The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-07-04
For the Anderson htezziqeneer.

Mr.. EDITOR: desire through your columns
to correct one or two of the errors into which
the Abbeville papers, the Medium and the Press
and Banner, fell, in referring to the remarks
which submitted on the political issues in
volved in the Presidential contest, which Low
agitates the country.
The Medium represents me as having said
that "the principles and acts of Mr.. Greeley
we're obscure" I did not use the word COB
scure," but the word Inconsistent" Mr.
Greeley's principles previous to his nomina-
tion to the Presidency, were clearly enanciated,
and his acts open and definite. The object of
that part of my address was not to prove that
the principles and acts of MIR. Greeley were
obscure, but that these being known, he was
inconsistent. Again, the Medium represents
mao au having said That # Mr. Greeley lad
been President, euery colorcd man asould moto be
in slavcrYy;" and the Press and Banner repre-
sents me as having charged, 'fupon Greeley and
the party he represents, an intention to attempt
the re-establishment of slavery" The Medium
is incorrect in this, that it makes NE refer to
past time indefinitely, whereas I referred to
specific period in the past; and the sentiment
imputed to me by the Press ana Banner is
total misapprehension of what did say. 1t
will be observed that the two papers differ very
materially as to what did say. The Medium
represents me as saying that if certain event
had taken place in past time, (which is correct,
except that it does not specify the time to which
I referred that then another event would be
existing at the present time. The Press and
Banner represents me az charging Mr. Greeley
and the party he represents with present in
tention of accomplishing particular future
action. 1t is we'll to note this discrepancy.
Now, Mr.. Editor, I did not charge Mr.. Gree
ley and the party he represents, or any other
party, or any individual or combination of in
dividuals, with any intention, past, present or
future, to attempt to RE ESTABLISH slavery. /
know of no such party or individual, and be-
heve the Southern people would be almost, if
not altogether, unit opposed to any such at
tempt What then did say, which gave rise
to these misapprehensions of my remarks? /
argued to shew the inconsistencies of MIR.
Greeley, and that in the coming contest nei-
ther the white nor colored people should sup
port him. I said that Mr. Greeley, the editor
of the Tribune, through the columns of the
Tribune before single State had seeded con-
tended that the Southern States had the in
alienable right to secede from the Federal
Union and establish their own government,
and that, after some Of them had seeded, he
urged that "the erring sisters" should be per-
mitted to depart in peace; that is Mr.. Greeley
had been President in 1850 and had carried
out these principles, which he then advocated,
Southern Confederacy would have been
formed, and every colored person present
would now be in slavery. Was this reason
why the colored people should support him
Again, from the course which Mr. Greeley then
the support of the white people. 1t is well
known that the people of the South before
they seeded were assured that war would not
result from secession. This assurance wasde-
rived from the position assumed by the North
ern Democracy, and the advocacy of the in
alienablc right of the South to secede, by Mr..
Greeley one of the principal leaders of The
dominant party. The sequel is well known
The South did secede. A long and bloody
sectional war ensued. Mr.. Greeley united, with
all the influence he had, in that war against
the South. His cry during the war was, "On,
on to Richmond and hang the traitors" Hang
the men, as traitors, for doing that which he
told them they had the inalienablc right to do.
Beautiful consistencyl Does this commend MIR.
Greeley to even the favorable consideration of
the white people of the South for the high and
responsible position of President of the United
States Such, Mr.. Editor, was the position as
sumed by me, in that address, and not that at
tributed to me,
J, S. MURRAY.