The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-10-07
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Nsark, Read and Inwardly Digest
,ThsS Spoinb Of resemblancey and agree
-nsat ostweonsevcry trcccoustitution'and
s the Bible. and between, their legitimate
results. Wholesome liberty and~true reli,
gion, are both numerous, striking; l.
We have already called attention TO tue
sroad statement, that as the bibie de
scribes mar. to bc,so statesmen and lag.
isiatcrs all agree 10. test;;ying uncon-
sciops!v that he is, by thein institutions
and their. laws, 2. Tie objections. too,
made against both is the same, viz: that
ccnstitationals government, by its re-
gnirement Is, implies, just as the Bible
standard Of holiness, a degree fof intelli-
genco and7irtue altogether mpracticable,
and some would go SO far as to say,
wholly impossible. 3. The code OF liber-
ty, ike the ten commandments, consists
of. series Of checks and cnrbs, or restric-
tions and restraints. The ton command
ments have fallen into such complete
dcsuotude with a large part of tile people
of tho once United States, that they
ought to be published, for theinformation
OF tine public, in every paper in the land.
It may be enough forsthe present, how
80 cali l.attention to: the fact, that the first
table forbids. the worship of the negro,
however hypocritical that worship may
he;s and the second table is q sort of
prophetic protest, against the principles,
habits and practices of Bowen, White
more, Neagle, AS. Wallace, Judas Moses,
aud numerous other leaders and members
OF the Republican party in South Carolina.
We confess some misgivings, when we see
the present Chief Justice a. the head Of
the Judicial, and sshis only begotten son"
at the headsof the Legislative Depart
nent of the State. Should our printers
forget, therefore, to follow our. direction,
nd publish the ten commandmentsin our
first column, as just about the best Dem
ocratic campaign document that we can
think of at present, our Republican read
ers are hereby Informed that they may
soc them, Sby purchasing a; Bible, and:
turning. to the Twentieth Chapter of the
Book Of Exodus. The regulatio1s.found
therein are the regulations we refer to,
and are known among Democrats, Chris
tianssand J Jews under the title of the ten
commandments We take pleasure in
spreading Wholesome information, such
AZ the above amongst our Republican.
readers, and trust we will be soon favored
by. q large number Of Subscribers from
thatquarter. Ss
Gdr5Republican readers, now that they
h:vss started to read this editorial, are
aise5 informed, that there exists a once
.ycuerated document called the Constitu.
ttios. soi the United States. Its peculiarity
is thattit forbids. everything that the Ro-
publican party-has been doing for several
:ears,sand in this respect, is precisely like
the ten commandments referred to above
II iorbids military government=in time Of
s re4o5.i1I ItSgives the general government
80 control over, tho question of suffrage
II forbids billso pains.andpenaties, such
IS the acts prescribing the Arkansas test
oathsand other similar denominations. It
torbids &c post Jfacto laws, and laws impair
ing the validity.of contracts. such as tho
retroactive homestead swindle Of our 80
called Legislature. 1t iorbids standing
armies toSzbe. kept blythe States, as tie
Tennessee militia. for example. And.it
tfsrbids the expulsion of ten States from
shs LF..;oni III is a series OF restrictions
.:;,u checks
4. There is, lin conclusion, a striking
analogy between special doctrines of the
Christian faith, aud the theory and prac-
tice. ofsa free constitution. Were we to
cnter this region of discussion, however,
we would aoon encounter the storms of
controversy, and be pronounced by one
party or thetother q visionary thcorist.-
But any one who woulddeny the truth of.
the likeness between religion and liberty
to the extent that we deem it prudent TO
insist ON it's existence and on its valuoy
namely, in the above. mentioned three
particulars, must bedefcient in discern
ment or ip candor-.1Nnnsboro' Ne,os.
EX-GOVERNOR ORR. HAuLs THE DEMoc.
RAcY OVER THE CoALs.-Governor Orr, of
South Carolina. who is now in this city.