The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-07-04

stesIlmony,Eln in oHr belalf before the
Teller Congrcssiohd Committee then
sitting al Charleston. I earnestly re-
quested Gen. Izlar to attend, urging
that his being in charge of affairs,
during the last canvass and election,
better fitted him for the duty. He
was unable to do SO. Some one had
to 90 down. .Leavihgi professional
engagements, l vent ont of court after
arguing case until late hour of
the night, and spent week in
Charleston in constant attendance
upon the sessions Of the Committee
and General Kennedy and others in
conference. g l f9tufnetl4to sentl-wit-
Ecsses down at my own expense to
testify before the Committee. l had
the qualification Of receiving the YER
/ bal and llattcring thanks Of Hon. NJ.
l.. O'Connor and Of Gen. Kennedy,
and have 4 letter from the latter gen
crously thanking me for my assist
ance., Thus was i, rs it were, plung-
cd into the duties Of my position.
1t is due to Gen. Izlar TO say that ON
this and subsequent occasions lie has
aided me with his suggestions and
experience. ask Of you, and oil
every member of our party, rs I ask
cd Of your Executive Committee, to
let this result flow out from the posi-
ton in which we are mutually pluced;
that each one feel the greater rcspon-
sibility and realize the necessity for
better and more earnest attention TO
party duties, because you have a pi-
lot to whom you arc unaccustomed.
10 these personal remarks, which / ask
you to Indulge, I dcsiyc only To add
that Firing 10 the discharge of duties
which you know arc oncrous and
hard and thanklcss in any case, and
peculiarly 50 in my own, q single
and sincere desire to do sbmc good
for this people. have no sell
fish end to gain no cake 10 grind !"
no friend to press for prcfcrmcnt; no
aspiration Of my own, even to be a
Notary Public, as the out-gvowth of
my office; no wish even for compli-
mcnt or praise, but simply desire
TO possess the mems consciG .sibi Of
having done my best. On the good
men anq true Of my party, | shall re-
~ for support until my brief term
will expire ut the opening Of the next
campaign; l shall expect thai sup
port, not for my own sake, but for
the cause in WHICH we are associated
together! I ask your Hearty and in
dulgcnt asei istancc and may God bless
our cndcavors to the promotion of
the highest and trucst interests of
our whole people This meeting is
an intcrludc rs it were. The duties
here comparatively easy 10 he per
formed. But there comcth Il time.
IN the near future, when every nerve
and fibre of our political party, will
be stretched to its utmost tension.
Already tle air is vibrant with the
preparations for the gigantic struggle.
The line of battle is being marked
out at Washington; the opposing
forces arc contcnding for position in
the great political duel Of 1880. The
next campaign will decide whether
the dominancy of The Democratic
party is TO he durable, or whether it's
present position in National politics
is but brief intcrrcguum, which
will pass and leave no permanent
impress upon the destiny Of the Re
public. Each of the two great politi-
cal parties have alternately had long
leases of power For a period of
over thirty years the Democratic par.
ty swaycd the destinics of our coun-
try and wrote its political and consti-
'utional history! The end came
when the Black Republican clement
made slavery the issue, and Abraham
Lincoln their standard bearer and
at the hazard Of even dismcmbcrng
the Union, swept amid revolution and
wreck into empire! Through those
long years Of our bitter experience
its supremacy lasted, until its politi-
cal issues being all cifctc and over
pastft perisheafin hetlfideous attempt
to tear open the seams of blood
{crcmentteq Union and its p@ans oyer
NJ CliiOm victory had stji)beu ont infb :,