The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-06-17

country that ohoes may DO gained. Ihey
would make America a Mexico peace
would be sent to Sleep with Turks and
infdels, and, instead of Union, they would
'the wafulest division make that ever fell
upon this cursed, EARTH"
Surely the Tribune should know it's
own. Such is the character and such the
purposes which the Tribune ascribes to
the Grand Army Of. the Republic, one OF
the chief props and reliances of the tot
tering Radical party. That it paints in
proper eolors and draws with; power and
truth the lineaments of this "secret sol
dier association" is spontaneously attest
ed by the better sentiment of the coun-
try. None who find satisfaction, and
prophecy stability from, the good temper
of people, and who hate turbulency as a
condition of the public notwithstanding
to the national welfare, can fail to see
that in this and other similar secret po-
litico-military organizations there is moth
ing good, nothing inspiring, nothing hope
iful, nothing that promises beneficial re-
suits, nothing on which to predicatepeace,
union, harmony among the people, true
republicanism in a Republic, or perma-
Inency and solidity to the Government
The motives, the feelings, the passions,
the purposes, the turbulence of temper
(which draw men together and unite them
lin secret oath-bound political organiza-
tions of the sort Of which we are speak
ing, were never yet prophetic of good
and good ordor to the people ond govern.
ment among whom and under which they
are found. On the contrary, they are the
very elements that combine, in troubled
times and when opportunity is given, 10
instigate and bring about revolutions and
overthrows, and arc usually marshalled
to their work Of insidious destruction by
the most daring spirit among those whom
they league together, under the inspira-
tion Of his inordinate and criminal ambi-
tion. AS we said before, the very exis.
tence of these combinations is priaaa facie
evidence of something wrong.
Had the Tribune any consistency or
conscience in the bitter and biting rebuke
which it administers to the Grand Army
of the Republic, and by necessity to its
own Radical party, for endeavoring "to
keep alive "a war with brothers," and "to
perpetuate in our civil system the bitter
ness of war; for "exulting in victories
over Americans;" for rejoicing over the
destruction of men in whose blue veins
runs the blood that courses in our own" "
and for "howling for more blood, more
strife. moro bitterness" we might hope
for some good results to the country from
the Iribune's influence with it's party to
stay that party's headlong course of vic.
'lence, hatred, and revenge. But its sin.
cerity is not to be trusted, and it is known
to be as shifting and irteliable as ''fckle
Isummer cloud" alternately condemning
and maintaining the worst acts and the
most fire -brandish ideas of the party to
which it belongs. Nevertheless, it is i'm.
portant as home testimony tc the extreme
unrepublican and usurpatious designs of
the Radical party, as indicated in the pro-
gramme of these secret political societies,
that the Tribune should be on the record
for so scathing rebuke of this Grand Ar
my of the Republic and kindred combi-
nations, to which it could never have
been pushed but, in a sudden spasm OF
scruples, by the dangerous, wild, and
revolutionary lengths to which it's party
are going, as represented by these Use
cret soldier associations" which are the
epitome of the party.-National Intelti-
Qencer.