The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1856-05-01
POLITICAL PROSPECTS.

|
y prouder position before tho American
people and the world of freedom, than it
docs ut this moment. 1t cnn say with truth
of the Union and the Constitution, rs the
naughty French Monarch said of his Gov.
ernnent-" rEt"t c'est moi" Always the
defender Of the integrity of the Consti,u-
ton and of the Union which found in that
Constitution its form and lie, the Demo.
cratic party has, in the course of events,
come to be the only hrcakwater between
them and the dcluge of dangerous princi-
plies and vicious sentiments which have
been turned loose for their destruction. II
ever political party had u righteous and
patriotic cause TO carry and to viudicatc, it
Is the Democratic party in the campaign Of
this year. The great and fundamental
principles of the American Confc,lcrary
which maintain the eYa"iiiy Of the States,
are .ssalcd 10y politico-rcIigou fanatics
and the Democratic patty interpo>cs lis
whole moral, political and physical power
for their protection. North, South, LAS,
and West-cvcrywl.cre i, is the same, and
sectionalism is forgotten in the grand
thought and absorbing purpose of saving
the Constitution from violation, unc-llalf of
the States Of the Cuntrtlrrary from ,liShon-
oring wrong. and the Union i;svlf from lie.
stracllon. The Democratic patty enters
tins noble itll OF contest single handed
1t has no party allies t!.e sl1rc,ls and
ends OF party combinations are fused
against it. 1t stands alone to do battle.
| stlong in the consciousness of the grandeur
OF its ca,lse am, The " eight Of It's response
| bi!i,ics, anl relying only but securely upon
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the great principles Of Republican,, cons!i-
tutiona!, civil and religious liberty it de-
frnds. We thank God ,l,a: the Democratic
! party is able thus alone, to achieve lis great
work and defeat not only The great mass Of
the traitors 10 the country ly whom it IS
opposed, lut also the blinded and prru,
diced men who give aid and comfort" to
treason, either hy standing aloof from the
! fight or 10y tlrowii.. .hcir weigh; to the
; side of the enemies Of the country.
1t Is forr.,"ne conclusion, as certain as
any human event can be, that the Demo
cratic party will triumph in the Presidential!
c!ectiJn, and Democratic statesman will
bc placed 1T the head Of the Government.
| We shall sweep the Southern States by un-
prccc'l'mtr! majur;:cs; we shall maintain
Il fight for a; least IN equal division OF the
| middle and Western States, and shall not
despair OF rcscurin. even one or Two of the
New Eng!;hlL States rom tn dominion Of
| treason and ta.,t:ci>n. OF u"r prospects
III the latter, the New Yoik Jo,ril Of
; Commerce, 4 cool anl conservative papcr.
thus spr"ks :--Mdii Register.
! Ihe Prospects, immense gains of
: the Democrats in our large ctirs and towns.
and III those States where elections ha-,:
b"cn held 'l.is spring, although opposed hy
combination OF the Know No,L..rS, Re-
pnbiicans and AIoli,ion;>s. show very
clearly which way the wind blows. \ wear
ago, in cac, Of the States alluded to, viz:
New Hampshire, Ehodc Islam, and Con-
nectlcut, tie Democrats were defeated Ly
an overwhelming ma.I"r;v. This Year the
combination against them has been more
extensive and complete than before, vet in
each case they press very cI"*clv upon the
, heels OF their opponents. Until las, year
there had been an Abolition or Free Soil
! party, which neither sided with thc Demo
crats nor Ike Wings. But, at the last two
elections, they have fraternizcd lovingly
with the other opponents Of Democracy
AMI the consequence is, that although tie
Democrats, i'll each of the States mentioned,
po!!ed IL vote nearly, if not quite unDrcce.
'l.ntel, they are still slightly in minority.
But they now STE the full strength Of tL,.
enemy, and the amount Of work to be done.
All that remains is, to do. And the oppor-
| tuni,y is near.
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tn"rc" .o"t'SftcS..l general minutes
,"r isoo- 90 OF AL the Conferences Of the
VI. l.. Church. South, twenty three iii num-
oer' are now coml'irtrd, and will soon he
issued -, r. from Tic publishing house, at Na>h
'''.S; Lem.
lls returns show the following results,
III to,aiS' WIN reference to the preceding
reports:
Increase
srn.r"n,1 rnss."a pro ,crTs, l%1
Ioca! preach .rs G.,s ;3s oca
White mcmh.rs e. rrol,,,;n, :. 49,, GO 60