The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-02
TIE HEEL OF THE DYING TYRANr

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| THE HEEL OF THE DYING TYRAMT
When the Potomac boats pass Mt. Vernon
even at this late day, when every ves.ige Of
republican government and American liberty
is gone, they toll requiem to the memory
fthe immortal Washington; but it remains
for the drunken Galena tanner" to forbid
freeborn American citizens in South Caro-
lima from an innocent display of their patri-
otlsm on the 22d of February, 1877. Last
night the gallant Col. Black, gentleman
and patriot, who fought for "the old
flag" and who is here among us merely as
"a locker en- in Vienna" in an official way,
received orders, dictated by the dying dog,
and instigated by the ca.pet-bag pretender
from Massach usctts, at present in our midst,
sxhieh- naWaAlls him, 10 addzsss,sha,falleyiaa
note to Capt. Hugh s. Thompson, Of the
militia:
PosT OF COLUMBIA
COLUMBIA, S. c., February 20, 1877.
Capt. Thompson Columbia, S. C.-DEAR
SIR: have the honor to notify you that
l have this day been directed by the hon.
orable Secretary of War to inform you that
his Excollency the President of the United
States directs me to notify you that the men,
bers of the so-called rife clubs, who, uude.
his proclamation of the 18th ofsOctober
last, were instructed to disband, will not be
permitted to make any demonstration or
parade on the 22d instant, as is said to be
contemplated; and it is hoped you,will give
cheerful obedience to this order, and no.
tify the members of your club, or company,
thereof, in order to prevent parade tax
ing place.
My orders require me to see that no such
parade takes place.
l am, sir, very respectfully, your obcdient
servant, H. NJ. BLACK,
Lieutenant Colonel 18th Infantry, Com
manding Post. Z! O.
The above is but fitting sequel to the
wretched fraud which has been perpetrated
upon the American people within the last
few days-a fraud which will go further to-
wards destroying the great republic, and
all that there was good in it, than thou
sand rebellions Gas they were termed) by
the Southern people.
In consequence of the above order Gov.
Hampton has issued the following rdtriotic.
PROCLAMATION:
STATE OF SoUTH CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
COLUMBIA, Feb. 20, 1877.
His Exccllencysgthe President of the
United States having ordered that the white
militia companies of this State should not
parade on the 22d instant, to celebrate
Washinston's birthday; in Difference to the
Office he holds, I hereby call upon these Or
ganizations to postpone to some future day
this manifestation of their respect to the
memory of that illustrious President, who's.
highest ambition it was as it was his chief
glory, to observe the constitution and obev
the laws of hir country.
If the arbitrary commands of Chief
Executive, who has not sought to emulate
the virtues Of Washington, deprive the
citizens Of this State of he privilege
Of joining publicly in paying reverence
to that day, 80 sacred to every Amer
icau patriot, we can at least show by our
obedience to constituted authority, however
arbitrarily exercised, that we are not un.
worthy to be the countrymen of Washing.
ton.
We must, therefore, remit to some auspi.
cious period, which trust is not far distant,
the exercise of our right to commemorate
the civic virtues of that unaullied character,
who welded his sword only to found and
perpetuate that American constitutional
liberty which Is now denied to the citizens
of South Casotina.
4 ! ss::1 81 t1pEl lHAMPToN,
4, ~ asss 3; Governor.
MARRYING ron MoNEY.-The Rev Geo
Q. Baldwin very truthfully says: "Gold
cannot buy happiness, and the parents who
compel their daughters to marryfor money
or stations omtnit q grievous ssn against
humanity sna God. And the Woman who
marriss . knsl for his wealth. will find
that she h9S mSdea terrible bargain, that
all the glitSring Of heartless grandeur are