Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-08-16
From the Anti-alavery Standard, July c.
Wendell Phillips Getting Uneasy.
tLe. EJ;i1r ~. the Standard !:

70 TIE Editor Of the Standard;
Let NJ call your attention and that Of the
coan,rT /: The danger pointed ont in Tie lol-
lowing tX;ract from the letter ol an acute
and vigila, friend
"Prasi,.c,. Johnson is rapidly issuing pro
clamati1ns Tor tho re organization OF the rebel
States. lne. Governors appointed ere old
puiacl2ns. wno know allthe ropes. j sit not
lii .osi.:.. aud will they not be able, be-
=. next Dcc:m sri to make. all their. new
!. ns!is-,ois AZ; elect new GoveFnors snd
..q.- ctua .ess, ,i,l.ai delegations? Then, What
) - r.7oyenl iLyse Slatcs from presenting
Themselves, fully accredited, on7the faoro Of
the NIX Congress, and participating -inits
-ore"ri. i...,ioa? They will claim, as President
Joaason does, taat lheir4 Statesehurer
been aut OF thr: Unipn;; that the Government
:;.;.ru:.arcs (asl 4sl J tne'rcbelion suppressed
,a,l mi;iiiry occupation withdrawn, and that
:. hey now re>ulnr theft relations With the
! :!c:al Government. when haS been only
,ici;. tex porsrly s,isp nded! Iu this claim they
. ri! ts i.acked by The whole power Ct the
ldl.ilfstraiio ion, aud this is the straprto:b be
s6:n1e or. us. Fhe Clerk of the Honsr, YOU
tr nSnbrr. prosidts until ncw Speaker is
;4cied. i; he had dGrmDesSenough 1p-rciusc
t.tt. credentials ot Lllss. 1,tc! members, and
i, refuse TO Count their vote' fhs danger
might tc c:--s..icd. But ca:.-~e count On so
much virtue in any politlc.an2 We may Per.
haps batlle tLis plan in the Senate. 9PhAt
being always organized, no member can be
admitted without the concurrence of the rest.
But how long would even the Senate stand
up against the action IF the House of Repre-
.sentalives and the enormou. pressure Oh
eFers other kind?
81 believe that this attempt will be made
at the next meeting of Congress-. Possibly
South Carolina might be kept out, but even
that is doubtful. | may .exaggerate the i'm
portance Of this. matter, but That the attempt
will he made there can be no doubt.
The Importance Of these suggestions can
not be over-estimatcd, and every means
should be taken to avertthiS peril. Wehage
been counting on the possibility Of rallye'g
majority of the legally elected members OF
Congress to keep the members from the
rebel States out of Congress, atleast till they
consented to certain conditions-ratifying the
the aati slavery amendment and other, mat
ters. Some sanguine friends believe they can
be kept out until they agree to give the ne
gro the right to vote. But, according to this
rebel plot, the Southern members. may enter
Congress without agreeing 20 the anti-slavery
amendment or to any other conditions. Once
inside the doors, they rnuy take part in oil
the discussions and votes affecting themselves
aud their claims, and may, checkmate the
anti slavery amendment itself. In TACT, our
fate rests in the hands of the Clerk of the
House of Representatives. know nothing
about him: but how few men could be trust
ed to stand firm in such post against this
danger. If the rebel Sta'es in their present
mood, can, in any way, get inside of Congress,
and WELD eighty four votes there, andanorc
il they can get there unpledgedto
any conditions ard WELD those; votes, then
truly, the :" South will be IS strong as ever,
and the negro almost as delence!css."
Yours.
urESnrT puuTJDS