The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1870-10-06
MISCELLANY.
The Call for the Redemption Of the
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The Call for the Redemption OF the
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We cannot but regard the election
now pending as one of the most impor>
tant which has ever occurred lii the
history of our State and people.
The first declaration of independence
was asserted by the force of arms. Its
principles are as vital for life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness, now, as
they were then. The same issues are
now involved, which were then in con-
troversy. 1t was against bad govern
ment that the contest then was won. II
is against q train of abuses and usurpa-
sions, we are now called upon not only
to protest, but to remove. The record
of South Carolina for the past few years
is but history of repeated injuries and
usurpations.. Of the present Govern
1nent, it may be recorded as was done
by our fathers, ninety>four years ago.
at has refused its assent to laws the
most wholesome and necessary for the
public good. 1t has erected multi
tude of new offices, and sent hither
swarus of officers to harrass our people
and eat out their substance. 1t has
obstructed the administration uf Il real
Justice. 1t has cndeavored to cre-
ate civil war, by keeping among
us, in tiMes of peace, a sanding
army of militia, composed almost en-
tireiy of one race. not for the pub
lie welfare, but simply in the inter
csts Of party. 1t has imposed taxes,
which amount to a prohibition of all
industry, aud whose oppression and
burthen has paralyzed every attempt at
recuperation aud prosperity. 1t has,
more than all, controlled all State affairs
and the industrial pursuits of the Cons
monwealth, By those who have not the
confidence of the people, and who have
governed the Stutr ;rrrd rs peopfe is
the mere instruments Of its own pcrso.
nal aggrandizement, and as the Pro-
consuls of Rome did their conquered
Provinces, without reference to the
real voice or interests of the people"
The people of South Carolina have
In vain hitherto appealed for good and
honest Government All that they
required, and for this there was u just
demand, was that they SHOULD have a
Government under which they could
live, aud which should ne the rcprescn.
tative of real Republic. This voice
has been unheeded. This demand has
been refused. And to: day the party iu-
power, by the character Of their, ,nomi>
nations, and the names of.thcir repre-
sentatives, show that the very last ob
ject they have 10 view, is Reform, and
that their whole rule, which in the last
two years has been disgiace to the
State, and a mere record Of oppression
and misrule. Evory appeal to jus ice
and nlaguanimity has been in vain =
The usurpations and corruptions have
not been disave8ed. Far from this,
taese have been persisted in, and the
struggle + oS is whether the people of
this State arc to have any Government
Of their own, or whether their Liberties,
their rights, their finances, and their
industries are to be the prey and The
emolument Of those who have no regard
for either domestic tranquility, or the
blessings of q secure and stable freedom.
: Well then, say the people of South
Carolina, appeafto the ballot for redress.
This is their oaly hope and reliance.-
The call is as broad and universal as
the oppression. From the Ashley to
the mountains, and over every hill and
valley, the cry comes, that upon their
own energies must depend the political
and financial salvation of the State.
The duties of lite >are far more than
life itself. And one of the FIRST of
thes, duties, which no man can ignore
or refuse to recognize, is that of the
rescue and delirerance of his State from
the dangers which imperil it. Our faith
ers, by their unity, energy and courage,
proclaimed and effected our independ-,
.ence. LIE. the people of South Carols
ma to-day emulate their example by
proclaimiug through the ballot the
character of the Government by which
they have been hitherto misrepresented
and their capacity aud determination
for freedom, which viii, in deed and
in truth, and not only 10 name, ",loriil
q more perfect union, ensure domestic
tranquility, promote the common de-
fonce, and secure the blessings Of liber,
ty to ourselves and our posterity. - -
And this consummation is within our
reach. We have but to put our shoul
ders earnestly to the wheel. -, :,
' >st Charleston CourreT.
% ANOTHER FALsEHooD. In Their
campaign address tho Scott Ring say
that in 1866 a currency was authorized
called the sBills Receivable Of tht
State" to the amount Of half million