Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-11-11

responsibilities, and making every allowance for
human weakness, do homage to the brave and
faithful.
And this leads me to say that, having never
been mere party politician, intriguing and wire
pulling to advance myself or others, am not
learned in the rubric of the thousand slang, un-
meaning, and usually false party names to which
our age gives birth. But have been given to un-
derstand that there are two parties in the South
called National" and Estate Rights Democrats.
The word national" having been carefully exclu-
ded from the Constitution by those who framed
it, never supposed it applicable to any principle
of our government, and having been surrendered
to the almost exclusive use, in this country, OF
the Federal consolidationists, / have ever myset
repudiated it, But if Southern ''national demo-
crat" means one who is ready TO welcome into
our ranks with open arms and cordially embrace
and promote according to his merits, every honest
free State man who reads the constitutions as we
do and will cooperate with us in its maintenance,
then belong to that party, call 1t as you may,
and should grieve to find southern man who
does not.
But, on the other hand, having been all my life,
and being stili an ardent "State Rights" man
believing Estate Rights" to be an essential, nay,
the essential element of the constitution, and that
no one who thinks otherwise can stnnd on the
same constitutional platform that do it seems to
me that am, and all those with whom act haoi-
tually are, If democrats at all, true Estate Rights
democrats" Nothing in public affairs so perplexes
and annoys me as these absurd party names, and
never could be interested in them. could easily
comprehend two great parties, standing on the
two great antagonistc principles which are inner
ent in all things human: the right and the wrong,
the good and the evil, according to the peculiar
views of each individual and was never at a loss
c.l g, hot n The
Democratic and republican parties Of this country
But the minor distinctions have, for the most part,
seemed to me to be Fictitious and factious gotten
UP by cunning men for selfish purposes, to which
the true patriot and honest man should be slow to
lend himself For myself and for you, while
represent you, I shall 90 for the constitution
strictly construed and faithfully carried out. l
will make my fight, such as it may be, by the side
of any man, whether from the north, south, east
or west who will do homage to his virtue his abil-
ity, his courage, and, so far as / can, make just
compensation for his tolls and hazards and sacrl-
fees. AS to the precise mode and manner OF con-
Quoting this contest, that must necessarily, to
great extent depend upon the exigences that arise
but of course I could be compelled by no e1igen-
cy, by no party ties or arrangements, to give up
nv principles, or the least of those principles
which constitute our great cause.
If the South has any desire to remain In the
Union, and control it, she, as her safety requires
that she should, in some essential particulars, II
she does remain in it, must conciliate her north
ern allies. She must be just, kind and true, to
all who are true to truth and to her. But if she
determines, and whenever she determines, to
throw off her northern friends and dissolve this
Union, need scarcely say that l shall, without
hesitation go with her fully and faithfully. do
not for a moment doubt that, in or out Of this
Union, she can sustain herself among the fore
most nations of the earth. All that she requires
is the union Of her own people, and happily they
never were at any former period so united and
harmonious as now. A homogeneous people, with
our social and industrial institutions the same
everywhere, and all our great interests Identical
we should always have been united in our moral
and political opinions and policy. The ambitious
Gissensons of the host of brilliant men whose
names adorn our annals, have heretofore kept US
apart. The abolitionists have, at length, forced
upon us o knowledge Of our true position, and
compelled US into union-an union not for ag-
gression, but for defence; purely conservative Of
the constitution and also of the constitutional
rights of every section and Of every man. The
union of these States, from the Cunadas to the
Rio Grande, and from shore to shore of the two
great oceans of the globe, whatever splendor may
encrcle it, is but policy and not a principle. 1t
is subordinate to rights and interests. But the
union of the Shareholders of the South is princi-
pie involving all our rights aud all our interests.
Let that union be perfect and perpetual. 1t con-
stitutes our strength, our safety and prosperity.
Let US frown down every proposition that might
seriously divide us, and present to our assailants
from every quarter solid and impregnahle pha-
lanx. Let US also give to the winds every thought
Of fear, every feeling of despondency and fully
comprehending, and temperately but resoutey
asserting, our great power in this confederacy and
throughout the world, let us develop and consoli-
date our resources, and devote ourselves manful-
ly and hopefully to the accomplishment of the
magnificent future that is within our reach.