The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1871-01-04
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tssI Ibsekusi fesNist the distinct resoia4
ftieSS SsYer tosentsr pdl,iicaor, political
lssstiun, Int to o.iimit the grasif cation oi
fahbifioo 10 professional sutcess. y hia
trssoautioa vas based upon the assunp,
Won shat the integrity Of she govern;
neps would mot bedistnrbed, aud Nas
aaspssssa from, oul 1aens that Integrity
8tEss btcughs into iqaessions Entering
fp6lties with none: but the most pnselish
fandpatsiotisi aesirs 80. MD ip preserving
fconssitutional union, I, Rss caught In
}the rdrfess which qaiekensa:inf o:resez
aldtionasys susdScss on she sepeai OF the
hiisseurt ednt tsonise, and ,have3 since
fseu boFde aloag, every hour Vainl5 but
Earnestly endeaEoriDgto arrest it Wild
| rush to toou9sruiu.- :'.se .'.ss
Through oil. its three stages Of Sc.
).ssssip6ssesFsiog aaa sstnetion, ]
llihAys been tie Ssaious ga1d cossistent
tantagonistcf Hsfesoiusiors and regard.
l.iug4as, / did theffst stage q na error;
the secondzs u crime:and the third as
IGsmonssreusia arpations J. wouA not,
iifI eould, disguise from you the ,iact
i,thst the conscious memery that loppos.
I cd al, and am, ID no degree, responsible
EEforthsGonssqaeacss ofanYS has been TO
me:aWeA spring Of joy shrough-alltde
horrors Of, ting past; and will be q source
Eof strength ID ahthe struggles Of: the
future. Whatever else be,loss; this cons
seiousuess ofself sacrifice and devotion
tto2whatsI believed Ras right is a;treas.
futs Of fiuexhaustless wealth which no
power can destroy and no misfortune
can take away.
+. The revolution, at least IN its =. Vcr (
Of violenee, let as hope, Is at ia end
LesEing uoW.egt of view che material
and moral deyastations sustained, 1t is
our duty to ascertain aud FIX with alipos>
sibie dissinetnsss, and without passion
the changes wrought by the revolution
in our political framework; f0f these
changes, though wrought as results are
now to beeome causes, and IN their time
must work results, for good or esf'
over oil -onr country tor, perhaps gen
erat.ons'so come.
The tangible perman neot resulss shus =
fl1fougas by the 9ar 10 tue character .,
our political institutions are emnoaisa
in what are known as the thnseeth'
fourteenth and htteentb amendments 10
the Constitution Of the onited states.
Il is historical accuracy to say snas the
thirseenth amendment received the as
sent softhe original constituency OF tae
SoutheTn States; and the two otnef
annendments did nos reseiVe toas sss' :
Ne7ersneisss, Fan. saese aMsuamsus, au as,
nave oeel p.ocseimeG, Ds 'ne .po"es
having Jurtsalesioo, or tue Question, ~
hsye received censfitusioaa, Fat'ncas'or,
aud 70 constitute parts OF the has'ona'
fundamental law:
Taxing this, tosn: as OFT m s1as'ins
point, the hrst question Is, v nat are
the specific changes Wreusnt oy 'aese
amendments -.
Tue nfstenasges I noaee are, per
haps, the only onss which the popular
mind seems 70 be aware OF. as accom-
plished at sH. Tne amenomsn!s, Ia
1.-THE order named established with .
quaiifca catfon, the ftesdous eiylI equali'
tty and political eqoaity OF the races
all races and cofors -,
The only badge Of bondage remain
i1g Ju; Ameasea A,,s q the qos.aaea.lon :.
[laded to-beiug the assapllisles imposed
fby The Eolreeenth Aneodmenf upon
posaoa ef the waite race 10 the eoutn'
efo StstAs.
But In .Efuth, thea,e changes, in th'
EfsIstiye stas1s of theE different snees ar
1.-The @oat .in1i gutheant- effects Df thes,
fsnendneuts, Not oaly hes the eeivi
Eana uosisicaI stasss Of the negro rae
I,cE chs1sea but. ghat Il. inexpi essi
/ n ~ f,r -, SLe ~ isS;:.taioa or5r til,
4 eiy;f and 80 politicsr status OF al til,
\ ,snssa ir.all fke StstSSs etil Be held /.
S.vs I -. t;snaiissrad y Sy theia amend
!, = ~. 80 Ssatss 's asTer,ssiv, 10 .bi
i GsSs,si & GoSerpISent. fliss eFscts !,
sss.s sS,isSs' ';T fEe eAarae.e. of thj
ss,. ,,,ent..:si,rc ~ -: NV. inereas
~ ~ NSSssSl 800 rreatIv lesser
IA its Fsdgd features Indess,. Eau
~ siS Z Nsf;ossl f6sn hra the idea
- ~, s. sbS ~ votss a;urIsd;esi6n, eve
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