The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-01-08
LETTER FROM GOV. D. i. PERRY. I.
The Next PresIaential Ylection-yfavs ne
Venerable GtatasmAn.

hEPIEk FROM GOV. B. +. PERRY.
The Next Presiaential Eiection-vfews Of
Venerable Statesman.
From The Grcenriic Mo,tntaiaeer.
1t seems, Mr.. Editor, that we have. ia.
deed, fallen on evil times, when dame
rumor is trumpeting it abroad, uncontra.
dicted, that General Grant isfnding "a
vor with Southern Democracy for q third
term as President OF tho American re.
public. That ke should be the chosei,
favorite of Southern carpet-baggers and
scaliawags Will not surprisa any one.
But that tho Southern men protesting 20
be Democrats, should wish him success
in 1880 is incomprehenaible Have they
forgotten the eight 6kack years that this
tyrant had his iron heel on the neck Of
South Carolina? Do they remember that
President Grant Withdrew his army from
the defense of the frontiers of the United
States, and scattered 1t all over the South.
ern States to sustain the rogues aud scoun.
drels whom he had placed In Office to
Plunder and rob, an impoverished and
suffering people? Haye they forgotten
that he filled our State Hoube with armed
soldiers and fixed basonets to keep cut
the legally elected representatives Of the
state2 Like Cromwell, he dispersed the
Legislature Of Louisiana, and drove them
ort Of their hall at the point of the bay-
onet. He sent his minionB to Florida,
South Carolina and Louisiana to sustain
the Returning Boards in falsifying their
returns, and giving the electoral vote Of
those slaves " Hayes. RRiioo%T;:Ss s.!h.aat
Tilden and Hendricks had been elected
and might be so declared, Grant concen.
trated a large military force in Washing.
ton to have Heyes and Wheeler inaugu.
rated President and Vice President.
When frat elected, President Grant re.
cclved gifts Of thirty and fry thousand
dollars from wealthy mea Ia New York
and other States, and appointed these
men members of his Cabinet. During
the whole term Of his Presidency he was
surrounded by such corrupt scoundrels rs
Belknap, Babcoclk, Shepherd and Others,
whom he protected in their rascality aud
who are still his associates. 1t is O we'll.
known fact that Grant was convicted 5y
every member Of Johnson's Cabinet oi
palpable lying and treachery. i35 4
Nos, ii these quasi Democrats are In
favor of electing such q man as u. s,
Grant third time to the Presidential
chair in violation Of the example Of
Washington and ali the other American
Presidents, they; are either fools OF
knaves, or unprincipled Swiss, ready TO
fight under any banner that viii pay and
d.shonor their Stata. 80
Who shall be the Democratic candi.
date for the Presidency next fall ought
70 depend on who is supposed to be the
most available candidate-whe ether Til
den, Hendricks, Bayard, Hancock, OF
any other true and honorable Democrat,
The Southern States should not DO prom
inent in his nomination, but leave the
aelection entirely To Northern Democrats
No candidate should be nominated who
is not able to carry New York and Indi,
ana. If Tilden aud Hendricks could
carry thsse States, theie nomination
would be pEepsr and handsome thin~.
as they were cheated out of their election
four years Ago. But sit would seem, from
che last election in New York, that Gov.
Tilden cannot unite the Democratic vote
of that State. Governor Seymour, it Ia
thought, could carry the Slate OF New
0T, 5;se he viii net 1S1Tiseiia tc bo
caadidateIs William Lown1as. Of South
Carolina, enid that tstLhe Presidency ought
not TO hb songht ht far or refused.3 This
should be thes dock krina of every pntrtotic
sEllte nan in the land.
The c6ndlct irii den: and Ierdfii lss
In lesuhinittipg 6, thaF Inauguration Of
!, Hayes and Wheeler, under the circurn.
stances, vas wise, unset fish, and patriotic.
The Democrats in Congeess sgfeed to
leave the whole matter to arbitration.
The erbitrgtors refnsod to hear the tessi.
nony Of the gross and we'll known frauds
perretrated in ,Louisiana and Florida,
and declared Hayes and Wheeler elected,
although they were beaten by more thar,
300, 900 votesi The Democrats party
was bound Ia honor to abide this unjust
award. Any attempt to inaugurate the
candidates really elected wonld have
been revolutions, and would have In.
yolyed the whole Union in q bloody
civil war; l ~
South CarolinH is now once more under
selfgovernment, and so are all the other
Southern States; and God forbid that
Grant and his army and his Office thieves
ahopla ever again have It in their power
to, disturb these Democratic govern
mepts. It is all nonsense to talk about
diSsolYing old parties and forming new
o;s Go e e;T ,fifsi ,ae5 5Te inherent in in
our Federal Union, and must always ex-
ist, no matter by what name political
partieaT may be called. The Democrats
are for q strict construction of the Fed.
eras consultation, and the Republicans
for o latitndinaEian construction Of that
great charter. The Democrats are in
favor of States, rights, free trade and no
monopolies, self government, and the
equal protectiog ofall tho people, and
On uvut1vt,iuui uIiu uoneeE administration
of the Federal government. The Re-
publican, party under every name they
haye assumed and disgraced, from that
of Federalists to that Of Republicans,
hsyo been opposed 30 Tho rights of the
States end free trade. They have nlwavs
favored monopoliea and legislated for the
benefit of wealthy capitalists. They
have always favored a prodigal sxhendf-
turs Of public moaey and high salaries.
In times past they have attempted the
liI.Asty of the nress and the fraaanIn q:
speech. They have set the military over
the civil authorities of the country and
1;sTsEsTssstd iTaaEs3iissii rights and ssssos.Ea
liberty. al the accessions of territory
TO the republic haye bsen made by the
Democratic party and bitterly opposed
By the Republicans.
B. +. PERRx.
Saas Sosiei, DeoeSabe,' ssa 1879.
a daughter Of Stonewall jackson
goes TO SCHOOL in RaltimOre. A party 81
Maryland exc nfederate soldiers have
pfesented her with silver pitcher.
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