Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-07-01
An InterestingYLetter from the Great
North West. - - - -


peruse lperhaps with interesD a communica
tion from even as humble sn individual q!
myself. -, 20 "a, -. - ;. - ..
+ My opportunities tor, observation-disclosures
ont.the entire North West have been very
advantageous, mr buainess bringing me ir
contact, daily, with the masses, and thus af
fordiug me an opportunity Of ' feeling TIL
pubic pulse" as i. were, aud preparing me to
form q just and uaprsiuaiced opinion of the
state aud condition Of political affairs. -,
Ithas been. my privilege to, ,attendsa large
nunher of Conventions in this section of the
country, ,sbotheRepublican and Democratic
was present in Chicago, when. General Grant
was selected to carry the standard of. ,lsa Re
publican party in the. great Presidential cam
paign which is soon to he inaugurated. Great
enthusiasm prevailed among the particular
party, nominating hun but in the sober coun.
I-tenances. OF thousands of stauueh. old Demo
Gratis, coaldsbeyplainly sseen swrittenethat un,
mistakabie &evidences.ofsa determination to
make tremendous effort to overthrow the
Republican party, and redccm'the lcst charac.
ter Of this great nation. And thus it is ali
over the North. West. Meu are tired out
ithtbe continued prosecutions of the Radi
cal party, and they are not only beginning to
see, butthey are jeslingsthe CALLING yoke of
oppression which. has weighed down upon.
the people of the late " Southern Confedera.
cyy,,''tso cdtlcal: Yin there very midst; and the
thigh handed" measures Which are being in.
troducedl into the national legislature strik:
ing at theyital interests Of the" loyal States"
isocalled, Twill cause thousands to enrol un-t
der the, Banner. of Democracy, which before.
might have thrown the: whole of tkeiriuau.:
enee"intothe scale on the other side. '~ =
Take for instance, the Introduction CT a
bill in Congress by Mt. Shalla5arger, Of Ohio,
declaring roliia the Visible Admixture Law"
of Ohio, SO far sit relates to the election of
1seprrseuErFxcs7II7UU
referred to the Committee; on Elections.
From what Lean learn, in conversationy@ith
ihers knowing ones,m Mr.. Shallabarger is a
member Of the Ohio bar. he has been, you
know, several years in Congress- and if he has
been faithful to his trust, (Which is doubtful,)
and made proper use Of his opportunities,
he ought TO be, by this iime,. pretty we'll.
versed in the tert of The Constitution, and to
have tolerably distinctidea OF. the legal re-
lations subsisting. 6st,ceen tile States and the
Uuion. Now bill of this kind, to the intel
ligent North West, is SO abborrent to their
ideas of the character Of this relation, and SO
in conflict with all past legal and Judicial in
terpretations of it, THAT is so far as they the
North West are INDIVIDUALLY concernel,)
that they are compelled to,see that the party
10 which Shallabarger belongs Radicall is
blind to la,u and Constitution, through that
moral obscuration which attends those who
are afflicted with that dreadful, disease Fa-
nadcism."
In the. political history Of the country, it's
nelo thing. Ito this section) for Congress to
attempt. by-bill, to repeal or overrule the
statute laws of "a State. It is a,eao thing for
Congress to attempt, by bill or otherwise, to
ccnfirmn the decisions OF n STATE Judiciary.
The function Of Supervisor of State laws, or
of State Judicial opinions, certainly was never
understood, by them, TO belong to the Fede-
rsl Congress. So far as have any knowl-
edge no attempt has, been made teeexercise
this function, in respect to any Of the" loyalp
States, s,-and the people now plainly see, that,
if this supervising power cxistinthe one case,
or in respect 10 one subject, or under one
state Of circumstances, it exists in all cases,
in respect to all subjects, and under all states
Of circumstances. They see,, if it exists. as q
matter of right, it exists also as n matter Of
obligation; and therefore, it is duty Of Con-
eress to pass under its review, and confirm or
annul all the laws of State Legislatures, and
all the opinions of State judiciaries; and
this with no rule Of conduct bnt its own
discretion. ..s...-
+ You see they have not been. accustomed to
t these ou,rages up here. Heretofore the prin
ciples Of" States Rights" have never been
ignored, and now, when the "shce pinches'
at home; Gust where it ought to- they car
not oily sy mpath;ze with us down South
but they can and wiu give their support te
the aosnlnes Of the National Democratic Con
vention, whoever it may be. (and Pendetor
seems to be the strongest candidate ano
thus rid the country of the terrible tyranny
of. faDa'icalparty.
You know we have often spoken Of taxa
ton, unjust taxation, and / cannot soon for
get how .torclbly. you, on one occasion, I'M
pressed upon me tho fact that in the simple
Question of tarationrhere rested the final de
csion of full settlement Of all our nationa
troubles. Grant yon know accepts the nomi
nation Of the Chicago Convention, and en-
dorses its platform. Now Senator Morgan
/ great funding bill, or at least the plan for thu
settlement Of the National Debt which he
advocates, is one of tho planks in this Chica
90 Convention Platform, This bill proposes
to issue bonds bearing five, four and half
and four per cent interest, payable in. twenty
thirty and forty years. Now the debt tiss$2.
eon oO0 600: FIVE per cent on that is on,
hundred snd thirty millions, and for thirt.!
q wears would be s29oO9oo,oOO. Add th'
principle to the interest, and yoq haye TIT
e,,or1,ons us st,,ptndous sum of sixty.fve hun