The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-07-06
Democratic Address.

The following is the sensible address
made by the Democratic Senators and
mcmbers OF Congress- We deem. 1t good
advice, and the case is strongly put:
TO our Fellow. Citizens OF the United
Statcs-Fr!cn;,s CT Constitutional, Eco
nomical and Honest Government:
Ghc undersigned beg leave to call your
attention! 20 Tie peculiar importance Of
the elections which take place this year,
and respectfully; ID Sabmit some sn@Hcs-
! tons loC yonr consideration. Hy State
! Legislatures to be elected. nearly one
! third Of the United States Senate will he
choscu-.,cariy all the menbcfs Of the
next House Of Representatives, arc to Oc
! elected next fall. Upon the coming c!cc-
tious, then, depends the question whether
I the Democratic and conservative clement
! in the Senate shIl. be increased, and
whether that element shall have Il ma
! io.ity in the House Of Representatives,,
ard, as q consequence, whether we
shall have constitutional, ccoHo!"lna!
and honest government, or a c"ntlNu-
ance of revolutionary, cxtravag%nt
and wastcful partisan rule; whether
We sh?i! have general, uniform. just
and constitutional legislation, with rca.
sonab!c taxation and frugal expenditure,
o. unconstitutional, partial, unjust class
! legislation, with oppressive and unequal
taxation and wastetul cXpenditure.-
; That we have >:rong reasons to hope for
favorable result is plainly apparent.
Elections already held clearly show that
The tide Of reform has Set in with pow
cr that cannot BE- resisted, if no biunderS
be committed by the friends Of reform.
If they do their duty and act wisely--if.
| they throw of all apathy and act with
vigor and stcaIlastneSs-there is every
reason to hope that their efforts will Lc
rewarded by success. Let there be no
dissentions about minor matters, no time
! lost in the discussion Of dead issues, no
manifestation Of narrow or proscriptire
feeling, no sacrifice Of the cause to graf
| ify personal ambition or re, eminent, and
let the best men be chosen for candidates,
and we may hope to sec our country re-
deemed from mSrulc. And in this con-
ncction, We beg leave to say word to
our fellow citizens Of the Southern
States. Do not risk the loss Of Senators
or Representatives By clccting men who
cannot take the test oath, or who are
; under the disability imposed by the fifth
tccnth amendment. Whatever may be
said OF the validity Of that amendment,
or OF the tc>toath Act, you may rest as
surci that Senators elected by the votes
Of members cl Legislatures who are held
by the radicals to be thus disqualified,
will not be permitted TO take their seats,
and that members the House Of Rep
reSentativcs thus disqualified, will also
be excluded. 1t is the plaincst dictate
Of practical wisdom not to incur any
such risks. We hope soon to see the
dav when all disabilities will be removed,
but in the meantime do not, we cntrcat
you, lose the opportunity to strengthen
the Democratic and conservative force in
Congress, and the possibility, nay, pro-
babiity, of obtaining a majority in the
next House Of Representatives, by put
ting it in the power of our advcTsaTics to
overthrow or disregard your elections.