Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-08-11
THE OoUNTBR-REVOLUTIoN.

Notwithstanding the Rump Congress, sus.
tained bv all the Jacobins, devoted the last
hours of their session to passing a bill, not
onlv to complete the revolution they have long
been engaged in, but to making it a bloody
one through the massacre of the Southern
whites by armed negroes-the Abolition
stumpers and presses continue their howl
about FRANK BLAIR and his Counter-ReUo-
luton programme. The Columbus CRISIS
says these howls may serve to brighten the old
women and pusillanimous fanatics of the Alb
clifton party itself, but will not disturb the
masses of the people, who are as clearly In
favor of the Counter Revolution as ever any
people were in favor of their representation.
The entire career Of the Abolition party has
been revolutionary in its character; but there
has been a bloody, wicked and lawless revolt
against liberty and in favor of despotism:-
The people now want a cOunter-rcYolution
against despotism and in behalf Of liberty
The Abolitionists revoltcd against the Com
s%titution, against the laws, the Government,
the rights Of the States and the. liberties of
the people. This revolt has demolished the
Constitution, overthrow the Government,
trampled upon the rights of the States, SUBJ
verified the liberties of the people, and after a
career stained with every crime, desolatlng
the quiet homes of half our citizens, filling
up grave yards, keeping a conspiracy OF
thieves in office, has left the people impOyer-
ished and in bondage to a class Of aristocrats,
who own the public and all the labor held
for its payment, collecting their profits thro'
a military despotism. The Counter-Rcyolu-
ton is against this hideous catalogue of crime.
1t is to restore the Constitution to its pristine
integrity it is to purify the laws it is to re-
store to the States their rights under the
Constitution it is to crush this military des-
potism as a hydra it is to destroy the negro
conspiracy in the South which threatens that
section with a repetition of the tragedies of
San Domingo it is to maintain the natural
supremacy of the white race it is to return
to those people their heritage Of self govern>
ment; it is to build up the fallen fortunes of
the oppressed everywhere; it is to remove
this incubus of debt and taxation which re-
duces the bread of the laborer and starves
his children; it is to drive out the league of
thieves who have settled upon the public
offices and are devouring the substance of the
people like the plaques of Egypt it is to
give back to the people the liberties and
rights and prosperity of which they have been
mercilessly and wickedly dcspoilcd. This is
what the Countcr-R cUolUtiOn is destined to
accomplish. 1t will be accomplished peace
ably at the polls in November next; but if
its purpose is defeated through any of the
lawless aud murderous schemes of this usurp-
ing Rump of a Congress if they undertake
to swiudle the people out of their voice in the
selection of their rulers, or to ovcrawe it with
the votes of barbarian hordes Of merccnary
negroes, led by renegade whites-to them
will belong the responsibility of rendering
the Counter Revolution other than bloodless.