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

trOuDleS DetWeon the south ana MOTH kIO9Qf
we were against the war because VIC Thoughts
that the difficulties could be adjusted withSus
bloodshed. But We were mistaken. The
South chose the, sword and We in the North
West and East, united without distinction Of
|p party ties in support Of tho Union and the
Constitution, md forward .se marched 70 ra.
down rebellion--to preserve the States from
separation---and to establish the authority of
the Government over the Southern Statek
But we had no idea to .subjugate the Scuthesu
whites, nor to libernte the slaves, end pat thsm
on the mock of the whites The war seeassa,
and tho Southern people submitted sn3
though more than three years, have .pasae4
since, yet we, have no United States. AND
why? Because tho Radicals, for party powers
sake, deserted the footsteps Of our lamentad
aud good late President, and prevented his
successor, = Andrew j chnson, from accomplish
ling that very object we fought for, WHa9
moreI 10 preserve this party in power, thcy:
made laws in direct conflict with the Constitu.
ton Their conscience told them that they
were acting outside Of that written Instruments
They knew that the highest judiciary wotad
declare such cnactments null and void; aud
TO prevent such disaster. they put their tyrans
pica 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 ConstitutionS
and for what7 For nothing else than party's
sake. They tried to depose Andrew Johnsow
from his chair; and why2 Because he stood
untorrisel by the Constitution, and was faith-
full 20 his oath in support Of that instrument.
And what mors? In thcr desperation, kIVw~
ing their sure repudiation by the nation at the
next election, they conspirc to take away tho
||rsght-of suffrage isnmthe paopie ofstaoh States
|iasi are not Radicals. refer to the, ELECTORAL
College Act sand .the; Alnbalna, Bill which
mean, ''if you don't vote for. G rnnt, We won'E
count your electoral votes" Aud what mosd
|;Wc ssce,s that tho .nntional 4dcbt instead %
dooreasinsyS is increasing In fsczD
|ssday to-day q nd ail thesa rsissuaos as
kontsage sliao1s tagz;
peoples liberty aud rights aud their poo
they ask US to give them another four yearS
leasc Comrades, these few reasons siB
satisfy you why We eannot entor tie line Of
tho so-cacd and self-styied Loyal Radical
Soldiers and Sailors, to support GranA Buss
1--we so in fcr the Constitutiou, for ur.owg
country, for the Democratic peatsegnsr foy
Seymour and Blair. (Chcers) Eentuokys
Oregon, and Montana have spoken already
:, The political horizon begins to brighten.
You see Indications of general change oE
opinion. After the second sober thought oonaes
the reaction, and with it the triumph Of tEs
principles Of tho Union De,naeHatie prassSts
We SEQ, that even the oolored popnlation of
| tho States, begin ut last to discover, that@
was not the Republicans party, wisiuiyshatsassa
tho chains of slavery. They begiu 70 Sesa
history, and find, that is tbe Boutharners has
! accepted Mr.. Lincolns propositions, issued tD
different proclamations, and had put dovn
! their arms, slavery would have existed perhsYo
till now. And if tho colored population OF tho
South have to thank some one for the ggeatssy
help for abolishing alavory, then they oFsb
to the stubbornncss Of the Southern nrmy,
which rejected Mr.. Lincoln's propositions
indignantly; losing rather their alayee than
submit to our authority. They found out as
AtAos chtaSlOH 1IOt4 ~. S0ky VIZ 49,
a military necessity. They look ovaa sa0
Republican platform, and 6nd Themselves, IN
regard to their right Of suffrage, deserted By
the Radicals, and left to the mercy of lie
white men. They sec, from the acts Of Con.
gross, that tho Frocdmens Bureau In the
Southern States, will be abolished on tho 6ras
Of January next, because tho people as0
clamoring against taxation, and they reasoa
and say, ''lf the Radicals are anxious TO reduce
taxation, why not suspend the Bureau soones3
Surely the Radicals want our votes at shs
next election TO keep them in power, aud after.
wards they kick us out Of doors" And moro
they see from tho socailGd Fourteenth Amend
,i,cnt; which IS at present part aud parcel Of
OF our Constitution, that is, the right Of sssf.
tiago will De governed oy the different States,
and not by the Radical Congress. Aud at
Inst they began to feel, that their mutual Ia.
tcrest requires thom to keep peace with the
Southern whites and send the carpet.baggors
homo. In fact, the colored population every.
where begin to realize the fact, that they have
| hcan tlasorted and i,et rnvcd hy the Rndioa1a