Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-02-21

marriage, but rather sort of "free love" ar
rangement, to be maintained on passional at
traction. By the way, in what consists the
special sacredness Of State? speak not of
the position assigned to State in the Union by
the Constitution, for that by the bond We all
recognize. That position, however, State
cannot carry out of the Union with it. I speak
of that assumed primary righ of State to rule
all which is less than itself, and to ruin all which
is larger than itself. If State and a county,
in given case should be equal in extent of ter
ritory and equal in number Of inhabitants, in
what, rs matter of principle, is the State bet
ter than the county? Would an exchange of
names be an exchange of rights :? Upon princi
pie, on what rightful principle may State, be-
ing no more than one fftieth part Of the nation
in soil and population, break up the nation and
then coerce proportionably larger sub division
of itself in the most arbitrary way? What mys>
terious right to play tyrant is conferred on a
district or country with its people by merely
calling it a State ?"
At Cincinnati, Mr.. Lincoln addressed himself
in great measure to the Kentuckians. His re-
marks were very kind and fraternal. He quoted
from the only speech he had made before in that
city, in 1859, wherein he said:
"When we do, as we say we will, beat you,
you perhaps want to know what we will do with
you. will tell you, as far as I am authorized
to speak for the Opposition, what we mean to
do with you've mean to treat you, as near as
we possibly can, as Washington, Jefferson and
Madison treated you've mean to leave you a.
lone and in no way to interfere with your insti-
tutions-to abide by all and every compromise
of the Constitution.
"In word, coming back to the original pro-
position, to treat you, so far as degenerate men,
if we have degenerated, may, according to the
example of those noble fathers, Washington,
Jefferson and Madison-we mean to remember
that you are as good as we; that there is no diff
ference between US, other than the difference of
circumstances. We mean to recognize and bear
in mind always that you have as good hearts in
your bosoms as other people, or as we claim to
have, and to treat you accordingly"
He then added:
"Fellow Citizens of Kentucky-Friends, Breth.
rem: May I call you such? In my new posi-
ton see no occasion, and feel no inclination, to
retract q word Of this. If it shall not be made
good, be assured that the fault shall not be
mine"
His Pittsburg speech had somewhat differ
ent tone. He said:
"Wfsen speak of the political condition of
the country, shall say nothing to disappoint
the people, who do not generally understand the
troubles at the South. There is really no crisis
except an artificial one-there is nothing to jus
tify their course-there is no crisis but such an
one as could be gotten up Mt any time by tur'
bulent people, aided by designing politicians
My advice is to keep cool, etc.
Alluding to the tariff he said:
"The Chicago Platform contains a plank
which he thought should be regarded as law by
the incoming administration. In fact the plat
form on this and all other subjects should not
be varied from, as this was what the people un.
derstood when asked for their votes"
These are about all the ideas that he advanced
in the four speeches. Keep cool, protect the
public property, administer the laws, and LET
the seeding States alone, but taz them, is about
the programme. There is no crisis-nobody
burt yet-no suffering among the people-all
will come right in the end-treat the Southern
ers as brethren but make them submit to the rod
Of federal power, and the Union will be pre-
served: these are the opinions that are to guide
the new Administration. Fiddle away, Nero