The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1860-07-26

tban All the guns ana pixies tnat aOonton
could place in the hands of African slaves
Our learned prelates at the North must have
greatly erred in choosing field to labor in,
as there are but two causes Of error among
men-ignorance and wilful pervertion Of
truth. The former is sometimes corrected
by enlightening tho understanding the lat,
ter keeps up the Irrepressible Conflict and
Is always found, with coolimpudence, occu.
pying the highest seats in the forum and
pulpit after the manner of 'Rabbis of old in
the Jewish synagogues, while the work Of
democracy is to defend the. rights Of all, and
see justice done to each in the order where
in they are placed, with the privileges as-
signed them by the wisdom Of the creator.
How plain and easy to understand is this
duty made 10y Christ and his Apostles in
their example Of rendering to every one his
due. While democracy guarantees the au.
thority Of the master over the servant, Il
protects the servant from the cruelty and
abuse of power delegated to the master.
Like the Gospel democracy, invites all ma.
tions and languages to come and partake of
its blessings. its work Is no where hid, but
open to oil at all times and in all places
Like its noble expositor at the head of the
government, who stands unmoved amidst
the fiery darts of envy, and poisoned or.
rowe of malice that fall harmless at his feet !;
while the ranking thorn of hatred pierces
the hearts of suicidal wretebes. whose hands
are impotently raised to destroy the last
asylum and refuge for the down-trodden
victims of cruelty and oppression. We
have shown some duties which the princi.
pies OF democracy require Of it's votaries
These principles, and the history of its rule
these sixty years, shows il to have been al
most wholly n work Of defence against foes
without and traitors within. Tho princi.
pies OF democracy are triumphantly vindi-
Gated in all her work, in conducting peo-
pie thus far in safety, whom God has chosen
for an Inheritance through oil the storms Of
war for more than seventy years, in spite of
the Irrepressible Conflict with Satan and
his seed. The boosted civilization of En-
glands humanity has been improved by the
example and chastisement OF democracy
more,in the last and present century than
it has advanced in five hundred years pre-.
yious. Look at her warfare in the revolution
ary contest, which was more like the secta-
rian persecution of infidel bigots in Europe
at the time of the reformation, than Of civ
ilized or honorable warfare. The massacre
at Buford's defeat of two hundred and fifty
Americans, who surrendered without resist
ing, being surrounded by thousand of fTarle
tons light horse. three only escaping death
or wounds, and these by stratageln, in lying
down and covering with bloody comrade.
This relation of Bufords defeat the writer
cry, more than fifty years ago, who wentby
the soubriquet of Old Usthead Simmons
We will only mention one other case Of
british Larbarism Of that date.
Capt Scamel, noble officer in the North
ern army, was taken prisoner, after making
a gallant defence, and tied with q rope
about his neck to the tail Of cart. In this
way his torture was prolonged, till he sank
under exhaustion, In trying 20 keep up with
the speed of the horse. and death came TO
his relief in this diabolicai manners The
noble retaliation upon such barbarism by
American soldiers, shonld never be forgot
ten. Subsequent to the massacre of Scamel.
some Of the kings troops were taken pris.
oners, when one of the conquerors says to
his companions, Remember poor Scamel, >
which the commanding officer of this small
detachment overheard, and quickly replies,
Remember you are Americans, and not
barbarians. he who shall dare TO modest,
wound, or insult an unarmed prisoner ot
war, shall die" We profess to be much
gratified with the improvement of English
manners and morals by the discipline and
example of democracy, as we claim them for
our progenitors. As we have been review
ing some of the moral fields of democratic
cultivation, we will now point the reader
to some more tangible work but confes:
we are at loss where to direct your atten
tion-whether 10 the fertile fields Of serial
grain, or to the cotton manors that clothe q
world with garments of beauty and comfort
although Miss McFlimsey has nothing to
wear-with all these products of q tropical
and temperate cline, with more shipping
and means Of transportation, than any 9th
er nation can boast, to carry these product:
to market. We will not attempt descrip
tion or enumeration Of works commenced OF
finished, leaving it to the readers imagina
tion to fill the programme Of railroads, steam
boats, kilograms, arts and science, useful
and beautiful, schools Of learning, with a
territory stretching from sea to sea, with
the prospect Of annexing more, sufficient Il
give the habitable world each q residence
for we hold that democracy must finall,
rule this habitable earth, under her milo
sway, as its inhabitants are prepared, bJ
the light Of Christianity, TO enjoy that peac'
and good will promised to all who love th'
truth. All this work, both spiritual an'
temporal, has abolition Of African slayer,
been laboring to destroy. both in England
and the United States, for more than quar-
| ter of n centnry with a slas,Dless yiUilanc