The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-05
THE NEW UNITED ST4TES SEN4 TOR
FROM NORTH CAROLINi.

Hon. q. Vance, Democrat, who has Just been
elected United States senator by the North Caro-
lima Legislature to succeed Judge Abbott, Repub.
ltcan, on tile It'll Of March next, Is not unknown
to fame, having already served two terms In Con-
gress and occupied the gubernatoral chair Of his
Stale for two terms. Mr.. Vance was originally
wh!g. and strong Union man until the seces.
sion OF North Carolina, when he Joined the Con-
rederate cause. On the evening OF his election he
made speech at Raleigh, taking strong grounds
in favor OF moderation and conclliaton In the
South, and the honest support o! the National Gov
ernment. He said:
4 great deaf has been sail Of the hypocrisy OF
politicians, or the ingratitude OF republics, but 1t
is a principle OF human nature that that man VINO
serves people faithfully III any POSITION l wnere re
wrong will be honored by them. must say that
feel that | have done 30. was reared mig
"a marty devoted TO the Cnion. AS Whg
fought disuniun and stood by the Union even
until the South generally, feeling Itself aggrieved,
unionism became very unpopular. still ad-
hered to 1t until my Stare, In her sovereign capa-
city, attempted TO dissever her connection with
that Union. then elected TO go Will my stare,
INV klth and Kin. Having joined tile army dc.
termined to serve the new cause With the same
answering zeal with which had served that Of
the Union. l was called upon to support acts
which had not before; and did not then, meet my
approval, for the general good: served as
your Governor; chung with you to the
cause, and did not surrender my autho.
rIty until the last hungry. ragged Confede.
rate had laid down Ills arms. After the war terms
upon conditions were held out to the people Of
tie Sout. Two lid not accept terms that would
separate me from you and the brave boys who
went at your bidding. The longest road has
turn. did not wish to rise until could rise with
you Thank God, that time has arrived. We go
up now. We may go down again, and will go
down together; and I will have with me good
company-the best and bravess hearts IN the land
with me. Because our party has been irlum-
phant there are some who urge retaliation. This
should not be so. The best antidute for tyranny,
the Strongest weapon against IT. is the enact
ment OF Just and wholesome laws Now. that we
our hands, we should not aim to avenge
ourselves for the overriding OF civil liber5y
among US, but we should so arrange that
1t cannot happen agaln-shoud see 10 1t
that no EXECUTIVE or other authority can again
attempt to destroy our liberties. II behcoyes US
now to build up the great principles Of civil lber.
ty on the eternal rock Of our great country. Let
anger, revenge and retaliation 0elgnored, ana let
the laws on your statute book bear the impress OF
q free people determined legtimate!y to main.
tain their freedom In my place In the Senate
shall endeayor to serve my great state anu my
country with honor. That shall be admitted 10
serve ou, scarcely admits OF q douht. The Presi-
dents message, IL Is said, will foreshadOw annes
ty, and tile recent elections show the hand
writing on the wall. There are many great
statesmen among the dominant party III Con-
gress, representing large constituencies, among
whom q tremendous revolution In sentiment on
these questions has taken place. Those men and
the great American people, who, after q long
war Of b.ocl and carnage, resulting In the free
dom OF the African, will no longer tolerate the
enslavemenL NJ the AngloSaXon.
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Tribune thinks that Senator Vance won't
get into his seat. He says.
His political disabilities for participation In the
rebellion have never been removed, and 1t Is the
general opinion that Congress will certainly re-
fuse to relieve him now, and his admission 10 the
Senate is therefore regarded here by Republicans
senators as very doubtful. Ii is supposed that the
friends of Ex-Governor Vance will urge in his
favor that he opposed secession until tile State OF
North Carolina went out OF the Union, anil that
during the war he was elected Governor by the
people OF that State on platform opposed to the
Confederate Administration. Ills opponents claim,
however, that these facts will have little lunu-
ence on Congress, sluce ttey also remember that
as Governor Of North Carolina he was rs bitter
rebel as any man In the South.