Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-28


principles. W. arr n", rallrd nu ,n
dn ~. Slavery AMI sr,w,>inn nrr
dead issues. and without i.ynnrinr n
single fact. NJ giving up q sinslv
principlr W" may Su harlk into tho
Union standing upon platform
which is broad enough To hold the
men Of th" North nnd the men OF
the South. The unronstitutiunalitv.
imp"licy, and inherent weakness of
the Rc,lical scheme OF Reconstruction
receiver M admirable exposition, and
aftcra thorough discussion of the great
issues involved in the contest. the
speaker closed with an earnest appeal
to the Democratic Clubs to perfect
their organizations, and make them do
good service on the coming election.
Gen. }. ID. Kennedy, Of Camden.
w"s next introduccd-onco of tho cleo.
tor" of tho State at large, the gallant
commander of kcrshaw's Brigade in
many bloody iight-onc whose clo-
Tucncc, energy and enthusiasm well
qualified him to lie Il standard bearer
Of tho Democracy in tho present
campaign. Gen. Kennedy made Il
rouSing speech, 'twiclding ut will the
fierce democracy" and casting from &,
full quivcr the varied weapons Of the
peaceful fray-thc clear statement,
the pointed argument, the apt illus
tration, the bitter invcctivc. the fer
vent appeal. lie presented in bold
relief the dark record Of Radical mis-.
rule, which discarding that generous
policy Of conciliation, which mag
unanimous victor would havc extended
to tho vanTuishct, had first consigned
us to military cdicts and military COM
and now to fate even
moro intolcrablc,-tho tcndcr mcrcics
of th" carpct-baegcr, tho scalawng,
and the cnfranchiscds slave. We arc
to regain all that makes
existence dear, and to relieve onr-
selves Of all that makes government
incubus that crushcs
out tho very life,-tho vampire that
sucks the lifc-blood Of tho body poll.
tic. This contest we arc ready to
transmit from shielding sire to SON."
II is Z struggle in which no truc Caro-
inian can hesitate to choose his posi-
lion. ale who dallics is a bastard: :
IIo who doubts is damned" Wo shall
not pretend to give synopsis of the
speech, which was attcntivcIy heard
and loudly chccrcd.
Next was introduced General n. c..
Darlington, of Newbcrry, ono of tho
nblcst men, and linost orators in The
State; who is doing valiant service in
tho field. We have before had the
pleasure Of hearing General CARING
lon both before tho popular assembly
and in the Lcgi%lativc hail. both in
attack and defence, both in the set
speech and the jmpromptu, and have
the ability and skill of the
sclfrcliant and practi-
,cd orator. a faircr antagonist VIC
never saw; one who would state an
position as squarcly and
clearly as Charles james Fox would do,
Or as he could do himself without cur
tailmcnt and without pcrvcrsion, and
then meet it full breasted, as few but
could do. TO say that his
speech Oh the present occasion was in
his best style is to pay it no ordinary
Solid massive argument
according to his wont, formed the sta
pic Of the address, which was yet illus
Lr,tcd hy those figures Of speech, and
smbcl!ishcd by those flowers of poe
Try, and gracc5 Of rhetoric, which
Jcautify and adprn without imp:liring
It's strength, whilst the conclusions Of
nj Irresistible logic were driven homo
to the understanding, and tho will,
with Il force and carncstncss peculiar
y his own. The war-policy of the
Radical party, it's objects and results
The Reconstruction policy Of Prcsi-
dent JohnSon-and the Con@rcssion-
al plan Of Reconstruction - were
tho three grand divisions OF his
theme, upon which he cxpatiatcd at
length, and highly to tho qualification
Of the large and Intelligent audience.
We shaft not pretend to follow the
outline Of the argument which, in it's
effect upon the audience furnished one
Of the best illustrations of. ); that in
tcrest, with which genius, learning,
and eloqucnce can; cven inycst pro-
found reasoning anil elaborate argu;
- Then followed in one Of his telling
speeches, tho Hon. J. p. Reed, of
who is known to all our