The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-12-15
REVOLUTIONIsTs AND TRAITORS RE-
BCKED.

dress on American Patriotism. We com.
mend the following extract to the dsuuion
writer's:
Are there none who openly condemn
. the Constitution of their country v-nonc
who, 10y the exercise Of corruption that
scarcely has shame enough, to keep Itself
ont Of sight, pcrvert it from its plain dec
lara,ipns aad legitimate interpretations !
! Are there none who have been willing and
ready to convert executive powers into judi.
cial, and Legislative into executive? And
I how speak some men now %! tha, Union
"t Which Our fathers Caught by Ecvolu-
h"na!y cxprricncc) thought SO much
They hail purchased i, for their children
with their blood. and that blood hasl
flowed from Northern and Southern hcar,,
alike; it made one common pool upon
the battle field they knew that upon un-
ion alone depended IL strong, proud, ma
liunul rNi>,-lirc. DO all their sons adhere
to this opinion Of ,!.:cr fathers, or do they
lran;:'!r on their memories and ,v>p>c 'h:r
wisdom: Let the facts answer. What
mr;'"s the .,rgly and insulting language OF
t"wa,l cacll other: Why do ilippan,
>nc,Is, aisd tauniin" insinua;ions, aud in.
>i'li"uS allrcta'i"rs of canlor, and false as
srr,!"nS, and vul gar viiupcralion form So
much of the cdi,"ria! sta pie of certain
: prints! Is it thought to show skill ..
i'n"e III intellectual glalia!orSlip? Whctl.-
or 1t be I";c as clever writing is It's
authors, S"rr"sc may perhaps admit OF
! 'l"rht; but giant that i, Is, the sober
Ann, ri'an Wiz" has no personal vanity OF
authorship involved may well ask whether
! 1t Is cl'Ecr p;t:rirtc or wise thus TO furnish
fuel to the flame of mutual transportation
already burning, alas. too brightly; or to
sacrifice the interests and harpincs, of our
country to the qualification Of some au-
lhorS wish to obtain celebrity as the writer
ct insulting snccrs and trenchant ironv.--
! Our country is surely worth IN ire TO us
; than tic Sra,ii alton Of The personal van
! ny OF any man, aud, while it is cheerfuilv
Conceded that the press should be free,
and may often furnish information uu. in.
>;ru';':"n to tic public mud, yet it would
be hard I" show any lawful power it pos,
S'->"s to assume over it diclation and
control. The molc Of saying may he Of
ten more offensive than that which is said
and there is a mode which does not con
'lncc to nn' brcau>e its tendency is to
destroy Iralrrna! feeling. ltany American,
citizen wishes to hc without II country ,la,
can communal the Respect of the civilized
world, let Him contribute his aid to dis.
Solve the Union of these Uni,c,, Si;;les
IN the fnti'ment Of his unpa'rin,ic rur
pos" he VIII find his punishment, for he
will have ruinc,! himself. lie will be crush.
ed aud bruised under the cdif,:e he has as
sisted to undermine. Our country is ex-
emp'el CIT least for the presently from,
the intestine convulS;ons Of revolution
how long it may be b, fore opposing hosts
may l'c marsiaIri on the field of carp,ue
d"lrm'!s, under God, on the camness. the
courage, the prudence, and the patriotism
OF the wise. the thoug ghful, and the good
men Of nj! parties of the Union, who love
their cou:try better than they do any
party, and who have the sense TO onnr.
ciale It's value 10 the world and TO them.
selves
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1he Poor.-We utterly rcpu!i;i.e, as
unworthy, not Of freemcn only, but of men,
the narrow notion that there is TO ke nm
ed; cation for the poor, as surh. Has God
provided for the poor u coarser earth, a
Palcr sly! Does not the sun pour down
h's golden food as checrfully upon the poor
mans hove' as upon the rich mans palace !
Have not the c6ltaerr's children ms keen