The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-10-02
Peter Della Tore.

The San Francisco Herald Of the Goth
ult. gives the following report of an address
of Peter Della Tore, ESQ, lately of Charles.
ton, S. @. The occasion was an entertain
ment given by the "Young Mems Demo.
cratic Club" Of San Francisco, on the re.
turn of their committee, who had escorted
Judge Terry after his release to Sacramen.
10, in response to sentiment in honor
OF the American Constitution, Is SO learn
from the report referred to:
"The President, Mr. Nugent, then intro.
duced to tho meeting the Hon. Pete Della
Tore, who commenced his rema,ks bv
saying that he had forgot, before promising
to address the Club, that he had little use
OF his voice, bnt that, thank God, he had
lost it in good cause-shouling for the libe.
ration Of a gallant American citizen from
the tender embrace Of high handed mob
organization. When the fountain of the
heart has been long damned up, it needs
must overflow and gush out with its pant
up feelings. He should speak this evening
upon the Constitution
we should all think, speak, hope, act,
and, Unnecessary strike, for the Constitution.
1t is the crowning glory of the American
Contederacy. He described its beautiful
and systematic working-how admirable
in all its uses and bearings. What could
We do without itl All then would be cha
os and confusion. For himself, he had Ia.
ken solemn oath to support that Cons,i
tuition, and, with Gods help, he would
never break it. What do they propose TO
give us in lis steadl Higher law! Higher
law, as seen in the Utopian idea of some
modern philosophers, who insist black
man is on an equality with white man
higher law as evidenced in the hanging Of
men in modern Bastiles-higher law in try
ing them secretly, when the Constitution
guarantees the right to fair and open
triai-higher law in the ignoring the great.
est concession ever allotted to civilized man,
the bulwark of human liberty, the ha5eas
corpus-higher law in attempting to tram.
pie upon the guaranteed rights of portion
of the Copfederacy by a repeal of the fugi-
tive slave act-higher law as witnessed in
invading the sanctity of man's house
without the right of search higher law rs
witnessed in the desperate trampling down
OF peoples rights by an association com.
posed of monopolsts and heartless comb.
nations.
These men preach and construe that
glorious compact to suit their evil designs
aud actions. When they touch the strings
OF this beautiful instrument they briup tofth
nothing but harsh and discordant notes.
while the chords touched bv a master
hand, patriotic lingering, would discourse
the most lively sounds. lie alluded in
glowing terms to the sages of the past who
framed ito Madison and Jefferson, and
Hamilton and Washington, and other illus
trious names that shine out throughout the
world as god fathers of freedom. Our op.
ponents III the present contest boast that
they have stolen our democratic thunder.
but let them beware. \ fool once stole
Jupiter's thunder, but it burnt his fingers.
and came near setting the world on fire.
This has only awakened the great master
thunderer, the great Democratic party,
and dearly will they pay for their rash at
tempt. Again he would give them sol.
emn admonition to stand by the Cons,itu-
uon, to support il in its entirety, and not
cut slice out here and add another lank
there; not TO mar the harmony of an in.
~ ~ SS'Ht''ui'N kllu uuluSl-
ed--to cherish il in sunshine and shade. in
gladness and in sorrow, and 10 brand him
as traitor who lays an unhallowed hand
upon II. How much was said and written
and felt about the glorious design of our
country, the star spangled banner, and
what was it without an adhesion TO the
Constitution a gewgaw, bauble, a
painted rag for child's paything. The
stars are shrouded in the night OF treason,
and the stripes alone are left to publish its
degradation. With the Constitution, what
agiorious emblem was it floating over every
sea, carrying with it the spirit Of liberty in
every cllme-thc bright emblem of good
government Guard il jealousy as a sa
cred trust, and when the cold hand of
death claims you rs its own, pass it down
TO your children spotless and unblemshed.
as the richest legacy on the map of time.
OF course we do not pretend 10 do Justice
to the eloquence of the honorable gentle
man. His speech was one of the most fin.
ished and classical we have heard for some
time"