Year: 1876

WHICH - THE PABTY OF WAR3


If there was ever period in the history
Of onr national existence that worked upon
the feelings Of the people to resent outrages
to the theory Of American government
that time is now. We all recollect how
quickly the whole North sprung to arms
VIXEN the South raised its hand in rebellion;
and we all know how vslliantly the arms
Of the North struggled to preserve the
Union. But the troubles which brought
on that war, and reused the patriotism Of
Of the people, were not 80 exasperating a.
those which imperil the principles Of our
government to-day. The action Of Gen.
Grant towards the State conflict in South
Carelina is : usurpation Of power and an
outrage upon free people, which offer
the same insult, as that which Jefferson
and the signers resisted when they ingraf-
ted in the Declaration HE has affected to
render the military superior to the civil
power"


The Republican legislature of South
Carolina is one counted in by fraud; the
Governor of the State is to be counted in by
fraud and sustained in that position by the
military. This is a process of government
foreign to anything that is mentioned in
our Constitution, either by word or con-
structisn. 1t perverts the purity of the
ballot box; destroys all interpretations of
liberty, and introduces the Mexicanised
idea Of government. 1t is this that we are
expected to countenance and endorse; verify
it looks much as though the Centennial
year Of our national existence was to be
the one to witness the decay and loss of
national liberty and independence 1t
looks as though the party that had con-
quered 10 save the Union, had conquered
to bring it to direr fate than rebellion
could possibly have done; as though
we had lost the value Of the priceless boon
of political liberty in mire of political
iniquity.


In the midst of all the terrible blows
that the Republican party has struck
against the theory Of American government
in the face Of the dangerous lessons it is
now teaching can we pronounce that party
- one that has lived up to anv of it's
promises. 1t is not the party of peace it
is the party of war, and if that most caIam-
itous Of all events in government-civil
war, comes upon US, the blame of the whole
people must rest upon the Republican
party, rest upon those who have prostrat-
ed all our liberties beneath the feet of party
ambition. If the Republic which has
stood one hundred years is to be under
mined in the spirit that its constitution
breathes by the force and tyranny of an
imperator, then the tears of patriotism
must scald the conscience of these who
have wrought.the ruin.


We breathe no spirit of war, the arbtra-
ton of the sword is the last resort of a
wise, prudent people, but wecannot refrain
from expressing the sting that patriotism
must feel when the halls Of legislation are
controlled by military rule, and when men
are foisted into Office by fraud, and sus-
tained there by bayonets. In crisis Of
this kind, as has been most truthfully said
by Hons. Jeremiah S. Black and Clark
son N. Potter, it is not as two sections ar.
rayed against each other, but it would be
war waged, into the homes Of all. l,
would be fight Of the lovers of homes,
government against thesupporters offraud
the people against the usurpers of power
the country to the rescue Of its sacred in
strument of law, and to save the United
States Of America from the destruction o
all effect of Constitutional law, into which
the Republican party is endeavoring tt
lead them.


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