Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-06-27
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not to be disturbed. Grant was un-
der aisolemn pledge 70 protect Gen..
Lee. He would haveibeen false to
his honor as a soldier if he had not
done it. But Mr. Greeley had given
no pledge to jeff Daviss His act was
a voluntary act. His act was not
done for the purpose of. redeeming
fpledge but to illustrate a principle.
am not saying these things to
pronounce a eulogy on gMr. Greeley;
butI' like independsnee and moral
courage. In some matters I like a
man that is yielding.s that defers to
the opinions of others. but when it
comes to acts ofFmanRood, then it is
that I like to see a man act as be-
comes man. That Horace Greeley
has done in his whole history. There
is no political principlstin this, I ad-
nit; butI ain Just giving the rea-
son why the Southern man is not
inconsistent to vote fsr Horace Gree
ley, ,.;,57s..e,.,,.; ~, -.
this Cincinnati,movepent for another
reason, which is, for the good that /
believe it will accomplish, as evidenc-
ed by the good it hasalready accom-
n1;ehed Now fallnw eitizens II want
to call your attention ITO the fact. that
this.yery moves has already accom-
piished three important things. In
the first place, it hassiaccomplished
large amnesty. The Republican
party had refused to pass the bill re-
moving the disabilities from the
Southern people at all& 1t had come
up over and over again. They had
managed to vote it. down. Greeley
had always advocate6at.I When this
Cincinnati Convention met and passed
resolutions demandinlgat and Grants
party saw that the Issue would be
Joined upon that subject, they prompt
ly passed the bill, and thus disabili.
ties were removed from, all but a. few
of our Southern people
Ny distinguished lriend, (Gen.
Toombs) said last night that he was
an outlaw, and that it, was an out
rage. And so it is, Horace Greeley
saws it is an outrage. Horace Gree
ley has always said soy Applause.
The nomination has stricken the fet-
ters from my limbs. The election of
Horace Greeley will jsIrike the fet-
ters from yours. (pointing to General
T0ombs.) I ;, Applause. )
The third thing to which alluded
as accomplished by thi@move is this.
You remember thatatthe last session
'of Congress bill was pissed author
izing the suspension of,hebeas corpus,
and the bill was to be insforce till the
adjournment of the present session.
Prior to the adjournment, that party,
the Republican prrty, brought for
wasd a e,for the purpose of con-
tttHut1g TINT. II uub.in 3tfoleS and it. was
Il most dangerous blow at the liber-
ties Of the people.
Even ,he bayonet bill would be
sholn of some of its power by the
defeat of the suspension of habcaS
corpus; but when tie President had
the right to arrest a voter, right at
the polls, and i'm prison him until af-
ter the election, you see what the
consequences would be. We'll, my
friends, when the Republicans brought
forward the bill to prolong this pow
er, again the Democrats and Greeley
men united and defeated it, and thus
to this move it is owing that you and
to-day-to to-night-need no longer
dread marshal law. Marshal law
has been threatened upon this State
several times, as it has Icen actually |
enforced in North Carolina and in
South Carolina. .TheiEscitizens have
been in Chains in timesof peace with
this writ suspended, and marched off
to Northern prisons for imprisonment.
Thank God this can no longer be.
Grant has no more power to take
away the Liberties of the people by
the suspension of the writ Of habeas
corpus than you and ! have, and that
glorious result is attribu able to the
combination Of the Democrats and
the Greeley Republicans. n, Applause
Now, these are the three things
amnesty, the modification of the bay
onet bill and the restoration Of the
writ of habeas corpus. These three
things alone are worth the Cincinnati
movement, and are enough to inspire |
the great and noble with gratitude
for the accomplishment of it. Ap-
plause. Therefore, as this much
good has already been done, / argue
from that that much other good may
be done, and will be done.
There is another reason why am
willing to support the Cincinnati
movement if the Baltimore Conven-
tion shall so orderit, and that is this:
that Mr.. Greeley had no expectation
of being elected without the Demo
cratic voters, and if Greeley should |
be elected, that same election will
carry into the House of Representa-.
tives a majority Of Democrats, and
when you have got in that body q
majority of Democrats, the e.. Presi-
dent is powerless to do harm. [Toombs
That q strong point.
My friend Justly says it is strong
point. It is one; and that alone is
worth the experiment.
The distinguished gentleman who
addressed you last night, General
Toombs,) said he was giad this test of
party fidelity had come. He was
now going to winnow the Greeley
chaff from the true Democratic wheat,
and he was going to chalk the true
Democrats on the back and kick the
others out Well, ! will not quarrel
with this true and valiant gentleman,
but will suggest a bargain for his lis
own case and benefit. If he will