The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-11-10


ards they may choose TO incur by remains
ing in alliance with It majority of non slave
holders now so nilamcd against them, must
ever and at all times'hoId their destinies in
their own hands. They can never permit
any foreign power To legisate in reference
TO Their peculiar industrial system, whether
TO abolish or to modify, or impose undue
burdens on it. Such legislation must be
resisted with all our means, and without
regard 10 any consequences. Ii il should
so happen that the free States of this Un.
ion, being now, and always to be, in ma
Jority, do establish political line between
the two sections and the two systems of
labor, iegslate upon it and maintain IT, then
they Viii constitute power rs foreign to
US as any nation in the world, and we can
not submit to il. Whatever the weak and
deienceiess colonies Of other countries may
have submitted to, before these southern
States will be pl aced in the condition of
81. domingo or jamaica, or one at all an.
proNimaiing to il, they will rcnd this Union
into fragments and plunge the world in ru-
IN. II Is IN their power 10 do both, for the
| world cannot get on without them and if
ruthless fanaticsn and brute force combine
under whatever names, and with whateyer
authority, TO tide them down, they will car
ry With them the pillars of the temple of
civilization, and force 4 common fate On all
mankind
! There are many who believe that some
such catastrophe is inevitable. IL cannot
be denied that, from appearances, here and
elsewhere, II is entirely possible, and il NAV
not be unwise for all OF MS To suppose 1t
probable. Although think ,ha, The ranks
OF our enemies are broken and :he moral
victory won. am fat from procaming that
the battle is over, and that We have now
! only io gather the fruits OF our success
Many battle has been won and lost again, by
! orcrweening confidence, by reckless pursuit.
| or 10y turning aside for The sake of spoil -
Let us fall into none of these errors for
we are still in the very heat and turmoil of
this great conflict, aud all might yet be lost
| What | wish to imress upon you il. that
there is hope for etfort-truinph for union
energy and perseverance.
| IL has Fallen upon the Shareholders of the
South To condUct this question of African
slavery TO its inai conclusion. Such is our
| Tate. 1t Is inevitable. Let us chrerfuIiy
accept ard manfuliy perform our destined
parts and do IL with no dis,rust of God
! WIN no mls-lvlngs OF our cause or Of our
! selves with no panic no foolish attempt
! TO iy from dangers which cannot be avoid
| ed. which have not been proven To be insur-
mountablc, and which |. for one. believe
that we can conqner. After " hat has been
achieved by n divided South, now that it is
almosi thoroughly united ; now that We
have PrcsdcIt and lis cabinet a maon
ty IN both Houses Of Congress; a Supreme
Court of the United States and still hosts
oi allies IN the free States, all substantially
concurrng with us in our construction of
the constitution, and under its obligations
earnestly battling with us for tho Inainte-
nance OF our rights and intercsts,--we owe
IL 10 our country, To ourselves, TO the world
ana to posterity, Ia cast aside all weak fears;
All pctly or ImprasticabIc issues aIl mere
wrangilng and vitupeiation, personal and
sectional, and move forward with.ihe dic.
nlty of conscious strength and the calmncss
of undoubted courage, to the overthrow of
every false theory of government, and eve
ry sentimental scheme for organizing labor;
carrying with us the constitutions Of our faith.
! crS and, u we can, their Union.
But The slave States constituting, and aS
| ! thihk forever 10 constitute, numerirai
minority, can, however, accomplish nothing
| IN tins Union, without, the aid Of faithful al.
lies IN the free States. II has been of late
TOO much the habit in the South to mistrust
! all such allics-to dIsparage, to denouncc
and driye them from us. Nothing could be
more unwise or more unjust. Ii i, distrn.-
ting the truth and jus;re of our own cause
OF calumnating human nature 10 doubt that
there are in the free States thousands of
sound thinking, tru.heartcd and gallant men,
who concur essentially in our views: and are
ready 10 make common cause with us Nav
u IL falsfying history and fact. During the
late session ] saw men acting cordially and
vigorously with us against the positive in
IL. Il
| St'hctlons OF their excited constituents, at
The hazard of political martyrdom and in
'wo instances that martyrdom was consum-
mated before the adjournment Shall we
do no honor to suclI men! Shall we paw
no tribute TO such heroic de, otion 10 truth,
TO Justice, and the constitution Shall we
reNIle them in common with all northern
men, because many re,ile and some have
betrayed us' To be truly great, we must
be not only just, but generous and forbear.
ing with all mankind. Let u, place our.
selves IN the situation of northern public
men IN this great contest, consider their
dangers and responsibilities, and max ing
every allowance fnr human weakness, do
homage to the brave and faithful
And this leads me 10 ray that, having
never been mere party politician, ia,rign.
ing ana wirepnlllDg To advance myself or
! Others ] am not learned in the rubric of the
thousand slangs, unmeaning, and usually
false party names TO which our age gives
birth. But have been given TO understand
that there are to betwo parties in the South
called National" aud Estate Rights Demo.
Gratis" The word soational" having been
carefully excluded from the constitution by
those who framed il, ntyer supposed Il
applicable to any principle of our govern
ment aud having been surrendered TO the
aIno't exclusive use, in TINS country, 0f The
federal consolidationists, have ever my,
self rePUdiatcd it, But if a southern ma
lional democrat means one who is ready to
welcome into our ranks with open arms,
and cordially embrace and promote accord.
ing 10 his merits, every honest free State
man who reads the constitution as we do.
aud will cooperate with us 10 its .nainte-
nance, then belong TO that party, call il as
yon may, and should grieve 10 find a south.
ern man Gho did not.