The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-10-07

Ihe crowd was addressed IN an elo-
qucntand ablo lo.manncrlby lIons.sD. ,S.I
G3oding, NJ. NJ. Ray and John g.
Reid. Unbounded enthusiasm prevail
ed
"A bombshcll was thrown into the
Radical camp by Thomas Cotton, oil
Union township, Sholby county, aud
twenty-five orhis ncighbors, heretofore
Radicals, who came out and marched in
the procession, and declared themselves
Tor Seymour and Blair.
The people at home repudiate their
misrepresentation, George Julian. %a
.e---t--.
Tho Last Survivor of Jaokson's Cabi-
All That was necessary, says Amos
Kendall, to restore the Union and The
Government at the close OF the war, was
that The people of the seeding States
should rcorganzc their State Govern
menls under officers sworn to support
the Constitution Of tho United States,
and send Senators and Representatives
TO Congress.
The two Houses Of Congress had ab-
solutc power to refuse admission TO seats
in their respective bodies, all persons
who had taken part in the rebellion.
1h's 'Oas aNMc riyhyn1 posOcr Con-
grcss possessed ovcr tie rebels. ~
What jurisdiction has Congress over
cranes connsittcd, whether within the
0nion or without? Mono whatever.
Tho Constitution positively iorbids the
passage Of any cn post /ucto law, mean.
ing laws affecting crimes previously
committed.
The President had Tho exclusive right
and power to pardon thom.
The Judiciary had the exclusive right
and power to try and punish them.
Had each department confined itself
to its own constitutional powers and
duties, we should long ago have
had peace and comparative prospect
| ty.
Evcry step Of the reconstruction 1cgtS-
Mtion by Congress- has been "ontsidc OF
Mc Constitution and u boM uswpatjom !
1t is r1t only outside OF the constitution,
but IN somo cases in direct contempt Of
|
Witness their CO post /acto laws. Wit.
ness their suspension Of the writ ofha.
beus corpus it ton peaceful States. The
following IS tie language Of The Consti,
tuition, viz: "rho privilege Of tic writ
Of habcas corpus shall not DO suspended
unless, when, in cases of rebellion or
invasion, the public safety may require
it,"
Ihs prohibition extends 10 all States,
territories countries and people within
tho Union or without, over which Con-
grcss has power to lcglslatc at all. Yet
they have suspended this privilege in
ten States, where there vas neither ere
hcl!ion or invasion" in ralpablc and na-
grant violation Of the Constitutions
whether those States arc in tho Union
or not. And our army is employed in
sustaining this palpable and fragrant
''snrpatbn! Should not n patriotic OIL
cor rather Ncak his s,Vord?
Witness the whole series OF measures
dIsfranchising whites, cnfranchisins ne
grocs, forcing constitutions on unwilling
communities, and trampling, not only on
tho constitution, but upon tho most sa-
cred principals Of free governments.
The Radicnls say they want peace,
and that tho Democratic asccndancy
means war. Tho Democrats also want
peace; out there is this difference -
Radical pcace is Mepcnce Of dcspottsm
maintained by tho sword; Democratic
peace is Mc peace ofhbcrtH secured by
restoring to States and people their in.
horcnt and constitutional rights and
privileges. One of those privileges is
to live under existing constitutions,
(crcn those 'phich the Radicals hare fore
cd upon Mcm)r THEY CHOOSE. Give
the Democracy tho ascendancy, and
there will be no war unless tho Radicals
make it. But give the Radicals now
lease OF power, and who can guarantee
the peace Of tho country? II peace
there be, it will 10 tho peace Of tic
sword.
My comtrymcn, which will You
haVc---.
THE PEACE or DEsroTIsM,
or b,h
LIE PEACE OF LIBERTY,
THATls TIE lssUE--CHOOSE YE.
-. .<~-----A------.
Southern people ike money rs well
as Yankees do. The fact that the cleo
ton OF General Grant will bring up tho
price OF lands among them will recon.
clio many Southcrncrs to tho event.
Ne'o York San.
"Out OF thy own mouth will wc con.
dcmn thee" Admitting tho full force
OF tho if'ea contained in the above from
tho >Icw York Sun, suppose tho white
people of tho Sonlh love money, and
that the election of General Grant will
jNCronsc Tho whine Of ,nr l,nd, I,n,