The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-30

feat the wishes of the people in the North,
and then put forward the commander Of the
army as their candidate and give him the army
to elect himself, substantially inviting him to
seize power whether elected by the people or
not This conduct shows their determination
TO forestal and defeat the will Of the people.
The menace OF war which they now make them
selves, but falsely impute to their opponents,
because the judgment Of the people is invoked
against them on these acts, despite their at
tempts to avoid and prevent this issue from
being forced UPON them, only illustrates and
puts in broad light their determination to
hold power at all hazards. That, at least, is
what they want the people to believe is their
resolve: It is, however, but brag game. The
cence in their rule. Gen. Grant ominously says
s'Let us have peace" with the same meaning,
and they are winding up the session with a
distribution Of arms among their followers, TO
give emphasis 10 the language OF Grant
and his followers alone threaten to disturb
resist the will of the people in the lawful
exercise Of their authority to pass judgment
upon the acts of their unfaithful servants and
restore the constitution. The Democracy have
submitted without resistance to the most glar-
ing violations Of the constitution, and to every
species OF tyranny and outrage which have dis
graced the meanest and bloodiest tyrants in
looking to the day Of deiverance by the ballot
box in November next. Appalled, by the pros
pect of being at last brought to account, these
corrupt and ruthless oppressors are attempt
ing to drive the people from the polls, and
compel O still further submission by arming
their followers and threatening war if they
shall pronounce against them. But there is
Blair with truth, 'to avoid all strife, is to put
the issue plainly to the country" That has
been done. Now let the people decide against
these usuIpers, and they will not have c0rpo-
rails guard to sustain them. General Grant
will not find soldier, not even colored soldier,
who would resist that judgment. Napoleon,
backed by his millions Of armed men,
Can the carpet-baggers survive the power to
which alone they owe their official life? The
dictators of the caucus ut Washington, like
the Bombas of Naples, will become objects Of
derision, when, with loss Of power, they cease
to be feared. Their motives will become yet
more contemplate. The transfer Of the ex-
ecutive power by the people to the bands OF
it's forms, to the JOY OF once more united and
fres people. Nor have / the least misgivingss
but that this will be done. In the address
made here year ago ventured the predic-
tion that the people would repudiate the faith
less men whose inslne love Of power had driven
them to violate every guarantee Of liberty. Our
Democratic leaders we're so discouraged that
they made but little effort i'll the canvass last
year. The result was, nevertheless, that the
Radicals were signally defeated. This forced
them to fly to Grant; but the elections since he
consented to CO. operate with them show that
the people are not to be diverted from their
purpose Of restoring the constitution by the
influence Of his name, or deferred from doing
their duty to themselves and their posterity
by brandishing his sword before their eyes.
They want that assurance Of peace which is
afforded by government Of law, and not the
peace Of despotlsm or Of the reign OF terror @ OF
other military chleftain, has become the minis