Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1860-11-30

rance that they will observe the law on .
lsngle point for the future; and it amazed
styoI. a'at for this greet boon. | would no,
|yoke myself'Nto them. inlissQlYblv, as yor
would do j"yously. Oh, NV conntrymep
have you reached this point, while you,
wives and daughters are hallowius the
grounds and cousecrating the tomb of Wasl,
'ngtons Have the once called chivalry o
lhe South sunk so low before all of Cen
eral Greene's children have passed away
But it would save the Union tell you
men, the Union is no more like it was
when first knew it, than Il zephyr:is like
tornado-than H CaIigula is like Lu,l,-
or. But have you any hope Of realizing
The supposed case in single particular
You do not dream of it. Lincoln will give
you some double faced PROMISES to lull,you
and gull you. and his supportersvsRi dress
them up in heavenly a'tributes-,his is all
you may expect. He cannot even give you
encouraging promises without beieing him
self. But he is not the thing to be feared ;
It is the power that pushed him up, and
will pull him down if he dare to resist it.
But to my case Suppose should ask
which you would prefer, to live under an
absolute desp"tism Of one man, or an alb
solute desnolism Of ten thousand men g.
You would instantly answer, OF one man,
without doubt. lie would treat all his
subjects alike. II te plundered, he would
p'under all his subjects alike. If he were
bad, we might chop off his head and get a
better; and if not assassinated, time wo. Id
soon dispose Of him. But the ten Thousand
would make all others tributary to them
and their neighbors. A little, co,npara4
lively, wo uld satisfy the rapacity Of one ,uad,
but millions upon millions would nots sat
isfy the ten thousand. If the one should
be inclined 10 batcbery, bis murderymust
be limited to the range of his acquaintance
mainly. But tho ten thousand would
butcher by whole communities. and they
would never die Now, henceforward, YOU
are to be subjected 10 an absolute despe.
''sm, not o: ten thousand, bu, of nineteen
millions. co"csrciugtvliom lhese- heed be
no U.s. for they have disclosedaheir chari
s.s, se't.' their conduct and !9stf1"ps, fully,
fearless'y' and shsmelesslS;5
The Republicans have al power in their
hauda, and are under no restraint of law;
oath or conscience. They believe thas to
abuse you, persecute you, plumber you, tax
you, degrade you, and force you to a.ton-
d'''on worse than all these pat together,
better conceived than printod,) is doing
Gods service. Your fathers fought seven
Years TO avoid taxation without represents
lion. You will remain hundred years
under taxation without representation :; for
your representatives will be no better than,
lead men in Congress. Your fathers would
not endure tax upon Tea and ipaRar; YOU.
will have to endure a tax on every thing
aud only to glorify your masters, and
strengthen your bonds. At,the foostool
'f a Negro you would have hearing; BY
iatter'ng him. you would receive Iargesses
rom him hut you illreceive no hearing
10 crums from your masters. Is this
ancya No, I take it all from the lips
md octs Of the Republicans themselves.
70 their praise, he il spoken. that they are
pen and frank in the ayexal oftheir pur-
'ose, and in their eforts'to accomplish it,
Herein they are better than RhilIip.. We /
ncoHrage them by apathy and bounties
nd herein we are worse than the Athe-
iaHs:
y A..B. LONGSTREBT.