The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-09
COLUMBIA..o &c
Sunday Morning, August 3, 1858.
Governor seymour's Letter OF Ac'
cepennce.

mour's formal letter of acceptance of
the nomination for President of the
United States an, .abstraeto of which
appeared in;the Phenig, of the 9th.
This comprehensiye,and able exposi-
tion OF the issues which now divide
political parties has fully. justified
the expectations of the Democratic
and conservative masses Of the coun-
try. The letter will;repay perusal:
~, s'rfsf1fgU UTICA, August 4, 1868.
GENTLEMEN: When, in the city of
New. York, on the 11th of. July, in
the presence Of d vast multitude, on
behalf of the National Democrat
Convention, you rendered to me its
unanimous nomination as their can
didate for the office of President of
the United States, I stated had no
words adequate to, express my gra-
titude for the good will and kindness
which that body had shown to me.
Its nomination was unsought and un-
expected. 1t was my ambition to
take an active part, from which I am
now excluded, in the great struggle
going on for the restoration of GOOD
government, of peace and prosperity
to our country. But / have been
caught up by the whelming tide
which is bearing us on to great po-
itical change, and I find myself un-
able to resist its pressure. You have
also, given me q copy of the resolu-
tions put forth by the Convention,
showing its position upon all the
great questions which now agitate
the country. AS the presiding officer
of that, Convention, I am familiar
with their scope and import; as one
of its members, / am O party to their
terms. They are in accord with NV
views, and stand upon them in the
contest upon which we are now en-
tering, and I shall strive to carry
them out in future, wherever I may
be placed, in political or private
I then stated that I would send YOU
these words of acceptance in letter,
as IS the customary form. I see no
reason, upon reflection, to change or
qualify the terms of my approval of
the,resolutions of the Convention.
L have delayed the mere formal act
of communicating in writing what I
thus publicly said, for the purpose of
seeing what light the action of Con-
gress would throw upon the interests
OF the country. Its acts, since the
adjournment of the Convention.
show an alarm lest change of DO
litical power will give. to the people
what they ought to have-a clear
statement of what had been done
with the money drawn from them
during thepast eight years. Thought.
ful men feel that there have been
wrongs in the financial management
which have been kept from the pub
lie 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 itself
IN perpetual session, with the avowed
purpose of making such laws as it
shall see fit, in view of the elections
which will take place within q few
weeks. It did not, therefore. nd
Journ, but took q recess, to meet
again If its partizan interests shall
demand its assembling.
Never before, in the history of our
country, has Congress thus taken
menacing attitude towards its elect
ors. Under its influence, some of
the States organized by its agents are
proposing to deprive the people of
the right to vote for Presidential
electors, and the first bold steps are
taken to destroy the rights Of suf-
frage. It is not strange, there.
fore, that thoughtful men see
in such action the proof that there
is with those who shape the policy of
the Republican party, motives
stronger and deeper than the mere
wish to hold political power; that
there Is dread of some exposure
which drives them on to acts SO des-
perate and impolitic.
Many of the ablest leaders and
Journals of the Republican party
have openly deplored the violence of
congressional action and its tendency
70 C, keep up discord in our country.
Ihe great interests of our Union
demand peace, order, and q return
TO those industrial pursuits without
which we cannot maintain the faith
or honor OF our Government. The