The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-08-18
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breast, and regretted their separation -
that Qui!mau had said to him, Il would
not change your vote if ] could" His
:ribu;e TO Gen. QIitman was beautiful
and feeling lie deprecated all side issues
and collateral issues that all such were
calcuiSted TO work an injury TO the South.
His advice TO the State, was TO stand AS
the Palmetto Regiment stood at Cheru
busco, %ym, unbroken, and receiving the
tire Of the enemy, to enable the broken
and scattered regiments TO rally around
her. 1t was ;he first time many present,
had cTer heard Col. Keiit, and think he
quite cqua!ied their expectations.
Col. Orr, closed tie entertainment Of
the day. He gave short history of his
course since lac entered Congress in De.
'cember lai9, and the leading measures
which have occurred since. Ills connec
tion with the natioual democratic party,
and the reasons which has induced him
to q cordial aifiiaton with that partv.-
lie alluded to the Kansas Nebraska Bill
of 1854. That Mr.. Atchson Of Missouri,
was the only southern member of Con
gress, who believed at that time that
Kansas would be a slave State that the
great purpose of tha. act, was a repeal
of the Missouri compromise, and tia,
Congress thereby decided, that no future
State applying for admission into the
Union, should be rejected because she
might be a slave State; that that dues
ton was to be decided 10y the people of
such state alone. He insisted that tha
Conference Bill of last Session. was lust,
right and proper, and better Bill for the
South than the original Senate Bill. 1t
struck out the l9 million Objectionable
feature and avoided tho "Green amend.
ment.' Col. Orr goes for = cor !iaI afIi.
i"tion ""h the democratic party. Their
platform and principles contain all the
essence Of State Rights. That the South
was indebted TO the Hon. Peirre Souie,o of |
La for Incorporating into the Democratic |
creed what is sound States Rights doc.
trine. lie insisted upon ailiia,ion because
no measure Objectionable TO tie South, ,
has ever bsen defeated in Congress, en-
cept by The vote Of that party and no
measure adopted henefcient TO the South, |
exceP' by that party and that there is
no" more stat1tes protecting the rights
ot the South, than even WAS at any for
mer period; anl it was owing to the
Democratic party. He asked persons to
take this Democratic p!a,forn, read and
examine it, and sec il any objection can
be !ound theroto. Since 1852 the con-
tes- has been between the Democrats and
Biacl; Republicans at the North. Ia the
presidential election Of 1856. nearly the
whole q the papers and documents dis
r'bnted by the central committee of the
Democratic Party to aid in tie election
Of MIR. Buchanan, had been sent to assist
that party at the North. That only a
very smai! portion had been sent 10 the
South, because the South was united and
did not need aid. He believed the Black
Republican Party in the next presidential
election would decrease. II may be, there
will Oe three candidates, the Democratic,
Black Republican and American. lie
thought it likely there might 10 but the
two candidates. Democratic and fusion
candidate OF the Black Republican and
Americans. The latter would not likely
occur, unless Seward should be over
siaughed. He advocated the Union. bnt
stated there was contingencies in which
he would be for dissolution. lie alluded
with gratitude 10 the confidence his con-
iituents had reposed in him. That dur.
ing !he four years lie served in the Legis.
'a'ure aud ten years IL Congress, he had
"ot been called upon by as many as five
persons to explain a single vote, he had
ever given.
Col. Orr is forcbls and able speaker;
has clear and musical voice speaks too
with great zeal and rapiiity. He touch
cd Oh many other topics. THIS is but a
meagre sketch of only par. of what he
did say. This letter is long enough now,
and sm tired.
LONG GRABS"