The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-08-23

,"''f' GU h'"SI "HfFhco tn my State.
/ hnve never concealed MY opihions,
but l Also never volunteered my adj.
; yI'rc to the people. / folt that ny
d'y Was pnst, that I had no right
. III South Carolina save to that mar
!, row strip Of 'la'd III that church
yard over yo,,der. But ! have
taiways Icli, and have always eail that
III tr time cyoi came when, by word
"r drci or hy action, I Thought
could serve 1nS state I world give
y all that ! had, or ,rake any sacrifice:
! With these views / canie down here.
GGnueWgns OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
%fHI patriotism, in whom I haSc the
rG'natrst confidence, andsome of whom
'are hytwnlm personal frienda think
:, That my Nomination for Governor
p, Viii lpj,ue tho National Democratic
Fnrty, If ] consulted my own taste
and INCLINATION I would not accept
the ,r,mination. I have 10 doubt
that If Tilden' is elected Tie State
will be- redeemed. We will have
:, only lto say that South Carolina is
ours, and that we intend to work
for her redemption. T do not wish
TO LET the action Of this CONVENTION
| joopardize or inpelil tho interest or
success Of the national Dc cnlocratjc
party, ,qqlndI would cheerfully. decline
this nomination, and, in fact would
;'frcfc,' to do, tiff was thought that
isi,ch would hesthc casc ". =
! There is another thing which !
du irc to speak to you freely and
frankly about. Tllcre are mon in
this State in whose eyes ] possess
disqn,i;ticutions Of which r cannot
! ,lispossess myscli, and would not if
l. con'd. moan my army record.
, That record is tho record of sixty
th"'suI Confederate soldiers, and,
: il | were " say that I wus ashamed
Of it, j wo,tld be saying that which
wns not true All the offices in tho
world might pc, ish before l would
say SO. / beg yon, gcntlcmen, to
@"n''ldor these things carefully be-
Tore you drcidc upon your action.
Do not let any partiality OF prcju-
dice load you into hasty action.
Consider only what is good for our
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draw. il fuyor of tho d;st;nt,u;a liza
gcntlcnan who hod boon previously
,nominaicd. [Applausc
Mr.. Stirkncy, Of Clarendon, nomi-
mated rx!Hovcrnot John l.. Manning.
! TApplauso] !... ... b.. 49, 30 -
! Tnis closed the nominations, and
Gen. Butler moved that the vote be
taken Diru yocc. ....r.a
Mr.. Smith, OF Charleston, moved,
To table the motion, and take tn.
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