Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-04-09
Isis tpuetthere is an appeal from the
House of Representatives, too' the Senate.

douse OF representatives TO the Senate,
and; and should iSh1oe both houses concern in III
,mGteas!lre Gtaaq Of oppressions, that decsionmay
be aontrelled ,by the;ve of the Presi-i
dent: should lighthouses and the Presi-
1sdent.agree, the Supreme Court, in Che
exercise of Sitsa Constitutional authority,
may strik6 the combihed decision Of f the
House, tile Senate and 1.-The Prssss!iasssn {.
po@srles9 aatits feet! Yetthe history, y,= Of #
ofithe governments proves that hot eve, Even
this division Of powers is not sufficient
for The protection of the minority against
80 Tho 1cSnfesttbetSWtaed tie general gov.
crmeht md dthe States stdeteI6ped it
.sef5imtheg enactment of the.aAlieir4 and
ssditiono Laws, and,i gathering gsttength
from Ma NJ, Jsfsrsonald se aln ef sbso-
lutte acquiescence in the decision of the MAJ
jjoFty It esfablished the famoGs fnn,G Proo5eec roe
ting system. i1ni1S32 antf sabse9dedfiy
| tidl1s5Aspboll iaddeaesp6iic was that
InhjoritNdmtil the efoundafionirsto stones a'of
Statee, soyereightys were shaken D otpe their
very centtters,s At.eesy,ery step the contest
grew more violent and determined until
it overcane every Barrier and reached lis
climax i'll the election III Nj! IifineoltF to
tthea PresidepeysncAndi thasthe Is nsj Dirty
bof the people'silwili',la the nation
tintoa wpr the results sof (which have
swept away every ysestigc ofStates Rights.
and left the government in the hands of
majority which, has destroyed its an an
cient' dignity and plunged TIE soutli into
an abyss of corruption !and btcrihte that
finds its; parallel lonly,in n,tilesdoKnfrllEof
Greeeee or a Romsi OF tlleo tbegggaaEy1 of
an Ireland.
70 TReif}tal erEor,Iif E4hsybel allowed p 10
charge ourdatfers witifta al mrohgsdoins.
teensists in nlacinga the, supreme power
in the hands Of the people and not il, the
law. They trusted in the purity of man,
remembering not that, in a collective
Capacity, mar invested with power Owe toii Is
Iaristotle's wild beast, which in thief fierce
nessIof its rage tore proud 4 Athens in
-fragments-tha seized upon the ,yitals of
Rome and left that proud, mistress of
the world but mangled carcass among
the nations Of the Garth The history of
governments plainly show that the people
once possessed of supreme power, are
neverinfueuccd by the nol,ler instincts
of humanity, bu. by the love of domin-
ion and th. greed Of gain; and the maiori-
ty Of this people in the exercise of its
sovereign will is ever cruel and remo,rrssee- ,rse
less tyrant that respcctsncitherthe rights
otGod nor man. So it is and will ever be
ln-theese inominalyr United States until
the decay of this putrefy;ng carcass of II
government. shall be completed; and the
filthy worms, that feed upon it, shall
perish. uaII .5ns.tq n
The fisbrc7of a. government, that was
tie pride ofa Washington and the, boast
Of every good and great man in tho years
that are passed, is tuttercd, and torn,
and disorganized with scarcely vcstige
ofits former liberty remaining. Tie
blind rage ofa cruel ma jority has done it
because power was; invested inthe people
and not in the law, 4 This power broke
through the feeble barriers OF the consti
tuition, invaded the legislative, executive
and judiciary departments Of the govern govern
ment, destroyed the rights of the States,
and burst asunder the bands that held
tho nation together. It is dark To- day
politically, but, if this majority rule con,
tinues, there may be deeper depths of
misery FOR the South than those She suf
fers NOW. 4 fn'tliis contest for power Be
tween 9thegcneral government and ethe
states, scltishness was. one of the chef
inccntiyes, and the leaves and fishes, 1.-The
grand Object ofpursuit. Now siacc the
dominant party has made sure ofpowcr,
we hear it unblnshingly utter the infa
nous maxim: .'"fo the victors belong
the spoils' Their boasted political virtue
has been cclipsedaby the brighter pros
pect ofiplunder; public Liberty has,obeen
tergottenin thememory OF iself, and ceri
ruptioni stands enthroned in the land of
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