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

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Of this world is certain. a people who go
shape their laws rs. to.reverse- -this cohdhfcn
Of our nature WiH.find that there is q law
above theia, stfoager than they can frame
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Governor seymour's. Letter of ACCEPT.
/ ance.
] !. -. sUficA, y, T., Augsst,4, 1858.
Ge,sral q ". Morgan and Others, Commit
tee, Gc-.
! GENT EsrbN.:-When in the eityof New.
York, on the lFth a Jolly, in the presence Of
a vast multitude, ON behalf Of the National
Democratic Convention, you rendered to nae
Rs unanimous nomination as their candidate
for theoficd of President Of the Bsited States,
I,stated / had no words adequate to express
my gratitude for the good viii and Kindnees
which that body had shown to nse:' Its nog-
ination was ulsought and unexpected. Il
! was my ambition to take ar active part
from which am uow excluded In The great
struggle going on for tie restoration. IF good
Government, Of peace and prosperity TO our
country, Bat have been caught up by the
Overwhelming tide whichis hssriug the coun
try on to great political change, and 1 find
/ myself unable to resist fts'pressure,.'
Z: You have also ogivena copy Of the Rcsoih
tions put forth by the Convention, showing .ls
position upon all the great questiops winch
now agtare tie" country. AS the. presiding
ofieer.of that Convention, I am familiar with
ktheir. scope and import. As one Of it's meW
| bers, am q party to their terms. They are
in.accord with my views, andI Stand upon
them IN the-csnvsss upon WHICH we.sre now
entering, and shall strive, to carry them out
in the fushge, wherever luay be placed, in
political or private life. .
r. Thase stated that would send youthesee
words Of acceptance IN letter, as Is the; Gus
tymary form. see NO reason, upon reaec.
ton, to change or qualify the terms Of my ap.
protal OF the resolutions OF the :Cenveption.
nave delayed the mere formal .'aet Of com
uniting to you in writing what thus public.
lysaid, for tie purpose of Seeing what fight
/ the action OF Congress would throweupob the
iinte-eet of tLe country. It. ants sinca the nd
iournment of the. Convention show an alarm
lest change of political power will give TO
the people what they ought to have-a clear
statement of what has been done with tie
money drawn from them during the past eight.
years. Thoughtful mea will see that there
have been wrongs in the financial manage
ment which have been kept from the public
knowledge. The Congressional party has not
only allied itself with military power, which
is to. be brought to bear directly upon the
| elections in many States, but it also holds it.
sell in perpetual session, with the ayowed Pur,.
pose of makingsuch laws as it-shsll see fit: ip
view Of the eections which will take place.
within few weeks. Il did not, therefore,
adjourn, but took recess to meet sgsin, if
Its ,partisan interests should demand It's reas
sembiing Never before in the history Of our
country has Congress thus taken menacing
| attitude toward us electors. Under its lnAu
ence, some OF the States organized By its
agents are proposing to deprive the people Of
the rignt to vote fof residential electors; aud
the frat bold steps are taken to destroy the
| rights Of Suffrage.
1t is not strange, therefore, that thoughtful
men see in such action the proof that there
is. with those who shape the policy of tue Re-.
publican party, motives stronger and deeper
inan the mere wish. to hold political power
that there is dread of some exposure, which
drives them on to acts so desperate and i'm
polite. .dapy of the ablest leaders and jour
mails of the Republican party nave openly de-
precated the violence of Congressional action,
and it's endeayor'to keepnp discord. in our
country. The great interests of. The Union
demand peace, order, and a. return to those.
Industrial pursuits without which we cannot
maintain the honor OF our Government. The
| minds of business men are perple4ed BY mr.
certainties. The hours ot toll of our laberers
are Heightened by the cost Of living; made
excessive by the direct and indirect exacrions
of Government. Our people are hsrassed BY
the heavy and frequent demands of the tax
! gatherers.
Without distinction Of party, there is
strong feeling in favor ofrhat line Of action
which shals restore order and confidence, and
shall lift up the burdens which now hinder
ard gex the industry. Yet at this moment
those in power have thrown into the Senate
Chamber aud Congressional hall new elements
of discerd and violence. Men have been ad-
mitted as representatives of some Of the
Southern States, with the declaration upon
their lips that they capiot, without military
bprotection, hye in the States they claim to re
present. These men are to make laws for
! the North, as we'll as the South. These mon
who, q, few. days since, were seeking.ss sup:
! pIiants that Congress would give them power
within their respective States, are to-day the,
] masters and controllers ofthe actions. of those
bodies. Entering there with minds, filed with
prejudice, and hearts with passion, their first
demands have been that Congress shall. look.
upon the States frotn which they come.a as in,
condition of civil war;. that the majority Of
their populations, attracting their intelligence,
shall be treated as public enemies ;tfat mil:
iitsry forces shall be- kept.at the cost of the.
peo0le of the North, and that there shnll be
no peace aud order at the South. save that
which is made by arbitrary power.
Every Intelligent man Knows that these;
men owe their seats in. Congress to the dis
order in the South. Every man knows that
they not only owe their present positions to.
disorder; bu: that every motive spripging.
from-,he love OF power, Of gain, OF desire
for vengeance, prompts them to, keep the
South in anarchy. While that exists they
are independent oe the will or wishes oftheir
.fellow-citizens While confusion sfeigns they
are the dispensersofthe profits and the; hon.
ors which grow out of government ofmere
I force. These men are now placed in position
where they can enforce them. Wien others
shall be admitted. in this manner from the re.
naming Southern States, although they will
have interests to conciliate, they will have
more power,in the Senate than majority
!! of the people, ofsthis Union living in, nine OF
the great States. In aain;the other members
J Of the Republican party protested against the
policy that led to this; result. While the
ehiefsof the late rebellion have submitted to
tho rasn]ts of the war. and are now uuietly