The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-04-12
For the Herald.

the signs OminOUS. kOtcrt d. SCott, Ne'-
crnor, so>c.lled, has been seized with fear
and trembling, and leaving his evil co-@ork-
ers in the Iurch has called 10 his counsel some
Of our best citizens. lLcy have met. held
counsel, and the result has been published 20
the country; but the discomfort has grown
deeper and spread wider, AMI the signs are
more uminous. Why is dis? Because the
counselors did not. like the plummet, strike
straight down 10 the bottom of the disease,
and search out the true causes Of It. keen-
edged and costly tools are never wisely put
into the hands Of children. much less deadly
weapons, with powder and ball, into the
hands Of The ignorant and vicious; hence
the taking of these instruments Of death out
of the hands Of the negroes is good begin
ming, bur does not go the root Of the disease
The causes Of the discomfort are as follows; In
tclligence, patriotism, honor and virtue have
been crushed into The earth and buried, as
far as the government is concerned, and iS-
norance, corruption, vice and brutality have
been installed into power. ReaG the accounts
Of the beastly orgies and drunken revels OF the
so-called General Assembly il the State Cap
i,ol, as recently given by the press. Such an
ignorant, corrupt and brutal Assembly,
with few czccptious) never convened to
enac. laws for dcc,ncr, u. CO tie morning of
Light.
See the ennrnnns taxation amounting al
most to conf-cation, imposed by ignorance,
corruption, ,ihrry and paupcri>m, upon ln>
telircnce, honor, V rtue aud property. Read
the charge, OF bribery and peculations laid
almost daily against the CfhccrS OF the So
called Government Of the Stare. Read the
awful and diatolical plots Of ASSASSINATION
10 murder some of our best citizcns, as de-
tailed ia the New York Sun, and charged as
having been laid by some Of The highest off,
GERS Of the State, and YOU will see The causes Of
the discomfort: Is this rcst,essncSs ard dis
content confined alone to the whites? No.
Read the Missionary Rccorc-tEc colorcd
peoples paper, edited by Par<on Cain, (co?.)
where he call, out loud and clear for g thor
ough change in every department Of The
State Government, because Of the ignorance,
corruption, bribery and peculations OF ;hc
officers, and the installation into places Of
power and trust Of men alone OF known in
,eligence, honesty aud worth. All the signs
point uncrringly to this as the on.y remedy
that can allay the discon;ent and heal the
no hf.nl
ings in time and resign? If not, then what?
Shall We quietly drift into anarchy and
bloodShed, and finally drop down into the
sockets of Despoti m? Or shall We rouse
ourselves TO the virtues Of manhood, and
ra!lying around US The coherts Of the just,
spare no efforts TO save ;he liberties Of the
people? Schooled in the fundamental laws
and principles Of our compound system Of
Government, as laid down by the fathers Of
the Rcpul lie. and profoundly jealous for The
preservation and pelpctualion Of the Intent
men Of tho>c laws and principles, no people
ever made greater sacrifices during four
years heroic struggle, than cid the people Of
this STATE. More than two years after the
last hostile gun was fired, and while we were
quietly pursuing our duly avocations, our
State Government was VIOLENTLY torn up,
down to the very roo:s, ny me lale ConsIeSS'
and set upside 5o.rn, with all Of her beauty
and vigor buried. and her ri,a!s exposed to
be sapped by the vilcst insects As our pco-
pie were heroic through q struggle Of four
years durati' n, so they have for four years
more kept inviolatc their paroles, ecd have
patiently borne wrongs, irju>tces and in>
juries, heaped upon them, withoat d hear
ing The disolGels Of The country have gone
up to the President, and The evil doors, see
ing their miserable caricaturc on government
falling to pieces, and reiributive justice
awaiting them, are ciamorng 10 him for
help. The President has reported the con-
dition of affairs to the Congress, and asks
them to leSisate; but confusion rcigns in
the body, and if they would rot he worse
confuunded, ami would save the liberties Of
the people, and their own, then let them
abandon their efforts for tic pre- crra;iun Of
the liucs OF party, and concentrate all Of their
powers for correct knowledge Of the con-
di,ion Of the country, and the maintenance
Of the principles Of the Republic. The laic
Congress laid the foundation Of the diSor-
ders. Will the present Congress bolster up
snd continue the wrong? Let US fail not to
give them all the light we can, for if they
would preserve I'll, ir own liberties they must
restore ours TO US. Armed with truth aud JUS
:icc, let Us fear not TO approach the President
and Congress. Let no one deceive himself
with the idea that The President docs not
know his duties, and knowing them will not,
as "Thc Executive, faithfui:y perform them.
Let US not forget his m#gnaDtm!'y 10 nu'
much loved L"c and lis heroic band of SCARED
veterans at tic surrender, when the passions
cngcndcrcd By the war were at their height
Let us recall his truhfuncss when sent here
the year following the war 10 report as &c the
temper Of the Southern people, and tic safe
ty Of restoring them TO their practical rels>
tions to the Union. Let US ever keep fresh
in our recollection that when President John
son and Congress, by elimination and re-
elimination, had lashcd 'he passions 20 the
highest pitch. and ;hc President expressed
the wish that The time would soon come
when traitors would b" !Hkcn up, tried and
punishcL, and Le wanted ITO begin with
Lee" He replied, "no: as lo9gas he holds
my parole" These acts show rnc man. Let
us rouse ourselves ard fear not 20 atnroacb
b i'm and Congress. ard giving them ilT,
frank. candid and manly exposition of the |
whole condition. here, ask that we bc nul up
on Il foundation of intelligence, patriotism
and virtue. Onr forccathcrs after tho lcru!u-
ton Of 1776, came ,cSctEer and made. the
union "morc pc!f' ct Shall we prove ours
selves Degenerate and unworthy sons, and
by letting the GuIon fI'! to pieces around us
and grand consolidated military dc>pnrism
rise upon lis ruins bc the by-word aud re