The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-10-03
TO the Voters o. OrnnScburg, Edge
Held, Abbcvillc, Ncvvbcrry, Lcxing-
ton, lsichl.lntl and Fairfield.

FELLOW-CITIZENS: After mucl, hCsitation
have consented to be put i'll nomination
ior ynnI Representative in the Congress Of
The C;litcd States. publish this card, BE-
cause the District is so largo and the time
before the election 80 short that 7 ccnl,,
not, !. desired, canvass the Districr. IT Il
canvass were possible, however. Go no;
think il becoming or desirable. In nv
judgment, this, is no time for 4 scramble for
office. 1t seems 70 me that no one proper
ly impressed with the soiemn;ty OF .:lc
crisis, and the dclicacy and Importance of
the duties to- be discharged, could seek the
position merely for the qualification Of por-
sonal ambit!on. For myself, declare that
l have no wish but to serve the State.
In 17oS, South Carolina, through = con
vcntion Of her people, became one Of tic
United States. She remained amcmbcr OK
the Union until December, 1860, when,
through smother convention of her people
she repealed the Ordinance Of 1883, scccd-
ed from the United States, ;..ld with GER
tai. other sister States entered into another
government known as the Confederate
Government. We Believed that We had the.
right 20 srcGGc and thai. our sccuritv re-
quircd it, exercise in co-opc:ation with our
SouthcM sisters. South Carolina. in 1852,
procla aimcd by solemn ordinance the right
of secession. 1t had long been the settled
opinion OF the State that she was sovereign
and entitled to all the rights of sovereignty.
She asserted sclf-Sovcrnment in order 10
secure her institutions and principles from
Srea: evils, believed to be imminent. S.
ccssion was III the nature of a proceeding
quiG iimet. 1t was conceived in Tie spirit OF
-prcscrvation-not to injurc others but
TO save ourselves. 1t cannot be necessary
II SAY that am one OF these VINO believe
that Ii was al honest effort for honorable
purposes. ne United State, Government
denlcd tho right OF secession and Ea@eI
War upon the Confederate states, which
stood upon the defensive. \ terrible WY
OF INVASION and dcsolat.on followed aod
tinaiiy the Confederate States were over
Whcimcd by force of numbers and .iissoiccd
At the end of the war the State OF South
carolina FOUND thc Contcderacv broken mp,
hcr citizens who survived TIE terrible
ordeal exhausted and impoverished, her
Institutions destroyed, and the whole cotn-
Try occupied by the military forces of the
United States. Under these painful cir
states invited the States lately composing
the Con1edcracy TO Tc-oIganiZc their gov
ernments and restore their connection With
the Constitution and Government Of the
onlted States, upon certain conditions. the
prncPal. OF which was an acquiesence in
the abolition of slavery, which had been
Inc state; wisely In my Judgment, respond
ed fayorably to the invitation. 1t is true
that the mere issue of battle does not prove
right any more thar did the old wager Of
battle" but it does prove power which cam
not be dlsregarded. A Provisional Cover
nor was appointed, who called another con-
repealed the Ordinance Of Secession. and
by an article in the STATE Constitution,
recognized the abolition OF slavery and bro,
J hlbtcd its rc-ostabhshmcnt. BY repeal