Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-08-05

in this country, shall decide who is to be th
President Of the United States, is not tba| t9
coming home, as practical and direct ques
tion to every Northern man, his vote being
overcome by the vote of the colored man: 9
the South, and that, too, by on. act of Con
gress? So that the people of the North VII
want to understand how tits that you pre-
tend not to force upon them negro. suffrage
at home, and yet to establish it in ten OF thse
States of the South. -
The people will want to know why, IN 4
time of peace, the rights of the citizens have M
been trampled under foot and the ancient
writs of the law which protect and secure
them in their property and their porsona5
liberty have been abrogated why, is it sthes
instead of the courts of law where men. arg
heard face to face, the Witnesses called 'fays
to face, the jury from the neighborhood hear
ing all the evidence. deciding the case, whs
that mode of trial in court has been abolisted
and in its stead has been established the MD
itary court, where there are none of the guard:
and securities for justice that q thousaisq
years of experience have shown to be essen
tlal ?
:. "r. President, the two parties into which
= .speople of this country are now divided
have declared their platforms of principles;
they have put their ticket in nomination, and
it is for the people now to decide, which SCI
of principles they will adopt, and which sel
of candidates they will elect. Upon tins
subject have but very few remarks to SUD
nit.
Tn my opposition to the ticket that was
nominated at Chicago Inever exp 49, ~ y-ss
it upon personal grounds. cr5nize the
gentleman at the head of that ticket as an
eminent military man, and his associate as
distinguished civilian, Against them, per
sonally, / expect never to express seggi
ment. I oppose their election because they
have become, by acquiescing in their norpi-
nation, the representatives OF the sentiments
that have controlled Congress for the last
three years because they stand upon a plst-
form which is Objectionable in part and equig.
ocal in part. 49, sssE
The Convention at New York has expfcSst
ed its views in a platform which in no section
can be misunderstood, The man that runs
may read and understand. The plainestas
well as the most learned will interpretgit
alike. It declares our views and our pur-
poses so distinctly and emphatically. thasfhe
people are not and cannot be misled.
. The contrast between the two platforms
struck me with great force as I listened Ito
the Senator from New jersey Mr.. Freiing-
huysenl some minutes since, as he read. d.one
Of the sections Of the Chicago platform de.
caring that the public debt must be paldin
accordance with the letter and the spiritaof
the law. What does that mean? My col.
league would say, l have no doubt, that it
means one thing, and the Senator from New
Jersey would claim that it means anothaT,G q
very different thing. Many Senators Salm
that the spirit Of the law is that the bonds
shall all be paid in. gold; while othef Sena-
tors. eminent and clear-headed, say that5it
means they shall be paid in greenbacks, If
Congress chooses so to pay them.
The resolution of the Democratic convei-
tion is as follows: -
Payment of the public debt of.the Init
ed States as rapidly as practicable ;,ali mone5s
drawn from tae. people BY taxation, exec tssso
much as:isIea eanisiae for the necess! !ties5s tie
Government, economically administered, be-
ing honestly applied to such payment and
where the Obligations of the Government do
not expressly state upon their face, or the
law under which they were issued does not
provide that they shall be paid in colo, they
ought in right and in justice be to paid - the
lawful money of the Uuted States"
The resolution declares that, unless the OBJ
issued by the Government, Or the
law authorizing its issue, expressly provides
that it is to be paid in gold, it may be paid
in lawful money.
The law authorizing the issue Of the five
twenties provided for lawful money, and
declares Treasury notes, with the legal ten.
der clause, to be lawful money ard neither
the law nor the obligation provides that these
bonds shall be paid in gold.
Governor Seymour stands upon this plat
form, and claim that the platform explains
itself, and standing upon the platform, his
position is not and cannot be misunderstood.
l had thought Of reading one or two other
of the resolutions adopted at New York, in
contrast'w the resolutions adoptedsat Chi
cago, to show that at New York positions
were assumed plainly, distinctly, directly, so
that the people could not be msled by any
thing that was there said. But, sir, as it
would likely lake more time than am able
10 accupy this morning, l will not go further
in that direction.
With platform explicit aud direct upon
oil the great questions that now attract public
attention, it only remains to inquire who are
the men that stand upon it: need not, in
addressing either the Senate or the country,
occupy much time in speaking Of Governor
Seymour. =. He has been long known to the
A ripe scholar and profound thinker, in times
AND in posilionsof great difficulty be has done
the State much service. He has filled posi-.
tons the highest in this country except that
to which he has been nominated, and to WHICH,
in my judgment, he will be elected: A states
man cool in thought and efficient in action
he will command the confidence of the coun-
try. >s -.
1 know that criticisms have been made
upon his conduct during the war. l am glad
that it requires. but sentence to answer all
criticisms. So efficient was he as the Execu.
tive of the great State of, New York, in the
raising Of troops, and especially in the aid he
gave to the Government about the time of the
battle of Gettysburg that Mr.. Lincoln re-
turned him, in the most earnest'and empha..
ic manner, his thanks.
Heis an Eastern. man, but he is accepta-
BILE to the Northwest. We know from the
sentiments that he has already expressed that
he is not sectional man. He is man who,
al the head OF this Government, will recognize
all sections, and respect aud labor to promote
the Interests of,each.i While the chief Exc
cntiye of tn the State of New York be favored
publicly and privately, that policy. .wl;ph would
encourage the producers Of the great North.
west. He favored Oh the. part of the State
of New York the adoption Of a policy that
would allow our heavy freight to pass. over
the State canal almost without charge; and