The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1865-10-25
4 CARD.
To the People Of the Third Congressiona
District composed Of Ab5ecille, Edqefstd
: Newde,ry, Fairfield, Lexington, RichI4nE
a7sd Dra77qe5u77.

! ELLoW. .ClIIZENS-aL Ile cItucSL o"iIt't"-
tion Of my friend<1 have been induced Dap.
pear before yop as candidate to represent
you in the Congress of the United States, at
the approaching election.
In taking SUCH r position, am wxl! aware
ttat your right to know clearly my opinion
on all political subjects, is unqacstionaIlc.
Iuow proceed briefly to give you ray views
on such topics, as, in sny, judgment, mostly
interest you at this time. 7 INTEND to speak
plainly to you, for want to'be understood by
every body.
Before assuming any position, however, or
placing myself on any platform, it will be
we'll for US to take 3 passing glance, and trace
hu77icdly the deep and vocful ravageS made
by the bloody and deso!atiag track of ''crnc'
war" Npon Our once prosperous and happy
land. What picture lies outsprca! as,we
take this backward turn. What a picture ot
contrast, engraved, as it were, by the iron,
wrought peleil, dripping with the stream o
gory-red that has deluged our mountains and
plains, and hill-siies and glens, during the
four past and loagtkosscd years Of the reign Of
''crucl war" Then the storm-fclt lashings-
whether of the adverse winds, the lightning's
sudden violence, or the wailings in thunder
Gus echoes Of many bleeding hearts, do but
add new tcrrors to the terrific scene passing
! beneath our vision. l repeat again, what q
sad picture of contrast lnis, to the sunny
South of by gene days, blooming in prosper.
| ity, whose very mountains and hills echoed
! their gladdcst tones, and whose lovely Yales
and gentle streams smiled with plenteous COM
fort, and flowed in joyous accents along, and
whose light winged zcphyrs bE eathcd but hap
piness. Fl
sr 1t is heart sickening truly to take even this
cursory view of the picture, but we must we'll
survey our surroundings before deciding to
take future step; furthermore, besides the
deep regrets for happiness fled, and loved
ones gone, there is an evil Of much less depth,
| which perhaps may become Of wide cXtcntion,
and bearing upon the welfare of our Nation,
and which demands some consideration there
from. This is tine low state of approaching
bankruptcy that seems weighing US down
ward. Let the platform Of action Of every
man, be enc for the good Of the people, both
as a Nation and State. While l am decided
" opposed to reputation, an equally averse
10 compelling the debtor 10. pay the full
amount Of debts co3::7acted. during the recent
ware The practical maxim now with every
one should be, "to live and let live" am
in favor Of jadicious and equitable conpro-
mise. an unwilling to add oppression to mis-
fortune FEtrust the next Legislature, will
enact some equitable law to the general salts
faction of both creditor and debtor, and save
us FROM the ruinous consequences OF extend:
ing bankruptcy, that would inevitably ensue
from course feYor;ng only the few.
The emancipation of. Slavery by the Gov
ernnient of the United States, and the &C:
oniescence in this movement by our own
State Convention, has brought US now to a
stand of deep thought, as TO- what measures
next to adopt to better our condition, and
raise us once again to hope andpcace, various
are the opinions that have been suggested as
10 what shall be done with the negro. can
suggest no other plan for the present, than
| for the negroes to be appor,ioned/o /ont to each
State in the Urion, according 10 representa-.
tion or population, or colonze them III some
newly acquired TerriIory;S
] am also opposed to comforting the right Of
suffrage on the recently freed negroes, be-
cause know Them to be inca able of exer'
ciSing such privilege; and because con-
slider this dangerous element to Introduce
into the system Of cur Government. / wei
know that this question belongs properly tc
the decision of each State, but L am confident
it will be brought before Congress, as tht
restless abolition party, flushed with success
sivc victories, arc ever ready to enter inte
new fields of agitation.
! The people of the North have always hac
some negroes among them, but ne9er to my
knowledge have they ever raised these ne
groes to an equal station with themselves. /
one Northern State has ever had a colorec
Governor or Lieutenant Governor, or if on
Of this sable race has ever been honored with
seat in the Legislative body, either State o.
Federal, it is unknown to me
In the State Of Illinois, the late home o
President Lincoln, there is a law extant, pro
hibiting any more negroes from settling il
that State, and the right Of suffrage is with
held from those already there, and simila
law exists in Ohio, and Indiana, and perhap
other Northern States: "Truy, consistcnc.
is blight jewel" If the negro race occcup.
an inferior station North, why not place then
in their right place South.
The very infcliority Of the race is mos
obvious to the mere Physiognomist, and eho
the Creator has made black, man can nero
make uhite. Then why not allow the sout'
the right they assume to themselves. I'M
very innovation upon the rights of their broth
hood, laid the foundation of the recent war