The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-10-07

Democratic party in other Southern
States are in unison with our own.
These are the views we hold upon the
question in which we, as a people, are SO
deeply and vitality interested. We intend
no war--we mediate no revolution--wc
want no evils strife. We are for peace,
and intend to keep the peace, and will
not break it If not forced To do it in self.
defence and for self-preseryation.
We counsel and exhort our people to
forbear all acts of violence upon the
colored race-even to endure provoca-
tions, which they would not tolerate under
other circumstances. They are ignorant,
and led on by designing white men, to
make threats, and commit acts Of indis-
cretion for the purpose of producing
collisions between them and the white
people-and to resist them by violence
will be to enable their white leaders to
accomplish thcir object. For this and
bearance which can be exercised.
We advise our people to accord to the
freedmen all the rights and privileges
which the present laws secures to them
Withhold from themno rights to which
they are entitled. Let them rot be OBJ.
structed iii the exercise Of any privilege
which the laws give them. Under our
present laws they are entitled to the right
Of suffrage. Let them enjoy it freely,
voluntarily, and without molestation. On
the day of the approaching election, to
avoid conflicts, the polls should not be
and will not be occupied by one race TO
the exclusion of the other; but arrange
lnonts will be made whereby all who are
legally entitled to vote shall exercise that
privilege, and we believe that our people
have magnanimity to see to it that no
freedman, whois entitled TO the right of
suffrage, is debarred from his free exercise
Of that right. This is our counsel and
advice, and We trust and believe that it
willebe needed.
Having made known our true position
in regard to the Reconstruction measures
of Congress, and the protection which is
due 10 the freedmen in the enjoyment Of
their rights and privileges, we assure the
people-all the people OF every name and
persuason,- North. South, East, West.
that these are our vicws-the views Of
The Democratic party Of Georgia, and any
representations to the. contrary are un-
true, and Go us great injustice.
We pledge ourselves to submit to all
laws constilulionally scnacted--to all de-
csions oft!lc courts, declaring laws to be
constitutional, whose constitutionality
may be disputed: and in return, We claim
all the rights Guaranteed by the Conslitu-
tion-wc c!airn protection Of life, liberty,
and property. by law: and we claim for
our State equality oi;rights and privileges
with other States of the Union. We dc
sire to see our government brought back,
to lis original purity and first principles.
We desire an administration of the Fed.
eral Government upon the principles upon
which it w;ls administered in the early
ages Of the Republic.
Equal ard exact justice to all men, Of
whatever State, or persuasion. religious or
political-peacc, commerce, and honest
friendship with all nations, entangling
alliances with nonc-tlc support OF the
State governments in all their rights, as
The most competent administration for
our domestic concerns, and the surest
bulwarks against anti Republican tcndcn-
cies-the preservation Of the General
Government in its whole Constitutional
vigor, as the sheet anchor of our peace at
home and safety abroad-a jealous care
of the rights Of election by the people-a
mild and safe corrective If abuses which
are Tapped by the sword of revolution.
where peaccable remedies are nnprovided
absolute acqniescnre in the decisions of
the majority, the vital principle of rcpnb-
lies from which there is no appeal, but to
force; the vital principle and immediate
parent of dcspolism; wcll.disciplncd
militia, our best reliance in peace and for
the first moments of war, tillregulars may
relieve them; the supremacy of the civil
over the military authority economy in
the public expense, flat labor may be
lightenly burdencd; the honest payment
of our debts, and sacred preservation of
the public faith encouragement of agri.
culture and of commerce, as its handss
maid; the diffusion of information, and
nrraignment ofall abuses at the bar of
public reason freedom of religion; free
dom of tho press; freedom of person un-
der the protection OF the haJeas corpus;
and trial by juries impartially selected"
Let tue Federal Government be admin
istcrcd upon these principles, and, speak
ing for the people of Georgia, /" we pledge
our lives, our fortunes and our sacred
honor" to maintain the Union in its full
+. G. cABANIss,
Chmn. Central Executive Committee
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