The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-10-12
accepting the Situation"

Under this caption the Sumter Meas
quotes portion of our leader sDespot-.
ism Revealed" and says: 80 - =. =.
Now, if those who oaccept the situation may
consistently use such Language in reference to
it, and man what they say, then there IL not so
much harm after all in suchacceptance as that.
But we mist confessth that,we doenot clearly SEQ
how TO reconcile the +JoUsxAL,s severe but, just
condemnation Of s.tAe conduct Of tho party in
power ever since the close OF the war; with
its hearty acceptance of the hogas "Apend-
ments,' of which Amendments" the "Rushiux
Bilr' is only natural result. . = y
We do not propose to arguesthe point
I =66..;1 :, = - = llsssIiH meEeT statc
the reasons why we accept the situation,
The question settled by the war was
that human slavery should no longer ex-
list in this country, We accept that de-
cision. ,. If .freemen, according to our
national creed, then the erlancipatcd, If
of lawful age, were entitled to the fran
chise. The, one is the Hnatural rresult"
of the other. The "KuKIax Bilr& isnot
an Amendment to the Constitution, s5'at and
not a result,of any Amendment, but of
that devilish spirit of legislation which
strives to force mon into loving that t'!Gst
which they dcspise, but which, il. let
alone, they would quietly endure: =. B..
1t is idle to speak of restoring the
Constitution as it was before the. war.
The fiat of Almighty God has gone out
against what was one of the corner
stones of that Constitution, and His de-
cree should satisfy any-ordinary man or
set of men. ...',.' -, .'. ~ q! 80 ~:
|, Does the News mean to say that # ] it
were possible it twould remit to. o. condi-
! ton of. slavery those lately emanicapa-
ted2 We cannot, believe it, and since a
decree, the wisdom, righteousness and
Justice of which there can be no doubt,
has gone out: against it, how can the
Nesus believe that Constitution can ever
be. restored, by means lawful or unlawful,
the same as it was anterior to the war !?
CHICAGO IN AsuEs.-We learn by tele-
graph that Chicago, the greatest Of Western
cities, is almost entirely destroyed by fire. !;
Nothing is known of the origin 6of... Of. the
fire definitely, but asitho flames spread the
wind increased, and in ashert time the fire
was understandable, and ragged with terrible
fury. -. III .,,..,o'...,,,
=, The entire business portion Of The city
has Been destroyed, including hotels, rail
road depots, telegraph and newspaper offices,
churches, and in short, everything. Zone
hundred and fifty thousand persons are with
out homes, and the government has been is,
suing rations and clothing to the destitute.
Subscriptions from neighboring cities to the
amount of several hundred thousand dollars
have been given to aid the sufferers: =, ~ - >, >,
Its impossible to estimate the, terrible
state of things: now existing there, Many
lives must have been,lost, and untold suffer
ing must ohsuc: Millionaires have been
suddenly made paupers, the, rich poor, the
good liver 2 starving beggar. Trulya ter.
fikfa siazEss befallen Chicago. q :.s@
s: !. =; :. !: q:
| x "a, ,1t- rs:.+t = eTh'
se9 ssF last by majority
ofs@5 II land. It is sthought that fully
one.haB vS rolored men Of the city voted
his ticka.s Charleston and Savannah may