The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-09-07
CHARLESTON, g.. G., Aug. 2sjls7s.
DEAR MEssRs. EDITORS:
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"our remedies Oft in ourselves do lie,
Which We aseribo to Heaven"
The above old saw commends itself to my
reason as one that peculiarly belongs to the
present juncture of our political affairs, end
one that will find its verihcation, provided
there is little quiet determination and
nerve on our part, supplemented by long
pull, strong pull and a pull altogether.
You are doubtless thoroughly posted on
our local city politics, and have CLEANED from
our Charleston papers full account of our
most successful torchlight procession, and
subsequent monster mass meeting, and as
everything passed off SO well, exceeding the
sanguine expectations of the most enthusi-
astic, refrain from entering into particu-
lars, but would call your especial attention
to one part of Gen. Ferguson's speech, in
which he treated of the thousand transpa.
rencies, particularly directing attention to
one which he thought was worth all the
rest. The one referred to bore but the sim.
pie inscription, eve mean victory
Mark the words, Mr.. Editor: "We mean
victory" Not that we: are going to hope
for it or to work for it, but that We mean it
to be an absolute fact, beyond doubt. We
believe in writing and then doing, for
"when our actions do not our fears do make
us traitors" Hence, our resolve to do away
with the active policy of ''inaction," sub
stituting therefor vim and an earnestnes,
that will admit not of the possibility of
failure. When we meet weakened
brother we shall talk to him of victory, and
drive out root and branch his prudential
fears.
Grant, for argument sake, that you of the
upper section have the advantage in having
less of majority to overcome, the contrary
with us should be an extra stimulant, for
courage mounteth with OCCASION" and il
we, without sacrilege, can deduce an argu-
ment from scriptural adage "One honest
man can put to fight one dozen thieves" !
say in the words of one of Ward Eighe
prominent leaders, how much happier are
we, for the proportion of honest Democrats
to thieving Republicans is in the ratio of one
hundred to one.
We are united; enthusiasm is fast.laying
hold of, all of us, and our vote will be cast
soEdly; but the work before US in gaining
over the colored element is great as in.
stanced by their comparative non-attend-
ance at the mass meeting. If proper allow
ance though is made for the fear of the
Radical party lash, their absence is accoun-
ted for. The remedy here lies in persis.
tent determination on the part of each Of US
as individuals employ such labor-to
bring them over to our views, and by the
assurance of absolute protection to theil
persons, win them away from their less
sensible associates, and the fear of punish.
ment on the part of the Radicals.
One of the strongest arguments to those
of us "who are to the manor born," and
even those who were of us and yet not us
lies in this:
1.-THE friends thou hast and their adoption triei,
Grspple them to thy soul with bands Of Steel"
On this score Hampton and his ticket need
no encomium; by their past we judge them
In this connection I would tell you of 6
transparency not mentioned in the papers
which, to my eye, was good and to the
point: