Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-08-19
VOLUME 3xxaIE..No.;-s ;-sa.

by the force of their f2smple to- lead back
the people Of The South to.the efdef sod in
:d1stry not only essential to their we'll being
but " the GREATNESS and prosperity of. our
common country, we sec that those Mho,
without ability y-or influence, haze been thybya
BY. tHe.a citations of ciSiL enynlsi6ns intopo-
sltions of--.honor.and profit, are. striving to
Keep alive the psssjona TO which .tney owe
their elevation, and they claInorously insist
that they. are the only friends of ous bnien
-a.E nien that Gan only haze ]. sure foptrls-
ton. ii, Eateroal regard and q common, desir''
to promote The peace, the order, and therhsp-
piness of all sections Of >ourland.
.ESents.in Congress, since the adjmfmuent
OF the Convention, have Yastiy ipereasea the
importance Of a pdiiticsl siceOra by those whe
sse seeking to tring back happlnsss, sirnpkn-
ty, and iiustiee in the standardization OF our
national afsiss Many Republicans who. haus
seretefors clesg to1heir party have regFetted
thi. ..atrs,aes df violence 10 which it has rlra.
Thew 3have chefi.hed'a !aith, that while the
.actlons II rheir political party friends have
been mistaken, their motives have been good.
Phese ,sast now see thst The Republican
party is IN that copditiSn that 4 ranppt ear
Sy out q wise aad peaceful policy, whatever
it's motive may be, r. isa fuistoFtans, not
only to country But tee gctesning party
isseH, when It's action Is uBehecked BY, ssy
form Of opposition. II hss been the misfor.
tune Of the Repuhfean party tst the sEsnts
Of the.past few years lnsss gwen it 30 mtnh
power thaE.h has been able To siaekle the
Exeeutise, to tramnel tire jqdieiary, and TO
carry cut the views Of the ta6st uasssa and
viaieait of its members. When this state of
things exists in any party, 1t. has ever tseu
found that the soter judgment OF its ahiest
leaders do not control. There is hardly On
able naa vito helped to build UP the Renab.
.fcsa ergarization, who has WitRin the past
-three sears warned ii against rs escessss,
waa hes not been borne duwn and forced to
give up his convictions of what the. interests
of ths couptry called for !; or, il too patriotic
To do this; who has MOI been driven from lis
RANKS. If this has been. the case heretofore,
what wiltbe lis action noa, wifh this pew in.
fusion OF men who,. without a decent respect
ferthe views of those who haze Just given
them their positions, begin their Legislative
eonrse With aalls for Hrms-wi,h defhanda
that their States shssF be regarded as ia q
condition of scisa war, and ufth the escfsa-
tidn thae they are ready pnd anxpas TO de-
geade the Presidout of the Snftsa Ststea
w6eneyer they can .persnade or force gpn.
gress to bring forward new articles Of lla-
peadhmeut. Tue Republican party. as we'll
as we, are interested IN putting sene check
upon this violence. Il must be,eleu y eye,.>
ny drinking man that a-disgion el political
power tends 70 check the violence OF party
action, and to assure thespeace and good ar-
der Of society. The election of a Democratic
Executive anda ueiority ef Democratic inera.
bers TO the House OF Representatives, Would
not give to that party oEganiaarieH the pow
ct tomake sndden orviolent changes; butft
would serge 80 cheek those extreme meas
&fes which have been deplored by tho hast
men of thesepoiiticd organizations. Tie Te.
suit would most certainly lead 10 that peace.
ft,I restoration Of the Unipn ind re,estabEsh-
ment- of fratornai rGiat;ens which ths country
desires. / am sure that the best men of the
Republican party deplors as deeply as Edo
the spirit of violence shoTn by those recent.
" admitted to seats in Congress from tie
South. The condition of civil war which
they contemplate must bs Obvious to right
thinking men. I have no mere personal
wishes which mislead my judgment IN regard
to the pending election. No man who. has
weighed and measured the duties of the.ef-
fce of President of tie United States can
fail to be impressed with the cares and tolls
of him who is to meet its demsud. 1t is not
mesely to Aoss sviththe popular current, with
ont policy or purpose; on the contrary,
while our Constitution gives iust weight to
the public will its distinguished feature is
that it seeks to protect the rights Of miuori
ties its greatest glory is that it puts re-
straints upon powers; it gives force and form
to those maxims and principles Of civil liber.
ty for which the martyrs Of freedom have
struggled through ages it declares the right
of the'people ITO be secure in their PERSONS,
houses; papers, and effects against unreason-
able searches and seizures;" that Congress
shall make no law respecting an establish.
ment Of religion, or prohibiting the free eX.
ercise thereof or sbridging the freedom Of
speech or of. the press, or the right Of tie
people to petition the Government for ars,
dress of grievances" It secures I" the right
Of speedy and public trial by an impartial
jury"
No man con rightfally enter upon the du-
ties of the Presidential office unless be is not
only willing TO carry ont the wishes Of the
people expressed IN constitutional way,
but is also prepared to stand up for the rights
of minorities. BE must be ready to uphold
the free exercise of religion. He must de-
neunce measures which would wrong person
al or.priyate rights, or the religious conscience
of the citizen of the land. He mast protect,
without distinction of creed or nationality, all
the privileges Of American citizenship. The
experience of every public man who has
boen faithful to his trust teaches him that no
one can perform the duties Of the office Of
President unless he is ready net Only TO ap-
dergo the falsehoods and abuse Of the bad,
but to suffer from the censure Of the good,
whe are moved by prejudices and misrepte.
sentations. There are no attractions IN such
position. When say that great change
is going on in the public mind, ! mean that
the mass Of the Republican party are more
theughtful, impartial, and justthan they we've
during the excitements which attended tho
progress and close of the civil,war. As the
.enefgyof the Democratic party springsfsora
their dayotion to their. cause, end not to thar
candidates, I may, with prpptietgs speske ef
'the,fact. Never IN the political soeiesy cf
ontcodntrys hiss the action of2any fkesbody
been hailed with such uniYenst and wfdar
spread asnthusiasm as that which hes ...ssii .:s.sssi
shown. in relation to the position pT the Ns.
tional Democratic Convention. Ei.h. thiB
the,candfdatr had .:.othing TO do. Had ,anY
esherofthose named been selected, thisspifit
woulaaaSe been, perhaps, more marked. Tho
asalssnd energy of the Gonservatiye masses
sprias drom desire to make change Of nic.
lfdSaf policy, an6lfom the confdeSses that
they can. carry out their purpose. In dhi.
iact tsksy are strengthened by the co-opera:
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