Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-25

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WIN t'""nf ruin nid c"nlhut;inn
down I" hn''"nrir>s rrydit;"n." Eut
Tins contest j" y; racine. Although
tho war ha; been fought and r,i,lrd
against rs, yet in the lan%ua::;r of Mr..
Davis, the ri.inviplc Tor which we
contend Will rvI,:Ecrt itSrf at unu;hcr
tim", il: not in the same uav. THAT
prime pie rcm:srrta itself 10 day. II
ha%%iII r,vrd three tic"cr or,!cah;an.l the
fourth U"N confront ;s. j !sN..j,! ,h:,,
Whrn the declaration wa; r.,ly de-
b,i" in t;,2 Continental! tu,,.i,..; the
Houses Ees#,:tcd "nh W"yvr>h, and
tor 4 lon; iiinc the Ii!,,riy and slavery
"E ;ac nal'"n arpca,c,l (, I,;in.E in m
evrh scale. ii w;": i!rcu tl:ai IN :.;cl
patriarch arose = = vru"rahlo and
STATED; ) form, hi; head white with thr
Frost OF years. Every eye wcnt t"
hin viii, the Vair!;ur:ai "s' ti,ou:;It,
and remained with the Gxc,lnrS5 Of
the Polar Sta". lie cast on ilic as
#rnhiy look Of incxrrcsSillc inter
"St and unconGncrahlc determination.
while on his vi*a"c the hue of acc
WAS lost mthc flush of burning. p:,-
!r"tism that fired his check. "rhrrr
l., sad he, when lie saw the House
waTrr;nc, "tlcrc is q i,lc in sura, n.
E,irS:, Il nick "r time; We perceive il
before us to hesitate is TO consent to
our own Slavery" The issue Of that
day, fvllow-ci iZcns, fearful and vital
rs 1t WAS, involving the separate on
lStrncc Of the nation, dwini!cs into
utter insi:snilica'icc when compared
with that which confionts US, viewed
in I'LL its length, breadth, hci4:ht', "m,!
depth. | believe if We fail in this
crisis. the principle for which wc con-
tend will remain forever s.;ilrI. We
have compromised the l,rincipc.; Of
The Constitution ill they have ceased
TO l'o acknnw.vd:d, aMd VIC arc DOW
crlc.;:; to enforce thcH. Could my
voice be made to reach the car Of re-
motrst time, ! would solcmnly URGE
that no compromise OF Cunsiitu-
tional principle ever again be made
-that, If VIC must perish. let u* pcr-
iSh clin"inS 10 thc t";icrrl Fragments
nc the Constitution OF our country,
Il, framed i'.y- oar fathers. Tho issue
Which the Isa'!icalS have forced upon
the country involves not only the c:I-
istcnce OF Constitutional government, bnt
;ho supremacy. OF tic Southern wi::tc :aan
over this Southern soil, tho homo of his
childhood. And to you, my coorcl friends,
1t is CT ten iuid moro serious import-it
involves your existence. DO you ask me
whya My answer is, can weakness pre-
vail against power? Ignorance against in
tei'igcnces Ticc against virlupa darkness
against lights faischood against Truth?
Neither then can yourracc prevail agains, the
white race. We have met for tho purpose
of discussing the great issue before the
country, and to expose the absmrli:ics o
the lsadical party, an'l for this purpose
have invited our noL!cst champions of
the right.
Tho President first introduced The Hon.
j. i. Reed, Democratic candidate for
Congress from this Congressional Dis
tric', whose ability, energy aiII zeal
bring strcngt!, to any c:;"Sc which
may enlist his sympathics or engage
his efforts. Mr.. Reed spoke with hi;
accustomed force and cluGucncc, and
us he always does, commanded tie
attention and carried with him the
feeling, Of his audience. We SHALL
not attempt sy:'"i'*i: Of Iii; remarks
which were addressed principally to
the colorcd brethren, and which were
characterized throughout BY The
stroE:s appeals, the fnrcillc illusira-
tions, the practical good scnac, and
the spirit, force and carn~stncys
which distinguish ali his efforts. The
carpct-ba::Scr, the scataw"@, and the
poor drluicd negro were exhibited in
their true co!ors and just relations,
and the speaker showed how the
acts OF the dcmagosuc and the
schemes OF the corrupt politician,
were made TO defeat the ends or good
government, and to sacrifice the infer
csts OF thc many to the a@@randizc-
mcnt OF the few.
Next was INTRODUCED Leroy T..
lonmans, Esq, late solicitor OF the
Circuit, and enc Of the
most brilliant and promising young
lawyers in the State. Mr.. Youmans'
speech WAS an elaborate effort, giving
evidence OF q cultivated taste and
clear and wcll-,isciplincd mind, and
cXhib biting throughout tho fruits OF
reading. IIo drew
n striking contrast between tho
work which mi,rht have becn Iono