The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-06-13

trees under which we insist that tho
people shah rest end be happy. IN
looking back, We efare compelled to seq
some things that we would notse we.
are compelled to Sec that tho opposition
had everything in their hands, and, like
Othello, though not quite 80 high ly
colored, threw u pearl away richeys
thansall cts tribe" The Government
at Washington did not insist at once
upon the full fruition Of its complete.
victory. 1t re-establishei civil govern
mcnt almost before the smoke hair
cleared, and placed its administration int
the hands Of the old regime. 1t did not
give the freedman the vote, and tho
Legislature Of 1865 was as much like,
tho Legislature of 1855 as if there haas
been no conflict. There were two elet
ments which that Legislature ought to'
have concilated as Il matter ut least oil
policy-thc Congress and the freed dmcn. J.
IF it had yielded to the demands which
it must have known would be enforced I
a different state OF things might hav9s
ensued, but how much better or worse
we are not prepared to say That Legi4.t
aturc insul;cd Congress, and alternately
the country by the indignant rcjcctidg
of the constitutional alnendment. Itl
likewise outraged and alarmed tho freed8
man by the summary enactment Of thief
Black Code. Congress became worth,
and, in the plcnitude of its power, diS9
missed the Legislature and re- Establish I
ell a military rule The Fedoraf'
authorities detc rmined to have Logis,s
laturo that would at least accept tile
situation and incorporate in tho S;ates
Constitution the results Of the surrender
ln answer TO the vote against the fur;
tecnth amendment, Congress dissolved
the civil establishment. In replystos
the Black Code, it gave the freedmen
unqualified suffrage The opposition
laughed both 70 scorn. There was SONGS
thing Of hcroisn, it is true, in refusing,
under any circumstances, to consent t5f
the acknowledgements Of their comrades
in arms; but lhere was any a,nonnt.of
folly in ridiculing the credit and vitality.
Of the new order Of .hiugs. What had
come was Inevitable, and they knew ita
but instead Of making t he best oft,
they persisted in making the very worst
Of it. The pearl "richcr than all its
tribe" was in their hands, ami they
threw it away in high dislaiu. Thg
stranger came, picked it up and polished;
it on oRc side considerably. He camei
aud in contempt Of Scripture, toek
them in and evcr44Aling clsa ~. e.sa.sH M.
in his way. What else could you eSs
poet him to do under the circumstances?
1t was one extreme against the other
the extreme Of political folly aud mad.
ness against the extreme of pol itical
incxpcricncc, running rccklcssly into
ruin and corruption. The one had
sacrificed golden opportunity; the
other has sacrificed II golden public
reputation.
Both sides are now satisfied that
neither extreme will do, and that some
plank will have to be saved from the
general wreck upon which we can all
stand, with some tried Republican ut
our head, whose nomination will be a
security for the integrity OF tho party
in the State and the honest and ccono-
mical administration Of its public
affairs - Lnion-HcruM.
The Charleston Accs and Courier OF
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