The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-11-18


L. OF 10. 1870: z: -.
to- ourselves, the day is is not far distant
,Ewhen we will .be abEe't6 settle npon.a just.
Hand satisfactory basis, al! the complex and
difficult questions FEST Hltlng. from the new
ffelations of our, colored opoppylatIj9ns u and
lolrtentire people will be prepared to unite
psaeeably, ,energetically and satisfactorily
M ah effort to buSid laP or: waste places,
and enforce prosperity and, ,eontsntme9t
unprecedented. by our earlier history
/ Tofaid in accomplishing this ssend, to the
|.exteht of my poormbiltibs, was the lead
ing purpose which Is,1had in=7yie& during
] |.tHes ssomewhatexciting ,ieampaign that has
ttust:closed, and is, / beg to assure you, my
f1ellow:eitizens,s the object .0tt4my highest
future ambition. Prior. toamy nomina-
. tioini as the Democratic candidate for Con-.
gtesss from tbis DistriSt7n1:aa nomination
that Iaccepted, as: YOUR delegates itoS 20 Is
|lumba are aware, with great reluctance
1tAAl:had attendedssome7 public discussions
/ Of the issues Of the daY,,bY ouisabfest and
Emost adistingaiished fsl oi%?:Si items and
whilst was deeply. impressed. With the.
E9eap and ability with Which the speakers
iaentered into the merits ofthe Presidential.
CANVASS, Unjust confess that i considered
|.tha.sppirit manifested AMI tltterapcesi used.
as,,insmany respects, PIP guarded and JIM.
1spoiitic. In other,words, disappeared. to-
me;;tthat the style in whichsthe canvass.
was opened was rather caIcuiht fed: to un-
duly excite tbs. passlo5s. pr people at
home! and tie prsiadi Of enr oIitical.
+ kkanemies abroad, thanto convince. the un-
| ffderstandiing and influence theajudgment.' 4
| I,therefSre, determined at the connence
meennt.of the canvass, GhfchsI felt it my.
duty to make, to.endeayor TO -tsmpsr.the-
ardor OF al ebate SO asato conciliate rather
than excite, and by addressing myself to
fthaa praetical questions inYoiyed I'm the ]
Tissues of,the day.in a way That could not
fail; to reach the understandingfofl of the
most illitsrate-produce, ifspossihleS "a
lilnitY offesling, sentiment and l acton ON.
the part Of our entire population. nIhls
line pf. policy relieved me trons the, feees-.
! sity of assailing either the character or.
personal position Of any one Of our po..
! iiticdl Opponents, and promftef me tosin'
lsist, as iIdid most strenuoqslY every here,
1 that thespeace should ibe. preserved J. all
acts of11ioIence avoided, lands nonefp her,
/ than legitimate means resortedtoJto con-
1 ttU The pending election. Andstih it1rn-
! ing now 10 review of tie field 9 ,am not
conscious that uttered 2 void a anyone
oftny addresses tliateanys indiH Hidual.co
taksspersonal exceptiontor or. that,coud
berconstrned into an'etforty to- 'excitet the
passionssot either sect or races. OF
Gen. Grant, the st6ndard-bearer Of tho
opposition, 1 knew nothing, except that
lie had been successful soldier; and as
sdcli, belonged to .ascfass that 'tlfes sAmeri.
can can people Eaye always delighted to
honor,.and seduously avoided the ,lnen-
/ t,on. of his name until after the. result Of
the State elections iDs:Indiana,A AOhiosand
! lPennsyIvania was Known, twhiehprouuced
So SO. depressiifhg an effect On Our Peep that
,Ifelt itlny.duty 10. say, on more tbanrone
occasion, that he would doubtless,be found
..iinach better and -wlser.man.t than wshad'
1Ebeen taught .sto.regard himIthat Being
elevated to the first Office ID tie gift Of
Ethe,.A American, people, !, uncomlniItedsand
untrammefsd as,sto b,sS future ,policy, ig..
noring the control Of, the more ultra of
his party, we had reason to bf,ope'that he
would ie be Influenced byWises counsels@:
ftbat his patriotism would be, found large
4 enough to embrace s1he,.interests of the
4 people of the whole Union-tbat we need
not apprehend the evils from bis admins
tration that ths fertile sihagi6ations of
many had depicted and thar tbs. result of
tho election in our own State was of in
connpaFabJy more Importance to us than
the result of the Presidential election...I
stated theB, ,,as j repeat now, that no mat:
ter what party succeeded -in:the Presiden-
tial election, we could not hope to throw
off the incubus Of tyranny and oppression
that has been fastened upon the State
otherwise than by. our, own. exertions-
through the peaceable instrumentality of
the ballot:box,l x,lunder' the existing State
4 Constitution; that with the, influence
Land patronage Of a Democratic admins
Hl:traton, we would, doubtless have. been
able to have accomplished tina: much de-
i sired result at an. earlier day, but thatit
4 was only. a question Of time, and defeat
lin the Presidential election should prompt
us to increased efforts to.exoite ths.pride
and stimulate the interest of every citi-
zen of the State, without regard to race
Et Or color, to unite in one. grand and un-
j yielding struggle to throw off the un-
/. EparalIeled oppression thatws are subjected
Ito by our domestic rulers that. the in.
terests of the white and colorod popula-
lion are Identical and their future pros
perty ,oE advorsity entirely in their own:
|keeping; thatgthe party in power will
neither clothe or feed them, but protect
ing all alike in the rights guaranteed to
them by the fundamental law, will leave
them to work out their future destiny in
their own way; thataif not the policy,
!:the inevitable consequences of the admin
/ 1870. St tnnta .Esnuernm Ahtehv:tha