The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-05-13
ORDER RE1GNs IN WARSAW.

| General Candy commanding the District num-
bcrcd of the five military allotmcnts into which
the Southern States have been parliiioncd by the
Radcnl Congress, has conveyed official nfurma
ton to the Headquarters of the Army at Washing
ton, that the State of South Caroina-onc of the
original hirteen-the land of the Pnckneys and
Kullcdge, of Legare, and Pctigru, of Lowndes'
McDuftie, and Cahoun-no longer exists as free
white commonwcalth-bu that, obcying The Con-
gressional rescrp, lie has delivered up the State
into the absolute possession of lis future negro
masters When Gen. Candy thus announced tlia,
he had caused the white race of one Of the States
of the American Cnion 10 pass under the dcgra-
ding yoke of helpless captivity to their late eman
cipacd slayes-when lie announced his, perhaps
unwilling agency in cousummaing the most nta
nous act that modern civilization has Witnessed in
three ccnuries-wc can imnainc the red blush Of
shame that mantlcd his checks, and the soElbre
frown upon his forehead?
We cannot understand how any true soldier can
consent 10 fill one cf these appointments of South
ern District commarler. Tie very existence of
he office is standing offence 10 minority of the
Nation and to the fundamental law of the land
To fail in the execution of these hideous enact
mcns, so repulsive to the honorable sentiments Of
an American citizens, tc dccency anil to liberty
and so destructive 10 the prosperity of the country
would seem 10 us to be more desirable by far than
10 succeed. To succeed is TO have ones name
painfully and ANONYMOUSLY associated with period
in the history of the country, to which in n few
years hence. every citizen, AT home or abroad. VIII
refer with shiiddev The officer in command Of
this Dstric, is, rs we know, gentleman by hirE
education, habits AMI association. Gen. Meade
has endearored to do his duty. we believe, con-
scien,iously Being moderate radical in politics.
he is not of course, TO be considered perfectly
rational on that subject. No radical of any de-
scripriun ever comprchendcd the nature Of the
Government established by the Constitution Of the
United States His political uhliquity is the inevi
table result of his education and should DC par
doned But what pleasure or honor Gen. Meade
Gun expect to derive, from becoming instrumental
in forcing Military Reconstruction Governments
and the votes of negroes who have no more legal
right 10 exercise the suffrage in Alabama by virtue
of an net of Congress- than he has TO insist on
being crowned King of England, is much beyond
our comprehension. Just think of the Government
of an American State only suggestive of illierae
negroes. vngabonds, rencgadcs and bnyoneis?
We would suppose that such n man rs General
Meale would shrink from the contamination as he
would from the touch of lcrer. Besides. it can
not he denied that the people have protested by
their elections from Maine TO California, against
the RcconstrucliuE measures, and all the wicked
work they were designated 10 accomplish.
1t is true that one of the military commanders
has managed. in The true and cnrnest nobility OF
his nature, and his 6nc Democratic intelligence, to
retire from The position with extraordinary credit.
We alude TO Major General Hancock who is, NJ
this time. the idol of millions of his counlrymen?
This is the case. because he rose superior 10 the
party inlringucs of radical cahal-bccause l'c re-
mcmhercd flat the white inhabitants of Louisiana
and Texas had some claims upon his magnanimity.
Justice aud respccI-hccausc he felt TINT his first
duty was to the Constitution of his country nnl to
the people Of the United States? On the other
hand what has becume ofle petty tyrani Sheridan:
Like the butterfly of an hour lie fitted in The
warmth of radical ilai0ries, but has already fallen
to the earth, like very grub, nipped and frozen
by the uniimely winter Of radical fOrgelfulness
What has become Of the rcsplendcnt Sickles, who
Inspired to sort of independent Dominion, with
an Army, Navy, and Treasury Department all
of his own, in the Carolina Provinces, and WHO
gave laws to his unhappy subjects from the soft
cushions of his chariot and four. Lo, his glory
L,r ,l,nortal frnm him and men now recur to the
period of the ''Sickes Snrrapy' with no conceal
menl of their derision, and always multer some
thing about 'higI life below stairs The eloquent
Colonel (no longer Major General Commanling'
&C., &C., ishimscif content to dispOrt his uniform
as the brawling champion of Radical demagoguery.
But why dwell upon the subject?
All that we need say further is this, and We say