The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-11-16
THE RESULT.
EDITORS INTELLIGENCER:

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and revolution needs no other proof than
that afforded US by history. The bloody
threats of some of the leaders of the
Republican party indicates that instead
Of being a party of great "moral ideas"
it is dwindling down to faction; and
the country might have cause for alarm,
but for the fact that the American peo-
pie know what the threats of political
bully amount to. But at the same time
history is repeating itself in no uncertain
tones to our people, and the desperation
of certain leaders may yet be the means
of raising a turbulent faction. But we
have every reason now to believe the
country safe. The great fight has been
made; the political armagadon has been
fought at the ballot box, and victory
perches on the banners of the people,
who are determined to entrust their lib
critics no longer in the hands of corrup-
tionists.
The returns from the different States
show that Samuel J. Tilden, of New
York, has been chosen President Of the
United States by more than quarter
million of votes over his opponent. This
is one of the grandest triumphs ever
known in the political history of any
nation; and while but few nations may
be capable of selfgovernment, yet this
mighty people are not ready to give up
the ballot box and say to the world our
republic is a failure. They have not
sunk like many of our would-be leaders
in the mire of corruption, nor are they
going in to bring them out to bestow new
honors upon them, but already the man
tie is cast upon the shoulders of others,
who have kept themselves unspotted.
Eight years of grinding in the Outrage
mill" has failed to produce shackles
enough to bind our people, and nobly
have they asserted their manhood. Du-
ring the past fifteen years the people
have wandered far in the desert, follow
ing malignant leaders; becoming weary,
they cast their eyes back over the way,
and in the distance they beheld the rock,
even the constitution upon which. our
government is founded, while fields of
prosperity beckoned them back. With
joy have they run to their refuge, and
upon the rock they have planted them
selves, and we'll may some of the Repub-
lican leaders gnash their teeth in rage.
Constitutional usurpation has marked
the course of the Republican party from
its inception. Under its rule political
license had become so great that the dir
tiest puppy in its ranks made no hesitan-
cy in insultingly trampling under its
unhallowed feet the dearest rights of the
people; and the whole machinery of the
government, which ought to have been
our protection, has upheld the oppressor.
Every department, except the Judicial,
has been dyed in the deepest corruption
ever known in the history of any govern
ment. The Legislative became the
stronghold of the greatest tricksters,
while the Executive became bloated, as
it we're, with crooked whiskey, and when
an outraged and insulted people called
for the punishment of the guilty, its
chief head becomes particeps criminis
by using the influence of his sacred office
to rob the demands of justice. And
when the American people called out
for reform, this same head insultingly
assumes to dictate to the people who
shall be his successor. Such cool piece Of
self-conceit, arrogance and impudence has
never been seen, nor will it ever be again
outside of regular satrap or usurper
But the voice of the nation-the people
hath spoken, "thus far shalt thou go and
no further" Let carpet-baggers, cormo-
rants, scalawags, harpies and demagogues
of Blaine and Morton's stripe heed the
command. Could we have Senate COM
posed of statesmen imbued with a love
and glory of country instead of ranting
demagogues; House filled with hon est
men instead of jobbers and ring corrup-
tionists, then with Samuel j. Tilden at
the helm of the ship of State we might
exultingly exclaim, ''Sail on proud ship,
no wild storms of factions can swerve thee
from thy course-tbe wonder and admi,
ration of nations thou mayest yet stand
for centuries to come p
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