Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-07-19
From tho New York Era.

acknowledge with gratitude, the nonol Of
being selected by 80 numerous and respecta.
bic portion of my fellow citizens in distant
section OF the Union on such an occasion,
and am duly sensible of the obligation which
it imposes but the great distance, and my
numerous and indispensable engagements rem.
der it utterly impossible for me 10 accept.
Among other grounds to which you rave
alluded, you have referred to the part have
recently taken IN the Senate, as one OF the
causes of that favorable opinion towards me
which has led to the intended honor that am
reluctantly compelled to decline. Permit me
To sap, in taking tho Pesition - which you 10.
for, there were difficulties of the most forrnida-
bic character IN the way, but had they been
ten fold greater, they could not have detorred
me from the course 1 took, so impcrious was
the sense OF duty under which acted. Inc
currency was no new question with me. FOR
MANY years it had been the subject OF my re:
flection, and the source of deep solcituds, and
| had made up my mind, when the time arriv-
ed, that would force 1t on.the attention OF the
country and government, as to the part would
take if then on the stage of action.
The derangemeIt to which our country s
subject, is not accidental. 1t is inherent IN
the system ITSELF and in spite Of every effort to
correct it, will grow from bad to worse, TIL
some great and radical change is effected:
In the mean time the community Is dostned
to pass through scenes of difficulty and dan.
ger greater than any heretofore experienced
unless the people should be timely aroused to
apply an efficient remedy to the growing dis
orders. | hold it almost impossible, that there
should be any state Of things more corruptlng
to morals, or more pa.alyzing to industry, than
an uncertain, vacillating currency, under the
control of private cupidity, such as ours Is;
and am amazed, that the wealthy capitalists,
whose property exists in stocks and securities,
are not the first to see Il and take the alarm.
They ought to see that the gains from the II.
regular working ofsuch system must De out
momentary and fallacious; and must be fol-
lowed by q storm, if permitted 70 progress,
which will scatter such acquisitions as leaves
before tornado. In taking my stand against
the system, no partial or local considerations
governed me. / stood up for what honestly
and sincerely believed to be the morality, the
freedom and prosperity of the country. actua.
ted by enmity to no class or section, out be-
lievine that was acting the part OF true
friend of all those who were prof ling by 1t tor
time were its victims.
Whether in this was mistaken, I am con-
tent to leave to time and experience to decide.
Thus far have seen nothing to snake my
opinion, but much to confirm it, much to AMI
mate me 10 perseverance, in the course nave
taken, till an effectual remedy is applied to
this among the most dangerous evils that can
befal the country. ~, .
For the very kind manner IN which you
have communicated the wishes OF those you
represent, you will please accept my sincere
acknowledgements. cannot but be highly
prati6ed to learn, that many of my old friends
in your great metropolis have not forgotten
me, and do assure youthat few things would
afford me more pleasure than would an oppor.
tunity to renew my acquaintance with them,
as we'll as to form it with these more recent
friends whose appreciation / have been 80 tor
tunate as to gain, in the trying scenes through
which have more recently passed.
Though circumstances will not permit me
70 accept the honor proffereo, and to be present
at vour celebration, it will not, trust, be con-
sidered an intrusion to offer the following SEN
timent-
"Equality, in it's broadest sense, OF rights
and privileges between citizen and cltizen'
pursuit and pursuit, and one portion OF tne
country and another, the deep and solid foun.
dation of our political fabric; preserve that
and all is safe-destroy it, and the whole
would rush headlong to the dust"
To Richard J. Smith, Steven r. Harris, ana
G. H. Dougherty, Esqrs.
MoRus MUI7IcAulIs MANIA IN CUBA.
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