The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-06-20
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trust, as were armies and navies and militia
ry districts. We say, if you bring us back
as States, treat US as States. We ask you
to remove the disability which forbids
citizen to serve on jury when it does not
forbid him to serve on the bench We
ask you to leave tho ballot box free, as it
has been through nearly the whole of our
political existence. You may refuse. You
have right to refuse if you hold our de-
manGs to be unwise Or unconstitutional.
But surely in tue face of the recent de-
cision of the Supreme Court in regard to the
jurors oath, in face of the legislation Of
nearly century in reference to military in
terfereuce at the polls, you cannot charge
us with.
REVOLUTION OR TREASON
iu making these requects. Upon these is
sues VIC arc willing to stand. If the people
are with us VIC shall prevail and this war
legislation will be repealed. IF the people
are with you, then this legislation will stand
and VIC can learn to adapt ourselves to these
changes in our old constitutional thoughts
and habits as We have learned to adapt our
selves to others. In the great contest in
which we failed We lost much We lost
power and wealth and precious lives. But
when the people of the United States de.
clare that the right of selfgovernment is
extinguishcd in the States that the pre-
rogative of a fr,e vote, which is the dstin-
gushing glory of American citizenship, can
be exercised only under the supervision of
Federal marshal or the protection of
Federal soldier; that the duties Of governors
and legislatures to maintain the dignity and
to preserve the peace of sovereign States
has been transferred to the President and
when it has become revolution and treason
to ask the people to consider these things,
then will the memory of our poor be forgot
ten in the overwhelming calamities which
would follow the loss of American free
dom.
A thousand years scarce serve to form State;
An hour may lay it in the dust, and when
Can man its shattered splendors rcnovate, o
Recall its virtues back and vunquish time and
fate.
Mr.. President, patriotic men Of all par
ties North and South, can join heart and
hand in the effort to perpetuate Oh this con-
tinent constitutional liberty as established
by our fathers. In this noble work we of
the South will not prove laggards. We
wish to promote the best interests of the
whole country; we wish to restore
HARMONY AND GOOD WILL;
We hope to see permanent peace and wide
spread prosperity among all classes of our
people VIC desire to see the painful memo
ries of the late unhappy war buried in our
hearts, not rising to the lips in bitter words
which can only provoke sectional animosity,
and we propose, in spite of pprehension,
Misrepresentation aud denunciation, to stand
firmly by the Constitution in its integrity,
to maintain the Union in perpetuity, trust
ing, hoping, praying that to our children, if
not to us, it may be given to see the States
of this mighty Republic, bound together
not alone by the ties of material interest,
but oy the cords of true Fraternity, ruled by
a great, harry, free people crowned with
all the blessings and with ALT he glories
which God in His infinite mercy can be-
stow. Applause III the galleries.