The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1860-08-21
Letter from Gov. Wise.

Letter from Gov. Wise.
The following letter was read to the
Jackson Democratic Club of Boston:
saas Ro1L1sroN, NEAR NORFOLK,
zsfRfNuEss ANNE Co, Va, Aug. 2, 1860.
III find it very difficult to decline the
complimentary invitation of yours of the
19th ult.., received within the last few
days, fwould dprefer Boston and Faneuil
Han in Boston to any other standpoint
to speak from in the unitedStatcs, on the
topics especially of these dark times. But
itsis impossible Domestic duties, build
ingtand illness together, forbid INC to form
any engagements that will require addi-
tional labors or any absence from home
for many months to come. ] shall give
to tho Breckenridge and Lane ticket all
my support. / do not agree with these
nominees in some essential particulars,
and certainly do not subscribe to the plat
form in two respects on which they are
placed by their nomination; but their
triumph will be the triumph of the vital
doctrine of protection to persons and
property in the common Territories Of
the United States. This, is the issue OF
this contest, whether protection, every
where, to all and alike, shall prevail
against this emasculating theory of non
Intervention. protection be an abstrac-
ton, non-intcrvention is not.
IF thc Legislative Department, Con
gress, and the Executive Department, the
President, which is to see that the laws
arc faithfully executed, are both toignore
the parens patrie duty of protecting all
citizens equally and alike, wherever the
Jurisdiction of government extends, in
the rights.of person and property, with
ont, discrimination or distinction or differ
cnee, and are to throw the powers and
duties of protecting persons and property
wholly upon the judiciary, which is the
umpire department between citizen AMI
citizen, and government and citizen, IN
matters of individual rights. what isto
be the result? The first and worst 'on-
sequence will be that it will drag the Su-
prcmc Court of the United States from
its bench of equality, equity and Law and
justice, and bedraggle it in tAc rire OF
partisan politics until its ermine will be
SO stained that it will be unfit to lold the
scales of right, law, justice or morals at
all. The second consequence vii be that
it win set up mcrc municipal hmpiro to
he arbiter. or umpire between. sovereign
States, which in the last resorttan decide
only for themselves.
The third consequence will be this;
that the Executive, by ignoring It's duty
and power of protection, will at last OBJ
tain all the powers of the Government;
for the judges are nominated and by and
with the advice and consent of the Sen
ate appointed by the President. Moth
ing could be blucr than the federalism OF
this non-intcrvcntion doctrine. And does
it lcavc slave property alqne at the ner-
cv of federal power concentrated ultl-
mately in an Exccutivi? No; lands.
too. ARE at it's mercy. What clse' who
else. 4 won't stop to cnune'ntc. Forone'
I will never submit to i. The issue COM
pels'mc to side with nc ticket OF your
choice. God grant thu our effort be not
in vain. fear they rill be-that Black
Republicanism is to tiumph in the COM
ing election. If so, I mean for one to
abide by and in the onion; to fight in it,
not out of it-aid il saving the country
and it's Constitution; but not to submit
one moment, or b conccde one single
item, to a triumphwhieh will degrade me
and mino in thi, Confederacy of free and
equal States HENRY A. WISE.