Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-11-22
change, we must be prepared to encounter many
difficulties. hardships and trials.

change, we must be prepared to encounter many
difficulties, hardships and trials.
1t may be attended by a great depreciation,
and even loss of property-with our commercial
relations disturbed we may expect financial EN-
barrassment-the convuls;ve throes of a dying
nation may, for n time, dry up the sources of
our prosperity, but what is all this compared to
the horrors of the despotism our Northern nd
v~ersaries seek to impose upon US? The bare
mention of this is enough without entering into
a detail of "disgusting particulars" Possess
ing as we do all the elements of q successful
government, with the wisdom and experience OF
the past to guide and direct us, we may conf.
IDENTIFY hope soon to embark upon the full tide
of Southern enterprise and prosperity. and lie,
Us thank those who have sought to visit upon
US widespread ruin and desolation, that they
have conferred upon US this high privilege of
perpetuating the blessings of constitutional lib
erty. We owe it to ourselves, we owe it to pos.
terity, we owe it TO the civilized world, to dare
all in the emergency in which we are placed
The social organism of the dominant section of
this government is subversive of everything that
sweetens and endears life. The Christian minis
try, the best of all professions, has been convert
ed into the meauest of all trades, and he whose
vocation it is, 'to allure to brighter worlds and
lead the way" desecrates the Sabbath, ~profanes
the sanctuary, and prostitutes his high calling to
the lowest demagogueism, and instead of the
humble alteration so BETTING the ~sanctity of the
Pulpit, gives vent to rawlings and howlings that
demons might envy. But for fear l am enter
ing a domain from which the pious divine will
hurl me az an intruder I forbear to dilate fur
ther upon the subject.
The true nature Of the issue involved, is the
solution in which we are Immediately interested.
Is it a question of separate State action or CO.
operstionf During the canvass, I deprecated
the idea of separate State action as premature.
The result proves that I was correct, because
we now have every assurance of cooperation
that any reasonable man can ask. We regard
South Carolina as virtually out Of the Union;
and with or without cooperation, We have taken
a position from which we cannot retreat with
out disbonor and disgrace. Georgia, Alabama.
Mississippi and Florida are pledged to the same
course. Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas must
soon give in their adhesion. The good "Old
North State" is now marking time, and will soon
wheel into line and take the place to which she
is entitled in this great sisterhood of States
Noble old Virginia is watching with parental So
licitude, the movements of her Southern sisters,
and will soon sunder the ties by which she is
connected to q people inimical to her interests,
and claim her appropriate place in the Southern
Confederacy. The whole question then, resolves
itself iuto this-each State must act for itself.
separately and alone, while We have every assu-
nationality of South Carolina, does not enter into
the question.
If I understand correctly the position of par
ties in this State, this is a platform wide enough
for US all to stand upon. I hope, therefore, for
the sake of unanimity, so important in this crit
ical posture of affairs, that we will run but one
ticket for the Convention, and that they may be
sound and reliable men, fully prepared for the
great issues that will be pressed upon their con
sideration. Respectfully, &c.,
JNO. l.. MILLER.