New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-29

following letter from Senator Hammond of South
Carolina:
"REDcLIFF, Sunday, Aug. S, 1860.
GEAR SIR: ! Just received your polite invitation
to dinner 10 be given on the oh inst. at williamson
to my esteemed friend ard your able Representative
Col. Ashn ore. II the weather was not 80 unusually
hot, my engagements would not permit me- on go short
a notice, to do than thank you very sincerely for
your kind remembrance. The shorDets Of the notice,
however s not due to you, for your letter is dated
We age, and might have reached me in twenty-fo1r
hours Bat this humbug of cheap postage so or att
fvrg to thcs. who live railroads. and are not aware
thai by other methods Of taxation they pay twice the
nominal charges in the South four tines has, under
system of economy which strikes down the weak rural
routes, reduced this route, once daily, to weekly
one.
The political exigency of the day is the election of
the next President. II gives great pleasure to find
that South Carolina, having with her usual prompt
ness and Unanimity made her CHOICE is properly and
consistently pursuing the guist course in refer
to it, thai she has 80 long pursued It never
q sOunder policy than at this time. Every man in
America knows where che stands, and the whole nfu
eDce of her undivided support Of Messrs Breckenridge
and Lane is fully felt though she says nothing, it
would be were she ever vociferous; while any de-
paItuTe from the course che has so long followed, and
upsual expression of interest would perhaps be
damaging TO the candidates Of her choice South Caro-
Ina is VIGOROUSLY charged with disunion procivities
and the charge II be well denied though really it
lie not true in regard to Constitutional Uoion. It is
loudly proclaimed that the ticket she supports Is there
fore Dsuuion ticket and any uncommon effort in its
behalf her part, will have the effect Of sustaining
bic charge.
/ have had the pleasure of a somewhat init nate
acquaintance with the Vice President and Gen. Lane
during the last three sessions of Congress, and while
deem them eminently qualified for the exalted posi-
tions for which they have been named, do not be-
levs that any two men could be fouue in America who
would so promptly, and without second thought, lay
down their lives if needed for the preservation Of the
Union Fconfess | am myself very far behind them in
u at particular. In my humble Judgment every vote
given for them is vote for the Union, and every vote
given to any other candidate in the field is whether in
tended or not vote against the Union. And it is to
ne passing strange that while every sensible man in
this country mus know that the election of Mr. Lin
coin will put the Union at imminent and instant haz
ard and that neither Mr.. Bell Mr.. DCu, las lay
claim to one single authenticated and assured electoral
vote, any Southern man, any Northern Eastern or
Western patriot should under any pretenses, with
hold his ardent support from the only men who in this
greatest of all the crisis which country has known
since the adoption of the Constitution can, under the
circumstances p'olong, and perhaps, make permanent
this COnfederacy. cannot help believing that they
will be elected 1t is the next best step for the sue
cess of which everything but principle should be sac
rifsed Very truly yours, j. Ii. HAMMoSD.
(" To j. 4. RKOYLEs, esq"