The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-07-17

and New Word. This was the germ Of bud
ding Liberty, Which, llalted iii the losom of
.freenen. grew and strengthened Until it be-
came x living principle, and we need not won-
der that spirit inoccla,ing itself upon graft
of congenial growth. should have rapidly spread
and hourisl,ed until its genial touglis were
allie to give shelter and protection to its tecm-
ing millions :. aud now, all the combined pow
ers of tyranny in the world, can never check
its progress. Those WHO ergaged in seven
years war against a p,sambh, have dcmonstra-
ted satisfactorily the problem worked ont IN
the blackboard, Of the Rryolr,iol, and What
men iarcsdoue, neu may do again.
FeI!ow-citizens had the war of the Rcvolr-
ton proved even less successful, it were better
that II lad hren tnrgi,t. for spcl'lid failure
i'll such a cause is better than a petty surces>
better 10 fight such ii war against p'ranaafr
for the maintenance of trne principles, tiiin
ever Weld TO cxpcdicrnv, AID basvly coiiilro-
mise truth ardiusticc; heller tliat we should
make to-day OF "Gr Kings Mountain, C.mder,
aud Eur,w, "proud charnels Of Therilo!a'a,
whcrcth the cxtii gll;slied freeman still is flee"
than haselY yield n principle, and Crouch like
assgs. at the tyrailts feet, and sinilc~-op the
swords thar slsy u.s. Is llste one this as
senibly to-,Iay, Ml.6 regrets tllat our Patriot
Fathers took up arms against England aud as.
serted their independence, even at the point OF
the bayonetl Aye gentlemen, the last argl'.
inert Of Kings must sometimes lie employed
wiivli canEoli become the orators and powder
aud ball the arguments. This hast "rgdnr ut
has been found necessary more than once in
our history, and it may be so again. War is
s,lmetimess Il necessary evil. ard hloo,l is said
to bets COED purifier of political sins and dis
eases.
| Tia: w:.s a no. le SeitimeEt anu wC.thv
Ieonidas himself. of the ynnlg hrlonartyr,
who, after his escape at the battle Of LcAirg-
ton, and upon Lrist and hurried visit to lls
lnatcrla ilone. when about 10 bid Il last adie''
to AN aged mother, wllo with the irstin' tive
tenderness OF a wollans heart, clurg to her
noble sos, aud heseeching him with tears rot
again to risk lift. so dear to her and ncccs-
ssry to his cpuntry,-he replied, ;"Nhrrcrcr
,lauper is, dear mn,hcr, fhc,r must Your SON I've
also; i. ,u Is no time tor one Of Anlcri as sos
to. shrink from the most hazardous duty; will
eitirr see nv country free, or shed my last
drip If blood 10 make her so.' Leaving his
home and hurrying To the field OF action, wi,ii
the noble old Fu:nain, TO whnnl' extraordinarily
gaze ul the nnniand, sl,oul,lcrng a mrskrt,
and on the ralnpart heights OF Gnllker Hill /,
died like nero. with the sublime sentiment
upon his lips, that it WAS pleasure, Tot pam
to die inr ones rOan,rv.
It is no: disgrace. trl!ow-solliers, to &c oli.
gcd to submit from physical necessity hmt
less than this involves disloIor. ~ people
who surrender rights without resistance are
unworthy OF them. They are fit to be slaves
the poor tools ola party-and the base il'-
struments Of INSCRIPTIONS dcspotsn,." '17hfy
uho srouM be free, thetassioes mast strike TIE
bloa."
The war of the Revolution, fought seven
| years against preamble, taught - wondering
world a very useful and important lr<soi,-
that althoug gh mankind arc AencrallY n,ic
t.willing 40 bear the ills they l4ve. than fly 70
i5lsi = Sill s,ifiS flia5
right sasiselyes liz aI,olishfig the forms
sewhicl they are accustomed ;(yct, it is pos:
s,ble that a people, when convihtcd that hon.
Tor, duty aud interest demand the. assertion
and maintenance of their rights. will essay the
task at any cost OF hazard. We sre in this
l,l6ody contest from its Inauguration on the
plains OF Concord ard Lexington. to the last
scene OF all" at Yorktown. wl.i..ll CLOSED this
strange, eventual history" that principle iul-
prllcd, ,rrtl, and jaslire supplied the cause,
and Liberty WAS the object and result OF "ur
Patriot Fathers struggle for Independence. ~
7" gain this, was the work Of nany ye.ls .
intense l"r anal $ t:.rirg. We h,vc ali he, IL
accustomed to hear such glowing acc"al t. of
the war of ll.'lrpc dencr, that "i:r inagiIa-
ton may not untrcqrentv have pict,rc, as
something Of a chiva!rir holiday p.s,isn". But
this is very great mssak'. /; took 'neh q.
tie ri ght natrrial al.'l stamp 'or l!'at wo X.
Sunshine soiiicrs and 5, MINER patriots wcr.
useless appcn,!ag.'s ii that terrible dia:Ua. |
sometimes tear that our< wou,l sutf:.r 10y c"ill
paris,n with that agc of heroes and lrttr:ots.
This day all scrln TN ia ger for >cInat:"n L"
care about snIi,l an substantial facts. The
Fo"rth of July par, is More agreeable than
the contemplation, OF What the derarai!on and
rights O: Independence ,ost in hood and toll.
1t is much more pleasant to rcaae oneself "''
the fruit produced tl.an /" ASSIST i'll their pro-
durtinn-- To use the Inherited gold ilau II"
!cre it from its rocky h'l L" e:i"v rights
aud iilmrilr< wit!nat the trn.ill,. of ,lrirmli y
tlrlm. ih:t. gcnilcne", We may Lot WAYS
have orr option; we must bear in mind that
Eternal vigilance is the price of Lihelty;
aud We must 20 our own work il We would
faithfully discharge this solemn responsibility,
a.,l prove verify Of oar Lnr ti,;st. Ii is +
tlatv 10 transmit untmni>lrrd. the priceless = m
committed to OR Keeping, to those WHO in
their turn will follow lis.
have .tecbv glanced at Il few facts pate t
to all connected with the history II al ,vcat
the Saith Anniversary of Which we are here
ard necessary consequence led 10 the r"'trd"r.
alton Of the old thirteen States, which stood
shoulder to shoulder in that Lingering struggle
\ rampant political hctrro,nx OF the day, is
the ridiculous ;SSllinpt on that the men of The
Revelation fought for the E'~. Nothing
could be- more absurd. They ought for l.. b E.
/ and they gained t the l'hon or r"n!r'lcr-
alton of the States WIS subsequent Ilca, hay.
inu 70 part or lot in the ltcvolalo", Int whirh
grew an oi the struggle for !rdcprmlrnrc.-
"Forcign rrlaiin g, lrol;tial AMI commercial,
as well as the internal intercourse between the
States. became 20 pressing in their necessities
A. to compel the Unior." "'lhr objects Of the
Union being ohvioas, the terms and limitations
of the bond were spccifi and plain. All rest
cd ON the basis Of rq'alIt"."
1t is modest assumption to say. that the
Southern or slave States were regarded at that
time as At least The '9""ix of thril Northern
\ .,,I r. l.