The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-09-24


trcts Of this Congressional District, it distress.
es and mortifes me. No people deserves sue,
olsss who will not help themselves, and no peo-
| ple have less excuse for inertion than the peo-
Die Of South Carolina. We have contended
against Congressional usurpation from the
ed the Ordinance Of Notification, in 1882, and
the Ordinance of Secession in 1860. The con-
| test Of arms has gone against US; we are ruled
| by semi-military, semi-barbarous govern
ment, and are well nigh ruined materi-
! ally. But God has lett us hope and man.
hood; let Us exercise the latter and realize the
former. The great Democratic party has
| ranged itself now, as before the war, under the
banner Of the constitution, and appointed true
and tried men as the standard bearers; We
we're parties to that selection, and it becomes
us, If We be true to our history, to throw Oh
everything like dependency, and go to work
earnestly to ensure success. This can only be
done BY exciting enthusiasm among the peo-
pie, and to do this we must be active. earnest,
untiring. Our public men must go among the
people, speak to them In public meetings, In
their clubs and on the highway. In ether
words, we must all woodwork day and night.
until the polls be closed. I verify believe II
every man Of property and position will use hls
influence in his immediate nelghborhooo, and
contribute his support to district ana other
public meetinqs, that not only the State, but
ried for Seymour and Blair. am certain that
Barnwell can, and do not see why Charleston
may not be, both by such majoritles as to en-
sure the election.
What our people want is faith-faith in the
ultimate triumph of principle-faith in the vir-
tue and integrity of the people. The prmci-
Piles for which the Democratic party is now
contending are those great principles of con-
stitutional liberty for which our fathers con-
tended, and which are embodied in the Consti-
tuition Of the United States. During and since
the war the Radical party has disregarded this
constitution, and erected upon it the most des-
potlc and oppressive government in the world.
Ths Executive Department is shorne OF lts
power; the Judicial Department is prevented
from exercising its legitimate duties; ten States
are ruled, first by military despots, and then
by mixed Legislatures Of negroes and non-resi-
dents; the people are ground down by taxes,
and fraud; insolence and peculation stalk in
public places with most unblushipg effrontery.
The people, just recovering from the insanity
OF war, are feeling the tyranny of the govern
ment, and realizing the inestimable blessings
To regain these rights under the constitution,
they have once more raised the broad banner
Of the Democracy, and invite us to range our
selves in line with them for the recovery OF
constitutional life and liberty. We have ac-
cepted the invitation, and are bound in
nOnOr 10 90 our part. repeat, tneui IL u1s-
tresses and mortihes me to see this apathy.
We can win If We will. Let US at least try.
Truth is immortal.
1.-THE eternal years Of God are hers"
and feel persuaded TINT 30 soon as our peo-
pie are made to appreciate the magnitude Of
the stake, by the exertions Of our men Of prop
erty, position and intelligence in each neigh
borhood, our triumph will be secured. WHY
did we send delegates 10 New York? Why did
we have ratification meetings2 These we're
pledges that we would work to secure the sue
cess OF the party, and every white man who
does not do his whole duty by going out to the
polls himself by persuadiug his neighbors to
go with him, and by using his influence with
the colored people to accompany him, or at
least not to vote the Radical ticket, is not doing
his duty, and will fall to redeem the pGghted
honor Of the State. Consider these sugges-
tions we'll, and 20 to work at once.
I embrace this occasion to assure you that
my poor services are at the command Of the
party, and that it will give me great pleasure to
use my best efforts to secure its success, when
ever can be made useful.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant.
A. P. ALDRICH.
MIR. q. G. RoBERrsoN. Secretary.