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of the o,liou, Miss2uri restriction, and 9TH
cts we might name. 1t elected President
PIERCE, ms trnc patriot perhaps rs has cv-
or hlcd the place where WAsnrNGroS sat
Since then, it Is true, by union Of all the
ant'-slavery factions, under the hvpocritical
cry OF "Americanism," tho true Democracy
OF tue North have been sadly defeated. In,
1853 they gave us forty-four votes for the
repeal OF the Missouri restriction.. III 1863,
they gave ORR and AIKEN nineteen votes for
the speakclship. A reduction of more than
one-h"lf. But they say they had not q fair
trial before their Northern constituents :.
that the elections came on before they had
time to Vindicate their course in Congress :;
their enemies misrepresented them, led the
conservative people astrav, ,and thus were they
condemned without a hearing. Now, they
say, We will appeal from "PmrLrr drunk to-
PHILIP SOBER" and they have high hopes
OF successful pleading. They look to us,
in whose Gauss they have been martyrs, for
sympathy. Shall We ungratefully refuse to
encourage them We know that vast
majority Of the people of the South, and Of
our own State, do sympathizo with them.
Then why not give manly exhibition Of
our sympathy by ,ningling in their councils
for the overthrow of their enemies and ours
If we do not, we cannot expect them to ev-
er raise their voices again in our defence.
If we do, thereby manifes,ing just appre-
citation of their efforts in behalf of our cause,
and they are again defeated, their good will
will follow us even out of the Union, and
testify to the world the justice of our course.
All the other Southern States deem i,
proper to unite with those true men of the
North in councils for tho promotion Of con-
stitutioual principles, and we Of South Caro-
lima are cordially invited to join with them.
Let us accept the invitation, and show that
we are willing to try their remedy first, and
If it fails, We may then, with much more
assurance, invite them 70 trial of ours.
Ihe course of President PIERCE should
OF itself induce us to 90 into tho Conven-
ton, if no other reason prevailed, for the
purpose Of aiding in placing him again be-
fore the people for reelection. What sig
nal rebuke TO the enemies of tie Constitu-
ton would bc his reelection! and what "A
glorious incentive to fidelity in future adj
ministrations would such reward be T.
The people of South Carolina would all re-
jolce to see PIERCE reelected. They be-
lieve he deserves the reward. Then, IL they
can contribute anything towards securing it
for him, it is their duty to do it.
Objections have been raised to the man:
ner in Which these nominating conventions
are organized. the preponderance Of North
ern representation, and so forth, which We
shall refer to at another time. 1t is also sug-
gested that the State should simply meet in
convention, endorse the administration of
PIERCE, and nominate him for reelection.
In our opinion no surer method of defeating
his nomination by tho National Convention
oould be suggested. It would be saying, in
effect, South Carolina is too proud to come
herself and sit with you at the board, hut
she condescends to send you her card, and
hopes you will consider her judgment .-bove
any influence you could exert upon it.
In our Judgment, the wisest and most
becoming course for the State to adopt, is
to meet in convention, endorse the adminis-
tration Of PIERCE, recommend him to the
National Convention for denomination, en-
dorse the Georgia platform, and appoint
delegates to represent the State at Cincin-
natl. Those delegates will know their duty
without further or more speciSl instructions.
Who IL "Ben Lane"7
TIE question of his identity is we'll SET
tied here, but it seems that it is exciting
some interest in Alabama, the State of his
recent adoption. II seems that, though he
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