The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-08-29
NUMBER 28.

IN OVMDLEN Zoe
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troubles between the South and North asssss
1--we were against the war; because vs. thoughsa
thate the difficulties could be aJjpstea withens
bloodshed. /. But we, ;FTere mistaken Thsfl
South chose the sword, and We in the Nerthe
West and East united without distinction oH
Eparty ties ID support Of tho Union and the
cohatitation, aud forward swe marched % pnss
down rebellion to preserve the States ffuuss
separationsr+aud TO- establish tho authority sg
1.-THE Government over the southern atasest
But We had no idea to .subjugate the SeHthers
whites, nor to libernte the alases, and put than
ION the neck Of the whites. The Mass susased,
and the southern people submitted and
though more than three years hare passed
since, yet we, have no United States. and
why? Because tho Radicale, for party powers
sake deserted the footsteps Of our lamanted
aud good late President, and prevented his
successor, tAndrew,J ohnson, omsaccomplish;
ling that very. object we fought lore EaE
moro3' To preserve this party in power, they
made laws in direct conflict with the Consitu.
ton. Their conscience told them that they
were acting outside oil that written instransoDss
They knew that the highest judiciary wodld
declare such cnactments null and void; md
to prevent such disaster, they put their tyran.
nical chains on the neck of that tribunal, By,
new and infamous legislation. They have
stripped the President of such powers which
arc guaranteed to his office by the ConBtitutions
! and for what? For nothing else thnn party'S
sake. They tried to depose Andrew Johnsey
from his chair; and why2 Because he stood
unterrised by the Constitution, and was faith.
full 20 his oath in support Of TINT Instrument.
Aud what more? In their desperation. knny>
ing their sure repudiation by the nation as the
next election they conspire to take away the
Ilrsght-ofsufragc issmsthe paSpie 5fsneh States
las, are not Radicals: refer to- tho ELECTORAL
College Act ,and the. Al Alabama Bill which,
mean, ''if you don't vote for. Grant, we Hon't
count your electoral votes Aud WhaE mossS
Eve gsea, chat the ,ntfonal debt ihstsaa eg
ldooreasins is 'inereasing i'm niassn fiass
I'd sa5ssuio aASz
Eoptsages .-tAxiaa
peoples liberty and ghts and their pocketss,
they ask US to give them another four yehyse
leasc. Comrades, these few reasons VIII
bsatisfy 'yoa why we cannot entcr the line or
theis SO called and self-styled Loyal Raaicat
Soldiers and. Sailors, to support Grans. Isass- d!
I'VE go in for the Constitution, f6oE our .ovn
country for the Domocratie platsogns1 1eH
Seymour and Bhir. (Cheera) Ksntuokys
Oregon, and Montana have spele:s slresda55s
You. see Indications Of general ohanggq
opinion After the second sober thought comes
the reaction, and with it the triumph Of tEs
principles Of tho Union Democratic party.
We sec, that even the eolored population Us
tho States, begin at last TO diacossx, tkatfe
was not the RepublicaD party, wasiuisshaftagsa
tho chains of alnvory. .Tkey begip - seaa
| history, and find, that Is tbe 8outherness had
accepted Mr. Linooln's propositions, issued 10
different procamations, aud had put down
! their arms, slavery would have existed perhaSs
till now. And if the colored population os tkS
South have to thank somo one for the; gycaaess
help for abolishing slavery, then thsy ore ~
to the stubbornness Of tho Southern arasy,
which rejected Mr.. Lincoln's proportions
| indignantly; losing rather their alavea thsls
submit to our authority. They found out %
last that their salvation from slayoty wss kaS
q military necessity. They lock OVER w
Republican platform, and fnd themselysas 10
regard to their right Of suffrage, deserted By
the Radicals, and left to tho mercy os sIse
white men. They see, from the acts Of Cen.
grcss, that tho Frocdmen's Bureaus IN Giro
Southern States will be abolished on tho frs
of january next, because the people arc
clamoring against taxation, and they reason
and say, elf the Radicals are anxious to reiuo9
taxation, why not suspend the Bureau soonezS
Surely tho Radicals want our votes st shs
next election TO keep them in power, aud alter.
wards they kick us out Of doors" And more
they see from tho socallod Fourteenth Amend
n,cnt; which is at present part aud parcel Of
OF our Consultation, that IL the right Of anf.
tiago will be governed by the different States,
and not by the Radical Congress, Aud es
last they began to feel, that their mutual In.
| tcrest REQUIRES thom to keep peace with the