Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-07-14
From the Carolinian.
Mr.. Boyce and the Guardian.

We copy the following from the Guardian OF
Yesterday. Consideration for Mr.. Boyce and the
Congressional District, demands q notice of 1t:
Our immediate Representative, the Hon: W.
W. Boyce, for whose consistency and private
worth we entertain profound respect, has not, We
believe, met the expectation Of his constituency
in this important measure. 1.-THE Conference bill.
1T must be borne in mind, however, that Mr..
Boyce was one of the original trainers Of the wait
and watch, or co. operation party.
Mr.. BIS. personal popularity will possibly con-
tinue to secure for him the Representative chair
assigned to this Congressional District; but we
have not the slightest doubt that his vote upon the
Kansas bill is generally regarded as a giving up of
principle for the sake of party and party schemes,
which are invariably managed to despoil and in
Hict injury upon the aouth.'
Notwithstanding the profound respect profess
sed, this notice has very much the appearance OF
an attempt to injure Mr.. Boyce's position. Inside
of his Congressional District, the people can an
swer for themselves whether they generally regard
him as having given up principle for the"sake OF
party and party schemes or whether they believe
he could be induced to enter into any scheme for
any consideration, to despoil and ipfict injury
uppa the South Such q charge goes beFond MIR.
Boyoe 1t reaches his constituents.
The Guardian has mot the slightest doubt that
his vote is generally regarded as being amena5le
to this disreputable charge, and yet says that his
personal popularity will possibly continue to Sc
cure him the Representative chair What could
be more disreputable to the people of this Con-
gressional District, than that they should lend
their vote to sustain a man whom they regard 'as
giving up principle for the sake or party and par
ty schemes which the Guardian, as though it
wished to cap the very climax of Southern politi-
cal disgrace, asserts, are invariably mangled to
despoil and infict injury upon the South :? Is
this the low estate to which our Congressional
District hss fallen? is it possible that the people
that compose it can look patiently on and see
their Representative selling principle for party
schemes!' Is it possible that their devotion to
the South has sunk so low that they can see her
despoiled and injury inflicted upon her, and they
lacking the nerve to strike down him who dares
connive at these things, because, %forsooth, they
regard personal popularity above principle
and Vill sink the latter in their DEVOTION to the
formerf
II this be true of Mr.. Boyoe, he stands guilty Of
that which should condemn him in the eyes Of
every true Southern man. If it be true Of his con-
~stituents that they so regard his act, and are yet
going to tolerate him, they are guilty ola passive
ness that amounts to restitution of the inspirations
of a high devotion to Southern honor, and of o
recreancy of duty that falls little short Of treason
70 their own interests. We sanaot understand
nhy sir. Boyce, of the Southern delegates who
supported this bill, should be singled out
Did not our two Senat6rs-did not Mr.. Miles,
Colonel Keitt and General Mcqueen also support
the bill? But the personality is made still more
a~eysrent by reminding its readers that MIR. Boyce
was one of the wait and WATCH or cooperation
party Why this attempt impair MIR. Boyce's
position re do not exactly understand.
We have heardin a few instances of Mr.. Boyce's
course being attacked in private conversation. We
always thought We saw in these either the old feud
Of KnoE EethiAgism, which should long ciasc hare
died out, oT 6 newly awakened jealousy CT partl-
san feeling which conceived that he might be in
the way Of some ~favorite for the United States Sen
ate. Aspersions aimed at him for this latter rea-
son should be allowed to sleep with the withdraw
oil of bis name, and the igncble policy of detraction
be aimed at some other rival. But why the Guar
dian should use such language with reference to
Mr.. Boyce we do not understand.
i il a aatiafaQtiQa to Dir. Royoe, and to his
friends in the State, and to his admirers through
out the South, to know that he is not only warmly
endorsed by his constituents, but commands their
admiration, and inspires their pride. 1t is but
due to the Congressional District to say that it is
animated by as high and as answering devotion
to the interests of the South, as any other, and
that this devotion is the quickening spirit Of all
their priuciples-and that no representative who
DESIGNERS those principles you'd ever be allowed
to eli o position as ihfir representatives ald the
TACT that they yield to him a generous support, Is
the highest evidence Of their appreciation, and an
unanswerable refutation of all assertions to the
contrary.