South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-04-07

by CHARLES y. urErr.

Georgia, on the 18th of February, if you
would know something of the spirit which
anlmates Southern statesmen:
1T was one of the wisest savings of
very wise man, that she price Of liberty is
/ eternal vigilance This maxim of wisdom
peculiarly applicable to the present time
len states Of this Union are tonight un-
uer Revolutionary governments. originated
anu imposed upon them by au external pow
er ana supported only by the bayonet These
( 'e'"'n'ionary governments diSplace. repress
a"u Ior Inc time, suppress the regular re-
puohcan, constitutional governments which
/ nave existed here all the while with an un-
/ broken succession. These Revolutionary
governments are IN the hands OF carpet
oaggers and scsiawags, who treat the laws
oi 'helr own origuation wiih disgraceful
contempt; and. under the forms Of Official
authority, aeap upon our people Injuries
and insults which never before were borne
/ by men born and bred aud educated in tie
! principles of liberty. Shameless rluuder.
malignant slande-, corrupt favori,ism. i'm
| pnul'y Tor crimes when committed hy p,r-
nsans OF The Government, gigantic extern
| siol OF the credit of the States 20 penniless
|
! the false and fraudulent plea Of sdev,lon-
ing our resources robbery of the very ne
groes who are sought to Se used "a the
chief instrument OF upholding this gigsntic
/ system of revolutionary fraud and force
| these are the fruits Of these revolutionary
! governments. Ihcse are the products Of
reconstruction. Ihis is the ssituation -
And yet there are those who say; Lct us
/ accept the situation In the last Presi
dan'ial campaign We heard the potent
words: Let u have peacen They had
their effect. They carried the Presilcu-
/ tai election Yet wise uaer knew. ~ an
men now know, that they were a delUsion
and snare. let ia have pcaccr II
"'e""i that freemen, Uith their nccks IN
Der The heel Of despotism, should rcmoiu
submissive and quiet. Such peace Ter
! key has SUcb peace Poland has Such
a peace, thank God, Irclnd rfE,sss 10
have No people trained in the pripcipl,q
/ 81 Liberty viii ever accept Of any peace that
| Is n founded on Utterly. Tyrants and dos.
/ pots may reconstruct, and re reconstruct.
and re reconstruct od inEajtvD,. bur
/ they will never hear peace from American
/ born fFccmen until they give them their
/ rights.
What 10 reilly expected by these people
/ vino cry Peace ard 'Acccp; the situation
/ Are they silly enough to suppose tha, there
can be any pause or limit 20 the career of
usurPation Does anybody need IN be
/ told that usurpaiio0 IL iasafi052e? Whom
! dij II ever cry-enough As ,ona ehall
/ We hear that cry froIa the parchod earth ar
/ from barren woman! Concede i, an inch
aud 1t will always take al ell. The cnIy
/ UaJ Tor earnest men to deal with usu.pl
/ non - 70 make il ,l'yoyGs 81 It's IN gosien
/ acquisitions. These peace ,nen call them
/ selves ccnseTyatiyts To conserve means
/ 10 Prrsrrve what ve haze. IF what We
/ haye mar IA 20 be preserved, II viii prove
/ the sure Instrument Of DESTROYING every
thing that is WORTH preservation. TIE
/ present status, if It IL 10 be 'acccprc3.' is
| enough 10 overthrow, and will certainly
oveTfh1ow, the whole system nf cans:iu.
'i'n'l government. II is just the fuorum
/ which Archme3es wanted 90 move he
: world. Let the usnrpatioui.iq retain what
/ t6ey have already usurpe1, and their
/ whole design will inevitably be acconplis =.
/ ell The vroncs OF u.urpalion have been
! borne By Va with patience which has on.
Z iy encouraged, not checked i's coreer. How
con IN czPec, It % pause, wben it Is nov
! oal'7 going on With nea aad Titanic
[ strides? The same revolutionary violence
which brought forth the Fourteenth and
/ Fifteenth so.oalled Amendments Of the
/ Constitution IS daily Matching and spawn.
/ ing new usu!pafions and despotisns."
Mr. stephens strikes the true keynote
/ Oh that the people IF the whole land