The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-07-17
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szhe 0ration before the Fourth of
Juiy Association. E.

me oratlon before IL" Cau:t Fourth OF july
Association. which WIS delivered 10y Cadet
John d. Wylic. of Lancaster at the Cit''lri
Academy. also favored with Il very full at
tcndarc'. 1t MS to have been apprchrEdcd
that the place being to some extent Removed
from the business portion of our city. the ora
ton might have been overlooked among the
many other Chiscis of attraction, but the rrhu-
tation of the Young orator, aud the feelings of
our ctizells favorable to this institution, induced
vcrv.g"ncral disposition - attcill, and the au-
dience was larger even than orr Voting trlcl:d<
had permitted themselves to hoi'c ivr. The ad
dress was delivered in the ols.A court Of the
Academy. while the company assembled We're
distributed over the court and balconies which
surround it. Of the sentiments expressed in
this address, the folIowingis is a brief synopsis:
The orator rose and delivered al ad.I""$S whic!,
had been carefully prepared. which evi'cad con,
siderable literary ability, and intimate and
just appreciation Of the political questions which
are at present forced upon the consideration Of
this country. Assuming th;; hc cou,d not err
in surprising Il Charleston audience familiar
with the incidents of our revolutionary history
and duly impressed with the g!Dr;cS that sur
round it. with brief alU,inn To Somr OF .he
circumstances, more immediately arUuId u$
which bring the period to or Remembrance, he
entered a: once upon the consideration Of his
more especial subject For this lac had under
taken to consider the extent = which our urrr
is indicated by the present po!i;cal condition Of
Unr country.
Iu entering. however, with some little in'rc.
piditv, upon dcbatab;c grounds h" took "ccr>;on
to state that his opiniorS wrr" submitted with
GU, the authority y; the institution /" which he i;
attached, or Of the corps OF Cadets from wh"lm
he had received his appointment. He had been
elected to the position with tie perfect liberty
of selecting his subjcc:. and "f exhibiting it by
the light ot'h;s individual intelligence.
In the opening Of his subject, BE- assumed lhat
when nations depart from the great principle OF ,
social constitution which forms the framework Of
their Institutions, and the ruling and combating
principle Of their nationality, they must cease TO
exist as nations or tall from positions OF national
authority and power and the extent Of dctcr"rl-
ton will be in proportion to the effort which
had lie IN necessary to the attainment Of TIE
forms of political constitution, and to the sue
cess which has distinguished its practical oc
rations. OF this truth, Rome and France ar:
distinguished instances. Rome, while her SOILS
alHcTcu W the h'HCipicA ol HcT carrier c'l>>IiU'
ton, stood proud and inyscgnl5lc. but depart
ing from these and hccOi3iGw the miserable
devotces Of pleasure rather than the champions
Of principle, they became tii subjects 10 the
rapine and plumber Of the Gu!i> and NaM,iaIS.
In view Of this position, h. took occasion, to
refer to the threatening a>p"c; of fpyiilical affairs
in this country. He stated that the war oi 1912
had scarcely ceased before Tie Missouri question
came up TO the eyIaih;,iunof the E,c, tha, W..
wer. M l,nror ,or rc,,,l,. .nI cc,.,,;,..I ,I,.
first blow 10 the constitution of CIR country,
This division. 50 ot;cn a,:.,.! iy c.,r.2:o.i<r<.
still stands and the ..i,nt slly. law .ri;i> An
ackno wlrdu.ncn, thu, the cor,>,u,i,,. i ilcDnl
petrnt to effect the chief design of its alop;;oa
the protection Of Statr r..ll!>: Lat urt nn!y :
there difference OF sentiment between the iwY
Sc tons Of this country, hu, there is 4 conflict
Of intcrets whc!. there is little hone Of cycr re-.
coucilinr. Calhoun, Clay an, W,h,.cr have
sacrificed their lives in the cii,r to r,iy, It: an!
after this, there can be but little ho,. that others
will be more successful. One evidence n; the
existence Of this couist ofintcrc.; is TO be fvul
in the moumful vaca;ons of sour country in
respect to Cuba. Its further to b. seen in ,h.
efforts to prcvcl, the Kinney cy,,..lj,;ou. Tn.
ONLY possible hope Of co.o,cra,iun and co.vyis
tence between these two conAic,inr sections !, in
rigid observance Of the constitution But this
has lost its claim to the rcspcc, Of our roo,,,
Tests of rcliy;ous ouiri,n have been cou,i.Irrll
aecessarv. Tie lime honorcd vsofpatrrazo,;ou
are considered insui}icep, for this occasion And
altogether, the constitution Is ouite too old.