The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1868-06-03
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selfisltpess of tbe. Democratic patty who,
tefssed TO recognize patriotic and Cons
servatiye saeinbers. ofEthe Reppblican,
4 fpany. aud in ;tlfs; way, .Lys the loss Of
the 'eleetionsin 1865, brought upon. .lle.
country the eriistunder which we have
Q noe nffsred.,lts kll }.sTr.i s,.a ,,-.., -,
Butbexperienee smayt :bsye. taught,
,hd,p wistlpn, and whatsver may have,
been Souf wHtitFaof trust in ihem,s We
hbvea no cboic e'lefi, and have no reason
TO tot.bt thrirssincs,ity sndeihsir truth
al the 4 r 'ssat time. Gli @i;s 49, 81 g'si7
Esi " iook fol one moment az tho.
| situation. We have no choices, Hive
ldid not like their zrrinciples---if they,
Were not ttheFpfihciptes under whielrSe
had grown up-Aif they were not ,hs
principles ofhifeS oiiticaT Tschook taught
us { ON orr ipfancy--sevea thea wa
have no choice, if we desire 10 presetre'
our SET respect, save 10 90 into hstmo
ny anl'acc6rd With them.
! What Is the casei On the one side
we encnpn,er aa enemy 'imPlacsble and
| felepiless, an enemy not utged on ,on-
der the excitement of passion. not in
I aqepcel even 10y mo Ives iisf' 2resenge.
bur -meved by the most sotdid fsaiings,
seeking nIdpter. and sSekihg their own
aeyalivps lY tbe permaneat degtada,ion
ofslheiF Own lace. We cannot affiliate
! with them There is no ,a,ildle course
Tor us. wi,sl bas been tie fate Of those
] who attempting 10 preserve some de-
gree Of self-respeet and respectable
regard for@Pripsiplel What isihe fste,
OF such fpersepsa who under such cir
eumstances have attempted TO affiliate
with them. II isre-wtiIing. the history
Of the Rench hirevoiutioG isls. the DAYS
Of f9sobespierrc aha Dauton sre-euacted
Here afhi6st within the sound of INV
voice bat, a. fece6l Idate, ins the Club
House of'thissciiy. W o sow how those
persons wiso ~ciaimed to- be respec, able
fet'tfcaed,i ,itwe saw That ,personaae
whom they liave, elevated 10 be Cover
norlof4the State, {G-Berai IL X. Scots. J
vito .aSas at ;het bead of that buiesa
organized by Congress' and BIZ theiE
,p'ofessed friendssi9r their. especial atl.
saacementl and sbeneti,, distributing the
bosnliss stfi a irecktrss Goyernment in
btheir behalf hisSed down their presence.
ltfwss, tile IRE 5wriGng Of revolutionary
hislosy. $50, toe. :, we saw the lealped,
person. who, with great, respectsbiRty
aud character, ADD department ,bey opd
reproach, Hon. ID. T.. Corbin,) repre-.
sents in our .Coults, the, Goysyn,ncrnit' or
the United Ststesyrejseted sana scntfeh
~ by the. black element. thatsthey,h had
raised ap 10 aid ina the. depression of
their fellow lcilizeus of their own race.
II Look aiso at Washingtoa, and. 4be
HceEes tiiat are passing tliere.s sWhatis
4 Iife fdteSof thase high sniiuded Seeaian
who, having tNilowedslheir party 20 ,hs
Hast verge ofirespeothbiIiiy, are sum,
poued dis members eaud judges to-the
Highest court of judicaiure known TO
tho laws of our country aud lItSiup
4 taken the judicial oarhi has e va seutured
4 TO abide apyNiE' Mark the iessunsuof
history that are being acted eoserNagsin
in tho drmnciarions of them as cor
i rupt. as degfstled. a. tgaifers hef1re the
/ Revolutionary element ihev had iuS6k
ed and followed nHtil iossktJ hIn6ost all
: self respect md the respect OF. ali hon,
est men. Is IL for os 10 choose VII eth,
er we viii enlist or cast our fortunes
aipoiig.t such persons as thesei : These
tis, asI have said. no middle course III
1--WE go with them we must 90 aud con :.
linue 10 % until we fiod ourselves IKE
/ General Scott. Mr.. sCoFtg,, iFessen;ien
and Trumbnf1, cast aside, and III 6nr
place an old dsfutnitpre man or some sans
estoite elevated 10 rnIe oyer our 1tSads
under ilie cry of Iibert y, and. equsiyy,
Onihe other hand, we haze great AMI
powerful party which. whatever, may
lIhaSedbeen sits alterations at times. had
4 ithes'boDor OF ybeisgl Abe party. which,
tfsom the foundation OF tie Geyernmsnl
I til now has preserved iis orgaaizslion (;
the gseat' party under which The, Coy
ernfnen, grew up2and rbscAme What ii
4 iss;A grea; party wlieh, fti,ough some
4 times divefging fromthe path Of duty.
have sill adbereds 20 che fprineiples
which tbefatbers of the country 10 .beii
wisdom delivered down TO their chill.
4 dten. We have them deaouacing lhe
oppression upon US aud avowing that
7 their struggle Is 10 redeem'us, and we
have no Other hope save fh the,n.s /
koow !, bss been said from very respect
able qaariers, that we cannot trust them,
\ that they are regardiessso or our.interests
:, aud care nothing for our welfare. Let
] lhat be assnmed. We are all in The
babit, inshe first place, Of giving our
confidence. aud conforming our judg
.mept TO those whom we are called upon
] ~ trust always looking 10 and consid.
Z eipg what is the interes, OF those hose
!, Iopipions We expect or intend 10 rely
lupop. We are helnIess. the Souil, can