Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-02-04
IIr. Memmiuger's speeob
CONCLUDED.

3. .f4cluIy. hnyJ men ole ana the judiciary may
FAschange the appointing power having gone
from us The only thing that stands there
- still Is the President, Can he be elected bv
& minority? n line being drawn does it not
carry the power of the Government with the
MINORITY side of the line? When they have
President and Judiciary and the Government
under control, they are masters. There was
something in being governed by people with
the prestige of the English Even in Russia
.the emperor loves one part Of his Empire as
we'll as another; but in our Government the
party controlling would be one that hated the
section that contained the institution of slavery
There is not Que State, outside of Texas that
81 could gain admission to tho Union with slave
fy, and if Texas were to divide tomorrow, the
States would not be admitted without great
difficulty.
If not a single guaranty is left us, is this
g. the Union which we entered? Now, a Union
without Constitution is a dead Union, aud
we have not a Constitution. The Union we
entered in 1TS1-though South Carolina
NJ thinks it hard bargain-she will abide by;
pP bat that is not the Union of to-day.
The Roman Republic lasted long after the
Constitution was dead, and in the days of all
/ the early Empcrors, the form of the Constitu-
s. tion prevailed, and the ceremonies partooE Of
& the better days of Cmcinnatus. Let us asccr-
tain what is the substance Of our Constitutions
Here the Clerk read the preajGble to the
8 Constitution of the United States.
Let us see how farthc Constitution, as now
administered, is the Constitution that was
adopted Let us listen to the howl that fol
lowed the execution of the maleflctors at tIar-
I per's Ferry. Docs that show that more
perfect Union exists? A more perfect dis
union could not exist. In the early history of
Greece there was no law for the punishment
OF parricide. The crime was not known. SO
it was with the tax on ncghboring States in
this Union, and so President Buchanan re-
piled that he could defend the Union, but not
prevent maraudcrs from ncighboring States
/ The Federal Government took away your ar
my and your navy, but gave You no substitute
for them. 1t did right, for it supposed per-
feet Union would exist, and there would be
no invasion of one State by the Inhabitants of
sister States An orator in Boston lately said
that there is a settled hate at the North
against Shareholders. Yes, there is a hate of
the STAKEHOLDER and not love of the slave.
The next element which the Constitution pro
poses TO secure, is tho establishment of Justice.
The object of justice is to secure life and pros
pcrity.
Nov, what protection to life has been of-
forced 7? The blood split on your OWN soil
will tell. What is the copdition in regard to
property? They arc taught at the North
chat it is meritorious act to steal slaves and
one of their prominent men at Rochester says,
" defend the fugitive slave as you would your
household gods" The Union, instead of pro-
: tcctipg, has been the means of destroying our
property. In eighv Northern States we are
.. met by laws making it cri,ainal to assist in
recovering a fugitive slave. Is this the pro-
lection guaranteed by the Constitution The
rcSt object was to ensure domestic tranquil
n.y." My presence here, and your troops at
narper's Ferry, are evidence OF the domestic
tranquility 'which~prevaiis. i.,-tlris Tt is
~, they -,n&iie every means of annoyance that
| makes the Constitution worthless 1t is for
This th@t he. ! say we have the BODY ,":::.,out the
sopl--tho UniuG without the Conytitution.-
The Constitution has been set aside, ard we
are either to remain the subjects of Govern
nsnt which has no Constitution or we must
make them come back to u.s. In the strug-
g'e with Great Britain we declared that we
- would not be ruled by Government in which
w. had no power. we stand in the same po-
sition now. We have lost our position in the
Union. Our rulers hate u.s. They have no
common union with us. They have Gov
ernment whose great patronage is used to di-
vide us, and carry off those who would be
faithful - u.s.
tiTit our Government is in the hands of those
who are inimicJ to us, and that we have no
guarantees to check our alverslres. Now
the enquiry comes up, whether frrtirer Guar
antces can be placed in i've Gonstitut N to
make us safe, or whether we shall set up
better government. South Carolina says yhcre
arc guarantees which she would have stood by,
but they are no better than waste paper The
stronger side in Congress offers no compro-
-zsSnise, and we must know that their consttu-
ends back them, and the Union meetings at
the North do not make them rccede one step.
And then the Union meetings. Would any
of us accept the platform of the Boston meet
ing? Now, while / honor these men for
standing up against the popular current in
their communities, VIC cannot stand with those
who declare slavery sin, and who declare
that not one foot more of slave territory shall
be admitted into this Union.
The question is whether each State shall
act for itself, or shall there be consultation.
Consultation oan do no harm, and we are will
ling to abide by it. We arc calling for all to
come forward to hear your views and give ours
Can you refasc us? We have dessted from
secession because you requested it, Seven
years havo passed. You waited because you
thought there would be peace. We find that
you have waited in vain. Those who favor
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