The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-10

to the orphan currency which they have sunk
one-quarter below its righful value by their
policy Of hate, Of waste, and OF military des,
potlsm; the pittances paid to the wounded
soldiers are pinched down twenty-five per cent.
below the value of that coin which ne had
fight to expect. Loud cheering.]
Is there no covert Reputation in this? lap
plause.l Again, they say foreign immigration,
which in the past has added 80 much to the
wealth, development and resources and in
crease Of power to this republic-the asylum OF
the oppressed of all natons-should be foster
ed and encouraged by liberal and just policy.
Is this foreign immigration fostered by poll
cy which, in cruel mockery Of laws just passed,
declares eight hours to be q legal days labor?
But the cost Of government and Of swarms Of
officials so swells the cost OF living that MEN
must toll on to meet these exactions. [Cheers.]
The time was when we could not only invite
Europeans to share with us the material bless
ings Of our great country, but, more than that,
we could tell those who fed from oppression
that We lived under government OF Laws ad-
ministered BY the judiciary, which kept the
bayonet and the sword in due subordinatlon.
[Cheers.l We could point to written constitu-
ton which not only marked out the powers of
government, but with anxious care secured to
the humblest man the rights OF property, OF
couraged by trampling that constitution in the
dust, treating it with contempt, shacking the
judiciary, insulting the Executive, and giving
all the world to understand that the great guar
antics of political and social rights are des-
troyed2 [Great applause.] But the crowning
Indictment against the tolies and crimes of
those in power is in these words:
''That we recognize the great principles laid
down in the immortal Declaration Of Indepen-
dence as the true foundation of democratic
government. and We hail with gladness every
effort towards making these principles living
reality on every inch Of American SOIL"
Ifwitbin the limits Of ten States Of this Union
an American citizen, etung by q sense OF his
wrongs, should publicly and truthf9lly de-
nounce the men in power, because IN the very
language Of this Declaration Of Independence
they have elected multitude ofnew Offices and
sent hither q swarm Of officers to harasS our
people and eat out their substance, he woul d,
in all human probability, be dragged to pris-
on: or il, in the indignant language OF our
fathers. he should e1clafm, "They have affect
ed to render the military. independent OF, or
superior to, the civil power; they have abolsh-
ed the free system Of English laws and estab-
lished there On arbitrary government, Tor the
offence Of asserting these principles he would
be tried and punished by Q military tribunal:
Having declared that the principles OF the
Declaration Of ofIndependence should be made o
"living reality on every inch Of American sol"
they put in nomination military chieftain who
stands at the head Of that system OF despot-
ism that crushed beneath its feet the great
est principles Of the Declaration OF mdepen-
dence. [Cheers.l To-day, in some OF the
States, it is held by military orders to be
crime to speak out the Indignation and con-
tempt which burn within the bosom OF patr1o-
tic men. II tomorrow military order should
be put forth in that State where the ashes OF
Washington are entombed that it should be an
offence to declare that the military should ever
be subordinate to the civil authority, to speak
out the sentiment that it was disgrace to
our country to let hordes OF officials eat up the
sustenance Of the people, he who uttered these
words could be dragged to prison from the
yery grave where lie the remains OF the author
OF the Declaration Of Independence. loud
cheers
From this outrage there could be no appeal
to the courts, and the Republican candidate for
the Presidency has accepted a position wnlch
makes the rights. and liberties OF large share
of our people dependent upon his will. Zap
plause.I In view Of these things, can there be
one man in this Convention who can let per-
sonal ambition, a passion, q prejudice, turn
him aside one hairs breadth in his efforts to
wipe off the wrongs and outrages that disgrace
our country2 [Cheers. Can there be one man
whose heart is so dead to oil that is great and.
noble in patriotism, that he will not gladly sac
rifice all other things for the sake OF his coun-
lry-llS uUerIleb Guu ITO bICabuSso' Ocu w
suffer by prejudices growing out OF past differ
ences Of opinion to hinder US uniting now with
all who W Il act with US to save our country
!Cheers.l We meet to-day to see what meas
ures can be taken to avert the dangers which
threaten our country, and to relieve 1t from the
tolls and burthens resulting from bad govern
ment and unwise counsels.
thank God that the strife OF arms has ceased
and that once more in the great Conventions
OF our party we can call through the whole roll
of States and find men to answer to each.
It is among the happiest omens which in
spirit us now that those who fought bravely in
our late civil war are foremost in their de-
mands that there shall be peace in our land.
The paesiohs Of hale and malice may linger in
meaner breasts, but We find ourselves upheld
in our generous purposes by those who showed
true courage aud manhood on the fields OF bat
tie [Cheers.] In the spirit, then, OF George
Washington, and Of the patriots of the revolu-
ton, let us take the steps to reinaugurate our
government-to start it once again on lts
course to greatness and prosperity. Loud
cheers.] May Almighty God give us the Wis.
dom to carry out our purposes, to give every
State Of our Union the blessings OF peace,
good order, and rraternal affection.
Mr.. Seymour closed amid great cheering.