The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-10-04

plrpDSrO of OTcrllrOwine or interfering with
/ Inc rights or established institutions Of those
states, but to defend and maintain the 81
, yrtyrtcV of the Constitution aud to preserve
The mon with ali the dignity, equality and
rights Of the several States ~uniinnaircd: and
rs soon as these objects lre accomplished tic
war ought to cease
Confiding in this assurance Demo-
Gratis from every Northern State rushed
TO tile front by the hundred thousand
! the border States Of the South gave i'll
their formal adhesion to the Govern
ment; and our great military leadels
drew their swords with alacrity in
support of the free institutions to
| which they had shown their fidelity
so often before. With what base per-
tidity this solemn pledge was broken
[ need not tell you, for this speech
! shows that you know it well. You
expressly declare that so far from sus-
tainirg the Government you revolu-
tiouized il. Instead OF a war for the
Union, you claim that it put the States
out of tile Union, and you had u right
to keep them out rs long rs you pleased
or admit them to their places on any
terms, however degrading which you
choose to dictate. Instead OF restoring
the supremacy Of the Constitution all
your politicians held, and so far as |
| know from their declarations still hold,
that the victory Of tho FEDERAL forces
| abolished the Constitution not only in
the south but in the North, and there
fore they were not bound to observe
its limitations, either in their legis-
lative, judicial or executive measure.
Instead of bringing back the States
with their rights unimpaired, accord
ing to your promise, you crippled,
enslavcd, suhjugated and DISTINGUISHED
| them. Instead of using the wal power
for the Just and lawful purposes to
which you were pledged, you CONVEX
tod it into Il black Republican job to
put the rights of all the people perma.
nently under the feetofan u~nprincipled
party. | submit: this part of the case
10 YOUR consideration. / ask you to
say whether you can find in the whole
history of the human race another
instance of similar pcrlidy Oh scale
SO large. The baseness of the Massa-
chusetts authorities in selling the sur
rendered Pequods into slavery after a
solemn promise to the contrary was
but the germ Of an idea" OH which
YOU acted in the fullEcss Of lis growth
Their act was in its nature and charac-
acter nearly as bad as it could be; but
only eight score of helpless people SUI
fcred by it: the victims of your treach'
| cry are counted by millio us.
THE CORRUPTION OF THE PHARIsEE
The offences which you are now ell
.nr-Ll ip nf,p t,ittin tr nnnn fhl ntlDll
treasury are the natural sequence q
your crimes against popular liberty
Universal experience proves that pow
or usurpcd will always be dishonesty
used. Seeing that the Abolitionists were
led by men whom nc oath could hold
to the Constitution, and whom nc
pledge could bind to an observance ot
its principles, we had 10 right to eX'
pect a decent regard for justice III thell
administration of the national flnan-
ces. I do not mean that the masses o.
your party We're, or are now, destitute
of common integrity. But that was
overruled 10y the political doctrines OF
their leaders. Having once set aside
the established law OF the land they
had 10 standard by which they could
measure the moral conduct OF them
selves or others, and they became IN
capable of seeing the difference be-
tween right and wrong in public
affairs. The 'highcr' law threw
the reins loose on the neck o
all evil passions. 1t not only
abrogated the Constitution, but
the Decalogue rs well, and tho
eighth commandment was nullified
with the rest. You have consequently
made ours the corruptest Government
on this side of Constantinople. Per
haps you will say this is a mere gen
eral assertion. But | am ready tc
maintain the truth of it against all OPP
posers. You may take the rotlencsl
monarchy i'm Europe, go over its lis
tory for Il hundred years, and produce
the worst act you a find OF 1rauolt'
lent spoliution upon its people, ana II
I do not show something worse com
mitted here under the auspices OF the
party now in power l will give up the
case.
an speaking of the Government
of the officials who rule us for their
pleasure and plumber us for their per-
soral profit and it is no answer tc
quote Mr.. Lords's speech before tht
Senate ON the trial Of Bclknap. tll'
eulogy was on the virtue and intelll'
ycnce of the people, and lie urged from
that the duty OF their servants to be,
have with integrity. He certainly dlo
not mean to whitewash the Adninis'
tra,ion. If he had meant to do SO ne
could not have succeeded, for there
.,.. ,,,, ,r., 4, .,,r,,,rh IL, his IhlrE or II
90 over the twenty-thousandth part o.
the job. While you were hunting ron
! certica! fics Of character among the
speeches of the inn eachment mana
gers, why did you overlook that o
Mr.. Hoar? He said in effect (for ]
cite him from memory that the one
production in which our country OK
cells all others in the world is corrup'
ton of its Government. There wa:
the testimony of Il candid witness be
longing TO your own party, who Ene"
whereof he affirmed and spoke directly
10 the point. But it is useless TO cite
the evidence of individuals upon grea'
public facts that are felt and seen ant
known of all men. Nothing ever wa:
more notorious than the general dlsrc
gard of all sound principle by this Ad
ministration. No people on earth arc
suffering so much from eXtravaganl
taxation, and nowhere does so small
portion Of the taxes go to legitimate
public purposes, or so much to the rul
ers themselves and the rings they
| chose to favor. Industry is crushed q:
it never was before. Labor no Longer
works for itself, since all and NOR
than all of its surplus profits are eXac
ted and consumed by the hangers-ol
of the Government. Now, although
we call ourselves freeman or freedman
we are, to all intents and purposes
slaves, so long as you continue Il
make us hand over to you the earning:
of our labor; Tor the essence of slavery
consists in compelling Il man, OF
class Of men, to work for another with
out equivalent. Wearc determined tt
relieve ourselves from this intolcrablt
bondage, as far as we can legally allo
peaccHbly, and, if you do not help us
you must ut least cease to mock us by
pretending to be al anti-slavery mar
upon principle.
A PHARIsEE's BRAvADo.
You tell us that the Republican par
~ evil punish its W rascals.'
The newspaper report of your speech
says that this WAS greeted will
laughter from the Republican side oI
the House. Certainly it sounds like the
broadcast Of jokes. If you meant it il
earnest, please no say what you founo
this claim of Injustice upon. 1ou