The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-04-12

iHSsStnthsng 70 carry out IN good faith its
Pledges and readinit euch Gtate and leave
her people 90 regulate their own local
seiesovefnments, without Federal inter-
ference.
This pledge has not been carried out,
4 ene in some of the States, whose consti-
sahoEs, owing 60 tho failure Of the white
people 70 take part Ina Che election. were
s2rmea 5y carpat-baggen and negroes,
he White people, IN connection with such
inteiiigent eolored voters as now act with
ehen,. would before this time have OBJ
iained control OF their local self.govern.
msats bat for the military interference
oi the United States government. They
elected thels own Governors and Legi9ia-
teres and returning boards, by infamous
irauuS, counted them out and declared
e;ected those who had no just claim to
| the positions which they assumed, and
The military arm OF the United States,
| IAder the late administration, came to
! she reiief OF the nsnrpars ard sustained
thean ia defiance OF popular will rs ex-
pressed at the ballot box. Even in our
own State. after we had fully comnlief;
With the tarnl5 dc. dictated by the cong1erSr,
| yne niiteryS power took controi of our
| Legislature and rsmoddlod IL as their
pleastfe. z775ss 81
Ieis saierels to lay down In d poptt.
iar government, that The party who fayors
| and sustaiug great warsif tho Syar ia "a
succesa, will be upheld by Che popular
voice, and will control the government
for o very considerable period of time
| after the ltefmination of the war. ,It ia
equally certain that the party oppo.
sing successful war will 70 ont of power
for series; Of years. Our own war of
| 16lS with Great Britain is an apt illus.
| tration. Knowing this to be a rule of
popular action, | participated in none
OF the hopes entertained by our Southern
leadeeF, ;thi::t the Democracy who he'd
opposed our civil war would be able. nv
The popular vote Of che people OF the
! United States, to obtain control of the
government aud reverse the terms os re-
construction dictated by it in the hands
or the Republican party. / was there.
fore OF the opinion that it was best for
the Sonth to offer no opposition TO the
election Of q Republican President, while
| the reconBtFucsioE acts had not been ey.
ecuted.. This would no doubt hayo fScil.
| itated the admission of our Southern Sen.
| ators and Representatives, and would at
much earlier period have given us CON.
troll Of our own local affairs. And upou
| this conviction acted. But when we
had complied fully with the reconstruc.
ton actg, and the government OF the
United States then refused to carry out
its pledge fer our sc -sa.iis..iss:on anS tssea
the military arm 10 Interfere in our local
affairs, felt that there was somethinr
| for the Democracy of both sections to
| stand upon, with good hope of success
aud from chat time until the present /
have voted for the Democratic candidates
and advised our people to do 60. In the
hope that the American people might
| then be re8dy to t!sive from power thosa
who had not only dictated unreasonable
terms to Us, but had failed to keep faith
| in carrying them ont. Unfortunately the
popular mind was not ready for this in
| 1879. Bat in 1876, SO gross had been the
outrages OF the Federal administration
ih she use of. the military, TO put down
legal State governments in the South, for
party purposes, that the people rose in
their might at the ballot box aud con-
demued this bad faith and usurpa.;on, as
already Bnid, by an overwhelming
| majority, by the. election of the Demo.
cratic candidates for President and Vice
President. lflll3IS ! -
! My Judgment was then that the De.
mocracy Of the North, knowing that they
had elected then candidates, should have
stood firmly by them, announcing their
ge-eninatlor TO- inaugurate them; and
the solid South should have moved up TO
their support. And the result would
aot haye been doubtful; as the moral
| conviction rested upon the minds Of he
capitalists of the Republican party North
| that ne had been successful. and thev
would not have hazasaed their fortunes on
civil war 20 sustain an undoubted fraud.
But the Democratic leaders ut Washing.
ton were outgeneraled By the superior
management Of their antagonists. and
Governor Hayes vas counted in end has
been inaugnFated. He 10 now the de
IJacto President Of the United States, and
we should be orderly and obedient to the
| laWa during hhis term, end hope thas ka
will give us fair administration. 7
counsel nc sscs;oiis opposition so his adj
mlnistratinn, and think we ehonld mot
hesitate 20 give. hin credit for all good
acfs performed by the administration.
Tfheiwduid coaie 10 the Just conclusion
that the Repubiihan party ias had ia
mission, and that the sixteen yeara of
power which is has enjoyed is hs nlucI, as
It il entitled 10, on account Of conducting
2 successful war, andif he would adopt
the police ee Warrington and disragay1.
Hing party, would call about: him the i,ass
men OF, both parties and distrihuta the
offices alngng them, permitting each to
net politically with perfect freedom while
holding position, hi8nctiop vonid an fitied
him 20 respect and confidence there
might DO iesB question about Ihe expe-
Id.eucy or Democrats accepting Office un-
ta5rr him. him ~ att q. ss 'S ss-s, NJ ~
i mGst c0nfess, however, tiiattf iiissvs.
from the beginning, sesn no sufficient
1 evidence Tint this Is the purpose Of the
President. Instead of his taking broad,
patriotic view OF tho aituation, and re-
solving firmly TO restore peace and pros
peRity Co the country, at the sacrifice Of
party, the policy adopted by him seesas
to meit0 point only to an effort on his
Epart, By The. bestowal Of patronage, to
strengtheS his own party. Tho only
ffrait borne Of his p1licy og Southern con-
ciliatioE, 80 far as Il haye noticed up TO
this period, Is the appointment OF q ain
gle Southern Dasiocfat to q cabinet OF.
fice |; while his vaclllasing course id refer.
ence 20 the removal OF troops from Lou.
| isiaaa ard South Caeolina. aud his refer
lenco & a, as1a question to q commission;
wholly unauthorized by any law, Federal
For State, q majority OF which I'haye no
doubt will DO Com posed of bis own party,
have but COP tlrAled my stest.s
i We. may, however, ha asked by North
ierp men, how Is sconciliasion to take piaca
| if the; Scnth Is still to staEd firm and
| solid and will meet no advance made 10