Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-02-25


yield my feelings and my peculiar opinions,
and trust that they will yield some of theirs
know that there is not constituency in
South Carolina that will not, even if they be-
IicSe their Representatives in error, forgive
them freely aud cordially, aud nobly come to
their aid and support, if they ever ask that
aid and support again, and sustain them even
though their Judgment may be that my col
leagues and myself were in error No man,
or set of men, representing more Independent
or more generous and conliding constituencies
thau my colleagues and do and ann sure
that, while most of my colleagues claim to be
outside of the Democratic organization, they
can, with safety, como to it aud support one
whom their peers on this floor from the great
States of the South have almost unanimously
supported. Task, sir, can we not ac, and
that consistently, when we place ourselves
side by side with the Representatives of the
greet Commonwealth of Virginia, aud those
| of all the States south of us We have a
common INTEREST," we are engaged in COM
mon struggle against common enemy. Let
us have union and harmony amongst ourscl-
YES, for the sake of the interests of all
earnestly hope they will do it, and [ re-
peat, that | am certain that not one of us will
| ever be called to account forit do not be-
~ d.
Sional district who will ever ask me why or
wherefore | voted for Mr. OIcClcrnand, of
| Illinois, in opposition to the Black Republican
candidate, The latter is.a gentleman whose
| private character, from all ever heard of him,
hold in esteem, and for whom have great
respect. The first ! ever heard Of him was
from Il South Carolnian, a man in whom |
5lAyo the utmost confidence. But the gentle
man rom New Jersey is united with those
whoDl we consider the enemies of our country.
! L ind him in the bosom of the Republican
Isparty, acting and cooperating with them. Tie
is in their hands, and will doubtless be their
instrument III constituting aud appointing
! their committees, all of which will be done
with view to prevent the exercise of Dem
| ocratic influence on the floor of this House or
| in the country. Wilt bcso if VIC can nlefeat
| him and elect the gentleman from Illinois,
! who comes much nearer to us in politics than
| he docs
hope my appeal will not be in vain.
hope my colleagues will rally to the rescue !;
andiE us | have said, we go down, let us all
90 down together, and so down under the
folds of the Democratic banucr, under which
we have been lighting together, most of our
time, fur more than eight long weeks. While
they are outside of its organization, we have
ever acted with it where our judgment and
conscience enabled us to do so. / know of
| nothing the history of the gcntlcmnn from
1 Illinois that antagonizcs with my Judgment,
conscience, and duty now. / know Ii6t what
bis views are on territorial sovereignty. If
they diiferfrom mine, 1 will oppose them and
. him Whenever we come to act on them. J.
am credibly informed that he lost his scat on
this floor some years ago for sustaining what
| his constituency charged upon him as pro
slavery interests,
| For myself sir, never gave a vote outside
OF the Democrauc party in the whole period
of my life, until took my seat upon the floor
of this House. But, sir, have, since have
been hero voted again and again outside of
the organization. / have done it for high
and noble purposes, as i believe, and MS will
do again whenever the occasion requires And,
sir, in the canvass of 1858, when WAS run
hing to succeed my distinguished predecessor
! Mr. Orr] who SO honorably filed Tint clair
during the Thirty-fifth Congress, in the sew
| enty-tliree stump speeches made by me during
1 II seven months canvass, against q most tad
cnted and worthy gentleman who opposed me,
| in the Western district of South Carolina, /
took tue ground, then and there, and in every
lone of those speeches. that would vote with
! that party and act with it so long ns its action
and its course commended themselves to my
Judgment and conscience; but that / would
mot follow its behests one step or one inch
further '-~ - - t,.s.,'-t
! | am here to, carry out that policy Al
though Lam a Democrat, and consider myself
within the pale of the organization of the
Democratic party, yet whenever my judgment
or my conscience tells me that it is in the
%rong4 that its members arc pursuing wrong
course and supporting a wrong policy, j @ill
vote against the Democratic party and against
| Its nominees. l intend, sir, to carry out that
determination in my entire action in this
House: Bid while say TINT, | also shy that
see nothing now that should cause me to
hesitate for one momcnt in giving a'free, cor
! dial, and hearty support to the gentleman
| from Illinois. lie is gentleman. He bears
the impress upon his face he carries itin:
every feature and linealpcnt of his counte,.
nance. can vote for him, with5pleasure. If
| We can place bnn ntRat chair to preside over
the deliberations of this House, /, believe he
Twill do it with credit to. biluself and honor to-
the country, and thatno manwithiI thesDcm-
ocgatic Organization or cut Of it, viii ever re,
giet that he haseast nv0teto place him there.
| 10 my, South American friends, or rather
some Of them, Il bpycsa word,to say .Gohtle-,
, wen. 4. am disappointed in you: Il have been.
paihe,I Mt the course you hive pursued, u
hayc5no u. .and or bafsh mrd to sppak Il
sus not southern fto.eaSer though / earn NJ
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