govern
ments by canvassing for offices under them. Every
timo our people participate in Of these bogus
elections, they get moro and more demorslised,-
approach nearer and nearer to Radicalism.
G. D. TILLMAN.
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