Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-10-06
SENATOR CHEsNUTs SPEECH.

According to previous notice, Senator CHEsNUT
addressed portion of lis constituents at Cam
den, on Wednesday of last week. We find the
speech in extenso, in several of our exchanges,
and would be pleased to present it to the readers
of the ENQUIRER, did our space permit In order,
however, to give at least, q birds-eye view, Of the
opinions entertained by Mr.. CHEsN6T, we take
the following editorial from the columns Of the
Camden Journal.
In the first place, it is plainly evident that SEN
ator Chestnut is not Of the National Union at all
hazards school of politics-not one who discov-
ers no signs of alarm and near. approaching dan
ger-and who is ready to cry peace! peace! when
there is no peace. He does "not believe that we
are sailing on summers sea, with not Q ripple
on the waters save that which dashes from the
prov, as We press onward with swelling sails, in
the track of safe and prosperous voyage" No! !!
he cannot shut his eyes to the stubborn fact that
breakers are ahead, and that the ''portents Of
coming Storm" are plainly visible,-'a storm.
whose raging may prove sufficient to crack every
rib in the good old ship, to dash it in pieces, and
drive the disjecta membra to exhibit new afhnities
and assume new powers" ~
With statesman's hand, he sketches the early
history Of our country, from its embryo confed-
eracy, the obstacles which met the trainers of the
Constitution at the threshold Of the Union-the
necessity which even then existed for firm and
persistent defence on the part of the South, of
her peculiar instution-the mutual concessions IN
order to effect the Federal connection, and the
very early jealousies and struggles between the
two wings of the American Union.
He successfully combats the sold trick" and
SANDER against the South of an early and deep
disaffection, as if to Constitutional Union, and
is willing to let facts prove the truth-that our
record ssecure. s
The South has always been true to the letter
and spirit of the Constitution and for the hope Of
peace and to preserve the Union, has submitted
to gross injustice and repeated outrage, until the
North has come to regard it as right to do as her
policy and interest dictate. The Missouri COM
promise-swindle it should be called-Was the
heaviest blow which the South has ever received !;
it was truly ''degrading stigma an tignoble
sacrifice" yielded and offered up to save the
Union "To propitiate grim idol, We gave the
incense of broken constitution and PROSTATE
power"
"By the result of the controversy the slavehold!
er was forbidden to 90, with his property, north
of the line established, while the non-saveholder
was permitted to 20 on either side; and, to soften
the disgrace, the arrangement was called COM
promise. This was the first great triumph ofthe
foes of the constitution and the equality of the
States. The South, having the power to prevent,
but weakly yielding, must bear its full share or
blame"
Ever SINCE our, foes have been gathering
strenotb with successive years, and it is plainly
certain that we never can gain an equilibrium IN
the Union for, the North has now eighteen States
the South but fifteen, and there is hardly the re-
motest hope that we will ever be allowed to "attain
any more comparative power, by acquisition from
Territories, now belonging to the United states'
The progress and success of the kepuollcan
party assures US that we must have-aye are now
having-s'the irrepressble conflict waged IN hot
earnest" The point is narrowed down, and clear
" defined by the annunoiation of the great Cap
tain of the Republicans and the battle must be
fou1ht; postpone it we may, avoid it we cannot.
'"The living issue of the present, the actual,
practical issue of our day and generation, which
is until settled, to override all other issues in
this country.n How does our Honorable Senator
propose and counsel US s'to meet the great over
whelming and present necessity" We Will give
his own words:- 49,,
pirdiup on its armour for the contest in 1861 !;
that there is oounselling among its members, as
to the plan of battle and that in intends to hight
with q rugged energy that will allow no defeat.-
I trust it will sanction no other principles than
those of the Constitution, which are broad enough
to embrace every true man in the Republic ; IN
fact, let the battle be for the Constitution, and
against the enemies of the Constitution, and not
merely for the election of President In my o.
pinion the election of President will be of lit lie
or no avail, unless it bring with it sentiment
that will replace the Constitution firmly on its
basis, and thus establish the equality of the
States and the rights of both sections alike other
wise the battle will recur, with greater odds a.
eainst .ns. In such o contest will heartily join
. !. -. fate I ON bound, however