Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-05-10
spreca ofa'res:aent Johnson.

In accor.!4nce with the res buttons passed
al; ne..iDgrpE cifiZe. OF illinois, held nj
tie Ns;:S:isi Hotel. the ciiz-ns of tliSt State
css..al biet bat TFiilar.''S PREPARATORY to paying
thlir r.sp.cis To his Excaiency, Andres
.I,,.nsyn,. President of the United States
t;oyGraor o .lesbv. accompanied hy Senator
isiicd;,.s! Yae'. General lshap. Ex Senator
ID Drlwni;;,, and "a large .concourse ct
= -'z-rg.. re.l.ired Il, tiie ro0rna of presiden.
i..ll ~, .,..,,. treasury building. Governor
..s ,er -. ,,.I tIe' delegation and al
~, .e.l tho P.'esden
u mra,,r o O5'esby of lllirois, in insrtdu-
Ing the Illinois delegation, spoke in. ihigtr
praise oI Ar, L;nealn, and expressed in he
half Of the legation ltc fullest confidence
ir Mr.. .IYailspn'a' an tits 20 c6nduct the
ali,,;rs of lie i.atlon, md lia'gcd Lim The
r4rnis' sacp, r: u. lis Aial: and Lhc cnuntr::
,'r.s ,l.,.M Jo::.syi, replied.
=. l....c rs e.rti y, i'll p1oi. .Ind. emotion =
The tsiai words <y,u have AidreSsed me. e
visit Of this large GeIe-aiun to speak to ia,
,!lroc2,h YOU, these words Of encs,u:ag''nsI'
had nct ant;clmted!, In the mi1st OF IT,
smldening' cireuln ,t;tnceS thar surround u
and the Immense responsibility thrown uple
me, the expression nj confidence II indivtdc-
AS. ai.l still .narr e an influential body lik
,hlt s,efoce me, rrpIcsep,ing great conI.
i,onwcaI,h, cheers anl .trans hers my heay
l;bupGeuci mind i'll Ar boar like this =
,ieeI,ss; sorrow. Werell possible to embody,s :
words the !eslr.s of my b,som, | could u
c,nmand .riy lips .to inter thcrn. Per''ni
lie best reply could make and the one ms
readily appraprmte. TO your kind pdAssurance,
@ confidence, would be TO receise their assn
r,ncs. The ,!.gobbings Of my heart sta.c'
the sad catastrophe which. hes appalled, us
cannnt be re,taced 10 cords. and opDresse
as am with the new and great r. spans'.'i
lies which have devoIved up3r 'ur, snd:tt
d.rei with s:iet, l can with {! flie".:g r.
so,nd 70 ynn at all. but eann"t s'''rmit sa'i
an oxD-cS Jon ot the coniicmcs "pi>ed -
me hy the people t9peSs without acAno"'
eAgement.
10 an individual like myself yho has 0 ve'
cl,imed ,nuch l.nt who has it iSlru., receiVe'
l.ou generous peuple mauy marks OF tr'ls
and hcnor fer long lime. an occasion iiks
this, and the manifestation OF public fee'ing
$, well timed are peculiarly acccpa lr
Snrine;ng from the people sny,eii, every pal
s..iion o the popular heart iiods an iInineui
a,e answer in my owu. By mary men Il
,,u,A;c life. such OCCASIONS aIc otten consider
ed meraly formal, 10 me they are real. ou'
w.rds OF couvieHnncc and encouragement,
sink deep ;,Ha my hcsrt. snd .cte ever {,
coward, cJn;l bat gather from then
s.rang,h to carry ont my convictions OF right
Thus feeling. ! shall enter upon the dis
; charge mar Of u,y great duty, fraliy and a1esd
f,st!ys ii not With ihe signal ability exhibited
Ly NV predeees.or,- which is still fresh in ON
Ssrr.sinr minds..s &esd I repeal that o.:
heart la.lsi mora sensibly tian mine in this
prcst -ll;rtion. In whnt say on tns occa
sionsi shall indulge, in no petty spirit of an
.ycr, no feeling of revenge; but we have be-
hcli notable prent in the history of mar
kind: in the midst Of the American people
wlese every citizen is taught to obey the las
and observe lie rnlcS Of Christian conduct.
Oar Chiei Magistrate, beloved Of all hearts,
ias,been assassnatcd, and when we trace
this crime to rs cause, when ne renemher
the source whence the assassin drew his in
s;,.rAtiun, and then look at the result, We
siand vet more astnnished at this most tar-
b.rons, most diabolica! assassination.
.-ncH' crime, the purde er OF great nn'.
e-nod rsan, honored aud rersred, beloved and
nope Of the people-sTriags not alone from q
s,l!tary individual Of ever so desperate wick
edness. We can trace It's cause through sue
s,.ss,.e =. ..,:eps-wi;nou enumerating them
lrerc-.bac,l TO that source witch is the spring
Of MI ouz woes. No one can sny that if the
oerpet,ator of that tiendish decd DO arrested
he should not undergo the extreme penalty
the law knows for crime.
None viii say that marcy should intcrpose
lis :.o alone gui!iy2 Here gentlemen
,sn p9riia,., expect ne to present some indi-
cat.,, Of ny-iVtaie policy. One, thing / will
say: Every era teaches IT'S lesson. Tie times
~. 10 IN aro not without instruction.
Tn. lime has arrived, mig cnualrymen
whea the Aererican people should ho educa-
tel and taught wlsl l. cri':,r, aud that trea
s,A is Il crime, and the highest criDa known
10 the law and The constitution. Ics, tr-a-
son araiilst q State. t'e:s'n against all TIA,
81 t.trs-treason against he United Sta, S
i. the highest crime tas can he coumit'e
AMI tacsa cngag in il shpliI sullcr al it
pc ,ai;,cs. i;mow 1t is very caaT fr-gc' II.
sympathy and sen.ipcn; Will Human ID rDi
is a3pu, to BE- ied--c:,y to acquire g r,eu
.t;.,ion for ienieury and kindness, bui ~ -
times lts elect 2If' pfdc'cii nitTIi'C;; ''rti
d1ce misery and no to the mass Of mankind.
Sometimes al individuai wuoal The .aw 49,
oyellaken, and on whoa its penalties a..
about TO ic imposed. viii appeal aud p:oar
with iae Executive tdr the exercise o, cicm.n
cv but before is exercise be ought to asc-'
taiu what IS m-lt:y. Isis yery imporii-,,l
question. and one which deserves &c ccusld
Grafton of hose who ,hoTaize ,unon crime
and the mora $ Of = ha.i6n-whetli.c in SONG
cases, action sllse!d not b. suspended her.
anil transferred 10 fI;tn. ~i, contro's al.
Fue,e, il'innoce'ice hts b.en inyal d. i; wroag
has been done. !ile Controller aai Gi.c cr ~
all Sood--one Of whose attribute, is in-rcv-
will se. it right. ltj' not pron4Igine any
thing that ilya mo- harstof'"t sad ~ say
tsat traitors mast BE laadc od.oGs. e:.as tres-
s,n must be made odioas, tha. traitors must
be punished and Impoverished. They ,au>t
not only lie punished, but their social power
destroyed. If no', hey will still maintain
an senaancr, and may again become M
merons and powerful, for, in tn. words OF
former Senator Of the United States When