The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-08-07
For the Newberry Herald
What is not Our DUTY,

following regular meeting.
lFor the Newberry Herald
What is not Our Duty.
MsssRs. EDITORS Fair Play" has
presented some excellent thoughts in
| No. 5l-July S1st, 1867, and says
"More at another time" I was glad to
read this concluding remark-because all
be has said in answer to the inquiry
"What is our duty?" is just what ought
to be said, and hope what will be forth.
coming, We hope will still be better il
practicable.
But brief notice of our text-and
irst-It is not our duty to be idle specta-
tors Of passing events, because we, are
all interested in this, This fact We can
not shake off. This is our. country, and
! every individual is bound therefore, to
do all, to 1.-THE very last mite in his power,
and thevery best he can for it. Norman
| will deny this Then secondly-uo man
IS justified in standing idle, or in being
supine, or indifferent. or sleepy, or des-
pondent.. No such duty deeolves upon
| any man, howerer humble bis condition.
The storm is on US, and while We choose
To- be the unyielding Oak, and die q
sudden, and rash death, in honor of dead
rights, the yielding reed win live to see
| the" resurrection of those maIiciously
slain. No time to be idle, up and doing
my eountryren. .Third-'Its no mans
dety to be idle when foreign emissaries
are in our midst, to turn aside the simple,
corrupt the unsuspecting, and mislead
the, unwary. Rise countrymen, and
against all such, .hurl the full force of
) our power and Influence. Yes, under
the circumstances with which you are
surrounded, do the best thing you can,
the ouly thing you can, the thing offered
by the powers that be-register, aud
then vo.e-yes-we, say--yote conVen-
tomas the best thing you can DO to
help a hsoufite, foundered horse, for if
he dies you have no horse!l And ne tell
you. in all honesty, your goods. and
chattles are all IN jeopardy. Much is
already gone beyond, recovery, and all
viii go, unless action can save the, re-
maiuder; and rest assured inaetion will
not do it. The house is falling, can you
furnish q prop?-the shipis leaking, can
you furnish a pump, or If not, hand to
work the pump? The child is Sick can
you help to nurse II, or If not, can you
send or 60 for the physician? Your help
is needed-aud aaless timely rendered,
the heuse may fall, for the storm beats
yeheneatIy-the ship is sinking. and
the child is dying-qnick, quick, 10 the
rescue, or all will be too late, and help
ur,aYaiIng. Fourth. Some say let poll.
tics alone. True, politics is a stale un-
sagery subject. But many, and the
greater number of our adversaries are
tinkering at s>hat they are pleased to
cali Gy that name, and hurting them; in
our face, and covering Us under the
debris Of the once beautiful republican
superstructure, reared by the strong
arms of our fathers, and garnished by
their wisdom, and fortified by their
strength. Shall We remain as neutral
spectators aud see the temple Of our
liberties ruined aud desecrated by sacri.
legious and profane hands, and not do
ths,yery best thing in eur power, be that
little Of much, to arrest the Impending
catastropheszStud my eountrymen, If,
you can only study it, the good, the,
honor and interests of your Common
wealth, and if it must go down, let it 60
dovn, as your strong arms and your
stout hearts fail to give it. aid, ii Jo:s Joas
fair, country must die Jet it expire in
your nursing arms and fond embrace,
;aad only own. thatit is gone when the,
last pulse is felt, and. its expiring groan
is heard. Study as good patriot the
politics of your country: Fifth. When
the time comes to do the last thing your
Masters have required, not requested,
you to do, 60 and do it, however reluc-
tant you may be to doit-as a seccssionist
we. say it-register your nantes as voters
when called Gu vote and vote for coI,-,
gentien as. the best you can do for your
agonized and III treated mother, who
now stretches out her agenized arms for
your sympathy and suceor. lfyou think
it hard thing and rough pill to. swal-
low, remember that We. sometimes are
compelled to do very unpleasant Offices,
for those 10 afhiction. Or will yoa neg
lect, and even refuse to do this, and let
your dearest interests fall into the hands
and control Of an inferior race One or
two things you must do-give your vote
for convention, or consent for the sons
of Ham, as an abomination, to stand
where they ought not. Your decision
will soon be recorded. May infinite
Wisdom direct your action and crown it
with success. JOHN.
GOLD -DIGGING.-We learn that con-
siderable excitement with regard to gold
bo =, ,.<~b hor n md or III n