Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-08-12

selves to hasty political grave. These men
gave. US strength in the national councils,
aud be desired their fellowship: Distinc.
tions were drawn between National and
States Rights Democracy At this period
there was no issue before the country OF
State, and he did not appreciate their signi-
fcancy. He would not have South Carolina
tied-to the organization Of this party or any
other party that did not act with the, party
of truth and right. He believed, that if the
good men of the North offered aid we should
accept it, not cut ourselves of. from their
sympathy and support. We Of the, South
are on a mine, and should be yigilant. But
we must have the true and good men Of the
North to sustain us. He would not. bend
South Carolina to any faction 'for better or
worse The, South should be one. We
should be united and -observant-awake to
our rights, and mindful how, on the recent
Kansas question, from out of our own midst,
we were used. We should be firm and har,
monious. All the opposition measures Of
which the South has complained in the last
thirty years, she erselfinaugurated. Wash
ington and Jefferson, in the matter Of slave
ry, set the eyii example. The North borrow:
ed it from them. The Bank of the United
States originated with the South. The
South, under some of our leading, men, was
godfather of the tariff. And it was the same
with the internal improvements. Then, if
the South had done these things and undone
them, hasshe not the power, if still united,
to control? Hence he had hope for the
power and position of the South in the Union.
A substantial issue should not induce us to
secede alone; with four or'fve States itmay.
While remaining in the Union and striving
manfully to hold our own, we should keep
the alternative steadily not only in our own
view, but in the view of the whole country.
We should not for moment allow our peo-
pie to be lulled by hopes of preserving the
Union into apathy or the belief that to
accomplish or secure strength would not re-:
quire all their talent, all their energy, all
their watchfulness, all their courage, and a
perfect state Of union and preparation to
take decisive measures on the shortes notice.
Mr.. Hammond said he was opposed to any
further annexation of territories. He per-
ferred that our manifest destiny should
work out its own results. He wished the
country to have nothing to do with Mexico
or South America. Mr.. Calhoun was right
in denounciug the Mexican war. Its results
have proved injurious, and the opening of
California routes has created an unpreceden.
ted expense to the country, and is the cause
of more corruption, deceit and proaigacy
than has ever been known before, both in
and out of Congress. If we want any Pacif-
10 route, let US have it.by taking-se'zing-
Tehuantepec or Panama, with the right: of
way. Progress was his policy, but he was
not in favor of rash or spasmodic action. We
ought in all things to act calmly andbOidlg:
take our position, stand to our arms and mark
time, waiting on the movements Of our ene'
mics. The South should keep her powder
dry. For whatever be the hope, there are
twenty free States against fourteen slave
States; and it cannot be disguised that there
is danger. -
On broaching the subject of the reopen.
ing,of the slave trade, Mr.. Hammond said
that; In the Union, 1t was out Of the 1qdes.
tion-an= impracticable and visionaty pro.
ject and that to reviveit out of the Union,
in Central America or elsewhere, was some
what impolitic Why should we. increase
the size of our territory at the South? Who
would put slavesin Kansas /? And who would
put them in any doubtful position Yet
we lost Kansas because we had~none to put
there. The want of slaves is felt. We were
now struggling to keep Texas against the in.
roads of Northern emigrants. Why should
we. go for Central America or Mexico p
Mexico was a dead corpse floating on the
sea in state of decomposition She was
drifting up against us, and some might de-
sire to plunge the harpoon and take her
aboard. But of what use would she be to
US with her six millions of wild Indians to
civilize, and herimperious, treacherous Span
ish raceY We want none Of these vast re-
gions now If it is our own manifest desti-
ny to have them, manifest destiny will bring
the proper time. We should address our
selves to the Development Of our own inter
nal resources and the achievement of South
ern harmony and power in the Union, yet
ready, if necessary, to.dissolve it. Between
the citizens of Georgia and South Carolina,
he felt assured, that as the green tops of
Carolinian hills gave greeting to the border
shores of Georgia, and as the bold Savannah
grasped each State in friendly salute, so
Gcorgians and Carolinians will be ever af-
fliated.
STURGEON, THE GREAT ENGLISH DIVINE.
As Spurgeon, the celebrated English d.
vine, whose preaching has created such an
excitement in Great Britain, is aboutto visit
this country, ahcr. description of him will
not be uninteresting. Mr.. Field, the Lon
don correspondent of the New York Evan.