The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-09-26

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United States, I have no other alternative
thaas 70 announce toyou a suspeSidsiion Of tho
exereisd of Che fahetiohs Of my oflseo az Chief
Js'stlsc, Until such tim gas the same may ba
resumed without endangoring sthe peace and
good order of society.
have made this announcement, fellow
citizens, lest my silence should be construed
| into a surrender or abandonment of sacred
trust committed to myskecpipgsby the people
of Florida; and should be false toydu, false !
to myself, and false to the principles of free
eorcrnment--were to omit upon this occasion
to enter solemn protest against the legality
of the several. acts eof the, Congress of the
United States, uad& and BY vseae of xhich
tho said military order was issued
In closing this announcement, claim tho
privilege of one who has spont his entire man.
hood in your midst, Covering period of
over forty years), TO tender syou. a word Of
friendly advice. IL the first place, counsel
you to YIELD not for one moment, to the
dcmoralizing influence of gloom or dcspond-
ency, the instincts of the coward, but patiently
endure the wrongs which now oppress you,
with TINT firm resolve, that unconquerabo
will, that heroic fortitude, which becomes the
brave, saooking fortdsliyersnce to Him, who in
consdmmatihg some great moral problem, not
unircquently makes use of the wicked as ms
truments Of His power.
| counsel you, in the second place, to real
lizc the fact that the "war Of. sections" is at an
end and that the great majority of those with
whom you were recently engaged in deadly
conflict, sincerely desire the speedy restora-
ton of that friendly relation; and brotherly
love which formerly characterized the inter
course between the two sections of the Union.
To those, therefore, Of yonr fellow citizens,
whether Of the North, East or West, who may
visit State, either for recreation or with
the design to identity themselves as citizens,
extend tile right hand of fellowship-,nce
them With tho: corliality of restored friend
ship-causc them tosfccl that they are welcom
cd visitors, and to realize that the passions
ssngendered BY war have yielded and given
splaee to the gentler influences bfspeace. But
against those who come as the willing instru-
mcnts Of an infanlons and heartlcss. tyranny,
unparalleled in tho annals of the age sct your
faces like ilint-lnakc them to feel, and sensi-
bly, realize, that they5age pnwelco1lcd intru-
dcrs; let there be no room Tor mistake or
misapprchcnsion on that point. Sycophancy,
nsinccrity or dssmulation constitute no part
Of Southern character : !:
Finally, fellow citizens, 1 counsel you to lie
of good cheer, and cheerrully and zcalously to
apply your every energy to the restoration of
our beautiful and lovely land to tho prosperity
which it once enjoyed. BE assured that the
day of your deliverance drawcth near, for
even now the voice Of the nation is conoen-
tratine, and will soon proclaim in thunder
tones your emancipation from foreign rule,
and the restoration of that priceless boon-the
right of sclfgovernment! The people of the
United States have been too well schooled in
the principles of free government to tolerate
for any length of time "despotism," either
military or civil, whether that civil despotism
be the despotism of an individual or that of
an irresponsible legislative majorityt <
l furtherma1e counsel you, by tho duty
which you owe to yourselves to your families,
to your country. and to tho cause of human
ity, to lend your every influence to the prescr-
walton of the peace and good order irrespective
Of communities. Be very cautious to avoid
any conflict with the powers that bo, and be
content to slcavc them to tho silent operation
Of the ''logic Of coming events" careful how
over, in tho interval, that you show not the
neck lower than the yoke"
Your fellow citizen,
CHAS. H. DUPONT.
Chief Justice of the Suprem Court