Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-09-20
VOLUME. XIV. NO. ~.

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infinitely prefer his rule to the rUte Of such
men as syou Win get ui11er 'tiiis schctfia BE
sides. ths new government. iffuaugaratad, Will
not be sble b liye q day, without military pro.
teslion. e i It. is snfer to be s0ssFssd w power
Perhaps yoauill think have oysrirawn The
picture Of tho fcarfn:ccnsequeucrs of accepting !
this scheme. l rseOtfect an incident which oc. !
CURED over ris years ngo, when was urging |
the people Of Georgia MOTTO socede,s because |
the country would thereby fall into the hands |
Of Radicals and edieted war and its attend. !
ant safferags as tho resplt--tiougllthe deemed |
visionary. would bio almost. nehamej now to |
read my reinarksg Of that .day--my picture |
would be SO tame -audso far short of the dread.
full reality, TINT has followed. very promi- |
nept gentleman replied to ine, urging that there
would be no, Ivar, and to prove it.; he read an
article from Horace. Gree!ey's 1ffGufe, and old
Ben. w ade's speech, decla, ing the South had .
right to secede and if she chose to exercise that
right, they should be allowed to do so in peace.
He then said that Grecl,y and Wade were
nettdr friends Of the South than I. who waa
born here, for was trying to: frighten the
Southern people out Of the. exercise Of right
which they cpnceded. and they were repre-.
sentative men of their iarty. What could1
say in repiSf Ieould' only Tell him the truth
that these men only desired him to encourage
the South to disnpiop for their wiekedpurposes
to destroy the Constitution; and that great
government could not be dissolved without
blood and whnt hive Greeley and Wade done
since that. .t,mef And nsw advise you to re
ject this scllstne Of force, fraud and Deceit
which Congress has devised IF you. of your
own Zee will, submit to it, you will see the con
SEQUENCES of it, H.. 40 =
advice you to regist r. There is no dis
houor in that 1t is ar1ning yourself with an
important power to be wiefds. against The
hefaHon. scfieme, but don't vote for a e,nvent
tion--doh.t 60 for anything whatever wLieli is
an assent to tia scheme. but be against it at
every step, Never 60 half way with traitor.
nor compromise With treason orrrobbery. If
they hold D convention, vote against ratifca-
tion--vote against all their measures and m en,
ant indict every one who, under such void au-
ing State Laws. That's my policy. Fight this
scheme all the time Have no more idea oi
obey ing than Mr.. John Hampden had OF paying
ship money, because have token an oath to
support the Constitution. and intend to keep it
4 The whole scheme is in violation Of all the
issues of the war--all tho promises during its
! progress-nad all the: terms of surrender.
More than hundred thousand mon abandoned
. Lees army because they were assured that il
:; they laid down their arms, they would be IN
the Union with all their rights .as before j
knew tue promise was falscs and warned yer
agalhst the seductions Of the syren: The peo
, | pIe-the soldiers of the United States-wert
then willing to fuifii the obligation; but the
politicians intended to deceive you.; Such mei
. os Summer and Stevens never, intend to carr,
out The pledge Of the nation. They would ae
! knowledge the independence Of the Colfederat,
i states to- day, bsfore they wo11d agree to re
store the old Uuion, even with slavery abolished
; respect tne Northern mau who honestly
fought for Che Union, but despise the traito
( who, under the name Of the Union. have usei
:. the Northern people to-destroy the South ,'ani
then to: destroy the Constitutions. The peoPl
) of the North iaye been long discoveripg .ihi
q. deception, but they will 6e Compelled TO zee
IS Before the trators cargo much farther in thei
:. sHow,msny people in Atlanta belong. 10 th
: ..Loyal, Leagaei" {Laughtenl, : warn 81
:: decent men to abandsn such dens Iknow tn
y times haYA been such that many good me
: have naturally gone astlay. NBut2ssys you'
selves before it Is too late Destroy all ev
T.. dence of your membership-bind all your eou
:. rades to mutual conceilme.,t Of the thet tht
T. you were netnbers,S nud come out. yY6u al
y psrdonabla for the past; ) bat il yop eontinu
+ you will be covered With sh Gme, add your yef
a'asss se,s I'm as9Ts sss aapP'sss
" tohsupport tho OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES lis 'ffisn,
'e and h&te i.senemiess shud proeleim ousaQse ar
ID hatred ut MONDAY and from the honsetop
tf S6ve yourselves now, Or be forever. l6st 7
IA decent society and Your avn sel fresFeft A
y, the hraver and, srnssneni, even at the Mort
p rsspect ue thia day tners. ,thnn: sthey do go
" Tho very radicals will uie. but even; they nj
3 sysepiisntS ssseas IT, ao ~'e e'ssas' a ~
p L am willing, anxious to welcome -smong
!, good md true men from the North $ho cot
e hs!R bal} q s Ss! tsoantsy ,a ana sd T.
IT come an tnultftudes. They Will and ts frien,
liz Bnt. wheu.4 isee ethec iUw,S dingy creas ates
sa hatehed from the ysnomous. esEa Of treason
~, coming here o. nsre alyept1regss to get ghs