The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1860-10-18

and moi before will this American Republic be torn
into fragments and ruin. There is no danger of
the Government at this time or for years to come
Political exciements we have had and will contin-
ue to have. They are the necessary consequence
of freedom and liberty. Like the agitation of the
Ocean by the storms and whirl winds which sweep
over its waters, they only tend to purify and pre-
serve the body polite. The great sea of Democra'
cy will be as smooth and as clear, as bright as ever
as soon as the agitation closes. 500 too with our
Governmental will grow and gain strength and life
by these agitatons and excitements.
No. fellow citizens, this Union cannot be de-
stroyed. 1t is cementcd by its antagonisms in in
tercst, pursuits, occupations, soil, climate, &c.
The North is dependant on the South for our cot
ton. sugar, rice and carrying trade. We are de-
pendant on them for their manufactures, their
cloths, their calicoes, their shoes, and thousand
other articles which we cannot do well without.
So it is with the East and West. If our interests
and pursuits were identical, we should be rivals
and could live without each other. A man and his
wife are very differently constituted; their pur
suits, tastes and feelings are very different, and
yet this very difference is the strong tie which
unites them together for life and makes them alb
solutcly necessary for each other. So it is in
great measure with the different sections of the
Republic.
The great rivers which rise in one State and
flows through other States ore geographical bonds
which never can be severed. The mighty Missis-
sippi with her tributaries watering seventeen or
eighteen States cannot belong to two independent
governments The people at its source must have
this great outlet for their trade and commerce.
Whilst the mouth of the Mississippi river belonged
to Span the Western States, then just springng
into life, found it so intolerable that they were
ready for revolution or war, or separation to rem
edy so great an evil. What would they not be
ready to do or venture in such a case now?
There is common Inheritance Of national glory
and honor which ought forever to bind this Union
together How can we divide the honors and vnl-
or of the American Revolution? Are we of the
South willing to give up all the glory of Bunker
Hill. Saratoga Concord, Lexington, Princeton and
Germantown? Are the Northern people willing to
forego all share in the laurels won at Yorktown,
Guilford, Eutaw, Kings Mountain and Cowpens?
Who is willing, North or South, to consent that he
shall no longer be called the countryman of WASH
ington, Franklin, Jefferson, Adams, Rutledge,
Warren, and other patriots and heroes Of the Rev.
oution? These things cannot be, must not be di-
yidcd.
Suppose tho North separated from the South by
Mason & Dixons line! How long would the
Southern States live in harmony together sThera
would soon arise sectional feol;"SS-Soetween tie
Atlantic and -w.~.,, states rs cmbittercd rs those
which now exists between the Northern and South
crn States The States of Kentucky, Tennessee,
Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi would soon
want to tax the Atlantic States to build up great
system of internal improvements and tariff.
Then we should have another division, and so it
would 20 on until the division of States would
take place We should be like the fellow who
said there were more poor people than rich anu ii
the rich did not mnd the poor people would rise
up aud divide out equally all the property of the
country. A friend said TO him that in few years
the property thus divided would change hands
again. and once more society would be rich and
poor. Then said the fellow, ''We will have anoth-
er divide | suppose eur divisions would 60 on
until the Parishes of Goose Creek, Christ Church.
All Saints and Saint Peters would all become in
dependent nationalities
No. fellow-citizens, these petty divisions will
not take place in this age of civilization and en-
liz
earth which can at this time be divided into two king
doms or two nations. The wisdom of man is against
it, civilization makes ii preferable all over the world
to consolidate and strengthen governments and ma
tions instead of dividing and weakening them.
The growth and strength of the American Repub-
lie illustrates this feeling and tendency most beau
tifully and happily. We have gone on adding to
the Republic, whilst trying to divide it, State after
State and Territory after Territory, till our domain
is five times as large as it was ut the origin of the
Republic.
am annoyed to hear sensible men, patriots and
statesmen speak so ippantly as they do of disunon
and revolution. They seem to think change OF
government and civil war small matters, II sort
of position to amuse themselves with. 1t would
be we'll if they were to turn their attention TO the
study of the history of revolutions in oil ages and
countries. Let them look to England during and
preceding the reign of Cromwell. Turn to France
and study her bloody maasacrcs during her civil
changes and revolutions 1t is no holiday affair
when the citizens of the same country begin to
butcher and slaughter each other You and your
sons will have to leave your homes, your wives and
your daughters to the protection of your slaves,
whilst you go forth to meet the enemy. Ofall the
expenses of Government, that of keeping up
armies is the most terrible and oppressive. Every
soldier costs the Government one thousand dollars,
annually. He cannot be maintained at less ex-
pense including all the outlay ofarmics and amm'-
milton, &C. This is the estimate of military men
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