The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-03-18


itarics Of all your political power. If thew
knew the tremendous secret, that the ballot
box Is stronger than an army with bayonets,
and could combine, where would you bet
Your society would be reconstructed. YOUR
government reconstructed, your property
d'v'dc'l not as they have mistakenly attem-
pied to intiate such proceedings by meeting
i'll parks, with arms in their hands, but bv
The quiet process Of the ballct-box. You
have been making war upon us to our verv
hcarth-stoncs. How would you like for US
to send lecturers or agitators North, to teach
these people this to aid and assist in COM
bining, and to lead lhcm9
MIR. Wilson and others. Sent them alonp.
Mr.. Hammond. You say, send them
North. There is no need of that. Thew
are coming here. They are laundering at
our doors for llomcstcals OF one hundred
and sixty acres Of land for nothing, and
Southern Senators are supporting it. Nay,
they are assembling, rs | have said, with
arms in their hands, and demanding work
ut s. ZOO year and six hours day. 1Iavo
YOU head that the ghost of Mendoza is
stalking i'll the streets of your big cities
that the inquisiticn is at Land? There j.
;'Ioat fareiul rumor that there have been
consultations for vigilance committees. You
know what that means already. Transient
and temporary causes have thus far been
YOU: preservation. The great West has
re"n open to your surplus population, and
yoar hordes Of semi barbarian emgarnts.
wh" are erowding in year 10y year. They
make great movement, md you call it pro-
GreSs. Whittier? 1t is progress; but
1t Is progress towards vigilance committees,
| The South have sustained Won in a great
measure You are our factors You bring
and carry for us. One hundred and fifty
million dollars of our money passes annually
through your hands. Much of it sticks: all Of
1t assists to keep your machinery together
and in motion. Suppose we were to dis
charge You; suppose we were to take our
business out of your hands we should CON-
sign you to anarchy and poverty.
You complain Of tho rule of the South
that has been another cause that has pre-
served you. We have kept the Govern
ment conservative to the great purposes of
the Government. We have placed her and
kept her upon the Constitution, and that
has been the cause of your peace and pros
pcr:ty. The Senator from New York says
That that is about to be at an end f; that you
intend to take the Government from us that
1t will pass from our hands. Perhaps what
he says Is true; it may be {; but do not for
gct-it can never be forgotten it is written
on the brightest page of human history
that we, the shareholders of the South, took
our country in her infancy; and, after ruling
her for sixty out of tile seventy yearsoffs e1-
is'ence, WeEshal Wsh ssysysadsesss g; you s with
out stal6supon Ist hoh 81 iSSundless in
prosperity, inca1csial.lsai NJ fef y strength, the
wonder and admiration Of tiife World Tina
will show what you will make her; but no
time can ever diminish our glory or your
responsibility.
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Curious Historical Fact-Thc wife ofthe
celebrated Lord Clarendon, the author of
the History Of the Rcbellon, was a Welch
pot girl, who, cing extremely poor in her
own country, journeyed to London to better
her fortune, and become n servant to a
brewer. While she was in this humble
capacity, the wife Of her master died, and
happening to fix his affections on her, she
became his wife. Himself dying soon after,
left her heir to his property, which is said
to have amounted to between 100000 and
100000. Amongst those who frequented
the tap at the brewery was Mr.. Hyde, then
poor barrlster, who conceived the project
of forming matrimonial alliance with her.
He succeeded, and soon led the brewers
widow to the altar. Mr.. Hyde being en-
dowcd with great talent, and now at the
command Of large fortune, quickly rose in
his profession, becoming head Of the Chan.
cry Bench, and was afterwards the HYDE,
Earl Of Clarendon. The eldest daughter.
the offspring OF THIS union, won the heart of
James, Duke Of York, ard was married to
him. Charles II sent immediately for his
brother, and having first piled him with some
very sharp rail1ery on the subject, fin; sh-
ed by saying james, as you have brewn, 80
you must drink" and forthwith commanded
that the marriage should be legally rati.
fed and promulgated. Upon the death OF
Charles, James II mounted the thrown,
but premature death frustrated bis envia.
BILE consummation in the person of his amia-
bic duchess. Her daughters, however, were
Mary, tho wife of William II. and Queen
Anne, both grandchildren of the cidevans
pot'girl from Wales, and wearing in success,
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