Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-04-30

gIiafanta8 clause under discussion was in11
tended tb be- mofeade adeorreetiohary .ineas.
dre9age ih5ethe dsdfpation or misFule pf
state) governments than lforH prospeetion
against doaIesticaiolenes. And Iewoald.
/ hero remark that the otonsetyatise views
\ of that gseatstatsman, who otavaiued lthe4
Uniononexsto ths Consultation, a7dIsre-
sd necessary to the exiJsehSs4
ofthe oihga, have beeD Too often iniaab.y
Fprehended, andeool often oaiisfebresentSds
by yoppSsi6 6sRhaest6f polhieidhs, byeitbg,
&kht'tRey believed 10 ,bsfhsIlogicalpeoh
sequences HiSqapiaiohs rather 4hanI T
those oeHib s4ptessedi views I and saasomed
PRINCIPLES! aInle discussing 1.-The fourth
articleEof the Constitution, he writesa as,
follows.ds bra laais yodt bIpods uad, !,
ih fIssttef to- Mtd Simmons, fofb Rhode
'Islana.1dt ani9s foil yod' tinads yde y
|na tIc5he now,".h he ys;r'to the last,i ID
tie ordeisin which IahE eonsidsrihgthem
but ,the8fst asetGey standih thepseotiony,
tandttheb bone,i imfbediatelyu involved In.
the lqdesti6nsn ~ under considefatiodlI
tneanqthe gaafantes ofa fspublicansforma
/ ofgovefhment torqeveryp,s ,sfateiii innthes
Unioh!a anf2r moif a89r2ro0 10 toa Y
|9a"n hola tfat, according toiits true9son
stracti6n, ,fts 0Bjectdstil revetss Jfthat.
IF ptotectieh ragainsf odomestsco violence;
PahdIthatinstead'6f Being ieintendedu TO-
project tBeg6vernEsnts 0fytha States It
is intended toproteet EACH State II use
the term as defined, Viz: tthat the sta ste
means the Ipeopie3 'dgainstfts govefnhien enf
or, more strictly, against the ambition or
usurpation ofits ruiofss.. ufioas.t That tbeobieetsr
|'of che Constitution to which the guaran,
tees refer aaand liberty rn0fe especiaFyH
|fmay be'enda1gefed 'ocF destroyed byrdie DIS s.
VIII hot s.dehied. .,mButi If adlaisted, liz.
PiolEoWs s*ais aocbnysauenee that must be-
embgaceaiih tHs guarantees If not inreeo5n.t
sistent with the language of tie section.
But if embraced, it must be III the g;lar.
antee under consideration, as itIis tnotin
the other two Fit BE added that, with
out this construction, the guarantees
would u terly fail to protect the States
against the atternps ofambition and usur
patton OIL the part Of rnlers, to change
the forms of their governments and des-
troy their liberty-the danger above NIL
others to which free and popular govern
ments arc most exposed-it would seem
to follow irresistably, under the rule /
have laid down, that the construction
have placed upon the provisions as to the
object of the guarantees is the true one.
But it doubtsEshould still remain, Che fact
that it fully explains why the provision
requires the the application of the State
in case of'the guarantee against domestic
violence, is omitted. wwoafd place it be-
yond controversy; for it would be d per-
feet absurdity to require that the eparty
against which the guarantee is intended
te protect should make an application to
be protected against itself."afoit2a,a 81
In conclusion I would remark that,
apart from the remedy under the 4tli mr.
ticle of tho Constitution, Congress can
certainly correct evils arising from its
own legislation. The proposition can
hardly be controyerted that the power to
make law can. certainly modify Ior
abolish it; and while is conceded that
the reconstruction measures Of Congress
were only intended to protect the freed
mems rights, yet the most earnest in .heir
cause now admit that the rights of white
men and their estates have been too much
sacrificed in the theory, aud that practi-
cally both the interests of the white and
colored citizens have been made victims
of the rapicity Of corrupt adventures.
The remedyis fully within the power of
Congress without exercising extreme or
revolutionary. measures. An amend
ment of the State constitution to protect
minorities and restrict the power of ma
jorities by the same application of the
cumulative system of voting, SO success
fully in force in England and in some Of
our own States, will go far to protect the