Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-08-19

been consistent in its purity, both in, bis pri
vate ard public relations. He is consistent
His whole lite has. beep given to- the Demo
cratic party. He is no tlieks!er, NO dance
on the edge of trifes.
phe candidate for the Vice Presidency wa
opposed to secession on principle. He wa
true and acted up 10 his convictions. Ant
now he remains true to the other part ot hi
i Demoera,c platform, and eners;the .eenies
FOR constitutional guyernmeDt.
.Ithas1been truly .ai1 BY tie speakers VIII,
4 preceded the that this is /. SERIOUS str9gr:'
File RaiicaI party nas struggled, as ne tthe
party eyer ditksrruggle, for power-froin ti'
time wi'en they fhatie theft FIRST lnenfnatiel
for tie Presidency until the election OF Abra
ham Linoola: Wien Lincoln was elected they
fseA eAmed tS have the game in their own. hands
but II was Suddenly blocked By the. secession
of the Southern Safes. Bio5d flowed b tor.
teu,s-<.aa' natiorai debtwas.plledqp in6anlain'
high.. Again ut the close of '1be war they
s4!enied Il scc3iid time TO have w'h thefi
game the cup was again dashed from thcil
PeSpecrant lips 'BS i niysteri6us, dfspensa'
t4ioie 6f Providence their stafidard Bearer was
removed. aud SoutHeriier placed in the
PresidentiaE ehaIf, and from that time to thi,
Ehe has stooa 4 grand constitutional break@a
,ter,- protecting ps' from she angry waves O
Radical maligh6fty. Fheir only hope: has beer
to impeach and hang him.
+, And now the Radicaf party is playiug 70,
the same >staks.whfch they thought they had
| won eight years ago, but Which BY some mis-;
chance they have been continually prevented
from poeketing.~ And they are this time de-
,erlnined to move all tue Gods Of Heaven
Land. if need be. all the Gods Of hen to secure
success. PAey aref playing Gor power, for
piunder, for revenge, for money. They are
playing for $500 o006o0Oa b year the greatest
money stake that men ever contended for,
/ from the first contest between Cain aud
Abslto The present time: And. they intend,
as OF aefus, right or wreng,> to seize the
l.stakes.
+ The NORTHERN pc pie are now fighting for
constirutiotaElibefty, for tGe grand pripcil9es,
traditions aud glory of theiF ferefathefs-for
the principles Of freedom, aud for a white
MANS government. They are fighting for the
principles which render sacred the memory Of
Jefferson, the ifntnortgl. They are fighting
fur the principles that. gave birth to the .par
BILE, public spirit which aetuated Pendfeton IN
Welding all his owl, well founded claims to
/ the model gentleman hud wise statesman -oi
Now York. They''aire fighting for that no.
bfest, declaration. of ,priucipies-1he Demo.
.cratic platform, which combines. every grand
and noble principle that, was ever enpnciated
by Henry Clay, or ,hupdered forth by Daniel
Webst + ri in che Senate of the nation. They
are fighting for,eyery glorious sentiment; that
clustered around Ashland, or nestled in
the shades of Nfarsbfeld. They are Sighting
for every principle Which makes us revere the
memory Of him who was ! first in peace, first
in the hearts Of his countrymen.' They are
/ fighting f3nevery principle tbnt makes coun-
ttry dear, home sweet and life pleasant. d.
And ii tbs is what the Northern people
are fighting for, what are we fighting for Z
| We are lighting to be released from Gppres-
sion, bondage and tyranny. And I; as one
American citizen, hope that the hIesaine o. q
! the government VIII not hereafter be denied
US because we hsppento to reside south of the
Potomac
/ have only one other remark to make, and
that is, that even under the present form Of
Stale government, in no election held can any
one be prevented from voting for any disqual
i6cation other than that Of felony. Under the
constitutional amendment, every man is en-.
titled TO vote, and it is the bounden duty OF
every man to.vote in the cause of liberty and
constitutional government.
Now, gentlemen, great deal has been said
about war, and it has been often declared that
some men in the South areevcn now prepared
for and contemplating war. This is all sim.
ply ridiculous in face Of the well known fact
that men have heen brutaily dragged from
their homes and subjected to punishment al
ter mock trials before military commissions.
in the vety preseice Of Confederate officers.
whose bias npon he buglc would be wcrth
even now a rhousaod men,! NJ. gentlemen
If the haues oi war are ever kndled in this
coupiry again, :hey will rise far beyond our
ken. 1t will came from the party who have
dictated p0 yer, and WHO have power to retain
i; by force - lheY. haze gained it by fraud,
inst a. Ca.tsrand Cromwell, and every tyrant
AMI uscrpcr bet're ttelu. has done. Or 1t
viii cos.it hlror. the backbone .oi the Northern
Democracy, WHO entered into Inc war after
the cc,lutry was engaged lii it. aS they sup
posed, for tie constitution and the flag; who
fought. with the view that by snort. sharp
and decisive conhic, they. might preserve that
constitution aud tlag-uen who having wou
the conflict will not submit TO be cajoed oat
oil tie fuits Of their victory. II there is any
war it must come from one uf ;aose t1o par.
ties.
The way to prevent warts TO elect the men
who represent the true interests and genius
of the people. 70 vote for the party which
combines all that was noble and good IN the
did Democratic and Wing parties. IF this
party is not successful, the sun of censtitu
tional liberty will 80 down before noon, it will
go doxn in blood it will 60 down like stars
which set to rise no more.
This cry of war is . mere Radical trick
There is nothing. they would like better thar
frequent repetitlons of the New 0rleaus riot
Thai would give them pofslcal capital, for
the lack Of which they are now bankrupt We
must avoid this danger. Let us remain hTm
but cool. and the red streak, along the sky
viii herald the glorious sun OF Constitutional
liberty.
Negro Supremacy Bound to Go Down
The New York Herald, Radical paper, in
an article under the caption Of "The Terrible
coun.er.RsvoIutiou Approaching" exhibits
alarm at the drift Of the popular current, and
IS undoubtedly preparing to abandon Grant
The following extract is the conclusion oi
this article, and shows clearly that poor Sam
bo has got to go under:
.No good has yet been done inthe relation
of the two races by the interference Of Con
press. At the same time the state OF things
Which has been produced, politically is-de-
nlo-able. A race of adventures from the
North, of the worst type of politicians, ap
/ nro,,riatelu dnhhed in tha political slang o!