The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-04
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The difference between the Republic OF
Washington and Jefferson; and theicentral-
lied despotism 90, 81 the present day, is not
Radical and- Anti Radical significance of
the weli-worn phrase Accepting the Stu
ation."', As q solemn warning it Is always
on the lips Of Radical orators, ana 90 .,
pmacea for all our ills It is the theme OF
daily disquisitions in The Radical party
Journals Morn, noon and night, with mo-
notonous sameness the words are dinned
in Southern ears. There Is but one varia-
ton in the ghaastly psalmody. AT one mo-
ment the South is cursed and reviled be-
cause 1t does not ''accept the situations q
moment later, and long ages Of friitfulness
and abundance are promised to the South IL
1t only will do what Radicalism desires. And
yet, in the face OF alternate wheedling and
denunciation, we know, and the Radicals
know; that our people do ''accept the situa.
tion," and have done so ever since the fatal
morn when the ruddy cross and cleaning
stars faded from the Banner OF the South,
and nothing remained to us but the pallId
standard which heraldel the advent of a
hollow truce of peace more hideous than
war. -.-. ,
The Southern people fought and were, de-
feated, and they submit to the inevitable Con
sequences OF their defeat. They acknow-
ledge that slavery is dead. They acknowledge
that the reconstruction governments OF the
Southern States are valid governments
They acknowledge, Without reservation
that the reforms we need must be obtained
by peaceful agencies alone-by the ballot
and not by the bullet. In q word. the
Southern people take things, as they ere
and make the best. OF them, and In this sense
do l'accept the situation" are.p17a q
This. however, will not satisfy tile Raii-
cals IN my Southern State; and still less
Wm ~ satisfy them. in South Carolina. ubara
they rave and fret as though n,, i,A,,, :,
treckoning would come. They demand that
We hug the chnins with Which our limbs
are sore; that we brand ourselves traitors
and robels; that we shame the living and
dlshonor the dead; that we cringe and kneel
and lick the dust-only too happy II allowed
| to mloose the latchet OF Radical shoe
Nor is this all. They demand that in accent.
Ing the State government as q, legal govern.
ment, we, accept, as models OF purity and
! ability, its every official from the highest to
the lowest that we accept without renniIjo5ni..
STRANGE, as right and just, every law thaatt
our ppngreL, Legislature may be pleased to
pass; that @e accept every decision OF an
rigliorant, and incompetent Judge as final and
frfevocable; that we refrain from murinn1r,..
ing upde: The load oi focal taxation; that We
accept as perfect part Of the MACHINERY, ,r1,
Eoi our rhment; that we do not eritlcise Of i
change any existing law, Or attempt to oust
i frQmhis seat my OF the corrupt and rapA.ioas
ofhce+holders who grow fas aad. .insotent Al
the eexpense' OF our struggling people. they
demand that VIC swallow. s8ntHefn Radical.
ism, with al; rs crimes and follies on ita
head; and, until this Ia ! donsf epcontiisl
naliyo will cpy. thatthe- South is, rebellioi1ss
and wilinot accept the sItudtion:n:l ~ -
/ And the Southern sRqditals may hobt and
yell ppll they arp hosrse: 9af. People sssld
ready obedience to the GoastitqtionI Of thr
; el'state nnd,the law of the land =, They nakl
to time to remover thB fAtHs nwi,ioho ssstrhtn
\ theft RrgrttHt ]s5s ;yGytr progress J Bai
tbey never ll eail q white, se euhsIeaiaV s. G
q clear, hasorrnpt .pqta; sndi ineSscs ts It'll iii
finndsrstood BY the Southern RaanA, wif
J! J they &laccept the situation