The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-01-11
Grants Latest Outrage.

Grants Latest Outrage.
,5AEvery blind man must see that
Grants purpose is to provoke "a civil
war, and that the full execution of this
plan of the coup d. etat can only fail
by not allowing civil war to be com~
menced. rf .,'... ..'so" raa E.. .ra "....
Whether this plan goes further than
inaugurating Hayes we will for the
moment loave out of the question; but
this we consider certain, that, in the
case ofa OWL war, Grant will remain
at The, hoad of the Government, A..g.
We do not believe that our institu-
tions can be saved through Il civil war
for it is more than probable that they
would totally perish. Tho American
people, in spite of it's inclination to be
content with tho appearance of Re-
publican institutions, must soc that
such events as havo occurred in South
Carolina put everything at stake. The
people must say to themselves that, in
spite of their Discrimination against o
civil war, such o war cannot be avoid
cd if they should onco como to q vio>
lent rising against tho authority OF
The President, and that, with tho fear
fui provocation ho is now giving, tho
danger of such rising has become
most threatening
He who will not admit this danger
sticks his head in tho sand like an os-
trich. This danger must bo takon in to
account, and wo must still declare tho
conviction wo havo repeatedly ex-
pressed that thoro is only one means
OF bringing tho men ftho coup d. otat
TO reason, and this means consists in
tho energetic protest Of tho botter
class of Rcpublicans. If tho pooplo
continue to regard the political stua>
tlon. through party spoctaclos-if they
continue to treat ovonts in South Car
olina as q party affair, and bolieve
shat, tor the sake of their party, thoy
must continue to give Grant their
moral support-in that case tho mon
OF the coup d. otat will 60 forward to
all their ends; and, however much VIC
may lament it, we must be prepared
beforehand, to see the mon of the coup
d. etat attain their great purpose,
namely, civil war
AS long as the subjugatod people of
the South do not entirely give up the
hope that public opinion at tho North
may yet come to their aid, they will
certainly control themselves; but when
every such hopo has vanished, who
can then undertake to guarantee
against acts Of desperation?
We ropoat that help can only como
from Republicans. Grantism is now
90 fully revealed that no Republican
con any longer deceive himself as to
what wo must expect if Grant is al
lowed to go forward and act his own
pleasure. Ho holds his iron hand un-
der ovory mans nose, and will not
draw it back unless tho contest against
him becomes something moro than o
party affair, unless tho Republicans
take up this contest, and, instead of
condemning it rs rebellion, treat it as
tho highest duty Of patriotism, unless
every party consideration is sacrificed
to the maintenance of our institutions.
The fato of the Union lies in tho
hands of those Republicans who are
yet able to resolve that they will de-
tond their country against their party.
10 day thoy can still attain this end
through q solemn protest against
Grantism. To morrow it may bo too
lato.-Staats Zoitung.
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