Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-12-01

meantime, our Representatives IN congress nad
put up the issue that emo more compromises"
were to take place. Our cooperation men,. who
were to resist all together few years since, had
again set up an issue, which was to be final,
"should Kansas come to Congress with o constitu-
ton admitting slavery, and it should be rejected,
then they were off-we will leave Congress alto
gether, and come home to our constituents, and
leave the balance to them," sc. They did not
dream that the test was so near, or the glitter of
$50 900, 600 might have caused them to consider
before making trash promises" Kansas did
come with constitution, with the necessary pro-
lection to slavery, and it was constitution i'll
ling all the requisites Of the constitution Of the
United States, and one too which was approved,
and recommended by James Buchanan, President,
who is an honest man and one who would not
,toop to trick. he told Congress that it was
right and should be approved; but 10! and behold,
whence did our cooperation resistance men fly for
pretext to submit. When they found the issue
had come they saw the spoils glittering them in
the face-they perhaps saw that if they kept
their promise, and came home, and told the peo-
pie honestly that they were again swindled, and
their claims to the territories were mere idea,
even the songs of cooperation would not avail !;
and what shallow pretext did they fly to?-
Some clause about "publc land !"
Our own Cooperation representative, came
home and preached about this "public land
clause" at nearly all the Regimental muster
grounds and Court Houses and my hero consoled
himself with the idea that he had satisfied them
all with this last Congressional swindle. The
whole of our South Carolina delegation, with one
glorious exception backed out !; and most Of them
had the hope, suppose, that their constituents
were satisfied. They may find soon that they
were mistaken.
Our representative has not been content with
submitting to the rejection of Kansas, with her
Constitution protecting slavery, but he continues s
to cry sspeace" and moderation" &c., trying to
prepare us for all future aggression, by telling us
that our claims to territory are merely 'fdeal."
1 have touched slightly on the events, which
have been transpiring for few years, to show
that we ought not to be surprised at the Harper's
Ferry outbreak. 1t has been plain to every man
who observes at all the evidences of public sent-
ment at the North, that there is determination
to crush slavery at "every hazard and to the last
extremity" 1t has been proclaimed from the Sa-
cred Desk and the ''poltical rostrum," again and
again. The enactments by the State Legislatures
speak the same language. The public sympathy
exhibited for old Brown and his associate con
victs shows that majority of the people there are
ready for the war. They are essentially acces.
sorry to the crime after the act. The whole free
soil press are proclaiming Brown martyr. Pub.
lie meetings are being held, proclaiming senti.
ments in favor of Browns acts. Preachers are
preaching and have been preaching the doctrine
which Brown has been acting W. H. Seward, at
Rochester, last Spring proclaimed the same doc
trine, which is the doctrine of party which con-
trolls Congress, and is increasing daily. Now,
how can we 60 on and re-elect representatives,
who will come home, and cry "moderation!" !"
ration is making for war Of determination to our
institutions When such conflict is approach
ing, how are we expected to be moderate Are
we to submit even to such acts as Brown has been
committing q?
We need not be told that no one expected things
had come to such q point. He who did not know
it, when he had such evidence of its approach, is
not fit to represent a free people. If he is so
blind, we have others in our district who have
been awake, and have seen and foretold where we
were drifting to. We have men fit for the times;
and we should bring them out.
We should not look among those who are aspi-
ring-we should have an eye to qualifications.
We have an Adams, Gregg, Tradewell, Wood
ward, Bradley, DR.. Moore, McCaw, and host
of others, who would not cry ''moderation," when
pixies were being made and money raising to send
emissaries into our States, to murder and destroy
every thing before them. No doubt you will
hear of high and fine sentiments being belched
forth for time, now that tho people are waking
up every where; but it is too late. We want
those who are, and always have been wide awake.
Let the people show that they have. been kept un-
der the rule of moderation too long, to trust to
any more of the same stripe.
I know that old York district is disgusted with
such sickly sentiments as they have heard preach
ed at their muster grounds for several years. The
people of York are ready for change and so is
Chester Wake up then and look about for one
who will contend for your rights, and when you
are swiudled tell you to resist it and not to keep
ssmoderate," and tell you that your claims to the
Territories are merely "ideal."
The true doctrine is perfect equality while in
the Uniou-and when you cannot get that, die
before you will submit to any less. The war has
commenced, and will 60 on until the, South learns
to claim her rights; then we may only find peace
in separation. But how can we be worsted? We
will have to fight or submit while in the Union.
Ten years ago, We could have made stand,
which would have put to silence forever the abo-
litionists, and free soil would never have been
heard of. All that was necessary was to have stood
firm for our constitutional rights; but submission
became the order of the day, and has continued
until we are dispised for our weakness, and our
enemies have become bold and fearless. We will
have hard road to travel now, either way. If we
submit longer, we had better pray for an earth
quake to swallow US. If we take firm stand,
we will have to put forth men for our Representa-
tives, who are competent for conflict.
My voice is for our just rights and no less, let