The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-05-29

our currency, and at the same time pro.
vide II medium Of exchange, which i,
sufficiently abundant to prevent Jobbcrs
and spectators from expressing the pco-
pie by manipulations of its value.
Those who desire 10 mAihtaih The re-
snmpticy Or fpccie payments with the
future advantages il is to bestow, will
lind it necessary tn adopt some such
scheme as that given abovc, for if they
do not the popular cry against resump.
ton and the troubles that will cnsne will
be 80 great, and the influence of the pco.
pie 80 powerful, that resumption will be
endangered il hot repealed. The pro-
visions of the above bill are calculated
to reach the necessities Of the case with
out injury to the rights Of any class of
our citizens.
The New York U.rdM is urging the
Southern nenioufats 10 force the passage
OF the appropriation bills and an adj
Iournmcnt of Congress on the ground
that the South is held responsible for the
proceedings OF Congress, and, further, to
show that there is no truth in the rumor
that the South wants to stare the army
officers into resignation in order 10 fill
their places with ex-Confcderatc briga-
dlcra. This is an insult to the South
conveyed in the form of friendly advice.
The U,raht knows too well that the
present conflict is one Of constitution and
law against usurpaton AMI force, which
threatens the very foundations Of our
nationa! government. The South is in n
large measure responsible for the course
of the Democratic party, but as long as
that course is one i'll support Of law and
Tree government, there is no reason to be
either ashamed or afraid Of that rcspon-
Jility. Whenever the Republicans
have been driven into corner they have
shouted the South is responsible, and
tlmid Congressman from this section have
invariably beaten n hasty retreat, and
yielded the advantage within their grasy
If they ha! only possessed nerve enough
to press on to take it. We think the
Hcrdhfs ad:icc to the South 70 back
down is not good advice. We have al.
ready backed out two Ot three times, and
the Republicans will continue to Use thi,
charge as long as the South submits tc
be cocrccd by it. The South did no,
bring on these complications. The fight
is one in the interest Of the liberties OF
the whole country, and therefore, while
we do not think the South should be nc.
tive in the matter Of resisting the appro-
priatlons, yet we are equally of opinion
that ne should not force the Northern
and Western Democrats into another re-.
treat us disastrous as the one we drove
them into in the last Presidential contest
by advocating the compromise. We
should let the North and West settle the
prcdicament the party is in. They pro-
duced it, and they should be required to
work it "ut. If they can afford to stand
up to their undertaking we can afford to
stand up To them, and should do it. The
continued talk about the Northern Dean
ocrats being untrue TO the South may 10
to frighten off weak Southern Democrats.
bat it will not in the opinion of our pco-
pie justify us in pursuing such course
as will give the Republicans the vantage
ground. We are into the trouble, and
although we may have been iniudicious
in beginning it. there is no room to turn
back. The measures proposed are good
for the whole country, and should be per-
icctcd. 1t has come to pitched battle
between Radcalism, and on the result of
this fight will turn the next election.
We must win or lose all hope of the next
Presidency. and therefore we should, as
Dir. Edmunds would say, nave it out here
and now. If Southern Congressman will
listen to Democratic papers they will be
in better business than being frightened
by Radical organs.