The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-09-26

leaving us in discord and strife, until M
last we may fall the miserable victims of
our own folly.
lean see nothing in this Whole organi.
cation bot mischief aud danger to tbs
South. It's profession Of alteration for the
Union has no charms for me, when know
the elements that compose the party
North, and know that they, without scru.
pie. imbrue their hands in ,the life blood
of the Constitution, the only bond Of u.
nion between us, whenever their cupidity
or fanaticism prompts them. Let them
but restore and preserve the bond of our
Fathers, and the constitutions of our conn
country, and neither you or !, or any
other Carolnian will be found disturbing
the Union, however unequally il may op.
crate upon us Their pacans TO the u
nion, while they are tramphug the con
stitu,ion under foot, may best be common
pared to Satan preaching the Gospel, and
If they mean to desecrate the altar
OF liberty in this country, ~ they haze
desecrated The paipit at home, and ies-
troy the substance and happiness of the
South while they would preserve union
with us. thrust there will be no name of q
son Of Carolina to go down to posterity
rs one, who had aided, in tue sacriligious
work
We all know now that abolitionism nj
the North, is more powerful and arrogant
than ever witnessed before, and no
one need prophcsy as to tho result Of
the issue between the North and the
South. We Of Carolina have been twice
accused Of debating TO- and attempting to
lead our sister Southern states, in iinpru-
dent resistance TO Northern aggressious.
Others seem now awakened to the i'm
pending danger, aud il seems 10 me Ms
Gear ns mid day sun that il is our duty 10
ourselves as well rs to the South, that Wa
should eschcw every thing calculated TO
disturb our harmony among ourselves, and
stand perfectly still. uulil some Of our sis
tArs at least, are ready earnestly, to as
sime some common ground to secure our
rights, in the CoIederacy or ont Of Il -
as we may Le compelled to chose, durin.,
contest that - now not Ear oil. Ia
this position we can carry with us
weight and influence, bu, If divided by
amy thing, we will but expose our misera.
bic weakness and invite renewed aggrcs-
sions, for know Of np.hing new. that
South Carolina bas to say against aboli--
ton and its votarirs.
1t is thought hy s,me, and no doubt
honestly, that We ought, at this day, to
change the time honcrc,l policy Of the
State, and go into The next national
convention ani jon in ,hs scramble TO-
nominate candidate for the Presidency
in 1885, but 10 say notliipg Of tire incon
sistency, cannot for the life Of me, SEQ
tho advantages We could derive from IL.
The State wants no Offices outside OF her
limits for any Of her sous, until our rights
are secured TO US aud our feelings respect
ed. Wehave not for many years, mingled
in that scramble, anil verify believe il
we are entitled TO the character of u con-
servativc State, it is rs much owing To
that single Fact, rs To all other causes, of
which can conceive altogether we h. vS
not gone there every one knows, /, hat wl,en-
ever State rights man has obtained the
nomination, no State in the Union, Il so.
certain % support him. We have lost
nothing of our rights, our interests, or our
character 10y our absence, and canuot.
see what we have 10 gain by changing
our policy. We should leave ourselves un--
tramne!cd 10y compromises or platforms,
made for the occasion, and TO be spit
upon soon after, and at liberty TO vote for,
or reject. any nominee that may be pla, ed
before us. know il is said, il is our
duty To susutain our Democratic sl,ienjs.
at the North, and meet then, in cony.n-.
ton, but do not see how tlIat is 10 sus..
tain them. II they are to lie undermined
by abolition AT home, no convention will
save them, fansticism is not thus 10 30
bridled, and it then will require more than.
caueuses AMI resolutions TO oppose It, aud
u they are gone down TO That, we can
never save them. ! admire those who
have stood up to the constitution and to
Us, recently. and wouId vote for one Of
several Of them, II they are placed be ore
me, bot Isegard South Csrolina and her
character more, and do no, think aniess
there was some new cause, Of which I
am unarprised. that we oWght to change
policy long since established and vesu-
larry adhered 10. by the wisest of ouy
sta,esmen ior about 20 years We can vote
quite as well without going into conyen-
zion. our Standard Of = Flag. sbeaper. l.