The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-05-16
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nomination for re eelection to the House
of Representatives in the hext Legislature.
After thanking my friends for this renewed
manifestation OF their kindness and conf
dence towards me, | accept the nomi nation
and will say to them and to the citizens of
LancaS,e,, generally, that am not consci-
Gus of having done anything during the
two sessions which have had the honor
to serre them, that will, when properly con-
strued, initiate, in the least, against their
interests, but on the contrary, q trust
may not be accused Of Immodesiv0 | think
that any influence that may have cxertcd,
either by my vote or otherwise, in the pas
sage of any measure affecting the people
OF our District, but will be promo,ive of
their interest /; and if am again honorcd
" ith II seat in tho House of Representatives,
| will endcayor to perform my duty ut least
faithfully! These remarks have been promr-
ted partly, by the dissatisfaction and er-
element really, which obtains in some por-
tons of this District, in reference TO the
act passed ut the last session Of the Legis-
Iature, regulating the granting of license
to 'itinerant salesmen,' &c.
As Messrs Wi,herspoon and Williams
have, through the columns of the Ledger,
expressed their views rs to the proper cor
stru2tion TO lie pLt upon this Act, and have
done so in so plan, and TO my mind, in so
satisfactory n manner, | would not, but for
the fact that my silcnce may also be mis-
construed, attempt TO add one word to wha,
has already been said
do not wish 70 shun any responsibility
in this matter, rs might be inferred, if
were so remain silent | therefore say,
that the object of this Act as understood
aud construed, will venture to say, by
ninetenths of the members of the l.egis.
laturc, sa good one, and did when it was
PASSED and do now approve it. II, howcv-
er, by any supposed ambiguity Of language
used 10 the Act wrong construction has
been put upon it, and any of our people
have been inconvcnicnccd or injuspd there
by, am sure there is no one who regrets
it more than myself, and no one would be
more willing than mys' If TO have such am
bignity removed. But do contend that
by II plain common sense construction Of
the Act--and do not make any prctcn.
tons t" anything that is uncommon it does
not include in lis provisions our North
Carolina friends vino bring flour, &c, To
this State 10 sell but il was intended to
include aud trust will have the effect Of
excluding from our State Il hord of NORTH
err drummers. whose business IN part 49,
m"nS5t us WAS, 10 SOW the seeds "f insub-
ordination and rebellion amongst our slave
population, thereby cndangering the safety
OF the very henrlhStoncs Ct our people. |
Will add m this connection, that | wIsh We
may not before ten years fr"m this day. be
called upon to use more potent remedy
than mere statutory cnactmcniS to reprl The
lmp'"us inicrmed!'ngs OF the atcIit.on moH-
stcr'
repeat That THIS Act wheE pr,p"rly CON
Sruea' 's ~ m% .Rh-"H go"G one, aud !
.hH!N 'he. construction Pi&ced upon by
Messfs' Memminger' Williams and Wither-
spo'h' Hs published IN the Lsdger, is cor
rect ] u'ly endorse ihe1r views upon the
s""Jec'' - very 'r"e th"' " Il different
'ohSfuc''"h 'ah' ana mas been placed upon
''''7 Ac'' o4' " m"-t Lt remembered, q
, 81! '"'' VI p''"f'' So"' hHmo'J Thai thor"
- Always TWO slides l" most questions and
II sometimes happens That men even with
common hlhdS "hd "'Ih All the LIBERTY i'm
f "g'nN"e gel IN The wrong and therefore
'a'' 'h'o error l am almost te'"pted to
q"o'e t'c o'u 'a'in "d"ge which have seen
somewhere Which commences TINS; errarC
'"'"an"m c%'' DC but as never studied
IAN" DAY IN my HE and may therefore fall
lN'o error Just here VIII content myself
by giving The english, which is TO err ID
human TO iHTglve divine. with due re-
SPee' -Or The "p'h.ons oi. those who think
'he Act IN qne'''on refers to ohr North Car.