The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1868-09-30


Deeper than that" 49,.
y But look little further and see the
horrible effect Of their example. Con
gress has taken control of the Execu-
tive branch The Senate usurps the
power Of removal from office and for.
bids It's exercise, by the PresiIent--they
are masters Of the administration and
command the army Of office holders
Of course the subordina,es are ready 10
adopt the, code. Of morality which
their masters act upon. All. dishoues.
officers may saSto Senators and Reps
reseptatives, You are bound to pro.
tect us ) we are not faithful 10 the pub
lie, but we are as true as you are to The
party and ourselves; you swore TO sup
poIt he Constitution, and we swore 10
perform our duty. with fidelity :. our
oath is no stronger Than yours Il you
can swindle the nation out OF her lib
critics what shall hinder us from cheat.
ing The Treasury? Aye, the lesson
you have taught US we will learn, and
it shall go hard but we will better the
INSTRUCTIONS" .' 30. s-|...~" .
The, consequence is, that we have
the most corrupt government on the
face Of the earth. / cannot speak with
perfect accuracy, but ! believe | am
within reasonable bounds when | tell
you that a thousand millions would no,
cover the frauds committed, since the
close Of the war. We have the heav
lest debt that the industry of any pso
pie ever struggled under without being
totally crushed, and il ia increasing in.
stead Of being dimini-hel. We are
taxed enough TO keep the government
running and to pay otf the whole dsbt
in ten years, it. the money were hon
estly applied. But one half the inter.
nal revenue imposed by the Federal
Government, and collected from the
people, is stolen before il reaches the
Treasury, and the other half is sauan.
dered by Congress in schemes of the
most extravagant corruption. Before
The war, our current expenses were less
than seveniy.ive millions Of dollars;
now they are nearly four hundred mil.
lions. besides the interes; on The nation
al deb. and without counting what is
stolen an trunsitu. The financial diff.
ference between Democratic rule. and
Mongrtl ms rule, is worth your Serious
attention. 'l''
This is The necessary result of The
Radical system. II cannot lie other
wise as long as they remain in power.
No evil tree can bring folth good fruit.
If YOU cease to be governed by law and
allow yourselves to be held down bv
mere brute force YOU mast pay for II.
Tyranny is always expensive. The
price of Your own enslavement will be
proportioned to the cruelty Of the vas.
salage. Congress keeps up an army, a
navy. Frecdmen's Bnreau, and other
machinery Of desbotism, and makes us
pay hundreds of millions for them. in
oi der to maintain i'm the South law.
less domination of negroes, scaiIswsgs
and carpet.baggers. Bv this means
they hope Dot,only to control tue South
but TO do what they please in the North
TO rule us for their pleasure and plum
der us for their profit.
The most hideous shape that tyrnn-
ny ever puts on is that Of corrupt
ohgarchy, where the forms of free
government are coupled with subs,an-
Iisl deepo,ism, where the rights Of the
people are acknowledged in theory
while they are practically trodden under
foot; where there is a written Cons,ilu
ZION which the rulers swear TO preserve
without keeping their oa,hs, Rather
than see Gen Grant elected President
with the understanding that he is to
administer the government or the Con.
gressional plan Of disregarGine all con
stitulional Obligations. il would be ia,
better to let him or somebody else b,
proclaimed absolute dictator, and abol
ish the Constitution AT once. For my
self, il ::,nst choose between the two
most frightful evils that ever scourgeG
the human race, will, without hesi,a
| ton, take an unlimited monarchy, in
preferences to a'rolten republic.
But we are not reduced TO that alter,
native. We will save our institutions
BY putting an end to the power which
lthrea,ens their overthrow. This nigh
ty and puissant nation is already " rous
ing herself like strong man after SLEEP
land shaking her invincible locks" We
Twill elect Mr.. Seymour, aud the govern
ment shah be administered again in the
INTERESTS Of justice and liberty regula>
ted by law, .....
fudge Black retired amid long coli.
finued shouts Of applause.
| "A uyau lSrcTIs of Sl.rinp3 3eld Massnchu.