The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-03-12

Let the Constitution be studied bv each
one for himself. Let its meaning be felt
after, and ITS intention be unfoLled hy pa
ticnt, tolful, personal investigation. Let the
spade and tho mattock of thought and re-
Election be vigorously piled i'll turning up
the soil Of the noble field to which invi.c
you. You cannot i'll any other way pre-
pare yourselves for the efficient discharge of
your duties rs citizens, or worhily aiI in
cxaltins the character aud in digniiying the
destiny OF our institutions. Faith III Chris.
tianity may remove mountains and uncover
futurity TO mortal vision. Its exercise is
enjoined by the Divine Founder of our re-
! ligion, and the promises of the Bible have
faith for their foundation. But in the study
OF the divine science Of Christianity we
learn that f.it!. without works is productive
OF no trumphs, and can claim no promises.
And SO, in the study of our system Of gov
crnment ordained for the security of civil
rights and for the evolution of political
blessedncss and glory, it is obvious that
faith and practice must correspond--that
Faith and works must co-act in order that
the Legitimate fruits of that system may
| grow and ripen, and, i'll due season, be en-.
Joyel i'll their mature and hcalthfu luxu,i
ancc. We cannot walk the raging sea Of
politics in safety, or with impunity, by the
power of faith i'll the liarnlessncss Of its
roaring and vaulting waters. They will
swallow up the blind believer who thus
trusts himself upon them. And actual
personal knowledge Of our system acquir-
Ell 10y accurate and Iahorious examination,
into its original foundations AMI history,
and an intelligent observation of its de-
velormen:s, should alone satisfy the mind
OF the patriotic youth concerning the great
experiment Of e government administers!
10y the square and compass Of Il wiittci,
! Constitution. What though domestic xuiet
be ma"taincd, the respect of nations won.
! and civilization advanccd-what though We
he victorious in war Oh the land an, on
the ocean, aud the Stars and stripes stream
everywhere, and in pride aad gIory-wl,at
thongh wo bc a free people, what right
have we to participate in :he honor of these
mighty results, if we be ignorant of the
philosophy of that political organism
through which they have been realized .
IT they have emanated from the might and
wisdom Of that organism. and he the Icgiti-
mate offspring Of our Constitutional gov-
ernment-I they tc the fruits oE tl,e great
democratic principle working throug!, the
Instrumcntality of our system, which re-
strains its exccsses and tames its fierce and
terrible RIGHTEOUSNESS, it is our duty to be
able TO explain the secre: Of its wonder
working power that the concurrence Of the
! reason and the judgment with sentiment
and association may intensity our devotion
it. and secure for it everywhere Just
and honorable applause. Tie zeasaa and
philosophy upon which the fabric Of our
political greatness rests, must be evoked by
the labors of thought and reflection, and
the invaluable lessons Of study and observa-
ton. That the Republic is great, is un-
den'able; and that its growth in greatness
is unexampled in I'LL history, is equally in
disputable. Still the carse Of our great
| ness must be nsae*slaod, if We would per
petuate it and transmit it to our postertv.
We can be faithful to the Republic only
by fidelity to the Constitution upon which
| it is reared; nor can we be faithful to the
Constitution in any other way tLan by Il
full baptism into its genius and spirit. The
combined obligations Of duty, of honor, of
patriotism and Of interest, stimulate us to
undertake the mastery of its principle: as
one of the first abors Of life.
Il -Nunred-up Case" If the Jury believe,
from the evidence, that the plain,frand de-
fendant were partners in the grocery, and
that the plaintiff bought out the defendant,
and gave him his note for tho interest, and
the defendant paid the note BY delivering to
the plaintiff cow which he warranted not
breaca,y, and tho warranty was broken Ly
the breaehIness OF tile COW, and the plaintiff
drove the COW back and rendered her to the
defendant, but the defendant refused to re-
ceiye her, and the plaintiff took her home
again, and put heavy yoke or poke upon
her to prevent her from jumping the fences,
and the COW, in undertaking to jump fence,
by reason of the poke oryokc, broke her
neck and died; and If the jury further be.
lieve that the defendants interest in the gro
cery was not worth anything, and the de-
fendant's note was worthless, and the COW
good for nothing either for. milk or beef, or
for !. green hide then the 5ury mast find
out for, themselves how they will decide the
case-for the court, If she enderstand her
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