The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-09-30
,E;attersof John Quincy Adams.

1T has already been stated that John
-pnincy; Adams, of Massachusetts,, had re-
esised the nomination Of the Democratic
Convention for Governor OF that State.
The following letter of acceptance from
this rising young statesman will be found
interesting:;
Qu1NcY, Monday, Sept. IA, 1868.
Hon. Henry " Paine, President Of the
Democrats Conrention:: -
DEAR SIR: In.consequence OF a some.
what prolonged absence fromsmy home, /
have only to-day. received your letter IN
forming me that the: Convention over
which YOU had the honor to preside, Sc
looted sms:.to be the candidate for tho
Office of Governor of the Common@ealth
ut the approaching ngs election. L an am , very
sensible of the compliment thus. Tor the
second time, offeredsto meaand although
Isllould have preferred less conspicuous
service Il ccept.thonomination as frank
" and heartily as it was given. | have
carefully examined thesresolutlons adept.
ed by the Convention, and should Per-
haps content myself with simply assuring
you that / find nothing in them to which
/ cannot subscribe, but as I1may not have
another .opportunity,.I wish to state my
own y;iews.a little in detail. am glad,
that YOU 3have determined to require a
,s.riigid parsimony n,sin7the. expenditure OF
fife people' s noney This in a nation as
ieepIy5indobtcd and as heavily taxed as
ours is butscommon; honesty to the pnblic
nrad;tor:. and mere humanity to the groan-.
in 9. tax payer. EverY.dollar not absolute
Is required for the legitimate and neces-
sarv:Sexpenses- -.of Government and Tor
meeting .onroblig legations in the fullest good
Filth should be feitsin the,pockels OF the
people. AS to the License law, our pro-
-hibirory friends in the Legislature
nsed to declare that they cared very little
what Kind ef aslaw was passed, as In tne
Presidential election tho License-!aw Re-
.pnblcans would not dare to bolt the reg. reg.
ular: nominations. and those they could
control .+aI suppose, therefore, that The
success of their ticket will be equivalent
to 4 ,returnto the Pr0llibitory law, with
its,attendantsCo sConstabulary- Ithinllthat
there. are, txo matters OF national interest
inyofged n this election, one Of which is
Important, sthesotller vital. The former.
paiicii ta!1e:to be tire financial question:,
yvas not treated by the National Conven-
tionin New YYorkisin a'mapner which sat
;S6ea :ny judgment. BY prayidiigs for a,
payment Of the bonds known as 5-z0s ny
Surplus revenue alone, thus ignoring what
SEEMS te me tie valuable part of 1.r. Fen
llirtn.I,s plan, . withdrawal of the issues
.,F lie National Banks, the Democratic
party appeared 70 commit themselves TO
I'm nii,t!el;:iitc extension OF tie int0!eratic
nuisance of an irrudecmatle paper cnrrea-
cy. am toosmnc!, ora Democrat to. re-.
,sardsany snch prospect. witl. patience. 4
beiisveSinihai',t money, and therein hold
mvsclf to he Il true Jacksonian Democrat:
riis ds!nnorcd paper which we are all
compelled, as think, nncoHstitutiona.ly.
8 TO accept as moncy,;s not only astanding
: Disgrace, TO the nation, but it is destroying
theSancien. habits of ecanomv and thrift,
misunderstanding otr old-tashioncd honest
!dcas bystlle constaDt spectacle and exam:
NE of an il,se!vent Government. 1t lays
upon tie poor man q burden heavier than
he can bear It,ininres trade, commerce
s;nd all produciivtehldustry each year
more than tile whole sum of doubtful
gain whicI, might accrue from canceIing
,,nr debts hys.pronlises to pay which We
do not rcdccur.. If persisted in, / think
itsmust result in Reputation and bank
ruptcy. ~In that event, the responsibility
will.rest primarily with the party which
made the notes and then refused, when
they had the power, tolmake them good,
and next with the Democracy, it1they are
tempted to follow that bad lead.
Itis with peculiar pleasure, therefore,
that read your demand for a sound and
honest currency But even if differed
with YOU on this subject, and saw any
relief-in the party chiefly responsible for
our present dcplorable financial condition,
1regard the second or vital question of
such moment, that my political action
would be governed by the attitude of the
opposing parties IN reference that
alone. Tue issue which, in nay mind,
tiwarfs all others is, stali the Constitu-
.tion or shall party mandate be the gu.
premc law Of the land? Fidelity to the
Constitution should be the final test of
political affiliation to-day. But to act
with. the party which has ruled the coun-
fryw with supreme dominion for three years
past, must agree with them that the
Eonstitution contemplated an ultimate
absorption of the most important tunc-
lions of. the Executive Department by
CONGRESS. that its fair construction will
authorize that body to 1wrest from the
Judiciary,D Departmentj jurisdiction in cases
where its Judgment upon constitutional
questions Of the first magnitude may pos
sibly conflict with that of majority
therein,I must stand ready to fix my
name to a declaration of political faith
which expressly makes approval of the
impeachment of the President test OF
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