The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-03-09

be found in the lymesscrcditing usIwith
an adrhission that "allp Of the Republi-
eau leaders hrqs corrupt, whereas we
y made the daHissi3n merely Of "many''
such instances and dngain in its attfibu-
ting to us the statement that by corrupt
men the people lose 'smoney only"
when We distinctly and Intentionally
sta ted that-pecuniary loss was tho only
"direct" result of corruption.
But what we have most particularly
10 complain Of is the following language
which We copy verbatim from that pa
tRsfe' odi 1Gl ;sso12 "a g ,ouns..
g ot;Es he Che NEws) not lawyer enough
ITO know that ifa Democratic Legislature
were to. propose property or education
al qualification, ut would have to go be-
fore the colored people to be passed upon
atahe polls-7that under such circumstan-
pes "a Intelligent Democrat would pro
pose such measure=-7that ifthcy did the
next election you'd knock them and the
iproposition in the head. Tho "N ews,"
could not have, been ignorant of this
fact and yet it hinges it. whole argument
upon the absolute falsity of this absolute
truth that with their immense majority,
if the colored men. lose one iota of their
"liberty," it is because they give it away
that no body of men, of whatever po
liticql creed, can vcraltcr the present
State Constitution in any way to affect
their liberty or rights, without their full
consent previously given at the polls
That SUCH political burglary cannot be
sprung upon. them"
Now what the News did say is, that
elf the Democrats were to rule in This
State" "n Democratic Legislature might,
and probably would, declare an cduca
tional or property qualification" (And
here the. word "Lcgislaturc" should
have read Convention" as we ourseif
informed the Times fortnight ago)
We are perfectly aware that the Con.
cannot be altered save by the j
consent OIL acticr of the people, and that
the Democrats can make no change
therein until they ,"rule in this State -
Which, brings us again to the direct
issue between Republicanism aud Dem
ocracy. And on this point we, Gas a
servant OF the public" and actuated by !!
MS "sdeep q sense of duty" as ever
warmed the breast of an honorable
journalist, shall do our utmost and best
to keep baforc our 'ers, and especially
before those "noor and i~nn,nnt" naori~
(of all colors) whose rights are most
liable to Successful attack, true and
vivid picture of the dangers they wo1ld
incur by willingly parting with their
only Safeguard, the ballot, or by placing
in power these who are openly aud
avowedly hostile to the principles under
which they enjoy it.
There will thus remain to us at least
this satisfaction, that, undismaycd by
issues in no way affecting the
vital truth of the principles we advocate
iud in no way aiming at the integrity of
our national existence, we shall hare
lone all in our power to prevent tire
success of a party which considers Re-
publicanism as a Claw" and Which
would rather that our beloved country
should bend the knee in shame and de-
feat to a foreign foe than that it.
SELF should continnc to behold the de-
velopplent of principle against which
it has SO long and so vainly combatted.
Pursuant to- the pub b!ished call, some