The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-04-22

force upon us social as well as politica
equality and bring about an ama1gama
ton Of races.
SECTION ) OF ARTICLE IL, Forces eacl
County to provide for tho support Of th
aged, iuirm and unfortunate 1t doe
not require children to support thei
aged intirm or unfortunate parents, no
parents TO provide Tor their children. bu
| this heavy aud most enormous burden il
to be tnrowl on tie pubic and provided
for hy taxation.
Heretofore South Carolina has pursued
a wise policy in refusing ,ll Divorces
/ The mrrriage contract is not like that o
any other, which the parties may rcscine
at pleasure, without injury to society
There is Il third party, innocent an(
helpless children who are deeply inter
cs.ed in I'LL divorces. Moreover. it tends
to dclnoraizc every community where il
is allowed Or tolerated. But Section
gives The Courts power to grant divorces
This section was intended, perhaps iol
the especi:. benefit of the negroes. ii
ought also to have eguIzcd puIvganv
hici has likewise great favor with this
class Of people.
The settlement of wites property
provided Tor in section 8, might have beer
left 10 the discretion and wisdom OF ths
Legislature. 1t is an experiment, and il
found mischieyous or unwise, the Lcgis
la,ure ought to have the power of chung
inc or altering the law. But this ordinary
acl of legislation has been Incorporated III
the Constitution as !. fundamental law
not 10 be repealed.
Attached to this Constitution, are sevei.
al ordinances, and amongst them one
which repndiates all pledges Of faith and
credit, on the other part of the State, lc
any corporation or private individual
made since 1850 The honor and credit
OF Suuti, Carolina, lier good faith and
most solemn pledges, are the treated as Of
10 consideration whatever. But this or
Glinance is Oh par with that dishonor
despotisi.i. andunscrnpuloas extravaganza
which perva,e the whole Constitution
and are worthy Of the infamous source
whence the instrument has its origin.
Tie ordinance to create q Board Of Land
Commissioners, authorises the purchase oi
lands lnr tie purpose of selling them out
ill., small tracts to purchasers on credit.
This wild and ruino!is scheme is. likewise,
for the negroes, and is likely tn benefit 10
one, except the land commissioners and
:icir friends. State stocks :;re 10 be Is
sued COR the purpose of purchasing lhesv
lands. They NAV be sold, bit the pur
chasers will never pay for them, and The
loss will ultimately fill upon the State.
Did any one ever before hear Of 50 many
effective provisions for squanlerin@ public
money, when tie whole State. anil all the
people in It, are reduced to bankruptcy
and poverty: Well may those, who nave
nothing and pay No taxes, provide iol
ll.ese vast expenditures OF pubic funds,
after srproPiiatin= to themselves eleven
dollars ,cr day and mileage, and dividing
ont all the Offices of the State. They llave
appropriated TO themselves every Office
except that of Governor, which they gell-
erouSly bestowed on citizen OF Ohio.
Some are to he Cnitcd States Senators,
Members Of Congress, Secretary Of state,
.idiutant and Inspector General, Sc. &c,
others are to fill District Offices, and the
remainder become members OF the Legis-
lature
If this Constitution was all that virtue,
intelligence and patriotism could desire,
no sensible snd honest man could vote for
it, on account of tie usurped aud polluted
source whence it springs Without ex
cention. the Convention was composed OF
renegade Southern whites, yankee adveli-
tnlers and negroes, representing only the
cnlorr,l population Of the State. 1t must
remain in all time to come. q badge oi
South Carolina s .lishonor and degrada;ion,
all es pcciaily the di-lonor and iniamy OF
every one who votes for its ratification.
Il, will bc II band of iniamy which will
stick To his descendants in the Third and
fourth !!cnrratinn.
We should not despair, however, al
thon@ this black Constitution mav be
sadlled on MS. 1t is mnnsSiblc that such
Il g.vr:;:.:i,.:::;; c;l.l continue. anil the day
must come when the State viii ;oe redeem
e,l from ;,a,lcali>in by the virtue ntel!i
gence, patriotism nand manhond nf her >',lis.
Is. +. PERRY.
I'nr Sl1r,r or TMstol=Mlry.-In Tai.
foar,i's drama ofssIo,, when the ynnii!.
Greek WAS doomed to death; wllclI he WAS
taking leave al his nclovcd Clrnatlic and
preparing to look his last upon this bright
beautiful world, the fair vou>@ Girl asked
in N, agony of gricl. but with all . wo
mars ycavrin" instincts of Immortality
sss.hall We nol meet again. The answer
WAS one ot rare poetic beauty:
8" have asked that dreadful question oi
the hills that look ctcrnal-nf the clear
streams that fow lnrcver-ot' the stars
among whose fields nj azure my spirit haiti
walked i'll glory. All were silent But
VIII | gazr upon Thy living face, | fee
that there is something i'll the love that
Itlantlrs through it's beauty that cannot