The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1860-09-13
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,LETTERs FROM HON. B, p. PEgRY.
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csapsidSiication,a which YOU will ,nicass ,puhr
nsf, You have said the columnss Of YOUR
paper were open 10 a free discussion Of no
1itical questions. You would oblige me, Nv
giving an early insertion TO the eiiciosed.aS -
l. You're, truly, de-, ENB. EPERRT."
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litiSps of Merrs SK e;tt Orr md Rorcs.s sbat
South Carroll M vii, COON have -, sece,s.
from the Federal Upions either ainne .ors IN
company with the other Soat bern, ,S,n,es,or
d norton of chem - TN SseT ysn an Ia
clare that fha elcctiop :of T Tf,co,r lt,, lflo
.Presidency ia certain - tha, on the baS4en
Sing, of such ar, event promnt and fmn,ed,.
ate secession Of the, Southern states must
ensue. r. 5,,:s- : 80 "" = 'H'''o''H8S " 'Qca
ia the election of a Chief M,gistrate of
Isthe Repulelic sufs;c;eot Ear tIe d.str,o
ttiouto of the Federal GOV e,.nn en,' "a Iii M,
| horrors of civil war and reybh,t;o,, !, III; !
BIS a crave and nomentons 3o,,est;o,,,, on,l
should be calmly and sdisrass}on.t.,y COZ
adhered in All fits hearings before n is mn
swered NV tb. nat r,oI a nj a. tnsr,o Pr.
who ,sons'derSt[,e ,in;a1 of fhsS.a,a. an H.
tiaL
unionists DER a.. win = of ebiirs,.1 oS9,rer
| promptly Ia the affirmat;ve, sThri NINA J
are already made -up. aud their pIrbose
formed. To them IL Is a matter of oo con
seqpsnca how an event "a, desirni,Ie IA
ibronght about, H,s,, rs =, -. - - ~.
J. but there are others who think -different.
'iyi of the Federali Union. They have sseu
this Anieriean ,Republic. the onl,, nee rav!
ernnicnt in the world, prosper and flourish
AS no government ever did in'yaneient or
modern times. In the couree of SEVENTH or
eighty years we haye increased nom sthir.
teen States to thirty .thfee States, from three
niilieaas Of Psaple to thirty millions, from
poverty and weakness TO wealth, power aud
greatest nations of the earth. A wilder.
mesa covering a vast continent, has been
sconyerted into1owns, cities aud cultivated
eujoyedfRe,ahost perfect freeionI and, ,sec',. en-
rity In all his'rights asa citizen. {. At home
and abroad we have commanded the respect
and admiration Of tn g world. ~ In there
motest coriiess of the earth an American
citizen knows and5feelsfliat he iiasg q gov
erdnient able and willingsio protect sbin,,
aud that no power ON eartlr dare modest
him - o, aAl0F o-s-'5& rs ",aF-3i Z scTT
- IL Is natural that they who thus reflect
and remember the farewell dyice- the
Father Of his Country, that ,snffon aud H5er.
~ are i,,separable. who know from history
in all ases.. the horrors, Of civil wnr 'son,l
the dancers Of revolution 70 liberty Sand
civil government. should wish and earnest
siy, 2tlesire the perpetuity Of the Repmhlic.
sfnder (which they, live SO happily.' With
such one NAV we'll reason and argue with.
out giving offence, and ask for q, calm a nd
|dispassiopate d.terminatiou before they lie.
eide on breaking up their Governments, and
running tile hazard OF forming bettes,one.,
The probability Is that the Rlack Repub,
ilican candidate " IN be elected President of
the United States. :, IL "a 4 prieyous n1i,for.
| tune, and. one to be deepIy Iafi1ented by ey.
Eery citizen Of the South. But II must be
remembered that the Southern States Will
have brought this misfort,,ne, grievous,as il
may be, OF, the en,selves. BY their own Ntlivis7
.ions and PARTY strffes. 'ANotfiine can be.
more clearly shown! It was T,rsaieted AT
the, tine, and the South fore warned of the
| impe1disg danger. E5Ss, hs'7@a'5S
+ Insthe unfortunate 'disrnption Of the Dem.
| ocratic patty at Charleston, which did al
.thatI could do amidst the hisses q nd rs
saultsnf anlexcited ;eonimupitys 4 oSfreyent,
4 saw sths 7triu'nnph of the Black Rrpubli1
l'sat,s To- the ensuing Residential election !
'nedinteiy afterwards, thats the Souibern
States would be divided into three bitterly
hostile ACTIONS, thatfas BlaekTi Republican
President would be, elected, and that obese
| petty divisions Of the South would utterly
defeat union Of the Sonth in, any scheme
Of sdisunion. IT Is trne in religion add in.
politics; that The nearer sects and parties
approach without assimilating, the more
bitter they are towards each, other, 81,
II the secedine membsrs Of the Charles
ton Convention had retained their, seats in
that body. Breckmridge and Lane, or 9th.
ers equally sacceptible to d the Southern
States, would have been thsaon,ihe es Of the
Derpoeratic party for President and Vice;
President 1t was a. wen ascertained fact
thnt Douglas could not under any icontin.
gency. get the two-thirds vote requisite TO a
nopinstion, Alter asnumber Of ballotings.
the friends Of Judge Douglas would have
cast their votes for Hppterr Breckinriage.
tspicktnson, or some one else acceptable to
the South, = But after the withdrawal of'a
lportion Of The Southern delegates, they be-
came excited and more disposed 10 Adhere
TO their scandidate. The adjournment 20
baltimore was for the purpose Of giving.
the friends Of Judge Douglas, in the seeed-
ing States an ppportupity of sending Dele
gatess in place Sof those wfro With drew.
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