Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-04-08
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In these troubluus times, when the South de-
pends solely upon the fidelity and the ability of
her Representatives, we are gratified to le"rn, from
many sources, that our OWL Congressman occu
pies O prominent position, bears n hand nobly and
works brayely. We would award to him all
honor; an uugrateful appreciation Of a faithful
public servant enriches us nothing, and is a
wrong done to him and to ourselves equally.
We published, a week or two ago, his argument
upon the Mormon question, which has doubtless
obtained the careful reading of every intelligent
constituent. Our absence prevented n considcra
ton Of its merits editorially; and we recur to
them-not to acknowledge our conviction Of the
truth of his propositions, for on this point we
difcr-but to bear our testimony to the skill, the
logical power, the marked originality, the direct
ness and force, which were combined to render
this effort of Mr.. BoYcE worthy of unusual praise.
Perhaps the gravest error is in the fact that the
speech was made q fortnight too soon-when the
public mind, engaged with other topics, would not
properly appreciate the immense magnitude of
the issue involved in the Mormon controversy. A
month hence, if we perceive correctly the current
of affairs, Mr.. BoycE's speech will make its mark
more deeply.
At n more timely hour, and if possible with n
more marked success, Mr.. BoYcE has defined his
position upon the Kansas imbroglio, and identified
himself with the leading men of the Southern
party. We have read the speech with pleasure,
and gathered from it q fund of valuable informa-
ton. 1t goes, as his efforts usually do, out of
the beaten track-displaying no excellence more
conspicuously than those Of elaborate research
and o striking originality. O course, the discus
sion would lead to n consideration of the leading
objections against the Lecompton Constitution
After d~isposing of these, however, in q manner
conclusive to every candid mind, Mr.. BoYcE
sketches, with q master hand, the history of this
sectional warfare ; the animus which inspires it,
and the end to which it musi lead-the suhjuga-
ton of the South to the condition of a province, or
her sIndependence out of the Union" We must
give place to the speech at an early day mean
Tune, lQe Teduel VIII old u uct'Vi hS1 VI 10
scope and aim, from the suhjoined synopsis by the
Washington Union:
oMr. Boyce of South Carolina, reviewed the
history of sectional agitation as connected with
the admission of Louisiana and Missouri, and the
bearings of the decision Of the Supreme Court in
the bred Scott case upon the issues involved. He
contended that the clause in the constitution which
gives Congress the power to make all needtul reg
~ulations for the Territories, would not bear the
construction put upon it by the opposition, for it
was clear that the word 'territOries,' was used in
the sense of property. If Congress had possessed
the authority claimed for it, there would have been
no necessity for a special enactment in the case of
the District of Columbia. He then referred to the
legislation of the Northern States, to show that at
the North the negro was not considered On all
equality with the white race, aud cited the law IN
Massachusetts, to prohibit the negrufrom marrying
with white persons. Coming to the question OF the
admission Of Kansas. he held that 1t was not ne
cessary that q constitution should be submitted TO
O vote of the people. Yet the question was sub
mitted as to whether slavery should be increased
BY importation, but withholding the power TO CON-
fscate the slaves already in Kansas. The sincere
anti slavery party was in the minority; it was not
the object Of the opposition to benefit the slave,
but to get possession of all the Territories. They
did all in their power to make their people hate his
people. If they should succeed in building up
this sectional party, in his opinion. the condition
Of the conquered provinces of the Roman empire