Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-05-06
The Logical Results Of the
War"

OF tho sltuation, and tue description OF
this phenomenal Brigadicr, the Times tells
us, ."answcrs for the Senator from South
,Carolina, Mr.. Hampton" The Senator in
question expresses the opinion that "if oil
the fools who give voice to what is, called
Democratic opinion would only forget that
there was yesterday, and make no issue
upon anything not born since the morning
cocks crow, there might be some hope for
the Democratic party" and informed the
interviewer that not long ago some of his
constituents wrote TO ask him why hc did
not "combnt the ccntraliziug tcndcrcics Of
the Republican party aud uai,ate for tho
repeal Uf legislation not agreeable to the
Southern idea of Tic Constitution" The
Senator put the clse to his anxious and
snquiring fricnds IN this way:
"Suppose the Confcderacy had succeeded
an establishing Gcparatc form Of govern
mcut; then let US 80 farther aud imagine
Union General elected to serve in the Con
Ercss ut Richmond. How long do you
suppose bis defence Of his course during the
war, and what he thought should be douc
with it's logical results, would be tolerated?
Not moueut. Our situation at Wash
ingon - directly parelcl, aud when we
taik about the war, or make any attempt to
change its results, we run counter to
the vast North that conquered u.s.
The Scuator said also: "hnd the North
is iu the right. If l. had been on that
side, I would never consent that single
one Of the logical results cf the war ehaald
Jc even threatened 1t is the widest folly
OF our part to threaten them or to socl; 10
undo them" The Chicago Yi,ues asks,
What would become cf the Democratic
party If every man called a Democrat
should take such views as these. "Cci-
tainly it would ~ longer live in it's tradi-
lions; no longer rccitc its musy j Jcitcrsouian
apostles creed; no longer thrust its malo-
dorous presence upon the coUntry rs
party Of reaction; no longer engage ia
sectional contest for the spoils rs party
still chumpionins the defeated aud rejected
Southcro idea Of the Constitutions" La
the view of the Times, ",he uation will
never consent to any sacrifice OF single
one OF the logical results Of the wax ot the
dcu,and Of men whose idea Of the CanS;itu-
ton, no less Than the forces by which that
idea was defended, was by the wal rejected,
overthrowD, cast out" The Southern
Senator referred to by the Times say like.
wise that "sucl politicians as Mr. Hin, Mr.
Vance aud Mr.. Jonas. have 10 idea of tc
immense power of the Intelligent aud
wealthy commcrcia! class at the North"
and declares in conclusion that the oanai-
dacy of 'ridcn, or indeed any other Bcur-
bon, carries with it the death kncll Of
hope" for the Democratic party. Never
thcless his old army discipline, he says,
would prevent him from rcbclling against
Tildcu's leadership, though he would be
perfectly hopeless of success
We are not by any means sure that Con.
Hampton is the Senator whose uto,anccs
arc SO warmly praised hy the Chicago
Times. They could come just as properly
from any Que Of nlmbcr Of Southern
Senators, as they express, in the main, the
convictions Of the progressive, intelligent
and practical lenders Of the Southern Dc.
mocracy. These do not expect to disturb
the logical results of the war, nor have they
any idea of accomplishing by legislation in
Congress what could not be accomplished
by the Confederate armies in The field
The difference between them and the Re-
publican leaders is MS to the nature and
extent of the results of the war. 1t is here
that the National Democracy find their
work and their opportunities. There is
reason for their existence, upon the
assumption that the results OF the war are
not to be disturbed. Tho Democratic party,
in other words, is the party Of tho Consti-
tuition, and stands now upon tho Constitu-
tion as it is, as it formerly stood upon the
Constitution us it was. Tho Constitution
is the chart Of the Democratic party, while
the Republicans have no other guide than
party necessities aud personal ambitions
Congress declared in 1868 that the object
OF the var was to restore the Union Of the
States with oil their rights uumpaircd
The rights Of the States have been int paired
but the Democratic party does not expect
to win back any of the rights which have
been taken away, or to extend the rights
which now remain, unless this is to be
done by tho action of the whole country, as
being necessary for the conservation Of our
institutions. The mos. that the Democracy
expect is to hold the country to the results
Of tho war as defined in the Constitution.
Besides this they have before them abun-
dant occupation in agitating for reform Of
the tariff, in preventing any arrangement
of the finances, and iu gradually removing,
or burning out, the abuses which crcpt
into the governmental fabric during the
years Of tho Confederate war and of South
ern reconstruction.
Tho Senator Of whom the Chicago Times
speaks asked his constituents how long the
confederate Congress, if the Confcdcracy
had been established, would have tolerated
Union General who should defend his
course during tho war and tell thom
what should be dono with ito logical results.
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