Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1860-12-07
= SPEECH OF HON. F. w. p1cKENs.

to hear the speech of the Hon. F. W. Pickens
on the present emergency of the State. The
hall was filled with ladies. and the entire
speech was listened to with undivided atten-
tion He said that the appeal of Stephens. Of
Georgia, was calculated to mslead. The overt
act had been already committed in the cleo
tIon of a Black Republican President. The
Constitution expressly provided that the Pres
ident and Vice-Piesdent should be elected
from different States. The election Of Lincoln
and Hamlin was against the spirit of the Con-
.stitution, because both were from the sec
tion. The history of all Republics proved that
the changes all turned upon the chief mngis-
trates This attempt to foist Black Republi.
can President upon the South was the most
open outrage ever attempted to be pcrpetratcd
upon free country. Lincoln in '5s had said
that he did not believe that this Government
could endure half slave and half free. Seward
had announced the irrepressibl. conflict doc.
trne. South Carolina, then must secedc, aud
alone. She must move cautiously and firmly,
like men knowing their dangers, yet ready to
meet them like men, [Applause.
The Banks should come forMard to help the
State, and to obtain control of Foreign Ex
change. 1t was their duty, although South
Carolina could only net for herself in resuming
the powers delegated to the General Govern:
ment. She should not be alone. Methinks,
said he, I hear from every breeze from the
South and West the shouts Of Indignation of n
people rising to thor destiny. Methiuks see
the beacon fires of an indignant people kindling
upon n thousand hills, and the swords of
hundred thousand frcemen trembling in their
scabbards. to avengs the wrongs aud viudicate
the rights Of an outraged and betrayed coun-
try.
We have nothing to fear Let your Convcn-
tion assemble and pass the ordinance of seces.
sion now and forever, and as soon possible
IApplause. Let them nail your flag to the
mast, and let your brethren in the South,
Southwest and North, know there is one State
ready to trend the path of independence, if{
She treads it alone [Applause Thank Cody
the time is not come when South Carolina Is
sunk by degradation and i,nbecili,y. Thshk
God, the time is not yet come when wouder-
ing foreigners shall search among the grsEes of
your gallant ancestors to trace out eaciJ obit-
Grated letter and name of the mighty dead
rom their moss. grown tonhs' No. thank
God, there are living men yet M ong ue ready
to stand sentinal aud guard those graves, and
stand there and sleep there forever upon those
tombs Father than in peace the chains Of
slaves and the livery of degradation. [Enthu-
siastic applause. IF we true to ourselves
there s II" danger. Flnce your Stnte in order
equip her fer the great contcst-cxamine
well n. to the time when you intend to strike
and if prepared strike and strike for ndcpenl-
ence, now and forever. [T.ou,t applause
SOUTHERN RESISTANCE.
The following paragraphs slo* ,hnt the ffs
hnion sentiment is daily gaining ground at
the South.
GsSigia
Indications from Northern Georgia are
favorable to secession in nj. unexpected, degree
and the friends Of separate Slate action now
count confidently upcn large majority in
the Convention. They mean to pass an ordi-
nance at ouce declaring Georgia n seperate and
Independent Sta'e, and airont delegates to a
Convention Of the seeding States to organize
Southern confedcancy. Notwithstanding the
arrangement made hy the distinguished con.
autecs of the House Cum,nittet there will he
al animated ahd bitter Struggle over the etec
tion of delegates. The issue will be ''imme-
dinte secession against "sorne other mode and
measure of resistance" not defined hut tan
tamount in effect, to the Lincoln adninistra-
tion .Somc other mode" will be badly whip
ped in the fight, less all signs fail.
Mississippi.
The extra session Of our I.egiSeature meet. to
day at jackson; aud judging from the n,,mbers
from the river counties who passed through
here Oh their way there TO day and yer terday
the attendance will be very large. In our city
and county the first ebulition of intense feel
ing has subsided into a settled and quitel deter
mination to carry out the measures of secessi..n
in an orderly and effective manner The con
eiderations Of pecuniary difficulties weigh no
thing in the scale against this mode Of secession
and men Of oil classes, no longer divided by the
bitterness o! party feeling seem Of one mind
on the subject
Texas.
The feeling of evaporation at the election
of the abolitonist Lincoln to The Presidency
is iutepsifying daily. Aheady the report is
that bpngings have begun in Washington coun.
ty. God knows where it will end. But we
nre in the midst of reign of terror al present.
Union men are lat heavy discount" just now
and. like angels visits. few and far between.
Nay God and all the benefcent powers help
our country.
louisiana.
The ball has commenced to roll 10 earnest
and South Carolina. Georeio. Alabama aud
Louisiana may as well be counted out of the
Union. The tide Of the @'impending crisis
has turned against tire North and you NAV
soon look for an "rrepressible conflict 10 the
Northern States. when the huodreds of thou.
sands Of mechanics and laborers shall be turned
out Of employ that the North has never dream.
ed Of.
: Washington.
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