Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-08-05

/ in this country, shall decide who is to be the
President Of the United States, is not that
coming home, as practical and direct queS
tion to every Northern man, his vote bcing
overcome by the vote of the colored man q
the South, and that, too, by on act of Con
gress? So that the people of the North wit
want to understand how it is that you u.prs;
tend not to force upon them negro. suffrage
at home, and yet to establish it in ten OF tls tne
States of the South. - .
The people will want to know why, I'M
time of peace, the rights of the citizens have hay,
been trampled under foot, and the ancient
writs of the law which protect and secure
them in their property and their personal
libertyhave been abrogated why, is it sthss 3s
instead of the courts of law where men, are
heard face to face, the witnesses called taee
to face, the jury from the neighborhood hear
ing all the evidence, deciding the case, whg
that mode of trial in court has been abolished,
and in its stead has been established the mi
itary court, where there are none of the guards
and securities for justice that q thousajsd
years Of experience have shown to be essen'
tlal ?
MIR. President, the two parties into which
the people of this country are now divided
have declared their platforms of principles /;
they have put their ticket in nomination, arad
It'll for the people now to decide which set sci
of principles they will adopt, and which get
of candidates they will elect Upon this
subject have but very few remarks to Sub.
nit.
= In my opposition to the ticket that was
nominated at Chicago I-neyer expect TO place
it upon personal grounds. recognize the
gentleman at the-he of that ticket as an
eminent military man, and his associate as o
distinguished civilian. Against them, per
sonally, / expect never to express a seIel.
ment. oppose their election because they
have become, by acquiescing in their norpi-
nation, the representatives Of the sentiments
that have contrSlled Congress for the last
three years because they stand upon plat
form which is Objectionable in part and equly.
ocal in part. sss
The Convention at New York has express
Ell its views in platform which in no section
can be misunderstood, The man that runs
may read and understand, The plainesEas
well as the most learned will interpreE8it
alike. It declares our views and our pnr-
poses so distinctly and emphatically. thatthe
people are not and cannot be misled.
t. The contrast between the two platforms
struck me with great force as listened to
the Senator from New Jersey Mr.. Freiing-
huysen some minutes since, as he readsOne
Of the sections OF the Chicago platform de-:
claring that the public debt must be patd{in
accordance with the letter and the spiritao
the law. What does that mean? My cpl
league would say, have no doubt, that il
means one thing, and the Senator from New
Jersey would claim that it means another5G
very different thing. Many Senators Claim
that the spirit of the law is that the bonds
shall all be paid in. gold while othet, Sena-
tors. eminent and clear-headed, say thatit
means they shall be paid in greenbaoksif if
Congress chooses so to pay them. s
The resolution Of the Democratic conEe5-
tion is as follows:
Payment of the public debt of the sUlis-
ed States as rapidly as practicable ;;sll moneys
drawn from the people by taxation, exec, ESQ
mRch aa.isIeanisita The uecess!iiesy thss
Government, economically administered, be-
ing honestly applied to such payment; and
where the obligations of.the Government do
not expressly state upon their face, or the
law under which they were issued does not
provide that they shall be paid in coin, they
ought iu right and in justice be to paid in the
lawful money of the United States"
The resolution declares that, unless the OBJ.
legation issued by the Government, Oh the
law authorizing its issue, expressly provides
that it Is to be paid in gold, it may be paid
in lawful money.
The Law authorizing the issue Of the five
twenties provided for q lawful money, and
declares Treasury notes, with the legal ten.
der clause, to be lawful money aid neither
the law nor the obligation provides that these
bonds shall be paid in gold.
Governor Seymour stands upon this plat
form, and claim that the platform explains
itself, and standing upon the platform, his
position is not and cannot be misunderstood.
l had thought Of reading one or two other
of the resolutions adopted at New York, in
contrast with the resolutions adoptedsat Chi-
cago to show that at New York positions
we're assumed plainly, distinctly, directly, so
that the people could not be- misled by any
thing that was there said. But, sir, as it
would likely lake more time than am able
10 accupy this morning, will not go further
in that direction.
With platform explicit aud direct upon
oil the great questions that now attract public
attention, it only remains to Inquire who are
the men that stand upon it: need not, in
addressing either the Senate or the country,
occupy much time in speaking Of Governor
Seymour lie has been long known to the
country as one of the first Of her statesmen.
A ripe scholar and profound thinker, in times
AND iu positions of great difficulty he has done
the State much service. He has filled posi-.
tons the highest in this country except that
to which he has been nominated, and to WHICH,
in my judgment, he will be elected: A states
man cool in thought and efficient in action
he will command the confidence of the coun-
try. ~.7-s ig.= -.
l know that criticisms have been made
upon his conduct during the war. am glad
+ that it requires. but sentence to answer all
criticisms. So efficient was he as the Execu.
tive of the great State of New York, in the
raising of troops, and especially in the aid he
gave to the Government about the time the
battle of Gettysburg, that Mr.. Lincoln re.
turned him, in the most earnest,and empha..
ic manner, his thanks.
Heis on Eastern man, but he is accepta-
BILE to the Northwest. We know from the
sentiments that he has already expressed that
he is not sectional man. He is man who,
at the head OF this Government, will recognize
all sections, and respect aud labor to promote
the Interests of,each.f While the chief Exc
cutiye of the State OF New York he favored,
publicly and privately, that policy, which would
encourage the producers Of the great North.
west. He favored Oh the. part Of the State
of New York the adoption Of a policy that
would allow our heavy freight to pass over
the State canal almost without charge; and
if his policy had been carried out to the ex.
>+ont +hot ba desired- tbe korthwest wonld