The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-07-29

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point in its Repah hlieau-..histsryssif f--tho-
individual and religious rights of men
are TO be trenched upon and attempted
to be crushed thysiviiap.hosities simply
because said powers chanced 10 hold
their positions By the sbfhnges Of The
members Of The Institution OF Sosisty
whose creed aisasrocs with the faith of
the Orangcmen. =
The blunder that Kelso made waa as
wong in its enormity saF you'd bs
an order from President Grant to.mor-
row forbidding the !. further, worship of
Godsin this country, oaiy ID lobe's slos.
ct. sa
There are sonis pefsons Who 81 lsfieer ne at t
sand stigmatise che celebration by the
'iasons Of ST. J5hh'si Day. Now i suppose
fora moment becausc OF these sorl.hcads
and their dislike Of Free sfasoary, The
aExecutne'gt Washington whe were to ibs' issda'
anorder forBsldin.' them from the OK
ercisc of thisright Z. ~ t'' -''
. aFs suppose altis Zeasc, because it viii
's.riko4;hs mmdsofiOat readers in astrong.
or light, aud that 40 hay be the moro
able to mako clear and pain the iioa
10 DO cosveyed in this article.
I'VE say suppose this? Wsat would This
Continent say ?--nay, what WOULD the
rwiiolc civiliaci World say: Would not
execrations deep and black be showcrcd
upon tho man whose heart could iathcra
thing 50 mean?
would he DOT be taken by this
people or fraternity, outraged in thcir
creed, like az OK to the slaughter pen,
and tiicre made to expiate his siu2
sSTheses are strong words, but tie
.enormity of the crime psrpetratod by
Kcisos deserves to be spoken Of in such
q manner. Aud Let our readers under
stand Us. We ase not speaking in this
strain because wetare Orangcmsn. We
belong to neithergof the Institutions at
mar With each other. b.. we do be-
long to free country; and When mems
rights aud opinions arc attempted to be
trampled upon by other mcn, ,~or any So
ciety or set Of individuals, we will al.
ways be found raising our voice as one
OF the censOrs OF such crimes. we re-
peat that We are neither Catholis, Or
angemen, nor do wc bcio,is to any
Church, therefore il cannot be said that
We have any prejudiees in this matter.
Our creedis q free and independent
one. We believe in nor exercising
freely their opinions, no matter what
they are, SO long as they will give to us,
without Molestation, the same Yssht.
Every man is endowed wnh soul, and
gifted with a-patare responsible to his
6 od, and if he violates any Of Heavens
laws, there is punishment that will
follow as consequence. But let not
morials, IA blind, .as weak, aud rs mis-
guided perhaps rs the Rebel against
Gods laws, seek to infict an earthly
punishment.
Freedom is cur motto. Freedom Of
thought, Of mind, of heart and of opin-
ion. We acknowledge supreme allie
gionce to God, and secondary ono to
our country. And so long as we remain
patriotic and faithful in the observance
Of said secondary allegiance to our
country, we shall as surely expect the
support and protection from insult for
opinions sake, at the hands of The Gov
ornment under which we live. If that
Government fails to. hold out to US its
protecting arm, when in danger of insult,
it is a miserable failure and IN abortion
of the idea that our forefathers had Of
Republican Institutions. But thank
God for the Republican party, thank