Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-05-10

have misied and deceived. And IN reference
to this, rs remarked. might have adopted
your speech as my own.. AS my honorable
friend Knows, l long since. took the ground
that this government was sent upon great
mission among the nations Of tho earth-that
it had a great. work to. perform, and that in
starting il, /. was started in rerpetuity. Lock
back t,r one moment 70 the articles 'o! con-
federation and then corue> down 70 lIeG,,
~lrenthe ecenstitutiol was formed What dn
yon end ? "trhct we,the reople Of theunited
States, in order TO form a!more perfect gov
ernmspt,S&c. Provision is made for the ad-
m's.ion ofnew States to be added toold ones
embraced within the Union. Now turn to
the Constitution. We fad that anIendnents
may be made 'hya. recommendation OF Two
,f,fds Of the members of Congress. if. ratified
i. tarre fourths, of the STATES. Provision rs
made for the admission Of new Suites; popro-
vision is male tsr iheseecs,ion Of old ones.
when we come to understand our system Of
government, though it be complex, We. .,scs
how beautifully one. part. acts in hsriDoIJ
with another. Then we SC o'ir government
is TO be perpetuity there Icing 10 pow,
sion fur pulling it down, tho Union being It's
| vitsliz;ng power, imparting. life to the whole
Of the States that move aroGnd it like planets
| round the sun, receiving thence liytt, and heat
| and motion: Upon this idea Of destroying
States MY position hGs been heretofore well
known, and Lace no csus, to changeit now;
! and Fam glad to hearts, fe.tsrat;or on the
| preseut'occasion. Some are satisfied with the
| ideathat States are to. be lost in territorial
and other diysions-are to lose their charac-
| ter essS.ates. But their life breath has been
I only suspended anil II is s'hish constitution
al obligation VIC have'tG secure each of lhese
States inihc possession and enjoyment of'a
! rcynbiicar form ot g'ivcrnncct. Stn'e may
he in ti.e'govcrument .witba p.cnliar institn-
n and by the operation ut :eaei;on lose
rs, feature. Bu it Wis State when 1t
5rs,t iiltu retcLi"", and when it conit: out
.ou: liz; u,ii,el!ion iitS still ~ Srale. |
| ID HAS :, sDlemprNi l,,tin' in INV me 1T
(; tbesa Stats w.eret. ri,,; srair lave i!cra
h s,0r. 1Gck a. fs,,.T.'"!--T c.rs Dat row
.Nn4si tie ,':n..,er cfU. .ion ina.- ifrnough to
,usr the ship OF State 20 DIR, say, a high
F.ry-'o ;r,,iccts'ai secure To them afcpub.
,.,l form .T government.
T. In. American people must be taught, if
eg 40. not already feel, that treason is a
!. .ime and must be tu,i he'd; that the Gov
-ninent willsnut always besr with its enc
! ai:s; that it is strong not only to protect,
but to. o.puniSh.. When we return to the criHii
lal co1alud Examine TIE catalogue cf crimes,
me1here find arson laid down as a crime,
its appropriate penalty; We h'd there
"a THEFT aud robb~ry and murd-r:r,' itea ~
rimes and there too We, find the last aid
| hes. Of crimes TREASON
\ Mnh other and inferior oflefcss orr mop'e
re familiar. buI in cur raaceiu! histfTy. trca
, n has been almost u..;"oE'n. ii.e l,oop!e
nu't understand that II Il .5s O!ackest vi
or mes, and will be surely p@nshed. make
h aliu':i0n not 10 excite tho already cxas-
qerated feelings OF The public, but 10 poirt
at tho principles of public justice which
hoGla guide our action at this particular
lunctura, :uA waich accord with public NOR
lis. t-t it be ensraitea on every heart that
r..asrn is . crime an! that traitors shall
.ui.r lis penalty. While We are appalled, and
overwhelmed ut tic fall OF one man in our
.cl;d.t b. the band OF traitor. shall We allow
i N ri care not bv what EcapQtf---to at.
sempt The lie Of the State With iInpnrity Z
While we strain our minds to comprehend
hc enornity Of this assassination, shafi we
allow the nation to be. :sssSninatcd2 2 apeak
IN no spirit Of Qpkinln2ss. leave the events
OF the future to be dFspqssd of o. they arise.
Regarding myself as tho humble instrument
i If the American people in this as ip all
| tzirgs, justice and Judgment shall be deter
mined by them. ! dc net harhor bitter or
revengeful feeling toSards any.
ngeneral terms would say that pubic
morals and public optimism should be esteb-
ished upon the sure md inHaxible principles
OF justice. When the qsestion Of exercising
mercy comes before rue, it will be considered
calmly, jud;cicuslv, remembering that SIN
the Executive Of the nation.
know men love. 10 have their names spt,-
ken OF in connection with acts Of mercy, and
now easy it is to yield to this impulse, but
we must not forget that Whist r,sy be mercy
! 10 tie individual is crieiiy to the State. In
Ae exercise VI mercy shoro should be2no
iouot LETT that this hiss prcros.tire is rot
used to relieve few at The expense Of :::s;i :.
From the CarulriaT.
Generals Grant and Stl-man ara said 20