The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-08-26

losing and the Democrats gaining ground
New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Con
neoticut, New Jersey, Maryland, Califor-
mia, Oregon-and Kentucky, have all gone
for the Democrats by thousands and fifty
thousands There is nothing more GER
tainethan that this reaction will go on,and
must go on whilst. the causes of the reac-
tion-the tyranny, usurpation, oppression
Hand taxation-continue as it does continue
and increase with Radical rule.
This change, inl public opinion at the
N North, is not confined to the civilians and
men of pence, but it pervades the army
and all those who served in that army for
four long years. Two thousand Federal
officers, including many of the highest
and most distinguished Generals in the
Federal Army, met in Convention in New
York, and endorsed the Democratic plat
!: form, on which they intend to stand and
fight Radical tyrants and usurpers. They
have drawn again their swords and en-
listed for the war-such men as General
Franklin, General Ewing, General Steed-
man, General Slocum, General McCler-
,nand, General Hancock and General Blair.
/ s. Lam satisfied, from all chat 1-saw and
heard at the North, that Seymour and
Blair will be elected by Northern votes,
/ if they do not secure single vote in any
of the Southern States. But they are
sure of Georgia and Alabama, if the peo-
pie of those States are permitted to vote
in~the election. They are equally certain
of Virginia, Texas and Mississippi, if those
States are allowed to vote atall. North
Carolina Florida andaSouth Carolina, are
doubtful. But havestrong hopes of yet
redeeming North and South Carolina.
If the. Radicals permit the bogus Leg
islatures in the Southern States to rob the
people of the right OF voting for Pres-
dental Electors, and take to themselves
this right and exercise it, the Northern
people will rebel against the usurpation,
and resent it unto death. II the States of
Virginia, Mississippi and Texas are not
! allowed to vote, and the Radical is there
by elected, trouble will ensue from the
!. North. The great heart of the American
people is republican to the core, and they
Twill mot be peacefully robbed Of their
bnth-right. All the acts and all the leg
4.islation OF the Radicals have been arbi-
trary and, despotic, in violation of the
/ Constitution and at war with civil lib
erty, and the sober thinking republican
portion of the people are utterly disgustcd
/ with their rule 1t has, been we'll said
that tho Radical party have based them
l:selvss on principles which must work
their overthrow, and never can gain the
l'sanction Of The American people. Thoy
are in favor of having one currency, that
of gold for. the rich bondholder, and an
other currency forthe soldiers, mechanics
and laborers. They have filed the pub
lie offices With rogues and swindlers, and
have refused to let tho President remove
them They have manifested dispcsi-
ton to arm the negroes against the whites,
throughout the Southern States, in order
to carry the elections in those States The
inevitable consequence of this would be to
Eplunge the country into a war of races,
which will extormina.e the negro.
| 1t is oursbounden duty to take all pains
! possible to undeceive the colored people,
as TO the designs and purposes of the
Radicals. They are told by the carpet
baggers and scallawags that they will be
thrown into slavery again if they vote for
Seymour and Blair! This falsehood must
be met and exposed. The negroes wore
set free, not by the Radicals. but by their
owners, voluntarily in Convention Of
TIE State. Their owners then adopted
the Constitutional Amendment, declaring
that slavery shall never exist again in
these Uuited States. 1t is impossible,
therefore, to restore slavery if the South
ern people wished to do 80. But they
wish no such thing, and would not do So
ii they could.
We must assure the colored people of
| South Carolina, and convince thom, that
their true interests are with the white
race of the South, and both races are mu-
tuaIly dependant on each other for their
we'll being and prosperity. The owners
of the lands must have the colored people
to work them. And the coored people
must have the lands to work or they
perish We must satisfy the colored peo.