The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-08
a coat OF n1nny co,srs.

'hc fSS'ucttt . IiiecS'tc Is ~ Ili'Sc Ci plIC.l-
work. IL botrays The inspirations of vari-
ous Inimds. Parts of il are Radical, parts
Conservative Republican, parts tthosc which
do not call for action) Democratic. Yet all
are ingeniously Joined and stitched into II
certain scnblance Of unity. 1t is only by
putting the remote portions OF tho fabric
into juxtaposition that the difference OF lex
turc and quality is made 10 appear.
Thus, for example, in dwelling on our do
rnestic affairs, the President mcntions rs one
OF the conditions essential TO the peace and
prosperity OF the country 'the union OF all
'phe States, with equal rights, indestructi-
'he Ivy any constitutional means" OF this
condition he snys, in the next paragraph,
That ''it cannot he attained by special legis-
''laiion, but must bc regarded as fixed by
'the constitution itself, and gradually &C
'quicSced by the force Of public opinion"
Yet in The hcSinning of tic message the in
reference OF Congress with Tie legislation
ol some OF these coequal States is not only
Justified, bnt even demanded, and Congress-
is urged IL deprive Georgia OF her rights,
although she has complied with every coudi-
'ion illegally imposed by that body upon her.
'lius the Presidents tieliyerancc about the
States amounts just TO this--tllat they have
rights, bmt none which Congress is bound To
respect.
The President, in his cxordium, procla.,i.s
IL TO he Il matter of national Thanksgiving
Chat we have ''a population Of forty millions
tQf frnn rpn,,Io Nnt hn ;,,D
graph, charges it upon one of the States as
a crime tI,ut s,e has admitted to seats some
members who are disqualified by the Four
tcenth Amendments Putting This and that
together, ne learn from our Chief Magis-
tr.tc that enfranchiscment and disfranchisn-
mcnt are equally blessing-the first y gifS
of Providence, the second n benefit from
Congress. soyt of counlerwcight to tho
former.
The references TO the case Of the freed
men are curious. The President infercn-
tally asserts, and then virtually denies,
their right to hold office. He asserts it
when he says that Georgia violated the con-
sLitdtion when she unscatcd tho colored
members Of her Legislature. Hc virtually
denies it when he limits the duty OF govern
mcnt to ts citizens to ''tac protection UJ per
''son and property, without reference to
''oFisina! nationality, religion, color or poll
"tics; in return demanding of them only
obedience TO tile laws and respect Tor the
"rights OF Others" ElIgi6iliy'to o9irs is
dcxterousiy thrust out OF sight when prin-
ciplc applicable to the whole country il
ennncintcd, anu when nothing must hc said
TO cnffinchiJc the victims OF Congressional
policy at tho South. or OF racc-avcrsiou In
California. In regard to Tie laborng freed
men, the President coolly AYERS that nD
complaints are heard of lack of industry
''on their part, when they receive fair remu-
"ncratlon for their labor" YET il il; the
same ~ pen which records tho fact. written
not less distinctly npon the surface OF the
country than npon the archives OF the gov
ernmcn, that tho work OF protecting and
'JoStsrfng free labor" {amons other things,)
"ilis not met with th success in oil particue-
lars that might have been desired"-a mild
way of confcssing tat free labor has not
done all that was expected from it, even
with the aid OF the immense and wasteful
patronage of the government And this Ia
precisely tho fact.
On Cuba, the President has word for
the Junta, and a word for Spain, nnd q word
for SiclllcJ and Fish. He rides upon tllras
horses ut once, and. as our Yesterdays tele-
gram from Washington indicates, is likely
TO goJ ii.ll.
Tho tnrif is another matter in ragari to
which there is q paragraph or two o! hnlp-
less niaundeying. The President undertake.;
10 be cveiyboly's friend. iIo favors labor
tGis with tic national debt reduction, is
the trump card tho Radicals hope to play OF
the present session OF Congress. 10 IS
fiiendly to agriculture, commerce end man
u:actures. He likes projection, because It
will not disturb any OF tho Industrial nLor-
eats Of the country. But lie likes free trade
also. for IL will furnish us other markets for
the sale OF our surplus products. But os
civilized governments can play at this self
ish game ns well as we, lie recommends that
wO turn our attention to our neighbors to
tho soath Of us, and to China and Japan.
With them we may-perhaps-mako the
partition offered by the Fronchman to tho
Indian: "You take do buzzard and take
"de turkey; or take de turkey and you take
do luzzard."
President Grant spoke tho truth when he
said he had no policy. He drifts with tho
tide.
ANOTHER wrinkle OF tho Bond Ring Is to
mako all Loun ani Trust Companies put
up deposit 4 Sta o lonis. Why not lat