The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1876-12-21
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| ""o1 hOlSe, IL lS ne6ul0S6 Tor me
to speak. You have been the
Witnesses and the victims of tn ese
and the civilized world has looked or
With amazement, disgust and horror
YOU have soon minority Of that
House usurp the powers Of tho
whole body you have seen The
majority expelled from their hall by
threats of force; you have soen per-
sons having no shadow of q claim as
members admitted to aoats af
Representatives by tho votes of men
who themselves were acting ir
direct violation of tho constitution
rand you have seen tho last crownine
not OF infamy by which q candidate
for the Office of Governor, defeated
by the popular vote, had himself
declared elected by his co-conspira.
tors. L make no comment on these
tiagrcnt outrnges and wrongs; it
pertains to the General Assembly to
take such action in regard to them
as that honorable body may deem
proper. But it is duo TO my posi-
tion as the Chief Magistrate of this
commonwealth to place on record
my solemn and Indignant protest
against acts which I consider es
snbversive Of civil liborty and de-
sttuctive of our form Of govern
mont. These are questions which
concern not liz alone, but tho people
Of the United States for If acts so
unauthorized and SO unconstitution-
al aro allowed to pass without
rebude. popular government as es-
tablished by the constitution will
give place to military despotism.
Our duty, the duly of every patriot
is to demand @ strict construction of
the constitution and rigid ed
herence to its provisions. We can
thus only preserve our liberties and
our government. A great task is
before the conservative. party of
this State. They entered on this
contest with platform SO broad, 30
strong, SO liberal, that every honest
citizen could stand upon it. They
recognized ind accepted the amend
ments Of the constitution in good
faith they pledged themselves to
work reform and to establish good
government they promised to keep
up an efficient system of public cdu-
cation and they declared solemnly
that all citizens Of South Carolina,
OF both races and Of both parties,
should, be regarded as equals
i'll the eyo OF the law, oil to be fully
protected in the enjoyment of every
political right now possessed by
them.
To the faithful observance Of those
pledges we stand committed, and l,
as the representative Of tho conser-
vativc party, hold myself bound by
every dictate Of honor and of good
faith to use every effort to have
those pledges redeemed fully and
honestly. 1t is due not only to
ourselves but to the colored people
of the State, that wise, Just and
liberal measures should prevail in
our legislation. We owe much of
our late success to those colored
voters who were brave enough to
rise above the prejudice Of race,
aabhhc Ges ri na,:tv r. = ita;rro tthro,E, iG .io
nation to save the State. To those
who, misled by their fears, their
ignorance or by evil counselinp.
Turned n deaf ear to our appeals, We
should be not vintictive but mag
luminous. Let us show to all Of
them that the truo interests of both
races can best bo secured by cult
waiting peace and promoting prosperi
ty among al classes of our follow.
citizens. ! rely confidently on the |
support Of the members of the
General Assembly in my efforts to
attain theD laudable ends, and 7 |
trust that ell branches of the |
governmcntwill unite cordially in |
this PATRIOTS work. If SO united |
and work hg with resolute
will and ca best determinat tion, we
N hope soR to see the dawn of a
brighter dayfor our State. God in
His infinite nprcy grant that it may
come speedily and may He shower
the richest b essings of peace and
happiness on Our whole people.
A short tin % ago five year. old
child Of Mr.. !. Dunbar, of GRANVILLE,
Illinois, fell into the fire. Only
children and a' dog were present at
the time. The Hog caught the child,
dragged hor ont and actually tore
her clothes frd dn her, thus saving
hor life !; and yhs much tlo worse
burned of the @o.:
A few dayspgo, John Fa,es and
three compn& ions from Randolph,
Metoalfe equity, Kentucky ,started
on q hunting Expedition to tle Cum
berland Noun Atains. After days
hunt they pitc he'd their tcnts amid
the wild sceno1y of the mou utains,
little dreaming of the fate in store
for them. Tint night they were
attacked by band of robbers who
infest that locality, and not op Was
spared to tell the tale. Theywere
shot and stabbed in a terrible nan
ner, and their guns and every aticle
of value were carried off. Ha,not
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