The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1875-12-23

dangers which menace it by the pres
ence OF an uneducated rabble, mani {,
pnlated shy demagogue or priest
craft" In his own person he gives
point to the warning. "The large
association of ignorant men" to which
he refers is composed of the mass of
the blacks of the South. Ifa Presi-
dent representing party controlling
this multitude had been placed in
nomination by Roman Catholic
Bishop at an assemble of priests, the
fact would have been deemed omiu-
Gus, and the conjunction of "dema
gogue" and "priestcraft" would have
been found. What difference does
it mako that Methodist Bishop de>
grades and disgraces his calling by
doing the same thing2 Grant has
warned the country against him.
self!
The "demagogus" appears in the
proposed constitutional amendment
Under pretence of settling the School
question, an unintelligible and un-
necessary medley is proposed. 1t is
not long since that high priest of
Atheism in England, VIM. Z. Glad
stone, undertook to divorce religion
from education by prohibiting Mod
ern history and other studies essen
tial to University curriculum
When the war upon religious in
strnction finds its logical elimination
i'll this country, it will end where it
ended in Great Britain; in bold as
sault upon all true education. This
is the real scope and effect of Grants
amendment. 1t proposes to establish
by constitutional edict, "religious in
difference" in the schools of the
country. 1t proposes to interfere
with the indeteasublc rights of the
people; and to force the notions Of
minority upon the churches of the
country.
The "demagognc" is revealed still
more conspicuously, by contrasting
the portion Of the message relating
to schools, with the paragraph relat-
ing to the taxation Of church prop
erty. A danger and an evil arc here
pointed out. The great danger ar
ising from a mass of ignorant voters;
aud the great evil arising from a
mass of untaXed church property
which, may be The source of prolific
trouble. The danger is to be averted
by a sweeping constitutional amend
meDt. How is the evil to be avert
eda The "demagogue" does not tell
US! He lays his irreligious hands on
the schools of the country. He
threatens religious indifferentism by
constitutional edict. He undertakes
to assume to be master of the con
science in the matter of education.
But when it comes to the lawful func
tion Of government-that of taxation,
he exhausts himself in words. Here the
demagogue appears. If lie is sincere,
why does he not settle the question
OF taxation by constitutional amend
ment, also2
The truth is, Grant is infatuated
with the idea of q "third term" lie
wishes to wIite his name higher
than Washington's, and Jefferson's,
and Jackson's. And he knows no
other way to do it than to agitate the
country with unnecessary strife. He
has made himself the exponent Of all
that is tangible with regard to the
school question. 1t the Republican
party wishes to continue that agita-
tion, it must take Grant again, with
his dangerous amendment.
The establishment of specie pay
ments; the overthrow of polyga-
my-these have been long promised
by tho Republican party. The Bish-
ops candidate for tho Presidency