Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-06-19

per III the state, that OF all the -glgantic
frauds, of all the. prodigous villainies, of
all the guilty fclons, which have figured
from the days of Satan to the present
time, no, scheme has surpassed that OF.
the government Of the South, by the
party now in power. But say fhey, it is
not the fault of politics; The word has
been strangely misused we admit, and
loses its pristine intent, when applied to
misrule, since its import is "that part
of ethics which consists in the regula-
ton Of government, for the preservation
and promotion of the peace, and happi-
ness of the governed" How much
thought, labor, or example has been be-
slowed to reconcile the South to the
hateful tyranny of Federal despotism J;
Why did the South choose the arbitra-
ment of the cruel Sword, except to avoid
n fate she saw gathering MS portentous
cloud for years, and from which she en-
deavored to cscape.b by every argument of
truth, AID ofjusticc. This she was de-
MED; she was divested of all rights un-
der the. constitution, and peaceably at.
tempting to withdraw from q confedera-.
tion which Disseminated against her
every interest, she was dragged back by
an overwhelming power, and forced into
the condition she occupies to-day. Not
withstanding the disgraccful rule which
she endured, she in good faith was led to
various attempts to better her condition.
She accepted the olive branch of COM
promise, merely to ensure peace and
bettering of government How has all
this been meet, except by repugnant
realization that she stopped only to! fur,
ther disgrace. The-position of true prin-
ciple cannot be invaded with trickery
without q loss, and review Of the past
eight years, only urges q further vigi-
lance on our part lest we abandon. every
honorable recollection and sunder every
endearing memory, in giving even a tacit
support to a class Of politics, that has
evoked nothing but shame upon the
name il heralds, and the supporters who
defend it.
Men possessed with an honest desire,
and intensity, of purpose may safely in
vestigate error, and form their conclu-
sions, freed of intolnran eo4"rld iiiiburu1l-
ty. The mind beclouded with q film of
contempt for what is just, is utterly in
capable of measuring the stern require
ments of.right, and is actnated only by
passion or predjndice. In this day of
political strife, where upon the one hand
are remnant opposing the surrender of
principle, and upon the other crowd
clamoring for its overthrow, there must
necessarily be broad gulf Of separation.
No compromise however small may be
admitted, that will not weaken the cause
of the right, and secure its certain defeat.
The vantage ground is always with wrong.
where right and wrong are equally ar
rayed. The popular vote is for that
which cnjoins freedom from restraint,
and which appeals to mere blinded pas
sion, and ignores the finer discrimina-
tions of ennobling thoughta and aim. The
only defense of truth is. Justice, remove
this and chaos Of unbridlcd passion and
baseness succeeds as the result of n ma
tural depravity. Hobbies says; when
men have once acquicsced to untrue opin-
ions, and recorded them as authentic in
their minds, it is no less impossible to
argue to such intelligibly, than to write
legibly upon blurred sheet of paper"
Upon the grounds of their opinions they
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