The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-09-26

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United States, I have no other alternative
than 70 announce Ycsyou a suspession Of tho
exereisd og tlle fshstions Of my ofiSe as chicg
Iastlcc, mt sueG tiiae gas the samesmay bsE|
resumed daSWithout endangoring sthe peace and
good order of society.
l have made this announcement, fellow
citizens, lest my silence should be construed
into surrender or abandonment of sacred
trust, committed dls to my kecpipgsby the. people
of Florida; aud Should be false toyou, false
to myself, and false to the principles of free
eovcrnment--were to omit upon this occasion
to enter solemn protest against the legality
of the several. acts sof the, Congress of the
United States, uAa@ andb vYeae of Which
tho said military order was issued:
In closing this announcement, claim tho
privilege of one who has spont his entire man.
hood in your midst, Covering period of
over forty years), to tender you, a word Of
friendly advice. In tho first place, counsel
you to yield, not for ono moment, to the
demoralizing influence of gloom or dcspond-
ency, the instincts of the coward, but patiently
endure the wrongs which now oppress YOU
with that firm resolve, that unconquerable
will, that heroic fortitude, which becomes the
brave,eaooking ferssleiyerance to Him, who in
consdmmatihgS some great moral problem, not
unfrequently makes use of the wicked as ms
truments of His power.
| counsel you, in the second place, to real
lize the fact that the "war of sections" is at an
end, and that the great majority of those with
whom you were recently engaged in deadly
conflict sincerely desire the speedy restora-
ton of that friendly relation; and. bFotherly
love which formerly characterized the inter
course between the two sections of the Union.
To those, therefore, Of yonr fellow citizens,
whether Of the North, East or West, who may
visit our State, either for recreation or with
the design to identity themselves as. citizens,
extend the right hand of felIuwship-mcet
them with thcss corI1iality Of restored friend
ship-causc them tofccl thatt they are welcom
cd visitors, and to realize that the passions
,engendersd BY war. have yielded and given
place to The gentler influences ofpeace But
against those who come as the willing instru-
mcnts Of an infamons and hcartlcss, tyranny,
unparalleled in tho annals of the age, sct your
faces like nint-lnakc them to feel and sensi
bly, realize, that thsySare pnwelcoGcd intru-
ders; let there he no room for mistake or
misapprchcnsion on that point. Sycophancy,
insinccrity or dissimulation constitute no part
of Southern character. !?
Finally, fellow citizens, 1 counsel you to lie
of good cheer, and cheerfully and zcalousy to
apply your every energy to the restoration of
our beautiful and lovely land to tho prosperity
which it once enjoyed. Be assured that the
day of your deliverance draweth near, for
even now the voice of the nation is oonccn
trating, and will soon proclaim in thunder
tones your emancipation from foreign rule,
and the restoration of that priceless boon-the
right of self-government! The people of the
United States have been too we'll schooled in
the principles of free government to tolerate
for any length of time "despotism," either
military or civil, whether that civil despotism
be the despotism Of an individual or that of
an irresponsible legislative majorityi i
I furthermore ;oounsel you, by tho duty
which you owe to yourselves, to your families,
to your country, and to the cause of human
ity, to lend your every influence to the prcser-
vation Of the peace and good order irrespective
Of communities. Be very cautious to avoid
any conflict with the powers that bo, and be
content to slcavc them to tho silent operation
OF the "logic of coming events" careful, how
ever in tho interval, that you show not the
neck lower than the yoke"
Your fcllow-citizen,
CHAS. H. DUPONT,
Chief Justice of the Suprem Court