Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1855-11-22

then, as now, threatened with the abolition of
slavery in the District of Columbia, with the
inhibition of the Interstate slave trade, with
the extension of the Wilmot Proviso over the
Territories, with the repeal Of the "Fusitive
Slave Law" and with the refusal to admit any
other slaveholding State into the Union. Still,
with these threats staring her in the face, she
acquicsced but proudly defcd the execution
of single one of them. She solemnly an
nounced, "that the State of Georgia, in the
Judgment of this Convention, will and ought
to resist, even jaS last resort to disruption
of every tie which binds her to the Union,
any action of Congress upon the subject Of
slavery in the District of Columbia, or in pla-
ces subject to the jurisdiction of Congress, III
compatible with the safety, domestic tranqulll-
tv, the ri ghts and honor Of the SlavcholdlnG
States or any refusal to admit as State any
Territory hereafter applying, because of the
existence of slavery therein; or any act pro-
hibitng the introduction of slaves into the
Territories of tab and New Mexico; or any
act repeating or materially modifying the laws
in force for the recovery Of fugitive slaves. -
Such was the position she took in 1850, with
all the dignity that arncrtans to hcrinroablr
sovereignty and her unsullicd honor. 1t is
her position to-day, rc.announccl and rc-af:
frmcd, by the action of both political parties,
in their respective platforms; and true to her
fame, her interests and her rights, if she shall
be put to the test, painful though it be, she
will maintain it at all hazards and to the last
eXtrcmity.'
The last Congress organized Territorial Gov
crnmcnts for Kansas and Nebraska. That act
repealed the Missouri restriction, OF which the
South has complained for more than thirty
Years, and applied practically the principle Of
the Compromise of 1870, that the people Of
the Territories should determine the question
Of slavery for themselves. \ large majority
in KANSAS seem to be in favor OF tvcratin@
slavery, and it is probable that at no distant
period, they will apply for admission into the
Union as slaveholding State. This brings
up the paramount question Of the lay, comrar-
cd with which all others sink into in>gni.i-
cance On the one hand, the AbolitioniStS
and Free-SoilerS threaten the rejection OF Kan
>as as slayeholding State on the other, Geor-
eia, in the lead Of her Southern conicderate<,
who have generally endorsed her position,
stands pied ged, if rejected on that account,
to resi-: ever g; 4 lat resort, 20 4 disruption
of every tie that binds her to the Union. -
The question is how to secure her admission
if she 50 apply. and at the same time preserve
the integrity of the Union? The answer is
simple The thing can be accomplished if pas
trotism shall rise superior % faction, and pas
sion be slcnccl by the voice of truth. The
late elections in the Southern States demon
stratc that the great majority of their people
are willing to operate with and stand by the
sound constitutional plcn Of the North and
West, itthey, c<chcwing all utilization with
.Abplitonist> and Free Sellers, will reci procate
with irmncss and fidelity The Union can be
preserved in no other way. Events i'll" pre-
cpitating the crisis.
1t is we'll that the North and South should
understand each other aud look the issue full
in the face. think l can speak for Georgia
She does not intend to submit to the rejection
of Kansas son account of slavery therein. -
She loves the Union, she loves her rights, and
she earnestly desires to preserve both. But
she is immovably resolved to maintain her
rights in the Union if she can, out ofthe In
ion if she must She will not actrashly.-
She feels and knows that the true men of
the North can save the Contederacy by
maintaining the constitutional rights of the
South, if they will come to the rescue. To
them she appeals-not to their fears by threats
nor to their sympathies by lachrymose suppl
cation, but to their sense Of justice and patrl-
otism, by the timely announcement of her stand
inc ultimatum of 1850 There is hope that
the appeal will not be in vain. Georgia re-
members with gratitude the forty-four North
ern Democrats who voted for the kansas-Ne-
braska BILL She is greatly encouraged by the
recent demonstrations of popular sentiment, as
exhibited by the late elections in Pennsylva-
MIA and other non-slaveholding States; while
the resolutions adopted by the late Convention
of the National Democratic party of New York,
are we'll calculated to strengthen her conf
dence. In word, the beacon light of hope
begins to throw its beams again over the poll
tical sea whose waves seemed to threaten with
wreck and ruin the ship of State.
I cannot close this communication without
inviting special attention to one other view sug-
gcsted by the result of the late Georgia elec-
tions. In popular government, political par
ties must need exist; it is sinevitable In ours
such parties, to be efficient, must not only be
national, but to be safe and useful they must
be sound-sound in their principles and sound
in their component elements. The Whig par
ty, as national organization, has passed away;
it is succeeded by the Know Nothing brother
hood, which possesses neither nationality nor
soundness. Hence it is impotent for good,
and, tested by its fruits, is prolific of evil
The Democratic party remains. 1t is national;
it is sound in political creed; but in its COM
position are to be found unsound clements
These are the Abolitionists and Freesollers'
Thew must be exscindcd. North and South
let the motto of every true Democratic and
conservative man be, utter and eternal nom
fellowship with each and all, who will not re-
coppize and maintain the rights of the State
RESTRAIN the Federal Government within its
legitimate sphere, and adhere to the Constltu-'
t;on oooordino To a true. fair and honest inter-