The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-09-17
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| Ma. EDIToR.-Over the signature ofVox
Populi, some weeks ago, several in,eroga
| tories We're propounded 10 the candidates
| for the Legislature from this District, VI i,h
the confident expectation that plain direct,
mud unequivocal, answers would be given
through your paper, and you very pleasant.
ly accorded to them the use Of your paper,
through which to reply. But 10 the utter
astonishment Of rery many Of the voters Of
the District, no reply has, up this time, been
eiv.r. Why it! Arc they sitting as,rite
the fence TO catch the popular breeze ? Or,
are they seriously medilating the possbili
ty Of the Governor and Council max ing the
appointments, and prudence would dictate
to them this profound silence, until the
pleasure Of the reigning Dynasty can be
known2 Seriously, gentlemen, if you or
either Of you expect the suffrage Of the
wrier, and know that when | express my
own sentiments, it is but expression Of many
Others with whom | lave conversed, that
you nor neither Of you can get my vote
until 1t is known in unequivocal terms what
position YOU occupy in reference TO the
presen, Dynasty, and its kindred measures
I only speak what ! believe and what |
mean to carry out. have no mans collar
around my neck, and mean to speak a, the
risk Of being starrei out will go further,
and will vote for no man who would not
favor a call of Convention Of the people,
by the approaching Legislature, provided
the present Quasi Convention, now in ex.
traordinary session in Columbia, refuses to
adjourn without day, and put an end to the
reigning Dynasty, in the shape of Council
Of four. l wish TO be understood In this
latter position rs fLvorng n Convention on
ly in the event that the present Convention
refuses to adjourn and put an end to the
Council Of four, which has prolonged itslf,
aud transcribed its legitimate powers until
it has become nuisance and machine of
oppression to the people. |, has been inti.
mated by a portion OF the press Of the State
that the idea Of the State Legislature having
any power to control the Convention or to
adjourn 1t, is one Of the iuonstrous absurdi-
ties that we read about. But If gentlemen
will look at the matter in ITS present aspects
it may not prove so absurd, rs at first sup
posed. take issue with these gentlemen
and assert, without the fear Of successful
contradiction, that this present Quasi Con
the people voted in 1860, and in which they
reposed the most implicit, blind, onfdence
The purposes for which that Convention
was called has long since been accom- piish-
ed. The passage Of mn Ordinance Of Seces-
sion from the Federal Government was the
paramount object Of that Convention, but
the object Of the present to which I add the
prefix, Quasi, is ostensibly to set up reign
ing Dynasty in the State. over. riding all
Constitution and all law. To whom is this
Quas Convention responsible, IL not TO the
State Legislature, who created il. The con-
s,itn,ion Of this State provides for a call Of
a Convention Of the people, whenever two.
thirds Of both branches agree. Is il doubt.
ed that two-thirds Of the people are in favor
Of calling n Convention, in the event Cor.
ven iion will be rendered necessary by this
present Quasi Convention refusing to ad.
journ aud remove this wonderful advisory
Council, the original use for which, is rague
and uncertain.
II twoihirds Of both branches Of the old |
Legislature were at this time to oppose any
Interference on the part Of the Legislature |
with this Quasi Convention, from rcrnem
berance Of past and present favors, gracious.
ly bestowed upon them, their families, or
friends, or in view Of still further fayors yet
in store, or from any other imaginary cause. |
About this fact | think there can be no
doubt, and that Is, that nineteenths Of the |
people Of the State arc in favor Of putting |
down the present Dynasty, by calling con.
ven'ion for the specific purpose of putting
an end to this present Despotism. And
whatever the constitution may lack Of pow.
or to support the call, the people will sup.
ply. 80 that the new Legislature need not
lear any great revolution. backed up as they
will be, by the people. And if thi. is called
revolution, then ! am for revolution, not
forgetting that we have a great and DOW er.
fol foe, who would both subjugats and ex.
terminate rs, and whilc our victorious n.
mics, both in the Valley and in the West,
are driving the sccurssd Yankee vandsl.
from our borders, and while we ,rust tina,
thu arsuxsed Yapk,. nst;or ~,iu 4. -.