Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-05-01

"i our Distract :-r.!''r 5" :!i'. CT: .rir,.s ".'
"a !,i""A, r7e>c,:: III: views oi IL. w,.:.,
ulo" a .,ij""t Of gc""sai i':te.s.::i =
i':,o snijni"ej letter viii give general
answer TO yonr queries. il was written
in.'rli.,'.'y after tho issuing Of H.. r,es-
i.i"t's ,prue!amai;on, not wills view {"
publication, but to tc s!.cwa about as
f"li'r, and to in:itc suggestions from 9th
e's: Tie llhilosorl,:c "c, lays down az a
rule Of universal n!rli:ti"a. III ntm",
4u"m siti sey'o,t sfu rain hdtrit, sc" .f"rs
c'y'rcrit, iNa c"n:<"in: ri'rnt. was pos
silly iIe E9!c ex~T,ion 10 it. from lis lime !
I" tie present. Tie Proclamation found
me where I wished 10 l,c, AID ,,s wished !
10 t", a:i although it Inflicted OH me i'm
mcr:s > loss, AMI Of the character the n,os.
unac.r Iiahl- tl::t cc,.!I lie, made i.as;a 20
give ap example tf nn,nu'mius acau:cs-
c.nrc il the n-w sta!- ni lln"s: so sudden
ly f'rced :inn us, ,;ni cm..:rcl ::.''..::"l:t
int" lvi:..:i. to fhe~ ho" Il c",:",u::.r s.:s-
tom might ''c shaped o":. ass:::nc.l :I.:.t
III" States wou!'l :::o::Ge tlM en,";:cira-
,"n s'.culs! !c 2:i.'!n:! ::,:i l;a.i no :!ou.,,
in il.a. case, President !,!."son, with his
s"n:'l .c,.s., a"l i:l,,ou:i. know:e.!G"" Of
what was tx;s.:;vnI. wo,,'I lend his irau.
er"e. 70 SC i.avc::. lie mus. now, regret
Il" :iIl LOT III ts:rcss terms Ge;er 10 tt
States, thc ;i.::c ar.i mat.ne- Of c:Harcira-
,'n. 1T a,c ;''r,c;ure, pes':ars,' !. W., FOL
altogether feasible. CHtn:ns i:,,o c:ii.c
abruptly, i:.i.eIei,'g Cati'.e: TO .aem:,cr
OF which was Of his slpeinlirg cs VII"
was a'a. IS ewn, ibs sla:c seci:cn. lie hal
to look TO ;l'"m TOT knowledge c: ;hc lire
'dia"y -.ls:cspiEcd Gu bv bis Predecessor,
:" Le kast ds?er:orce, ~ tl,e e.:i";ons ard
ii -,i'cs"c those Who had been in::.na:::y
:n'l sn:l:cs:!:.'ive:v ccEEec;ed with the ,no-
n'c','"us slrnsg!s the country bad j;st
r"e t!.ror.',. MIL, the exception OF tic
tie over7:c! t ::!cve mentionel, whether i'll
c"..;i,u"ncc Of :!:e proceedings he found
III l,rgress or Tic .urerad!,:,ion Of rrovis-
lois 10 suit cu:re::; e.:s=nc;es, nothing
coa!i have been more st::csmaniiEe, more
in keeping Min the principle OF, an! Ike
rr;.c,'cci r':i*r cur i.o!i;i:.l system O.
will, IT,. halt, :cc*:::c:<: Aid opinions 6
tie i''yri.:aa +. oi,:e, t:.an tie course lie
a;"p,.l.
!an :..,or:;ve at'errt At revolution sirks
down ;ra r:c;c :,:snncs.ti,n. The P:csi
de-: :. ~! = u- o.i..ss:sc, t!;an i:s: !scc
f:Ys:, c:c9 ;;.o.c y lao iIaI ctic:cd sIu.c,!
r.+ist=,.t". l.. Tic G. nycrament Of which Le
ws* ,I.e lead, tr: he lest no means Of re-
l.i.:.:,a:i-u. al: tL.. In J been done sui
te,.ucLt l.. tic Acts OF Secession was Dul!
":ii v',:l. 1:i, suii;cssica oi t:'c :nsur-
rrc!i..:. iru=i,'l away tie ...!':I up matter
Ia, la! ln.:.: :!.- c.i :;an. Cc,:s'itu:;,ns
rf ;A.>sr..i. = :::.::c=. ;.m.! :Terc res::i:e.:
~ ;l.o -':.cf, :.:;si;: :rs 9: ten, As ::":
.A:-:r.: r; t,.- In;es 81 those Acts. !hc
ling Lack 10 lem, however, w::s
in;::TsrIrI- ty tic fundamental, -scs:at;
AZ, p,..,n~i change .wrough. Il. the
'oc'"Hh WILL. c'.'" S."t -s-''nE, 1i'S-'
:. i:el r.sc1,a,iyo IN C.,ngress, cl.;,Hc;i fc'
tie 'ner.. government the right to atel
H., saver :u tn: State, ich might cal
fer IS az. 20 lu; Io"n i:su'ts:;::oa On t!'t
fe"u:.I oi ata:ins disturbing Cause
:h:s Ess 20; precisely parallel case, i
,!ss Goslrine were trus, opt, as inter arma
.;'':ai 'r:;.s, :: as not to te expected tia
n;ce !.gic.; dist.uc. ions woull be li.tenet
III. The Constitution male, or IatLe
ri.d;;et ri that i;.n", y ::cco:Lance WIKI
.s..,:ns circumstances, and sanctioned b,
In"i"r authority, Is :te Que uow I:nJi.i
o, IRE, ANT, mist eventually be recognize,
hy t"e cea'!s. I: :n:y Lc IcemeL fa;r, l.,
amendment, 10 give tight Of suffrage {
t:cssl'::sn :ia:iug tie property qna::Ecstic
ut i.:- Eex YorI; Constitutions. and BE-
s;.:c=, and beyond, to those cf ,l.cra VI.
Cab reai an.i uri:., ~ We Esd it, n H.:
..Dc Of tie Columbian Constitution
~:.:c!; tuas frsme5 IT Cuicstia. a ci,iz.:
81 ;;:.s.:c;.a -e::., h,sevcr. not :: Dem,
cat, =:.i ~ho ea'!y ca:::e South, vcLe,1e.:
y rr, o=s= s"ch cs."cez-ion, and Insists tb:
LIS Safe Tou,',!. :;.:re a: orerwL:!n,:ng vo'
a.s:r.. j..
There Is too genera! \ readiness to al
u il il:at "rccoh.,rucii"n" was peculiarly
L;s sGsroetenfv OF. Congress, But, Il
hra:, i,-e:f. w:.s 'Tarp'Icab:e; teca use the'
vas no neces=iiv ior >an "enabIiug act
&.sgre<s was p,eciu.lc.i by its solemn d
c!arsI:cn t!,a: tire socsi!ed Confejssa
Sia'ex Bevcr l,nl bseD, never coI!i he Sc
.,c.i from ii.eir associates, and that Il
i.s,anl armed resi.taure ceased they wou
Le acknowledged Al Constituents Of Il
S-deraa Union. sih all G.e rights, an
inmu.,;ties guaranteed under tire Ccn.i
,u.ica. Anu s1a rssaense to- tbeix eli
zers, pardon by lie President, enhance
t.y an oath O. allegiance, cannot b. 8
att. L9 C1n.rsss. by n;sans Of er fro
jce:, disf,aLcI.i=. NESTS, AID test oaths-"
w1.r:.c1os.-A?ril 23.-In ihe HoEss, = rs
ps:hsn - sa.re: to pin: SO e0Ries q
Soud.sra C"sssaq.yS- :!
In 'he irape.sime.t CONT, Sumner mo.ed
rezb!.sisn of efasure On gsl.on, EsElSsgua
n.Ayp rroSke dat serersf ot5 srio
we're nzIs, snd te..ou :TodseeJ ISti.rs:. Dat