Year: 1868

Little, now, is left for it do but to
fuse into one mass and then
crystalize into permanent form its
various acquisitions Of usurped
power. It's capricious acts; its
wanton cruelties its corrupt prac-
tees; it's enormous burdens you
have felt and do know. Against
these, and moro than these, you
are now called upon to continue
a resolute fight with the peaceful,
though potent, weapon Of the bal
lot. The Democratic party here
and everywhere ere striking with
you for the principles of liberty,
and the forms Of Government to
) which wo have been accustomed,
for written Constitution, 3 Fed
eral Union and : distinct existence
; Of the States.


! Surely, then, the principles Of
the contest are important, and the
interest great. Arouse, therefore,
to the magnitude oflhe emergency,
and spare no efforts for success.
When the time for registration
shall come, let no man fail to ap-
pear, and mono fail to vote. Let
each ono remember that his indl-
vidual vote may decide the election
in his own District, and that the
electoral vote Of the State may
tarn the scale in favor Of the
Democratic party.


Our people must not respond,
nor relax their efforts, if there
should be failures elsewhere. On
the contrary, they will have reason
to hope, aud much to stimulate
them to increased energy, for it is
yet possible to win. State cleo
tons are Influenced, and some
times controlled by local issues
and it haspoften happened that
these go one way, and in q few
weeks thereafter, in the same
place, the Presidential elections
another. This may be the case in
the present canvass and, indeed,
we have reason to hope SO. Re
Gently we have received reports
from all parts Of the State, which
induce the belief that South Caro-,
lima, with proper effort, will be
carried for Seymour and Blair
/ Let not the failure to do so be as.
cribed to you.


The canvass in which you are
now engaged, is full ofexcitement.
which will probably continue and
increase to the end. We trust,
therefore, that it will not be amiss
to drop you 9 word Of caution.
The criminality of q few, and per,
haps the indiscrction of many, have
placed it in the power of malice
and misrepresentation to injure
us, and seriously to damage the
common cause. We urge you,
therefore, not only to prevent
violence, but to abstain from the
appearance of it. We are dealing
with y false and subtle foe-pro-
life in inventions and Vemonous
in purposes foe who fully under
stands the temporary profit Of a
nimble lie, which to often achieves
its end before the truth can even
buckle on her armor.


| We need not urge upon you
the policy and the duty oftreating,
with great kindness and forbear-
anee, the colored population Of
the State. This you have ever
done, and will and continue to do
as long as you are permitted. We
have no doubt you will make man
ifest the untruth Of the malicious
charge, that BY force you have
compelled their votes or BY in
timidation kept them from the
polls. Their minds are rapidly
opening to the truth that the
vagrant white man from the North,
as we'll as the renegade of the
South, who live BY deceiving and
piupdering them, and who have
been driving them to destruction,
are not true friends, and are un-
worthy of confidence and support.
With q fair opportunity they will
return to you, as their estranso-
ment is owing entirely to the