The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-05-22

Now, for us to discuss the constitu-
tional question involved in this case, it
is needless. 1t is no new thing either
in England or IN this country to see
appropriation bills attached to army
bills. One is an iudisoluble link that
binds both together, and as we'll might
the learned Congressman attempt to
demonstrate "alibi" when presence is
established, as to assume any such
ground. Look to the record Of your
own party, aud if it be revolution, then
ask yourself why howl now when you
have been such adopts in it 50 long. To
recount the enormities Of the crimes per-
pc,rated under the guise Of protecting
the ballot box" would be but to tell a
tale, though fresh to US, yet covered
with all the sores of injustice, brutality
and wrong. Let us, however, pass on
hurriedly, as we must.
Mr.. McCoid says. 1--WE would not let
! you alone in the madness of rebellion,
in the weakness of famine, in the dis
may of pestilencc'" AS far as rebellion
goes, we have nothing now to say. 10
that great and never changing arbi-
ter, the sword, VIC left it, 1t has deci.
ded against us and its arbitrament to US
is final. We purpose no longer to bring
up this question. We sealed the YER
dict with the blood of quarter of
million of as noble men as ever the
South or any other country produced,
and that seal we care not to break. In
the dismay of psstilence you were with
US. Our hearts have felt grateful to
YOU for it, and q thousand tunes ten
thousand times have our prayers gone
up for you when the great and terrible
monster Of yellow fever ragged among us,
and when you 50 kindly helped US. To
say that it is in good taste for you now to
throw up these acts Of charity, we can
not. Perhaps our teaching was differ
ent. 10 us it appears, to say the least
of it, exceedingly bad.
We do not care to evade any of the
propositions laid down by the distin-
suished writer, and, seriatim, we could
nail to the mast of inconsistency and
Misrepresentation every position that
he has so de6antly taken. TO history
we are willing to leave our case; and
when the soldiers of the late Confeder'
ate States are placed side by side with
those that before them have adorned
the pages of by-gone years in martial
snlcndur, We feel that no blush or t!pge
will rise upon the checks of our yet un-
born children. Let US hasten on. MIR.
McCoid says that "the Republican
party is and always has been the friend
of the distressed, the poor, the wronged
and the weak :" and on this account he
enjoins Upon the young men of the
South to join it. Great Heavens! Ask
the infant to forget its mothers bosom.
Ask time to stop. Ask the heavens to
veil itself forever in clouds, and ask
the stars to shine no longer, and then
might We hear your moustrous request
sith soms degree Of putience. What
has the Republican party ever done for
US? 1t has bankrupted our State. 1t
has placed in high positions of trust
men who are DOW fugitives from JUS
tice. 1t has disgraced the high and
exalted bench by placing thereon venal'
ity, incompctsney and corruption. 1t
has engendered strife. 1t has arrayed
race against race. 1t has shed innocent
blood, and dragged to prison the no5!cst
and best of our people. 1t has made
blacker the calendar of crime, and
drank up the pitiful savings Of the
widow apd the little of the orphan in
riotous living. Yhis party being guilty
of this, and more too, We are asked to
Join it. Good Lord deliver us.
Then again: Il hate, l hate with an
eternal hatred" the Democratic party,
&c.-for really here Mr.. McCoid 'roars
and cusses too, Why not, sir? 1t is
the party of truth, 1t is the party of
constitutional liberty. 1t is the party
that made this "great Union" what it is,
and it is the party upon rhich ats future
depends. Hate it Of course you do.
1t seeks no revolution; and by the an
cry throes Of revolution you mounted
the wave of power, and as another
revolution Is ali tblt ran save you, you
cry revolution, thereby hoping to bring
about the greatest desire of your heart.
We. however, caught the devil at revo-
luton, apd We propose carefully to let